This week I wanted to complete the majority of my assignments by Thursday. One reason is that I had to study for my last exam for my class on Thursday. I also wanted the majority of my assignments complete so I would not have to spend a lot of time this weekend doing my work. Because Saturday my family is giving my sister a baby shower, this is her first baby. She is almost there, late July or early August the baby will be born. I am excited because this will be my first nephew. Then on Sunday I have to attend a wedding shower. Well anyways I am just glad that my other summer class just ended about 15 minutes ago. Yes!!

This is week contained less assignments and focused more on the research that we are doing. This weeks assignments included library searching on the Ebsco databases. Also, this week we needed to get two rough drafts of our genres. Other than polishing the webliography , I did an I am poem in the voice of my client. Then also, we had to reflect on what we think about credibility and reliability of publishing work on the web. Also we were to read about power point.

Well when I first sat down to research on Ebsco databases I was having a hard time finding a lot of information on phonological disorders. Finally after searching for a couple of hours I was able to find 5 good resources on my topic. I had a little trouble with citing my references. First I was trying to cite them as an on-line journal when I realized that that it should have been cited as an on-line database. Then after this the next assignment that I did was write about how I feel about the reliability and credibility of publishing my work on the web. Which reading the articles and evaluation forms from last weeks assignment really helped on what exactly I need to do in order for my work to be published on the web to be reliable.

Then the next day was moo day and instead of doing moo-online we had a class meeting to show us how to use power point and to talk about our research questions. The face-to-face meeting was really helpful. I was confused about how to integrate my genres but after discussing a few in class, it helped clear up my confusion. I also was able to learn how to do power point presentations. Which I have put one together before but it was just me playing on the computer. In class, I learned how to do a power point presentation and basically how we should present one (title page, don’t overload a slide with a lot of information etc). This was helpful, because people do have a tendency to put too much on the slide. I also I noticed that a lot of people go to fast and it is hard to follow. From reading the assigned article on power point presentation gave a lot of good tips and ideas of different things that you can do. Also, from the class meeting I realized that I needed to narrow down my question that it was to broad and the tentative point was too much to address for one research question. I realized that what I was doing is that I am interested in several things so I was trying to make sure I could put all that information in one question. Instead what I did was picked one of my foundation questions that I really was concerned with and developed by essential question on that. Which it is now, How can Slp's help children with communication disorders over come the negative impact that public perception can have on a communication disorder? Then I realized that I had to go back and redo my foundation questions, project prospectus, and library researching, and find a new mailing list that I had previously done on phonological disorders. I really thought that this was the end of the world and that I would have to spend a zillion hours redoing everything. But I was glad to find out that it did not take as long as I thought, only a million hours, just kidding. It actually took less time than before. I think this is because I was one, more interested in this concern and I new exactly what I was looking for, and also any time you do the same assignment twice it does take as long because you are familiar at how to complete it. The only problem I am really having now, is finding information on the web about my topic so I can put it on my webliography. I have one research resource from ASHA but I am still searching to find more. I will probably just put general information about peer relationships and self-esteem, and general information about communication disorders.

Next, I finished up finding things to put on my webliography and worked on my I am poem. I am almost done with the rough draft of the webliography I just want to find at least one more site to put under my research resources. Then I worked on an I am poem. Which I was able to complete all of it but one line where it said I touch-----. I thought maybe during peer review someone could help me. I can’t really thing of anything to touch. Other than that, it is complete. I really have enjoyed doing this research project so far. I like the idea of having different points of view for one question. I also find it hard to write something in a child’s point of view. You have to really sit and think can a child 6-7, would he/she say that. All and all I think this is a very interesting and fun way to do a research project, you just don’t learn one main thing about your project you learn many things ex. feelings and thoughts of child, parent, or friend, general information about your disorder, and maybe even how therapy sessions work etc. There is a variety of information that is being learned from one research question.

All in all the research project is not as bad as I thought. I remember that I was really worried of starting the research project. However, since I have started the research project it is a really neat way to approach a research question.

Questions:
Right now I do not have any questions. I have had trouble trying to sign up for the mailing list. I have tried several different ways but if I do not get it soon, I will e-mail what I have been receiving so I can get some help.