All posts by Linda A

The Impact of Prolonged Isolation in Relation to Space Travel.

My current idea for research is the same one I started with at the beginning with a slight title change to make it easier to understand the direction that the research will take.  I want to look at the possible mental health problems associated with prolonged isolation and cramped conditions as a way to determine … Continue reading The Impact of Prolonged Isolation in Relation to Space Travel.

Likert’s Interval or Ordinal?

One thing that can be very confusing is why the Likert scales appear to be ordinal but are almost always used as interval levels of measurement. As Wikipedia describes it: “While a Likert scale is indeed ordinal, if well presented it may nevertheless approximate an interval-level measurement” (“Likert Scale,” 2021, Scoring and Analysis section, para. … Continue reading Likert’s Interval or Ordinal?

The Future for the Personal Computer

The two databases I chose to focus my searches were Computer Source and OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson).  Listed below are the results of my searches in these databases, along with a list of potential useful sources. Computer Source via EBSCOhost personal computers AND market AND sales (58 results) personal computers AND sales AND … Continue reading The Future for the Personal Computer

Impact of Technology on Education for Virtual Learners

The two databases I focused on for my search this week were Professional Development Collection and ERIC. Below are the keyword searches I conducted in each, the number of results, and a few potentially useful sources. Professional Development Collection Virtual learning AND online learning AND math (25 results) Teaching strategies AND math AND online learning … Continue reading Impact of Technology on Education for Virtual Learners

Covid Vaccine Implemenation and How To Track It

Your initial research idea and your current research idea. IF there are changes, tell us how they are different and why. What led you to change your focus. I was thinking and looking into my research idea and thought maybe I was going to have a hard time tracking COVID and tracking the COVID vaccine … Continue reading Covid Vaccine Implemenation and How To Track It

Balancing Free Speech & Misinformation & Advertisers?

My initial research idea was the use of social media to spread news information. I think that over this first half of the course, there have been developments in social media news. I think this topic still is interesting, timely, and has aspects that need explored. In this research area, I would like to find … Continue reading Balancing Free Speech & Misinformation & Advertisers?

Preferences in Web Design Styles and Graphics

My initial research idea was to learn why some graphics or website templates are more appealing than others. Currently, I plan to research which graphics or website templates appeal to which subgroups of a population. The subgroups could be divided by age, such as children, teens, 20-40, 40-60, and senior citizens, which would include everyone. … Continue reading Preferences in Web Design Styles and Graphics

Quantum, More Power but Less Privacy

Your initial research idea and your current research idea. If there are changes, tell us how they are different and why. What led you to change your focus? I have chosen to make a complete topic change from what I was considering in week one. The main driver behind this change is that after doing … Continue reading Quantum, More Power but Less Privacy

Delving Into Usability Research Data – User Experience Research Journal

Introduction For this stage of my research, I will delve further into the databases I previously outlined in week 9. I will review the readings I dissected previously and look for at least two more studies I can use where usability testing was implemented. I will also be paying special attention to how terms were … Continue reading Delving Into Usability Research Data – User Experience Research Journal

In this blog post, be sure to discuss: Your initial research idea and your current research idea. If there are changes, tell us how they are different and why. What led you to change your focus? My initial research ideas have not changed from researching the dangers of advanced artificial intelligence. As we have continued … Continue reading