Project 1 Primary and Secondary Research

Project 1 Primary and Secondary Research
This assignment has three parts: an annotated bibliography, interview plan and reflection. Please read through this document before proceeding. To support your analysis of a problem, you need to present evidence that readers will consider persuasive. In addition to your own observations and experience, there are three basic types of information you will be relying on:
The results of empirical studies or historical research found in scholarly and popular books, in journals, and on websites. This is typically called secondary research, as it is research originally conducted by someone else, usually a scholar. This kind of research is often used to provide a more general or bird’s-eye view of a specific issue.
Documents from government sites, press releases, corporate documents, popular news articles, magazines and other miscellaneous sources. This can also be considered secondary research, though it may not be conducted by scholars. This kind of research is often helpful for supporting more local or specific claims about a problem or solution, though it may also be helpful for discussing your topic in a general way.
The results of interviews, surveys or observations that you yourself conduct. This is called primary research, as you are the primary author of this information. This kind of research is often, but not always, used to show personal or highly specific examples of an issue, or to further support the general claims found in secondary research.
Investigating and compiling different types of research sources will help you analyze various aspects of your problem. Note that you may not end up using all of these sources in your essay. You might find out later that they aren’t relevant or are not as credible as other research you have found. This is ok – the research process can be messy at times.
Part 1: Annotated Bibliography – Secondary Research
To get started, first write down your proposed topic – a problem in your community or occupation – at the top of your submission. This will help you focus your inquiry and will also help your instructor understand how your sources might support claims about your topic.
Next, you will want to compile a list of at least five secondary sources.
Two of the sources should be academic studies or peer-reviewed journal articles found through the ASU Databases. Remember that most databases allow you to limit your searches to peer-reviewed content.
At least one of the sources should be an official document of some kind that pertains to your community or career. It could be a government document from a city, county, state or Federal or other .gov site. It could be a financial document from a corporation, or it could be a corporate memo or official press release. It could also be an official document or statement released by a university, if this pertains to your topic. Consider using this ASU library guide on local sources for assistance: https://libguides.asu.edu/c.php?g=263755