Discussion Question
One of the goals of this course is to have you be critical consumers of research and have the ability to integrate research into pop press articles.
Therefore, this discussion requires you to pick a pop press article that discusses some aspect of the topic you chose for your Applied Final Project. When I refer to pop press, I mean articles that are not empirical and peer reviewed. Any article that you find on a news station would qualify. For example, if you choose to write on breastfeeding mothers, then you could discuss this article that talks about public breastfeeding rights and a sit in some moms did at Target.
• Part I: Summarize the article and provide a link to it so your classmates can read it for their response posts.
• Part II: Discuss the article in light of your research on your particular population of interest. You need to evaluate the value of the pop press article in light of what we know in the Social Sciences. Does the research you have read for Part III of your Applied Final Project jive with the pop press article? If so, in what ways? Alternatively, where does the article you read diverge from your research? Your ability to critically think about the issues present in your population must be evident in your post. APA citations to your research articles from Part II of your AFP are a MUST in this section of your post.
• Part III: Explain the different types of information you learned from your empirical/scholarly research and from this pop-press/non empirical news story. Do both types of articles have utility? Why or why not?
When writing your posts, it is very important that you focus not just on summary but also on analysis. These posts are how I determine your mastery of the material and your critical thinking. Remember:
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.