Working in intercollegiate athletics at Richmond, my office works daily with social media channels. We are constantly monitoring the return on investment for our channels, whether it be a sport specific account or the overall main athletics account. I am interested in researching how social media is consumed with NCAA collegiate teams at comparable levels to the University of Richmond…. Read more »
I grew up playing tennis, my whole family played. My mother was a professional tennis player and my father coached on the tour. When my brothers and I started, it was just a fun activity that we could all do together but over time it became more and more of our daily lives. And as time went on, tennis supplied… Read more »
The Epistemological Crisis (E-Crisis) is seen as the non-functioning of society. A recent demonstration of this can be seen in the pandemic (COVID is a Hoax vs COVID is real and dangerous). Rather than a series of discrete instances, it is my contention the E-Crisis has become the dominant feature of society (specifically in the United States), and perhaps more controversial,… Read more »
Chapter 2 – Thinking Like a Researcher This chapter is largely a vocabulary / terminology chapter. There is reasonable support for the correlation between language and thought processes, so I can see the link between the chapter heading and the content. I guess! If you are really interested in the topic of the correlation between language and thought process, you… Read more »
Did this summary as a presentation, unfortunately, the video size exceeded what is allowable (10 MB) so I couldn’t embed it alone. Tried to upload the presentation, and while it is there, I can’t seem to get that link to work either. Power Point Presentation: Chapter 1 Summary So, I tried to embed the YouTube upload, and while it is… Read more »
As of July 1st, 2021, the NCAA is allowing college athletes to profit off of their names, images, and likenesses. This rule is a great opportunity for athletes with a strong social media presence to make money, but I think that there is an opportunity for all athletes to take advantage of this rule change. I am proposing a survey… Read more »
Chapter 3 – The Research Process Paradigms of Social Research Mental models or frames of reference are called paradigms. People view social reality in different ways which can constrain their thinking and reasoning. Recognizing paradigms is important to see the difference in peoples’ perceptions of the same social phenomenon. Subconscious paradigms can interfere with research. Two popular paradigms Positivism – … Read more »
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