Week 7 Reading 6816

1. What surprises you about the strategies digital age students use as they conduct research for course assignments?

The information presented in this reading didn’t really surprise me, but concerned me.  Throughout the article, the author mentions that students do not use all of the available resources available to them.  Students go for efficiency first, then thoroughness. 

2. How accurately do the findings from this study reflect your own research strategies?

This article very accurately reflects how I did research in college.  I primarily used Google to “cherry-pick” the information I needed.  I only used online resources and tried to do the least amount of work possible. 

3. This study provides a detailed description of the parameters of research assignments typical required for academia. How does it differ from the kinds of research people do in the workplace?

When students conduct research and write research papers, they are focused on a very specific topic; therefore, many students find researching for information very frustrating.  When people do research in the workplace, the topic may have different degrees of how specific it is, but generally they are more educated on the topic and have more experience so it is easier to locate the information they are looking for.

4. Do you think the recommendations to improve research process for college students will better prepare students for the world outside of school?

I think that the recommendations to improve research process for college students will better prepare them for the outside world.  Students need to learn that there may be multiple people and resources they can use to help them understand a situation or problem.  We live in a world with ever-changing technology, but we shouldn’t forget about the things of the past.  A book can sometimes give us the information we need just as good as the internet can.