Week |
Date |
Course Content
&
Assigned reading |
Assignments |
Students’ invested learning hours
(including course hours) |
1 |
02/27 |
Argumentation (1)
RSC (12: 259-261; 267-278)
Research paper: Overview (1)
What is research? What is a research paper? Why are we learning to do it? |
|
6+3 |
2 |
03/06 |
Argumentation (2)
Structural analysis & peer review: outline
Research paper: Overview (2)
Analyzing one research article |
#1 Outline
( Midnight, 03/03) |
6+3 |
3 |
03/13 |
Argumentation (3)
Structural analysis & peer review: draft
Library tour (1): (10:10-12:00)
Find out useful literature
-Identify different types of theories, concepts, ways of thinking or historical development related to your topic
-Identify well-known authors and why they are important
-Identify researchers who have done similar studies |
#1 Draft (900words)
( Midnight, 03/10) |
6+3 |
4 |
03/20 |
Research paper: Summary & Synthesis
Bring two potential topics & two papers
Research paper: Literature review |
#1 Final (Midnight, 03/18) |
6+3 |
5 |
03/27 |
Library tour (2): Endnote (9:10-11:00)
Peer review: synthesis (11:10-12:00) |
AAAL Conference |
6+3 |
6 |
04/03 |
Research paper: Introduction
How to write introduction?
Narrowing down two potential questions & coming up research questions |
#2 Introduction
Outline ( Midnight, 03/31) |
6+3 |
7 |
04/10 |
Research paper: Introduction
Structural analysis & peer review: outline
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#2 Draft ( Midnight, 04/07)
Introduction (450-500 words)
-Use five creditable sources to write why it is necessary to conduct your study |
0+6 |
8 |
04/17 |
Research paper: Literature review
Structural analysis & peer review: outline
Research paper: Survey
How to conduct a survey? |
#3 Literature review
Outline ( Midnight, 04/14)
|
6+3 |
9 |
04/24 |
Research paper: Literature review Structural analysis & peer review: draft
Research paper: Methodology
Participants & contexts
Data collection & procedure |
#3 Literature review
Draft ( Midnight, 04/21)
(800-1000 words)
|
6+3 |
10 |
05/01 |
Research paper: Survey
Structural analysis & peer review: survey |
|
6+3 |
11 |
05/08 |
Individual Conference |
Make sure you start collecting data. |
6+3 |
12 |
05/15 |
Research paper: Methodology
Structural analysis & peer review: draft Research paper: Results + Discussion
-How to analyze data
-How to present results in writing |
#4 Methodology
Draft ( Midnight, 05/12)
(300-350 words) |
6+3 |
13 |
05/22 |
Research paper: Results+ Discussion
Structural analysis & peer review: outline |
#5 Results + Discussion
Outline ( Midnight, 05/19) |
6+3 |
14 |
05/29 |
Research paper: Results+ Discussion
Structural analysis & peer review: draft
Conclusion & Abstract
-How to conclude your research paper
-How to write an abstract |
#5 Results + Discussion
Outline ( Midnight, 05/26)
(500-700 words x 2)
Writing up results with table presentation
|
6+3 |
15 |
06/05 |
Research paper: Conclusion & Abstract
Structural analysis & peer review: draft |
#6 Draft
Conclusion (200 words) & Abstract (200 words) |
6+3 |
16 |
06/12 |
Research paper: Part I
Structural analysis & peer review: #1-3 |
|
6+3 |
17 |
06/19 |
Research paper: Part II
Structural analysis & peer review: #4-5
Cover letter & Wrap up |
|
6+3 |
18 |
06/26 |
Individual conference |
#7 Cover letter
Draft ( Midnight, 06/23) |
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