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I made an in-class presentation to the 20+ students in Cliff Kiracofe's POL 105 section. Each student must present weekly coverage of world events via international newspapers, etc. and each must write a 10-12 paper research paper in a relevant topic area.
Here is the course research guide.
Course: ECON 215 Money and Banking
Presentation date: 10/29/08
Faculty: Hooks
Number of students: 40 (two sections)
Librarian: Tombarge
Research guide URL: http://library.wlu.edu/research/guides/business/econ215.asp
Assignment: Students will prepare a review of the economy in preparation for a mock meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.
A sutdent in Cliff Kiracofe's Politics 105 class wants to write her research paper on Sierra Leone as a failed state.
Here is a quick research guide.
"I am trying to set up a questionnaire for my Soc 375 course, and I am having trouble finding polls that give me their specific questions. We are doing a project on voting behaviors. Do you happen to have any suggestions?"
The library has a Web page devoted to public opinion polling on the election (formerly part of the Mock Con site).
Several of these sites will give you the texts of questions, but Polling Report.com's site probably is the easiest to use. Select their "Elections -- 2008: President" (or "Election 2008") option.
Present were Prof. Fu and Prof. Ikeda, along with 11 majors in EALL. I presented the webpages to them, and learned about the requirements for the thesis and for the honors thesis.
10/8/08
Prof. Braunschneider asked me to prepare a guide for this course. No in-class presentation will be given.
14 students
They will write a number of short essays, and one long paper.
Research Guide
Question: I am researching the relationship between fast food restaurant and obesity (both per capita in large US cities). So far, we have difficulty in finding information for specific cities. I was wondering if you had any suggestions of where we could look.
Answer:
If there is some flexibility on the locations and time periods, there are several sources to use. Here are two options that seem like they would work well for the current need.
For obesity statistics, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Local Health Risk Prevalence Data - City and County Data is a possible source
For the number of fast food restaurants, the economic census is the most authoritative source:
2002 Economic Census: Geographic Area Series (Metro areas, counties and places)
use "Limited-Service Restaurants" or NAICS 722211 in the "Accommodation and Food Services" sector.
A student in Sascha Goluboff's Childhood course (ANTH 288) is starting research which will result in a term paper of cross-cultural comparisons of children's household chores in various countries of the world.
I put together a guide to starting points.
Course: Economics 203 Econometrics
Presentation date: 10/1/08
Faculty: Anderson
Number of students: 25 (two sections)
Librarian: Tombarge
Research guide URL: http://info.wlu.edu/literature_review/library.html
Assignment: Students will work in groups to develop a research question, prepare a literature review, collect data and analyze the data through a statistical model that they develop. Students are now working on their research questions and will start their literature review soon.
Course: ECON 271 International Finance
Presentation date: 10/1/08
Faculty: Anderson
Number of students: 22
Librarian: Tombarge
Research guide URL: http://library.wlu.edu/research/guides/business/econ271.asp
Assignment: Students will write a 8-9 page paper on a topic in international finance.