Hello everyone,
My name is Sara Siddiqui, and I am Children's
Studies major. I am an avid researcher of social psychology, issues within marginalized and underprivileged populations, health/wellness, and religion. Along with these topics, I am quite
interested in social work, international development, human rights and social science
based-research. In the past, I have conducted ethnographic research with
children and youth, and I hope to start my own blog about my experiences with
those projects after I graduate. I enrolled into this course because I want to
learn about the intricacies of research, and understand the pros and cons of
both primary and secondary sources (and how to use them). Moreover, I want to
learn about the ways that I can present information in an unbiased and coherent
manner and evaluate the validity and reliability of sources.
I have used information management software like
RefWorks before; however, I only used it for generating citations and
bibliographies. I do not have any experience with radio or podcasting. I enjoy
listening to the CBC radio, and particularly appreciate Paul
Kennedy's podcast/program: "Ideas". In terms of our course project, I
am considering the following podcast shows and topics: On the Media, Freakonomics,
Under the Influence, and Stuff You Missed in History Class. Most of the
aforementioned podcast shows and topics revolve around social, political,
historical and cultural issues, which are of interest to me. In particular, On
the Media seems to be the most appealing one, as I like evaluating and discussing
matters around journalism and media. Overall, I look forward to creating a short podcast
episode for this course because I enjoy taking on projects that I have never done
before. Most importantly, since our project will be available for public
viewing, this project will motivate me to do my best to engage with others
through my work.
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