Class
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Topics, readings (include prologue and tip pages from Booth) |
Major assignments |
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Aug. 27 | Introduction, syllabus, website, topic areas (see this WIRED article)
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Aug. 29 | The process approach, the Writing Situation; Research session
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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
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Sept. 5 | Rhetoric review, slides; discuss Shirky Read: Keith & Lundberg 4, 6; Booth 1, 2 |
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Sept. 10 | Rhetoric part 2; a (United/guitar) case for Shirky? Discuss Shirky (cont.) |
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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
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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)
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Topic ideas
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Sept. 26 | Evaluating online resources, CARDS; discuss topic areas | Group source presentation assignment; | Synthesis essay |
Oct. 1
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Claims, argument, support slides—research review; schedule, prepare for conferences; Our LibGuide page |
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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)
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Oct. 10 | Conferences I: (meet with me individually in O-111) | ||
Oct. 15 | Fall Break |
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Oct. 17 | Quotes, paraphrases, plagiarism (handouts); Read: Booth 12, 13, Afterword: "The Ethics of Research"; post-conference notes | ||
Oct. 22 | Read: Booth 15 |
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Proposal, initial bibliography
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Oct. 24 | Analyzing research papers, sample paper (CyberPsychology & Behavior); charts and graphs; |
Research paper analysis | |
Oct. 29 | Discuss CyberPsychology & Behavior paper |
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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 |
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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 |
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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)
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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 |
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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 |