Dr. Dana Williams's lecture on Research and Methodology Inscription as a Liberating Practice By: Melat Gebre @02640216

The central idea of Dr. Williams's lecture was about the appreciation of research and importance of discovery. I feel that the main purpose of Dr. Williams lecture was to give us a better understanding of the purpose of freshman seminar. The lecture also informed us on how freshman seminar is not just curriculum; it is a class that provides us with vital skills. These vital skills can not only be used inside of the classroom, but also in the real world and everyday life. Dr. Williams spoke out the two main objectives which include, to identify the principle components of research and to relate these components to the group project. The purpose research is to advance knowledge, solve a problem, and to inquire. Dr. Williams also spoke about the many lectures we had throughout the class thus far. She explained how the lectures are all connected to each other, some way or another. She also said how we can use what we learned in the lectures for our group project. Then Dr. Williams then began talking about methodology and the group projects. She mentioned the many ways to approach the group project. She said the purpose of the group project is not only to come up with a solution for a real social issue, but also to learn how to work in a group. She mentioned how learning to work in a group is a skill within itself. Overall I feel like the lecture was very informational and Dr. Williams did a good job in getting the content to use in a clear and organized fashion.