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~ COMM (COST) 5899 --- MW: 3:30-4:45 ~

 

                                         S'18 / COURSE SYLLABUS - proficiency version 

updated  5/5/18

 

DR. E. PLUMMER ------- College of Communication & the Arts {office: FH-51} / {mailbox: FH-45} {voicemail: 973-275-2791} {e-mail: evelyn.plummer@shu.edu or  plummeev@shu.edu }

{ Faculty web page: http://pirate.shu.edu/~plummeev }

 

Shortcut to Course Calendar [or just scroll down

 

Shortcut to AOC worksheet [also linked to week 2]

 

Shortcut to List of Linked Articles [or just scroll down to table  below calendar]

 

Shortcut to Chapter Discussion Leader assignments  

 

 

 

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

- from University U.G. Catalogue:

   -"This is a capstone course in Communication Studies that encompasses the history, theory and philosophy of communication while focusing on the research literature on the field and providing students with the opportunity to conduct original research in the area of Communication Studies."

 

 Students are encouraged to continue their research interests from previous courses and to incorporate related work from COMM 2135 [Communication Research Strategies] and COMM 3640 [Rhetorical Criticism]. However, you cannot resubmit work from a prerequisite course in order to satisfy an assignment in this senior seminar. 

 

- Satisfying "Proficiencies": This is a Seton Hall University Reading/Writing-intensive course therefore it will include a significant amount of formal and informal writing, several hours of academic and professional reading per week, all contributing to at least one-third of the total course grade. / In reference to Information Fluency,  all class activities & presentation assignments are designed to enhance the students abilities to find, analyze, and incorporate information as well as develop their own research processes and strategies.

 

 

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COURSE GOALS:

Updated re: COAR curriculum

    1. to provide a pragmatic understanding of the research literature in Communication Studies

    2. to reinforce  proficiency in the tools and techniques of communication research within the humanistic tradition

    3. to provide a structured & guided opportunity to conduct original research and present findings using scholarly formats

    4.  to provide a forum for discussion and analysis of contemporary issues in communication investigative practice

 

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TEXTBOOK:

 

Communication Research Methods, 3rd ed. - Gerianne Merrigan & Carole L. Huston, Oxford University Press, NY

Additional reading materials will be made available via professor's online webpage, Blackboard, and/or eReserves.

 

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS:   {also see linked pages below}

1.    Understanding, Analysis, and Application of the material covered in the text and/or lecture notes.

2.   Regular attendance and participation in class  & activities

     {Due to the participatory , seminar-based nature of this course, it is necessary to attend each session.  In addition to the quality of the Senior Thesis paper , Attendance, Punctuality, and Classroom Engagement all are considered during the final tabulation of the semester grade. Only absences which are accompanied by doctor notes, university letters, or similar documentation will be considered "excused". Also, if you are present in the room, but otherwise distracted or disengaged, classwork points will be deducted.  }

 

3. Written Assessments  (1-2 Tests / 3-4 online quizzes)

4. Completion of a major Research Paper, including an accompanying Literature Review , a Research Proposal Plan and 2-3 Oral Presentations based on the written projects. click these links  or scroll to end for brief overviews.  The full assignment pages are linked  below within the Course Calendar & also via shortcuts located on Professor's main webpage.

5. Of course, there is a no electronic distractions policy for this class. This includes no-cell-phone-usage / no-audible-pagers-or-alarms/etc.  Laptops will be used in class only on a limited basis. (Laptops will not be required in class for each session and in-class usage will be restricted to class-relevant applications only [i.e. no IM, no email, no chat, restricted notetaking only, etc.)

 

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EVALUATION PROCEDURE:

 

 * Literature Review ( R-O-L) 10%
* Research Proposal   5%
"Classwork" [[including Abstracts / Attendance / Chapter Discussion / Additional mini-presentations] 15%
* Research Paper/Presentation 35%
* Online quizzes [3-4 scheduled] 10%
* Written Tests (2 scheduled) 25%
click for "Summary: Departmental 'Senior Seminar Grading Criteria'"  

 

 There will be few (IF ANY) opportunities for make-up work, and late submissions may not be read.  

