Kyle Burton's Perspective on Dr. Dana Williams Presentation

Research & Methodology: Inscription as a Liberating Practice

Dr. Dana William’s presentation provided the perfect wrap-up of the semester’s speakers to rally our group project completion. She explained to us that we need to pursue a lifetime of independent discovery and include with it the appreciation of conducting depth research. Meaningful research with integrity is intellectually liberating. The purpose of higher learning is to free one’s mind. Therefore, we should all use research to detail our arguments. This was an important lesson to comprehend because we will soon be giving presentations to our peers pertaining to making the world a better place. In creating our presentation, Dr. Williams gave us a structure on how to attain information that would be valuable to our audience. We must consider the purpose of our research and consider the reasonables of our research question. With the methodology, we should conceptualize a research design, determine a method of data collection, and consider which disciplinary approach should inform our research. Our framework should question the structure and displaying of our project. We must even provide a literature review that questions history and provides changes in ideas. Our presentation will be the culmination of all that we have learned thus far. The presentation is our opportunity to showcase how we will apply what we have learned to identifying the problems that exist in our society on the broadest of spectrums. The presentation will include perspectives of teammates who have done research of their own, and the project will turn into a melting pot of knowledge! We must take this, and any other work that we do, to heart because it has the capability of changing the community. Dr. Williams said, “All that will be left when I die is the impression that I left on my community.” I want to leave an influential impression.