| Date |
Topics and activities
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Readings
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Assignments Due
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| Sep |
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| 11 |
Course orientation:
Research, blog, and Citation
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Email instructor
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| 13 |
More on course, Bloglines, RSS, and Citation
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| 18 |
Research overview
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| 20 |
The Problem
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Analyze and summarize research article (Use checklist, pp. 9-10)
Place in Citation and on blog
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| 25 |
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TILT research exercise (Module 3)
Following the steps in the Checklist (p. 50), post to blog your final edited statement for your research problem.
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| 27 |
Tools of research
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Respond to one classmate's post on their edited statement.
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| Oct |
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| 2 |
Descriptive Research
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Revise Research Problem/Question for Project and include subproblems and critical assumptions.
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| 4 |
Library Research Session (meet in lobby by information desk)
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1 journal article for annotated bibliography (see example in Longman, p. 824)
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| 9 |
Columbus Day
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NO CLASSES
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| 11 |
Qualitative Research
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Chapter 7
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5 articles for annotated bibliography
(4 journals & 1 reference book)
Checklist (pp. 60-61), post on blog
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| 16 |
Planning your Research Project
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Chapter 5
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Respond to classmate's checklist (pp. 60-61) with questions and concerns.
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| 18 |
Writing the Research Proposal Technical details
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Chapter 6
Chapter 12
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Checklist (pp. 107-110), post on blog
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| 23 |
Experimental and Ex Post Facto Design
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Chapter 10
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10 articles for annotated bibliography
Respond to classmate's checklist (pp. 107-110) with questions and concerns.
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| 25 |
Statistic Techniques for Analyzing Quantitative Data
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Chapter 11
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Do one of the following checklists:
Qualitative (pp. 152-154)
Historical (p. 173)
Descriptive (p. 211)
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| 30 |
Statistic Techniques for Analyzing Quantitative Data
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Chapter 11
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| Nov |
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| 1 |
Beginning to write (cont'd)
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Longman, Chapters 3, 56c, 57
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Preliminary Outline due
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| 6 |
Beginning to write (cont'd)
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Longman, Chapters 3, 56c, 57
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2 interview summaries
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| 8 |
Historical Research
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Chapter 8
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| 13 |
Introductory 4 moves
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Bring your rough draft (or your introduction) to class
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| 15 |
Technical details
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Chapter 12
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Draft 1 due
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| 20 |
Writing the final draft
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Longman, Chapters 9, 10, 11
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| 22 |
Writing the final draft
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Longman, Chapters 9, 10, 11
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| 23-26 |
Thanksgiving recess
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NO CLASSES
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| 27 |
Preparing the presentation
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| 29 |
Power point
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Microsoft Powerpoint Tutorial (download)
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| Dec |
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| 4 |
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Draft Powerpoint due
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| 6 |
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Final draft with annotated bibliography due (at least 12 articles)
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| 11 |
Student presentations
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Final Powerpoint due
Last day to turn in late work
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| 13 |
Student presentations
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| 18 |
Student presentations
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| 20 |
Student presentations
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