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Also refer to the additional relevant documents linked in the frame at the left of Professor's main webpage:

(concerning plagiarism, grading criteria, disabilities policy, commonly used abbreviations; preliminary source citations style sheet; etc.)  

 

 

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COURSE CALENDAR {subject to change via updates to this online version; stay tuned!}

 

1. The following calendar grid lists the dates of the units of study and the accompanying readings & links to certain assignments.  Additional written assignments, oral activities, worksheets, computer projects, etc. WILL  be added HERE on AN ONGOING basis.   The default location for these information pages will be via the professor's webpage (not Blackboard) .

2. This is a seminar, therefore classroom time will be primarily devoted to the clarification, exploration, and discussion of the issues generated by the readings and students' research. In other words, class sessions will be based on your readings and research, but will not simply "rehash" the same exact material in a verbatim manner. You can be better prepared for the classroom activities & discussions if you keep up on your readings.

 

It is the student's responsibility to be prepared for class by anticipating the units and discussion assignments. NB:  Some updates and specifications also may be distributed via e-mail and/or Professor's  web page.  

 WEEK OF...

S18-MW 3:30-4:45

    UNIT_OF STUDY 

 READINGS/ ASSIGNMENTS due on this date

wk1: ___ & 1/17

>Introduction to Research Culture; Discussion:

What have I learned? What do I need to know? What do I want to know?  

>Begin PreTest activities using Stop Googling...

 ♦ Chapter 1 [intro resrch.cult] - ASAP

 

Complete this assignment.: "What do you know??? I AM already a researcher" [ due for discussion on 1/22 (no submission).

 

With your partner, begin completing this assignment.: [ due for Presentation on [1/24] /(tent. additional  h.c. submission"tbd) _"Assessing Your Investigative 'Know-How' " team assignments added 1/23

LINKED ARTICLES:

DUE 1/22: Re-read Stop Googling. Let's Talk.

{original article location = http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/opinion/sunday/stop-googling-lets-talk.html?_r=0

wk2: 1/22 & 1/24

{add/drp ends 1/24}

 

>The Communication Field and its Sub-Disciplines; Basic Concepts & Terminology; Epistemology (begin PreTest debriefs)

 

>Research Topics ;  Research Questions [What should I research?]

Chapter 2  [pardgm-knowing]

 

Area-Of-Curiosity worksheet  due asap by EMAIL. Deadline = Fri: 1/26

Review these worksheets in preparation for 1/22 debriefs:

I AM already a researcher"  ( re-review)

 

Research Formats-Arguments-Ethics (skim)

LINKED ARTICLES:( to be assigned as time allows)

DUE for discussion on Bias (date tba):Research Summary of Rummer's study: "We Speak as we  feel; we feel as we speak"  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140626095717.htm 

Speak/Feel Study - summary article

Gossip Study
to be addressed throughout the semester Be prepared to discuss: The role of bias in  research (e.g.  ways in which studies are structured; ways that researchers' bias is reinforced;  what are my own biases?) See worksheet:Research Formats-Arguments-Ethics  
     
 

Sign up for Individual  AOC Conference appointment via in-class sign-up sheet.*

 
     

wk3: 1/29 &  1/31

 

>1/29:Scholarly Literature in the Communication Studies field;  Reading, Understanding, & Interpreting Academic/scholarly writing

 

Research Ethics: "What  thoughts & behaviors should I avoid?"

 

>1/31: NO FORMAL CLASS;  mandatory conference meetings with Professor about your A-O-C [Be sure you have signed up for a specific slot] ; work independently on Lit Review-Pt1:/Rev.of.Lit &/or the online quiz;.

