Week 01/02 Progress Report

Over the past two weeks I have set some specific goals to not only help myself stay on task but also ensure that my research paper is upheld to the highest of quality that I hold all of the work I complete too.  This means that I have to pick a topic, outline what I want to talk about, and ensure that my paper qualifies on every level for both of the classes that I am writing it for.  I think that might have been the hardest part thus far - ensuring that my topic meets and exceeds the needed qualifications for both teachers. So here is where we are so far:

Topic:   Feminism 2.0: The Strategic Use Of Technology To Globally Advance Social Equality & Change

Questions To Focus On:

• What technologies have been used?
• When did it begin?
• Who lead the movement?
• What type of change is being driven?
• What is the social equality is the focus of change on?
• Have there been any negative outcomes from the drive for this change?

Each of the questions is a starting place.  We know that there has been a woman’s movement for years in the US, but with technology it has become more of a global movement - one that the media has not publicized well on the home front.

What Issues Am I Having: Thus far the only issue that I am having is finding sources that I can actually use.  There is a lot of information out there, extremely detailed accounts and while all of the information is compelling and relevant, they are not from sources that I cannot use.  So I have had to shift and mold my way of researching this topic to get the results that I need.

Where Do I Go From Here:  My plan for the next week is to really outline my topic.  Really drive where I want the paper to begin and end and what needs to be told along the way.  I will be looking for more resources through the means that were provided to us in class, along with asking industry resources that I have available to me in order to get some real life prospective.  From there the rough draft building can begin.