“Introduction to Primary Research: Observations, Surveys, and Interviews”-from Writing Spaces

In this essay, we will look primarily at the section on interviewing as a means of conducting primary research that will offer your unique contribution to a subject and will prove meaningful if done with integrity. This article by Dana Lynn Driscoll appears in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 2. (2011)

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Research Essay Module-Preliminary Essay-Debate Note Takers Sheet

This sheet is to be distributed to a neutral  “note-taker” who can restate at the end the main points of debate for each side. These note-takers are encouraged to post these findings on the class OpenLab site.

FYW OER Research Preliminary Essay-Debate Note Takers Sheet