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Syllabus [pdf] |
| Course Schedule (Tentative) | |||
| Week | Topic | Activities | Due Today |
| Jan 7 | Introduction,
Overview, Paradigms in Research |
10 most important words Getting
to Know You (Data activity) |
Readings: 1, 5, 6, 8, 39, 41 |
| Jan 14 | Ethics,
the IRB, and Choosing a Topic QN: Descriptive studies QL: Observations & Field Notes ST: Normal distributions |
Watch video & practice fieldnotes Hands-on "Getting to Know You" data Explore two simulations |
Readings:
4, 9, 10, 12, 45 HW 1: Two articles w/variables and questions |
| Optional Event Jan 20 |
Optional workshop:"Making Presentations and Submitting for Conferences" |
Presented
by the Faculty Center for Teaching
and Learning. 4:00 - 5:00 pm, Student Union, Room 221 AB |
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| Jan 21 | Hypotheses QN: Causal-comparative QL: Oral history ST: Measures of central tendency |
Yummy
data activity - Print this and
bring to class |
Readings:
2, 3, 7, 40, 46-48 HW 2: Reaction to Kennedy Paper and questions |
| Jan 28 | Finding,
documenting & evaluating sources QN: Experimental designs & threats QL: Phenomenology ST: Variability: SD & IQ range |
Quiz 1 Download the study guide and answer key here. | Readings:
14, 15, 18, 34-36, C, F |
| Feb 4 | Work session | I will be in the library and available for questions during class time. The library refuses to reserve space ahead of time (I begged!) so you will need to ask library staff where the message box is located. Once you find it, look for a message from me revealing my location. Think of it as a Scavenger Hunt. You may complete your library activities this night, or another time more convenient for you. | |
| Feb 11 | Writing
the lit review QN: Sampling QL: Case studies ST: Looking for differences: Chi-square & t-test |
Schedule presentations using random techniques Quiz 2 study guide is available now. Answers will be posted late Sunday. |
Readings:
16, 17, 19-24, 43, 44, 50, B HW 4: : Library treasure hunt, questions & articles |
| Feb 18 | Data collection QN: Experimental research, pt. 2 QL: Grounded theory ST: Effect size & practical significance |
Quiz 2 Download the study guide and answer key here. | Readings:
13, 42, 53-55, G HW 5: Literature review checklist & questions from text |
| Feb 25 | Instruments
& validity QN: Quasi-experimental designs QL: Ethnography ST: ANOVA |
Teacher
ratings |
Readings:
25-31, 51, 52, A HW 6: Qualitative article & questions from text |
| March 3 | Proposing
& planning research QN: Correlational research QL: Historical research & program evaluation ST: Pearson correlation coefficient |
Becky is presenting at a conference this week. Dr. Lange will be lecturing. | Readings:
11, 49, 56 HW 7: Patten text questions and two articles |
| March 10 | Spring Break | The UCF libraries operate on reduced hours during Spring Break. Be sure to check the hours before planning to visit the library. | |
| March 17 | Evaluating
research reports QN: Common study designs QL: Action research ST: Controversies in statistics |
Becky will be presenting at another conference this week. Dr. Lange will be lecturing. Practice quiz in class to review for Quiz 3. No review will be available online. |
Readings:
37, 38, 57-59 HW 8: Outline of paper, draft references, & questions from text |
| Optional Event March 22 & 23 |
Optional: Graduate Research Forum |
Optional: Attend the Graduate Research Forum co-sponsored by UCF's Division of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Student Association. 9:00 am- 5:00 pm, Student Union |
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| March 24 | Synthesizing what you've learned | Quiz 3; Small group activity to design a research proposal in class | HW 9: Article critique & assigned questions |
| March 31 | Work session | Becky and Dr. Lange will be in the classroom to answer any questions you might have about your paper. | |
| Apr 7 | Presentations by Johnson, Goodin, Tafur, Barnes, Carter, McAllister, Gott, Feury, Marin, Burton, Fortuno, Lowery-Whitney, Spiller, Lands, Begley, Conrad, and Mustakas | Non-presenters
will critique presentations. Please print enough copies of Each speaker will have 6 minutes to present and a 2 minute Q&A period. This will be STRICTLY enforced so we can stay on schedule. |
Papers
due
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| Apr 14 | Presentations by Macwithey, Hollenberger, Biringer, Ni, Yount, King, Dube, Spazante, Dettman, Danesh, Snipes, Schellhase, Mulder, and Schneider | Non-presenters
will critique presentations. Please print enough copies of Each speaker will have 6 minutes to present and a 2 minute Q&A period. This will be STRICTLY enforced so we can stay on schedule. |
HW 11: 10 most important words (complete individually) |
| Apr 21 | Pick up course materials | Becky will be in the classroom to return course projects and any graded materials. | |
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