Week 12 - Kaitlin

 This week I spent the majority of my time working on the research proposal, which now after it's submission, I've taken the opportunity to reflect on the entire process. 

Initially, when I review the assignment outline, I was a bit shocked by the 4000-5000 word limit. As someone who comes from a background in science, where TAs would cross out entire pages when marking due to them being 'overly wordy', I am much more accustom to aiming to write the least amount possible, while still getting my point across. However, as I wrote the assignment, I actually found the higher word limit quite liberating, because I could go into extensive detail about all aspects of the research methods and design. This allowed me to walk away from this assignment with a very thorough understanding of my research design and with the confidence that it could translate into an actual study. 


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  1. ErinaDecember 7, 2020 at 4:01 AM

    Hi Kaitlin,

    I found the 4000-5000 word limit quite daunting as well. I was worried for most of the term that I would not be able to write close to 4000 words! It turns out it was possible. I also found that the higher word limit gave me more freedom to explain my research ideas fully and cover sufficient related literature to my research project. There are still half-complete ideas from readings brewing in the back of my mind that I would have wanted to include in the proposal had I more time.

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