 

 ♦ Chapter 4 [mkg claims] 

 

  Chapter 3  [ethics&research] due asap & skim two designated external webpages linked in Blackboard

 

Read the Project-Timeline Schematic

 

Begin preparing for your stint as a  as Discussion Leader

 

Online Quiz #1 due by Friday- Available via Blackboard site only. available: 1/30-2/2[11:59pm]

  LINKED ARTICLES:( to be assigned as time allows)

Nomophobia, study & overview article

 
 

*A-O-C Conference info:     <click for appt schedule> list to be updated

  PURPOSE: To BRIEFLY Review your AOC & finalize your research  topic area. All conferences are mandatory & many will be held during, or adjacent to, the usual class time slot. You should use your non-conference class time to continue searching for research reports &/or critical essays that you will read for compiling your "LITERATURE REVIEW-pt1 [R.O.L.]". Please note that the oral presentations of the work-in-progress versions of the Literature Reviews begin on 2/7.  You should come prepared with:

 (1) any questions you have for me about the details of the specific projects

(2) a clear conception of the areas of human communication that interest you the most

(3) a list (tentative or definite) of at least 3 possible specific project topics you might  select.

 

wk4:   2/5  &   2/7

2/5: >if nec. Complete Teamwork on "Refresher" worksheets ( including BIAS / RQ vs H  /  Selecting Comm Data)

 

>Formulating a research question / hypothesis

 

>Sources of Communication Data

2/7: begin: Literature Review-pt1Presentations-- as works-in-progress   slots to-be-assigned--         

written version due by 2/9 - hard copy )

Lit.  Review-pt1 [AnnoBib]  -Oral Presentation (4-5 minutes) begin 2/7 //Written submission due n.l.t. F2/9 via email.

 [click for link to assignment page]

 ♦ Chapter 5 [comm data]

tent: Chapter 6 [warrants]

wk5: 2/12 & 2/14

 

if necessary, complete Lit Review-pt.1 Presentations .<anno bibl>

 

> Principles of collecting, capturing & measuring communication data accdg to Paradigms   (Afraid-of-People) ( Super Bowl)

 

Methods Review:

          A. Survey Research 2/12

         

           B. Experimental Research 2/14 (Afrd-People) (Koko) (RadioLab-DM)

review Chapter  5 [comm data]  &

 Skim Chapter 11 [discovery]

 

 

♦ Chapter 13  [survey]  {2/12} JOSEPH w/ Chen  

 

♦ Chapter 14  [exprmt] {2/14} _PIERRE_w/ Bhatia   

 

 

 

    read ASAP: Frey, et al. Chapter 3 & 15 [ on Ereserve} //  AVAILABLE VIA "Library Resources" SECTION IN BLACKBOARD:
 

COMM5899 - Senior Seminar: Communication Studies / Evelyn Plummer / Fall 2017 - Spring 2018

Link: - https://library.shu.edu/er.php?course_id=40386


wk6: 2/19 [Pres Day] & 2/21

 if nec. complete:  leftovers

 

Methods Review, cont.

          C. "Text"ual Analysis 2/19 (Content, Rhetorical,

           Conversation Analysis, Discourse Analysis,

           Narrative, Performance, ) ( A.D.S.)(Gore's ice) (PracticePublMtgs)

 

       

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♦ Chapter12 [content] {2/19} _PANTELAS  w/ Glackin  

 Chapter 8 [conv/disc anal] {2/21} _BIONDI  w/ Spencer_ AND ___e.c./tba_____w/____     

 

 

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LINKED ARTICLES:

 

alternate navigation to THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS:  http://www.iap2.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=404

If this link doesn't work, try copying  & pasting  address into your browser which should take you to the introductory page. or try www.iap2.org/?403

 

-Also try selecting  "Archives"  in  the menu on the right. Select Volume 3, Issue 2, 2009 

Skim articles by Cockett, Jarmon, & at least one other.

