I never really know how to begin when talking about myself, but I guess my name would be a good place to start. My name is Carly Oakman and I'm in second year of the Professional Writing program. I'm still waiting to hear back from York, but I'm hoping to minor in Psychology as well. Not that the two programs go together, but they are both subjects that I am interested in and know that I can learn a lot from.
Since the only things I really know about research is MLA formatting and the fact that Scott Library has five sprawling floors, this course will definitely teach me a lot about researching and I'm definitely looking forward to that. I am also looking forward to being able to create the podcast and being able to perform every step of research necessary for the final product. In terms of subject matter, I am very interested in social media and its affect on society, so hopefully my podcast will be able to talk about that in some way. I also enjoy talking about issues that are relevant and controversial in society, and trying to tackle all angles that are reported on.
I have never worked with any sort of information management software before, and apart from dancing along to the Top40 radio station in my car, I do not have any experience with radio or podcasting either. I am somewhat intimidated in creating something that I don't know much about, but overall I am very excited. In terms of research experience, at school in the past I have researched for different assignments and projects, including famous people, events and general topics. Other than that, I usually do research in the form of google searches when I am unsure what something is or how something works.
Looking at the list of topics, I am interested in "Spark" and "On the Media" because they deal with topics that affect me and my every day life. I feel like there is a great potential for a variety of interesting and controversial topics that I will be able to research for the podcast.
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