wp2 Slide 5 practice

  • Research Question(s): What research question(s) is this scholar investigating? What question(s) is driving their study?  What are they hoping to answer/address in this piece? Are there hypotheses/predictions that are driving this study?  If so, what are they?
    The question that this researcher is trying to study is "Do Americans have the write to be forgotten?" They are hoping to address about privacy issues with people in politics and their cell phones.
  • Conceptual Definitions/Descriptions: How has this researcher defined or described some of the major concepts/keywords in this study?


  • Methods and Instruments: How did the researcher(s) investigate that question?  How did they conduct this study? What variables did they study?  What kind of data did they collect? What kind of instruments (e.g., survey, interview questions) did they use to collect data?  Can you offer examples of questions that they asked?
    In this article the researcher conducts research on the many different types of bills that are in place for many of the things that people do online. They also talk about surveys that were taken in May.
  • Key Findings/Results: What did this researcher find out?  What discoveries did they make?
    The researcher found out that age, race, gender and identification play a part in all of this.
  • Argument: In a sentence or two, what new knowledge is this writer is trying to move forward?  What’s the big take-away? What are they trying to persuade their readers of? Hint #1: consider including a keyword(s), especially if it’s embedded within the piece.  Hint #2: the abstract and conclusion typically offer summaries that capture the gist of the whole piece.
    The writer is trying to say that there are both good and bad reasons to adopt the right to be forgotten in the United States. The EU has it.

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