 

- Take a look at the video which is in Youtube [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5T6UIvjgeY]


to accompany  Chapters 12 & 8

wk7: 2/26 & 2/28

   

      2/26 : Guest Speakers: Comm & Religion in Nicaragua [ COMM 3130]

 

    

 D. Ethnography (natural history) 2/26 (CommDoors field stdy)  ( SKOM-CA or Eth? / 3-way C.A.)

tent: "Understanding the Comm Dept" as ethnographers

      

Debrief Ethnography findings;  

   

     E. Historical Research 2/28(SHUPirates?)( GrndmaMses)   - rescheduled to:  tba

Short Class on  2/28:

2/28 (Last 45 minutes -> addt'l  Individual conferences- see preparation details below & begin Ethnography project

  Pre-proposal Meetings with professor [ click for link to schedule-or scroll down]

 

 

 

 

♦ Chapter 7 [ethno] {2/26} _COLEMAN  w/_ Joseph_  AND__GARAYO w/ Toney_

♦ via teams: Comm Dept Ethnography Field Study!

     
  *Pre-Proposal Conference info:   <click for appt sched. reminder>

 You should come prepared with: (1) any questions you have for me about the details of the research proposal written submission [ due 3/12/18]. In preparation, be sure to carefully read the assignment page linked tbelow.   (2) a clearly phrased RQ/Hypo  + 1 page sample draft (3) your planned methodology & how it corresponds to your "philosophical paradigm" . Please be aware that your oral presentation of your research proposal (to be delivered via a small group format) also  will need to explain the details of how you will carry out your methodology.

   TENT: complete the "3-way C.A." team activity[available in  hard copy only]tentative: online

 

 quiz; independent work on Research Proposal,

    3/5-3/10

     Spring  Break

 

wk8: 2/27 & 3/1

3/12 & 3/14
 
    

3/12:Research Proposal Presentations - via small group sessions [10-15 minutes per presenter for presentation + Q-&-A] {will be grouped accdg to comparable paradigms};

Use peer feedback to finalize  research plan


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 3/14:       E.
Rhetorical Criticism, part 1&2

if possible, begin Ethnography team  presentations



 
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Proposal  due  3/12( written AND Oral)

[click for link to assignment page]


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Chapter 9 [rhet crit] {
3/14-}_HO-SHING-MASON w/_Pierre  AND_TONEY w/ Zebrowski_
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Online Quiz #2 due by Sunday- Available via Blackboard site only date tba. labelled as #3 & its accompanying abstract

wk9: 3/19 & 3/21

 

Read this Proposal Feedback Document:  THREE PROPOSAL INSIGHTS - updated  3/15/18

 

 

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 3/19 & 3/21: if nec. complete: Office Door Ethnography - Results & Debrief

 

 - Review Methodology work so far:  esp. Rhet. Criticism & Critical Studies & Historical -incl. oral history; SKOM ; Grandma Moses?ca? ; preview Quantitative methods

 

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3/21 = SNOW DAY

tentative:  Complete/BIAS worksheet

 

 

 

 

 ♦ Chapter 10 [crit stdies- 1][195--207] {3/21?_ CHEN_ w/_Coleman

 AND

Chapter 10 [crit std pt 2][207-214] {3/21} _BHATIA w/_Cohrs  

 

IF a Snow Day, Chapter Presentations  rescheduled to 3/26

 

 

  S'18 Ethno meta analysis

 The co-authored ABSTRACTS posting due in Blackboard: by Weds 3/21/11:59pm ( due to possible snowday, deadline moved to no-later -than Thursday 3/22/18

wk10: 3/20 & 3/22

3/26 & 3/28

3/26-revised:

 

 

  - Any Questions about  midterm material? hand out Toulmin Cheat Sheet

 

 - Critical Studies Methodology -  parts 1&2

             - a.k.a. Grounded Advocacy

 

 - end early for brief post-proposal meetings with Professor

 

-  if time: Revisiting Validity and Reliability - what does that really mean? {incl. issues of researcher bias} incl. oral history; SKOM ; Grandma Moses?ca?

