Week |
Date |
Course Content
&
Assigned reading |
Assignments |
Students’ invested learning hours
(including course hours) |
1 |
02/23 |
Overview
- CV/Statement of Purpose (SoP)
- Exemplary work I: Argumentation
- Exemplary work II: Research paper (RP)
CV: structure & examples
SoP: structure & examples
SoP: Prepare an interview |
|
3+3 |
2 |
03/02 |
Argumentation (1)
Structural analysis & examples
-Citation: (Purdue OWL: APA)
CV: Draft |
#1 CV draft |
3+3 |
3 |
03/09 |
Library tour
-Use Endnote |
|
6+3 |
4 |
03/16 |
Argumentation (2): Draft
-Discussion: draft |
#2 Draft (800-900words)
03/14 midnight |
6+3 |
5 |
03/23 |
RP: Overview (1)
-What is a research paper?
-How to choose a good research topic?
SoP: Report the result of the interview and what to write for the SoP (Oral report) |
|
6+3 |
6 |
03/30 |
RP: Introduction (2)
-How to write introduction?
-Discussion: Bring two potential research topics |
#3 Final (Saturday, Midnight)
04/04 midnight
|
6+3 |
7 |
04/06 |
RP: Literature review (3)
-How to read & summarize a research paper
-How to write a literature review?
-Practice: Search for 2 papers to write a paragraph of the LR (laptop)
-Discussion: Narrow down the research topic
SoP: Draft |
|
0+6 |
8 |
04/13 |
RP: Outline (Introduction & LR)
Peer review
RP: Methodology
-Participants & contexts
-Data collection & procedure |
|
6+3 |
9 |
04/20 |
Individual Conference: Outline
(Introduction, LR, Method, & Survey) |
|
6+3 |
10 |
04/27 |
RP: Draft (Introduction)
Structural analysis & peer review
Discussion: Survey |
#4 Introduction: Draft
(Approximately 1 page)
-Use 3 creditable sources to write why it is necessary to conduct your study |
6+3 |
11 |
05/04 |
RP: Draft (LR)
Structural analysis & peer review
RP: Results + Discussion
-How to analyze data
-How to present results in writing |
#5 Literature review: Draft
(Approximately 2 pages)
-Use 6-10 creditable sources
#Begin to collect data |
6+3 |
12 |
05/11 |
RP: Draft (Method)
Structural analysis & peer review
RP: Conclusion
RP: Abstract
-How to write an abstract |
#6 Methodology: Draft
(Approximately 1 page)
|
6+3 |
13 |
05/18 |
No Class: school’s anniversary celebration (Individual conference) |
|
6+3 |
14 |
05/25 |
Individual Conference: Outline
(Results & Discussion & Conclusion) |
|
6+3 |
15 |
06/01 |
RP: Draft (Results & Discussion) |
#7 Results + Discussion: Draft |
6+3 |
16 |
06/08 |
RP: Conclusion |
#8 Conclusion: Draft |
6+3 |
17 |
06/15 |
Wrap-up |
|
6+3 |
18 |
06/22 |
No Class: Individual Conference during the semester |
CV, SoP, & RP: Final
06/27 Saturday, midnight |
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