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Class schedule (subject to change—watch this space)
Topics, readings (include prologue and tip pages from Booth)
Major assignments
Due
Aug. 27

Introduction, syllabus, website, topic areas (see this WIRED article)


   
Aug. 29

The process approach, the Writing Situation; Research session


(Re-)read: Keith & Lundberg 1, 2, 3 (Rhetoric in Theory, pp. 3-31)

   
Sept. 3

Freewriting; Purdue OWL and their sample APA paper; audience and readers; topic areas; my blog post and Shirky video; Read: Shirky, "Everyone is a media outlet" (handout);

Research journal

Essay 1: Rhetorical analysis of Shirky

 

 

 

Sept. 5

Rhetoric review, slides; discuss Shirky

Read: Keith & Lundberg 4, 6; Booth 1, 2

   
Sept. 10

Rhetoric part 2; a (United/guitar) case for Shirky? Discuss Shirky (cont.)

APA citation page; citations how-to (do you trust this)?

 

 

 

 

 

Sept. 12 MSWord lab (meet in Olney 127); use this file; online hoaxes; Read: Booth 3, 4; Synthesis articles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5   Shirky essay
Sept. 17

Topic selection, development; Google to the max, UCB on research; research writing (meet in Olney 127)

Other Google tools

Essay 1b: Synthesis

 

 


Sept. 19 Research journal; topic ideas, Help! for Writers (app); Discuss synthesis articles
Read: Booth 5, 6
Topic ideas  

Sept. 24

Library visit I (meet in library lobby or basement classroom as planned)


 

Topic ideas

 

Sept. 26 Evaluating online resources, CARDS; discuss topic areas Group source presentation assignment; Synthesis essay

Oct. 1


Claims, argument, support slides—research review; schedule, prepare for conferences;

Our LibGuide page

 

 

Oct. 3

Group source presentations;

Read: Booth 7, 8, 9

An Internet copyright issue (and useful website)

Proposal, initial bibliography Group source write-up
Oct. 8

 

Conferences I: (meet with me individually in O-111)


 

 

 
Oct. 10 Conferences I: (meet with me individually in O-111)    
Oct. 15

Fall Break

 

 

 

Oct. 17 Quotes, paraphrases, plagiarism (handouts); Read: Booth 12, 13, Afterword: "The Ethics of Research"; post-conference notes    
Oct. 22

Read: Booth 15
In-class writing, critical reading; meet in Olney 127

 

Proposal, initial bibliography

 

Oct. 24

Analyzing research papers, sample paper (CyberPsychology & Behavior); charts and graphs;

Research paper analysis  
Oct. 29

Discuss CyberPsychology & Behavior paper

 


 

 

Oct. 31 Library visit II Meet downstairs (what do you think of this journal? Or this? Check this review—paid access needed) or the Center for Promoting Ideas home page and the Director's name Annotated bibliography Part 2 + outline  
Nov. 5

Research strategies and conundrums; meet in Olney 127; Google on scholarly research; start with this intro video; Google's tools

 

 

Nov. 7

Dealing with responses, counterarguments; outlining; Slides on using sources, quoting

Read: Booth 10, 11

Outline/partial first draft Research paper analysis
Nov. 12

Paper talk—how is it going? Introductions, conclusions: look again at the sample APA paper ; see OWL

Read: Booth 16

 

 

Nov. 14 Peer review and discussion   Annotated bibliography 2 + outline
Nov. 19

Revising, editing, language (writing tips), cliches; conference tips, times

Read: Booth 14, 17

Full draft Outline/partial draft
Nov. 21 Conferences II (meet with me individually in O-111)    
Nov. 26

Conferences II (meet with me individually in O-111)

 

Prepare oral presentation

Full draft (as much as you have)

 

Nov. 28 Thanksgiving  
Dec. 3

Final APA tips; Reminder: course evaluations; drafts returned; Oral presentations of final paper (all must attend)

Read: Keith & Lundberg 5

   
Dec. 5 Oral presentations of final paper (all must attend)   Research journal
Week of Dec. 10 Final paper due Tuesday, December 10 afternoon, O-157 or O-141—no exam    
Final papers due Tuesday, December 10

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