 

 

 

 

 

3/26-orig Revisiting Validity and Reliability - what does that really mean? {incl. issues of researcher bias}

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OR Anna Deveare Smith:

 

OR  Practice of Public Meetings

3/18: Validity & Reliability in Omaha

J_____ + _____ + _____ + _______>>Laura Black's article

J_____ + _____ + _____ + _______>>> Leslie Jarmon's article

 

 

 

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 on 3/28 in class   TEST #1 {=" 3/4 term"} 

 

review - pp. 95-100 & 302-308[validity|reliabiity]

{2nd ed= pp84-87 &  138-143}

  if necessary: rescheduled Chapter presentations:

Chapter 10 [crit stdies- 1][195--207] {3/21?_ CHEN_ w/_Colema

 AND

Chapter 10 [crit std pt 2][207-214] {3/21} _BHATIA w/_Cohrs  

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clink link  at left for online Test Study-&-Preview Sheet -
[INCLUDING 2 ADVANCE QUESTIONS !]

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            3/29-4/2

Easter  Break   -

 Begin  preparing a practical definition & application of your "Statistics vocabulary word" [ see page linked to week 11]

wk11: ___& 4/4

 

4/4:Qualitative and Quantitative  "Measurement" - I

_Statistics Talk- The least you should know! on call basis -  Be Ready!

 

 _Begin Maslow--And--More (incl "Testing Maslow") :  form research teams; choose  hypotheses & methodologies

 

if  time, Midterm Followup: WARRANT WORKSHOP / REVIEW of  KEY TERMS

 

 review Chapter 5 [comm. data]

 

  Chapter 15 [stats/hypo tst-] {4/4 & 4/9if nec. }  _GLACKIN  w/_Biondi   AND_SPENCER  w/ _Ho-Shing-Mason{resched to 4/9}_

 

 wk12: 4/9 & 4/11

 

4/9: Qualitative and Quantitative  "Measurement" II

 

continue Chap. 15 / begin Chap 16

begin Super Lawyers article [Oral History or Descriptive Statistics. Which is the "stronger data" to support this claim?][Do we need Descriptive or Inferential ?]

continue  Maslow--And--More (incl "Testing Maslow")  confirm research pairs; confirm methodologies; confirm investigation timeline

continue: Statistics Talk- The least you should know!  (as applied to addt'l emailed article excerpts) 

 

 

 

 4/11:   Qualitative and Quantitative  "Measurement" III

continue Chap. 16

3:30-4:10-Workshop: M-A-M:pts1&2: continue conducting "Testing Maslow"  investigative studies (see linked page for teams & topics/hypos): e.g. surveys/experiments/coding; begin compiling stats | 

      A. Re-Evaluating and Focusing Research Questions & Hypotheses

      B. Refining Methods:

      C: Continue  Statistics Talk within Chapter presentations

  

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Exactly what is Oral History anyway? (Grandma Moses)

finish signing up for conference meetings for next week -- occurring mostly during the final,  in-class workshop activities

 

 

 

 

♦ Chapter 16 [infr stats]  {4/9 & 4/11}    

 

SPENCER  w/ _Ho-Shing-Mason

 

_ COHRS w/ Pantelas__

 

AND _ZEBROWSKI  w/_Garayo _

 

 

 

 

 

 

wk13: 4/16 & 4/18

  

   D. Scheduling your final Work (to be covered this week, as necessary)

 

    E. Writing and re-writing a Scholarly Essay  ( to be covered this week, as necessary)

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4/16:

Chapter 11 presentation

 

M-A-M:pt2&3: if possible, begin team presentations: "Testing Maslow" TODAY = Team 2 [MattZ , Tammy , Bernice]

 

 

 tent/ if necessary:  Warrant Workshop ( _____  )

tent/if necessary  begin W-I-W  - Writing Workshop w/ laptops[

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4/18:  NO FORMAL CLASS:  independent work on Research Paper; Work on online Quiz;   PrePaper Conferences**; continue Individual work as necessary; tent: Maslow/W-I-W e.c.

