TESU LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone Course

[TexasTink]

@texastink who was your mentor?


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My mentor is Christine Hansen.

Thank you Texas Tink. I gathered from another forum member that this requirement might depend on the topic of study. So, if someone were to do a historical research- say, on the leadership style of some American President -  they obviously must only compare and contrast already existing data, and offer a whole new perspective. However, if someone is taking up a topic like how dietary and exercise habits affect mental health, they might need to survey people, as this topic involves lifestyle choices etc. I am yet to formulate my topic, but I have been thinking along the lines of employee engagement, and it’s connection to mental health etc. Given this topic, I am wondering if I will be asked to actually interview people? There is substantial research on this topic, and if I am allowed to meta-analyze all that data, and offer a new interpretation, that might actually be good.

Again, it may depend on the mentor.  Several people in my class have topics where they could interview people to get original data/research, but no one has been asked to.  And the one person who suggested it for themselves was warned about it.  The textbook itself also has a warning basically suggesting that it's actually really hard to do surveys/interviews and get it all done and analyzed in time.