Activity 4 & 5

I got ahead of myself in assignment 3.

The research process gives you more than a working knowledge about the topic you are researching. It is important to find information on both sides of your topic so that your resulting informed decision can be balanced. When reading through all the diverse materials you can make a chart with important concepts along the top and the citations along the side, then fill in the information that each article provides. For example when researching to decide if buying organic milk is worth the additional cost a chart could be made:

Citation Growth hormone bad? More nutrients in Organic?
Article 1 no (I wish I knew how to put in a table) yes
Article 2 yes (But I don't so I hope you get the idea) no

Then it is easy to summarize after all the research is complete.

Searching for information is a cyclical process. After my initial search, I wanted to find out if cows who are pastor fed really do produce more nutritious milk. I used the EBSCO database and found statistically significant research to support that pastor fed cows produce more nutritious milk. Using a database is easier because the results are what you are looking for. A generic internet search provides so much information and takes so much time sorting through it trying to decide if it is valid information or information with a vested interest behind it.