♦ Chapter 11 {4/16} [Discv ]    Bhatia_______  w/_ ________    

 

♦ Chapter TBD [tbd] [ 4/-} ___ / _____ names to be updated as needed  [Additional readings TBD]

 

 

Online Quiz #3 ( labelled as tbd)  due by Fri   availilable via Blackboard site : tba

 

**PrePaper Conference info: To Review Your Plans For COMPLETING your actual investigations, analyses & WRITING your paper <click for appt sched>  page to be updated

Please note that the oral presentations of the final papers begin on _Mon  4/30/18_ & the submission of the "First-Submitted-Draft" of the final paper is due Weds 4/25/18 but under emergency situations, it might be accepted no later than noon, Fri. 4/27/18- but you have to "argue" your case in order to achieve this extension.

You should come prepared to this appt. with: (1) approx. one page (2-3 paragraphs) to show me from whatever section you have written so far. If you have not done any writing yet, then you will need to do some BEFORE your conference!

 (If you don't have anything to show, conference will be cancelled)

(2) Any questions or concerns  you have for me about the details of the final paper.

The Primary purpose for this conference is to “check in” :

 

 

wk14: 4/23 & 4/25

IF TIME: A last look at some Essential  and/or "Pesky" Communication Concepts    (e.g. metacommunication, IPT, URT,  E.T.Hall: Anthropology/Communication overlap;  Systems Theory, Third Person Effect, etc..)
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4/23:

Testing Maslow" TODAY = Team 3 [Cassie, Blaine, Leslie, Aubrey]

Testing Maslow" TODAY = Team 4 [MattC, Emma, Petal]

Complete as necessary:  Statistics Talk [leftovers{prob. in  this order}]: section  & sequencing to be updated

 - STANDARD ERROR (______)

- TWO TAILED TEST (______)

-  REGRESSION ANALYSIS (______)

- FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION (______) 

- CENTRAL TENDENCY ((______)

  - T TEST(______)

 NULL HYPOTHESIS ( _____  )

- TYPE I & TYPE II ERROR   ( _____  )

 - U SHAPED CORRELATION  ( _____ )**** P. 378

- CHI SQUARE ( _____  )

 

Comm.-Concept-Cleanup, Part 1:   URT  / Systems Theory / Oral History

tent: (writing in the language of scholarship)

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4/25:

as necessary: team presentations: "Testing Maslow" slides due in advance / see below for oral presentation contents.

Testing Maslow" TODAY = Team 1 [David, Jake,___,___]

Comm.-Concept-Cleanup, Part 2: metacommunication, IPT

Submission of Thesis  Draft  [if you have negotiated  another alternate submission date, be aware only hard copies will be accepted-- no emailed drafts.  

►Finalize Paper Presentation dates 

 

♦ Readings: due: 4/23

 read/view:  Slide Show:  UNCERTAINTY REDUCTION THEORY - OVERVIEW   available in Blackboard.

 

 

 

Research Thesis (Paper)  - 1st submitted draft - <due no later than 4/25, but  add'tl due dates MAY BE negotiable  <via  hard copy in my mailbox>

 [click for link to assignment page]

 

* Maslow presentations =  (5=10 minutes)
(1) "We decided that using ________ statistics [descriptive-or- inferential] was the best way to analyze the data we collected."
(2) " We decided that using a __________  [histogram,chart,graph, etc]   was the most appropriate way to depict our statistical analysis."
     

wk15: 4/30 & 5/2  

 

Research (Findings) Presentations - based on Draft 1 [8-10 minutes @-plus  q&a]  not nec. in this order]

 

 

 

5 on 4/30 =  _Jake_ & _Matt Z_ &  _Aubrey_  &  _Matt C_  &  _Petal_

 

