Module Twenty Two is about finding, analyzing, and documenting information. It seems to be more about processing research than gathering research. The first section is on how to do a decent google or minerva search, followed by getting good survey questions. After that it's "Who do I interview?" and "How can I analyze their words?"
As always my favorite part of the chapter is the examples. One of the largest problems I've had as a would be journalist turned into a would be policy writer is translating from MLA's writing format to APA, and here it's all laid out for me on three niffty pages. Where was this when I had my senior seminar class?
Unfortunately it seems that the bulk of the chapter is about making sure that you don't use a study or statement incorrectly. The book hammers home not pulling data that says one thing and applying it to something unrelated. That's certainly something you want to keep in mind when you review data, but at this point in our careers the ability to interpret data will be something we either have or don't.
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