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Potential Topics in Research

A topic of research that would be very interesting to study would be which medium is most useful for spreading the word and effective in bringing people in for events. I work at the Human Performance Center on campus, so it would be interesting to hold an event and advertise on three different platforms to see which one is most influential. A hard copy poster around school, Instagram, and email. These are the most popular ways of communication while in the university setting. Then, when the event rolls around, tally how many participated and survey how they came to obtain the knowledge of said event. This will make it an interpretive research project using mixed methods (Quantitive and Qualitive) to obtain the data. This will, in other words, determine how effective the student body is at advertising, and what they should change in order to bring more people in. 

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  1. Ciera AndersonAugust 29, 2022 at 8:50 PM

    Hi Merika,
    I think that your idea for research would be a very interesting study to conduct. I think sometimes the events that are happening around campus occasionally do not get the word spread around enough. If there was for sure a better method to get the events out, I do think that would possibly result in a more attendance and a stronger college community. If I had to give my own assumption, I would think that an email would be the best way to contact students around campus. I say that because every student continuously checks their email. However, I am interested to see how this study goes.
    Ciera

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  2. Adam StallingsAugust 30, 2022 at 8:12 AM

    I think this topic is both extremely relevant and easy to work with. It reminds me a lot of Sam's research idea involving document design, except the question you raise is a bit more specific. You seem to already have a pretty solid plan to conduct your own research, and I'm sure there is an abundance of supplemental research that would also drive your point home.

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