SENIOR SEMINAR: Communication Studies

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                         Research Project Timeline Schematic    updated 1/11/22

 

Document subtitle:  Getting from the AOC to the finished paper

Although this course is a seminar for increasing your proficiency in communication investigative practices (both for conducting as well as consuming research), your actual work on your research paper is conducted mostly as a guided independent project /  separate from the in-class activities and assignments.

Here is an overall layout of the major steps involved so that you can gauge your personal progress & pacing & keep on track to meet the various deadlines.

 

 

weeks [class dates] S'22
 1 & 2 [19,24,26] Explore & focus on personal communication studies interests & curiosities ( A-O-C's) email subm NLT 1/28-eml
 3 & 4 [31,2,7,9]  Work on Literature Review (a.k.a. Searching & Reviewing  the existing "Literature" [i.e.extant research reports] in your topic area)   
 4 & 5  [7,9,14,16] Conduct, present  & receive (peer & professor) feedback on Literature Review Summary <AnnoBiblVersion>  pres. to peers w/ peer reviews = 2/14 & 2/16 - eml by 2/18
 6 & 7  [21,23,28,2] Work on preparing your Research  Proposal
   8   [SpBrk,14,16] Conduct, present  & receive  (peer & professor) feedback on Research  Proposal pres. to peers w/ peer reviews = 3/16

Finalize Research Plan & including "measurement" method
  9 - 12  [21,23,28,30,4,6,11,13] Devise & conduct research (experiment, survey, interview, code-&-count,  read, observe, as appropriate)

Analyze data - consider preliminary findings
  13 & 14 [Estr,20,25,27] Complete  1st submitted Draft* [see below] of Research Paper. Submit fully formatted document NLT 4/27 format tba
15-16 [,2,4,9] 

 

 Present &  receive feedback (peer & professor) on Research Paper

Submit final, hardcopy draft no later than final exam session

Mon 5/16/22 @ 12:20 - 2:20

 
   
  * Although this item is being called "1st submitted Draft",it's more like "Submission #1".  It is expected that you will bewriting & revising earlier drafts before this point.

* Also, please be aware this draft will be reviewed & returned and you will received feedback to help you create an improved, final version for grading.

  HOWEVER,  if this draft is very rough and/or poorly written, it will receive only the most minimal guidance for creating at least an acceptable (passing)  final paper.