research project paper -- 2
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
Please follow the instructions below.
I.1. Select a topic related to Data and Society; it could be a topic we discuss in class or a topic that you would like to pursue on your own.
I.2. Define an issue and formulate it as a research question, it is something about which you would like to know the answer, for example:
Example a.
Data and Privacy (topic)
How to protect one’s individual information? (research question)
How to protect one’s medical information? (research question)
Example b.
The Role of Algorithms (topic)
How to recalibrate algorithmic output? (research question)
Example c.
Digital Inequalities (topic)
How are racial/ethnic biases and other inequalities reproduced through digital technology? (research question)
These are only examples, please do NOT copy them, choose your own topics and formulate your own questions. Do NOT select the same research question as another student.
I.3. Write one-page explanation of your topic and research question. What is the topic and the research question you will discuss in your paper? Why are they important?
I.4. Select 3 research articles from the list of journals included in the Appendix at the end of this document. Do NOT select news article, blogs or other materials you find on the Internet. The research articles need to be published in peer-reviewed academic journals. You can use the search engines available at the Queens College library. You can access the library online using your QC ID card.
The articles need to be pertinent to your research question and be published in the last 10 years. On the second page of the assignment, list the references of your three articles in the same manner as they are listed on the syllabus. Copy and paste each article’s abstract.
Example:
Raetzsch, Christoph, Gabriel Pereira, Lasse S Vestergaard and Martin Brynskov. 2019.
“Weaving seams with data: Conceptualizing City APIs as elements of infrastructures.”
Big Data & Society, January–June pp. 1–14.
I.1. Select a topic related to Data and Society; it could be a topic we discuss in class or a topic that you would like to pursue on your own.
I.2. Define an issue and formulate it as a research question, it is something about which you would like to know the answer, for example:
Example a.
Data and Privacy (topic)
How to protect one’s individual information? (research question)
How to protect one’s medical information? (research question)
Example b.
The Role of Algorithms (topic)
How to recalibrate algorithmic output? (research question)
Example c.
Digital Inequalities (topic)
How are racial/ethnic biases and other inequalities reproduced through digital technology? (research question)
These are only examples, please do NOT copy them, choose your own topics and formulate your own questions. Do NOT select the same research question as another student.
I.3. Write one-page explanation of your topic and research question. What is the topic and the research question you will discuss in your paper? Why are they important?
I.4. Select 3 research articles from the list of journals included in the Appendix at the end of this document. Do NOT select news article, blogs or other materials you find on the Internet. The research articles need to be published in peer-reviewed academic journals. You can use the search engines available at the Queens College library. You can access the library online using your QC ID card.
The articles need to be pertinent to your research question and be published in the last 10 years. On the second page of the assignment, list the references of your three articles in the same manner as they are listed on the syllabus. Copy and paste each article’s abstract.
Example:
Raetzsch, Christoph, Gabriel Pereira, Lasse S Vestergaard and Martin Brynskov. 2019.
“Weaving seams with data: Conceptualizing City APIs as elements of infrastructures.”
Big Data & Society, January–June pp. 1–14.