Formal Response papers (2-3pp) — Response papers should be composed in formal prose and be used to practice thesis development and argumentation. They should function primarily to develop and focus theses that may be refined into a final paper. You may approach a concept related to the assigned material, delve into details, explore broader themes, symbols, or ideas, or engage any other literary, critical, theoretical, analytical, or humanistic argumentation. All formal writing assignments must follow these guidelines. Not following correct formatting with be penalized: --Be formatted according to MLA --Contain a works cited page --Use one inch margins on all sides. --12 pt, Times New Roman font --Double spaced --Last Name & Page # in top right corner --Contains parenthetical citations Film Writing: Best Practices As this course is mainly engaged with film, you will be required to use time markers for each in-text citation: (Title of the Film Hour:Min:Sec) eg. (Batman 01:23:15). Because you will need to reference a fair amount of evidence in your analysis and writing (direct quotes, scenes from the films, articles, etc.), I highly suggest that you watch the film with subtitles on so you are able to write down the exact quote. You are expected to read and watch the entirety of whatever is assigned. If you take notes as you read, you will be much more prepared for the written assignments. Also, remember to save all of your work often and in multiple locations.

A) explore the foundations and history of qualitative research methods. You also will consider the unique characteristics that distinguish qualitative research from other forms of inquiry.In 3–4 paragraphs, explain several dimensions of this paradigm that make qualitative research interesting and unique. Be sure to use the terminology you are learning (including but not limited to “phenomena”, “constructivist,” and “naturalistic”), and provide historical context.ResourceRavitch, S. M., & Carl, N. M. (2016). Qualitative research: Bridging the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Chapter 1, “Qualitative Research: An Opening Orientation” (pp. 1–31)Erickson, F. (2011). Chapter 3: A history of qualitative inquiry in social and educational research. In N. K. Denzin, & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of qualitative research (4th ed., pp. 43–58). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y.S. (2013). Chapter 1: Introduction: The discipline and practice of qualitative research. In The landscape of qualitative research (4th ed., pp. 1–44). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Retrieved from http://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/17670_Chapter1.pdfYob, I., & Brewer, P. (n.d.). Working toward the common good: An online university's perspectives on social change, 1-25.Walden University. (n.d.). What kind of social change agent are you? Retrieved from Review this website and take the social change quiz to complete your Major Assignment 2 for this week.Walden University Library. (n.d.). Course guide and assignment help for RSCH 8310. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/rsch8310Use this website to search for books, encyclopedias, or articles based on the requirements for the Discussion and/or Assignment.Document: Video Field Notes Guide (Word document)Use this guide to help you as you take notes for your Scholar of Change video.Document: Major Assignment 1: Developing a Research Topic for a Qualitative Study Overview and Guidelines (PDF)Use this document to guide you through your Major Assignment 1 for this course.B) explore topics in your discipline of interest to you that you want to research using a qualitative approach: Discipline of InterestBased on your initial understanding of qualitative research, post a description of the topic you chose in terms of how it could be conceptualized as a qualitative study. Include:What is the phenomenon of interest?What experiences or contextual issues might influence how this phenomenon could be studied?In what setting(s) could a topic like this be explored?What connection do you have to this topic, and why do you think it is important to explore this as a qualitative study?What possibilities could the results of this research have for social change?

1. Discussion 1 (Chapter 3): Why are the original/raw data not readily usable by analytics tasks? What are the main data preprocessing steps? List and explain their importance in analytics. 2. Discussion 2 (Chapter 4): What are the privacy issues with data mining? Do you think they are substantiated?