Course Schedule


Class Meeting Date Readings/Assignments Due Date
1 September 27 - October 3  

Syllabus Review

 

Introductions

 

Module 1.1 - Asking Questions to Gain New Knowledge

 

Text Readings:

"Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Reviews" (pp. 1 - 6) and "Selecting a Topic for Review" (pp. 7 - 12), Pan.

 

Hacker's Bedford Handbook "Generating Ideas" pp 1-24. (If you purchased this handbook)

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10/3/10
2 October 4 - 10  

Modules 1.2 /4.1 - Finding and Evaluating Sources

 

Abstracts and Abstract Writing

Text Readings:

 

 "Searching for Literature in Professional Journals," "Retrieving and Evaluating and interpreting Research Literature," "Taking Notes and Avoiding Intentional Plagiarism."  Pan, pp. 13 - 40.

 

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Graded Assignment:

Abstract (summary) of scholarly article

10/10/10
3 October 11- 17  

Module 1.3 Finding a Research Space/ Identifying an Author's Stance

Narrowing a Topic

 

Begin Annotated Bibliography Assignment--pace work:  1-2 article annotations per day

 

APA bibliographic format

 

Text Readings: 

See assigned readings in Reserved Readings, per announcement.

 

  

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GRADED ASSIGNMENTS:

 

Complete self-study

 module on How to Avoid Plagiarism;

 

Complete self-study

module on APA formats;


Create & post preliminary list of sources and draft

annotations for annotated bibliography. 
10/17/10
4 October 18 - 24  

1.4 - Selecting a Preliminary Topic Area

Writing Research Questions

 

Annotated Bibliography Assignment--pace work:  1-2 article annotations per day

 

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10/24/10
5 October 25 - 31  

2.1 - Planning the Research Paper /Summarizing Prior Research

 

Annotated Bibliography

 

 

 

 

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Graded Assignment:

 

Table of Research Findings
10/31/10
6 November 1 - 7

Writing a Literature Review

 

Draft Literature Review Outline

 

 

Text Readings:

 

"Preparing a Topic Outline for the First Draft," "Writing the First Draft: Basic Principals," "Writing the First Draft Optional Techniques," "Writing the First Draft: Statistical Issues in Quantitative Reviews."  Pan, pp. 41 - 66

 

 

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 Graded Assignment:

 

Annotated Bibliography
11/7/10
7 November 8 - 14

2.3 - Summarizing Prior Research

 

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11/14/10
8 November 15 - 21

Tables

 

Text Readings:

"Building Tables to Summarize Literature." Pan, pp. 67 - 72

 

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11/21/10
9 November 22 - 28

Revising and Refining

 

Text Readings:

"Revising and Refining the First Draft."  Pan, pp 73 - 78

 

Rough Draft of Literature Review Due.

 

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11/28/10
10 November  29 - December 5

Workshop of Literature Reviews

 

Text Readings:
As assigned in Reserved Readings

"Writing Titles and Abstracts," "Preparing a Reference List."  Pan, pp. 79 - 88

 

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Graded Assignment:

Peer Review of Literature Review
12/5/10
11 December 6 - 12

Revise Literature Review

 

Text Readings:

 

At least two of the "model" Literature Reviews, Pan.

 
12/12/10
12 December 13 - 19

Literature Review Due.