Research Report
So far in English, you have written lots of essays. Reports are a little different in how they are put together. Read this carefully.
The purpose of this project is to write a report in which you:
...ask a question you would like an answer to
...do research on the subject
...do some original investigation
...make a recommendation
The purpose of this project is to write a report in which you:
...ask a question you would like an answer to
...do research on the subject
...do some original investigation
...make a recommendation
Assignment handout
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Excerpt from "Long Reports" from the textbook Workplace Communications by Searles and Moran
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An unfinished example of a report
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Example of a Proposal
Proposal
As a teacher, I am interested in education. At times, I question the efficacy of an education system rooted in the industrial revolution and designed to create workers who can conform to time, rote task, and factory culture. Of all the various reforms proposed one that I find most intriguing is the idea of gamification. Rooted in videogame theory and design, gamification is a process to make real-life processes more like videogames; that is to say, more engaging, fun, custom, and rewarding.
With all of this in mind, I want to find out if it is feasible to reform Ontario Secondary schools from a system of 30 credits to a system of 120 badges.
Preliminary Secondary sources…
In addition to the Review of Information I will do an original investigation that includes a 20-question survey for about badges as an alternative to credits.
As a teacher, I am interested in education. At times, I question the efficacy of an education system rooted in the industrial revolution and designed to create workers who can conform to time, rote task, and factory culture. Of all the various reforms proposed one that I find most intriguing is the idea of gamification. Rooted in videogame theory and design, gamification is a process to make real-life processes more like videogames; that is to say, more engaging, fun, custom, and rewarding.
With all of this in mind, I want to find out if it is feasible to reform Ontario Secondary schools from a system of 30 credits to a system of 120 badges.
Preliminary Secondary sources…
- https://blogs.commons.georgetown.edu/everhart/competency-based-learning/
- http://online-learning-online.blogspot.ca/2013/12/digital-badges-as-alternative.html
- http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Educational_badges
- http://www.edudemic.com/guides/the-teachers-guide-to-badges-in-education/
- https://chronicle.com/article/Badges-Earned-Online-Pose/130241/
- http://wcetblog.wordpress.com/2013/10/10/badgescreditsaccreditation/
In addition to the Review of Information I will do an original investigation that includes a 20-question survey for about badges as an alternative to credits.
Suggested Topics (this list is not exhaustive)
Technology |
Sexuality |
Agriculture |
Health |
Politics |
Sports |
driverless cars
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Women’s reproductive rights |
Ethics of factory farming |
Smoking (plain packaging law) good or bad for Ontario |
Reformed electoral system |
Concussions in Sports (esp football and hockey) |
social media
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abortion right to choose / pro-life (anti choice
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Organic agriculture |
Obesity how can society be structured to be less obesogenic |
legalisation of marijuana 25 year olds and older |
Performance enhancing drugs |
artificial intelligence |
Sexual education in Ontario
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Animal activists and cattle shows |
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pipelines in Canada |
Sports business as a career field |