Week
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Date
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Course Content
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Assigned reading
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Assignments
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Students’ invested learning hours
(including course hours)
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1
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02/26
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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?
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6+3
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2
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03/05
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Argumentation (2)
Structural analysis & peer review: outline
Research paper: Overview (2)
Analyzing one research article
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#1 Outline
( Midnight, 03/02)
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6+3
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3
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03/12
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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
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#1 Draft (800-900words)
( Midnight, 03/09)
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6+3
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4
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03/19
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Research paper: Summary & Synthesis
Bring two potential topics & two papers
Research paper: Literature review
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#1 Final (Midnight, 03/17)
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6+3
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5
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03/26
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Library tour (2): Endnote (9:10-11:00)
Peer review: synthesis (11:10-12:00)
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AAAL Conference
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6+3
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6
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04/02
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Research paper: Introduction
How to write introduction?
Narrowing down two potential questions & coming up research questions
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#2 Introduction
Outline ( Midnight, 03/30)
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6+3
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7
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04/09
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Research paper: Introduction
Structural analysis & peer review: outline
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#2 Draft ( Midnight, 04/06)
Introduction (450-500 words)
-Use five creditable sources to write why it is necessary to conduct your study
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0+6
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8
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04/16
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Research paper: Literature review
Structural analysis & peer review: outline
Research paper: Survey
How to conduct a survey?
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#3 Literature review
Outline ( Midnight, 04/13)
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6+3
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9
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04/23
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Research paper: Literature review Structural analysis & peer review: draft
Research paper: Methodology
Participants & contexts
Data collection & procedure
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#3 Literature review
Draft ( Midnight, 04/20)
(800-1000 words)
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6+3
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10
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04/30
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Research paper: Survey
Structural analysis & peer review: survey
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#4 Methodology
Outline & survey
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6+3
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11
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05/07
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Individual Conference
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Make sure you start collecting data.
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6+3
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12
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05/14
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Research paper: Methodology
Structural analysis & peer review: draft Research paper: Results + Discussion
-How to analyze data
-How to present results in writing
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#4 Methodology
Draft ( Midnight, 05/11)
(300-350 words)
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6+3
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13
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05/21
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Research paper: Results+ Discussion
Structural analysis & peer review: outline
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#5 Results + Discussion
Outline ( Midnight, 05/18)
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6+3
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14
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05/28
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Research paper: Results+ Discussion
Structural analysis & peer review: draft
Abstract
-How to write an abstract
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#5 Results + Discussion
Draft ( Midnight, 05/25)
(500-700 words x 2)
Writing up results with table presentation
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6+3
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15
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06/04
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Research paper: Conclusion & Abstract
Structural analysis & peer review: draft
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#6 Draft
Abstract (200 words)
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6+3
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16
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06/11
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Research paper: Part I
Structural analysis & peer review: #1-3
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6+3
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17
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06/18
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Research paper: Part II
Structural analysis & peer review: #4-5
Cover letter & Wrap up
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6+3
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18
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06/25
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Individual conference
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#7 Cover letter
Draft ( Midnight, 06/22)
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