RJA #7a: Internet Research Tools

Like most, I usually just use google. It is mostly because it gets the job done for most day to day searches and it is on my toolbar in my browser. Like most complaints with google, a too many results come from a search and they may not be very great. So far I really like the search tool that was given to me, I will probably use it a lot. I also get a lot of good stuff from the school resources.

RJA #7b: Internet Research Tool Test

Because of how viewzi is set up there are lots of different ways that my results came up. One of the first searches I did that brought up a good amount of results was "importance*electoral*college". I got 37 results in the simple text option, 20 from the yahoo option, and there are a lot more options to choose from. As far as relevance goes, it is a 5 of 5. I can't really see anything that is not relevant. This specific search is very useful.

RJA #7c: Field Research Plan

In regards to my field research I am wrestling with condutcing and interview with one of my past political science professors who also published a book. Also I am considering creating a survey to give to the general public.

In the interview I would ask him questions regarding what his thoughts are about the electoral college and if it is working the way it was intended. Depending on what he thinks I would cater my questions accordingly and would try to have him express both sides of the argument.

In the Survey my goal would be to see what the general population thinks about the system and if they have much, if any knowledge of the topic.