Today’s Plan
- Elements of a Methodology Section
- Quick Introduction to Genre / Let’s Read
- Homework [Marc: At least 5 minutes to prep the reading]
Elements of a Methodology Section
If you Google Search for how to do a methodology section, you are going to see a pretty common set of expectations. Let’s take Indeed as an example, since it is currently the top hit on Google for “how to write a methodology section.”
- Explain the purpose of the research
- Explain the approach you chose
- Explain any uncommon methods you use
- Describe how you collected the data you used
- Explain the methods you used to analyze the data
- Evaluate and justify the choices you made
- Discuss obstacles and solutions (relevant if anything went wrong during the research process)
- Cite sources
So let me distill this down for this project:
- Does the writer explain how job ads were collected?
- Does the writer address previous research (Brumberger and Lauer)?
- Does the writer explain the method of analysis?
- Does the writer address reliability?
Homework
First, read the Carolyn Miller essay and complete the assignment in Canvas. Prep: a quick history on English departments and writing instruction.
Second, revise and resubmit your methodology section (you can resubmit to the same assignment).
