Module 22

Module 22
This module focused on finding, analyzing, and documenting information. The importance of knowing how to find information online is very important. One way to do this is by searching for keywords. This will help narrow the search and give you the best possible results. This module discussed how to phrase your searches, for example leaving out one word such as and could affect the results that you get. Writing questions for surveys and interviews are very different. For surveys this includes a wide range of people called subjects and respondents, and for this you would create a questionnaire. Designing questions for a interview is completely different, because this should be more structured and designed specifically for the person whom you are interviewing. It’s also important to not used closed questions which can lock the subject into a response. Instead using open questions will allow them to answer the way that they want to. The population is the group you want to make statements about. Defining who your population will help you get the most helpful information. Doing things such as random sample, convenience sample, or a judgment sample can also come in handy. The sections that I found to be most interesting and important in this module was on how you analyze the information. First its very important to understand the source of the data. Analyzing numbers and words is also a important component. It’s important to be consistent with numbers throughout the assignment as well. If your data has words, make sure you understand what they mean to who said them. Checking your logic is also very important. Also, it’s okay to discuss the negative aspects or results of your project to the audience.