Speaking today was Dr. Dana Williams, whose concentration in English led her to write a book in 2005, teach four years at Louisiana State College and to publish in the well-known Langston Hughes Review. Along with all of that, she has edited or co-edited four popular books. Dana drew on the purpose of Freshman Seminar, which ultimately is to stimulate and expand our minds when it comes to doing independent research, whether for a class or not. It also is implied that once we understand how important it is to fully appreciate academic understanding, then research does not become a droll, tedious task, but rather we see it anew as a liberating, curious and fun experience. We should be glad to expand our knowledge in more than just areas that appeal to our specific fields of study. Dana went through Six Research Methods, which were State the Problem, Literary Review, Methodology, Framework, Developing a Thesis, and Conclusion. The one method that interested me the most was Framework, and how it focuses on the structure of your project, whether or not it will stand tall or crash to the ground. If your framework is shaky, then presenting the project with an unstable framework will lead to a shaky performance, and thus a decreased experience of learning for your audience. Framework also concentrates on how will you display data? A PowerPoint or a brochure or maybe even a video? To me, making an important choice like this could very well change the outcome of your project. For example, if your audience is a group of High School students, then most likely they are not going to want to read a boring handout and would prefer a PowerPoint or video.
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