Week Thirteen

Reflect on the process you followed for your field (primary) research.  First, tell me exactly what you did (to whom you spoke, when you met with them, etc.).  Tell me how this research is different (or similar to) other research that you've done, how long it took you to do it, how you analyzed your findings, how the secondary research supports (or does not support) your findings, and what you will do differently when you need to conduct field research in the future.


I am in the process of setting up an interview with Pat Huber, the President of Crown Point Community Foundation. I am waiting for a call back, and I am hoping that I will be able to meet with her sometime next week. 


This research will be different to the other research that I have done because it is first person, and not finding sources online. I'm hoping that this research will support my secondary research by backing up what it says. 


In the future I will be more proactive in setting up an interview, instead of waiting until the last few weeks. 

Week Twelve

I plan on asking her the following questions:

1.    I know that CPCF gives scholarships and grants to schools, what else does CPCF do?

2.    What are some things that CPCF has done for the community?

3.    Does CPCF receive any government funding?

4.    Does that impact how CPCF is run?

5.    Are there any organizations that CPCF has partnered with?

a.    Does CPCF work with The Jasmine Rose Community Foundation (of Merrillville) and/or the Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana, Inc. (in Munster)?

6.    What are the future plans for CPCF?

7.    How can the community get involved?

Week Eleven

ENGL 105

Primary Research Outline

You are to answer all of the following reporter’s questions; who, what, where, when,  why, and how

• WHO 
  Here, you will describe specifically who your contact person is. This is the person you are going to interview, or the person from whom you will get permission to conduct your survey, site visit, or observation.  Give me that person’s credentials and/or title, and how you will contact that person. Give me the contact information
• Patricia Huber, President/ Executive Director of the Crown Point Community Foundation.  I will call her at (219) 662-7252.
  
  
  
• WHAT 
   What do you hope to accomplish?  Which research question do you think your findings will answer?
• I am hoping to get more information on what they do for the community, the details that go into what they do, and how much government funding they receive. This will help me in forming a more concrete argument on how they help the community.
  
  
  
• WHERE 
  Where will your primary research take place? Be specific
• I am hoping that my research will take place in the office for CPCF. However, I may also see if there is anything that I can observe, in which case that research will happen in the Crown Point area.
  
  
  
• WHEN 
  This is when you are going to conduct the research.  You may not have -the when yet by Monday, but you must be working on the when
• I am not sure about when this will happen yet.
  
  
  
• WHY 
  Here, you will tell me why you have chosen your primary research.  For example, if you are doing an observation, why are you doing an observation rather than a survey?
• I chose an interview because it is more beneficial for me to ask questions about what they do in the community and how they are funded than to conduct a survey. I may also do an observation because it would be helpful for me to observe differences they make, as well as hear what they have to say about it.
  
  
  
• HOW

How are you going to conduct this research?  Be specific.

            This research will be done by calling Patricia Huber to set up an appointment to meet with her to interview her. My questions are in the Week 12 blog.