5 on 5/2 -    _Cassie &  Emma_ & _Blaine_ & Bernice  &  _David_ 

 

 

 

 

wk16: 5/7 & __

Weds = Reading Day

Research Presentations continued,

 

4 on 5/7 =   _Blaine(1st) & Leslie_ & _Tammy_ &  _Saumya_  &  Billy_  _Petal_______

 tent: Exam review

 

 

tentative: "Last Chance-Make-up"Online Quiz #4 due appx:  5/13- Available via Blackboard only: tba.  [ quiz focus =tent.  chapters10, 11, 15]

    Extra Credit Opportunity: Yoga Science
flexible submission deadline. Ask!


also: Workshop-In-Writing: "Whee!<tentative/TBA

 

EXAM SESSION: 

Tues 5/15/18 @ 10:10-12:10

 

  in class    TEST # 2 

 

  

TENTATIVE: 2 ADVANCE TEST/Assessment QUESTIONS !

 clink link  at left for online Test Study-&-Preview Sheet -including link to Dept. assessment questions

Research Paper- draft #2 (final version for grading)- incorporating feedback from presentation  [due no later than exam session; preferably earlier]

   

 

 

 

Links to   misc. articles also linked above
  Gossip: Studies Find That Gossip Isn't Just Loose Talk Gossip Study
wk 2 How Words get the Message Across http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110124/full/news.2011.40.html?WT.ec_id=NEWS-20110125
  "Nomophobia":  Fear-of- Missing Out- anxiety due to being away from phone Nomophobia, study & overview article
  The Practice of Public Meetings / Omaha

http://www.iap2.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=404

If this link doesn't work, try copuing  & pasting  address into your browser which should take you to the introductory page.

 

Also try selecting  "Archives"  in  the menu on the right. Select Volume 3, Issue 2, 2009  OR

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5T6UIvjgeY]

 

  Rummer: Mood is linked to vowel type: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ralf_Rummer/publications
  Summary of Mood-Vowel research / We speak as we Feel; http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140626095717.htm 
wk 1 Stop Googling. Let's Talk http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/opinion/sunday/stop-googling-lets-talk.html?_r=0 OR Stop Googling. Let's Talk
     
  THE SCIENCE OF YOGA; The risks and the rewards The podcast The risks and the rewards of practicing yoga
  Yoga Science - the assignment Yoga Science
 

Voice & Gender: Preference for Leaders with Masculine Voices Holds in the Case of Feminine Leadership Roles

http://www.as.miami.edu/personal/cklofstad/19_fem_voice.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  Overview:  Tests / Quizzes / Content 

    Two in-class tests are scheduled & thetre will be 3-4 quizzes placed in Blackboard. They will be designed to test your knowledge of the information in the textbook as well as topics discussed in class. Approximately one week before each major test, a study sheet will be linked  above -- summarizing the chapters to be covered. For the online quizzes, the chapters/material to be studied will be mentioned in the announcement you will see when you log in to "Piratenet."

 

 

 

  Overview:  Literature Review " The review-of-the-literature" Written & Oral Components          

Oral  = due 2/7/18  (presentation  slots tbd)_ ///  Written =  due via hard copy or email attachment no later than Fri, 2/9/18

        This is a ten source annotated bibliography for a narrowly defined area of communication research which pertains to your chosen research interest area. You will also give a brief oral presentation summarizing your findings so far. Please note this is not the same entity also called the "Literature Review" which is an actual  component within the finished research paper.   click to go to the  Literature Review information sheet

 

 

 

Overview:  Research Proposal   Written & Oral Components

     Written = due _2/26/18-through-2/28/18 [tba] (a Draft version ready for conference with Professor)( final proposal document due day of oral presentation>>)  //  Oral  = 3/12/18

     

 This is a one to three page document in which you present a research question/or/ hypothesis and explain your planned investigative method. Your overall research goal is to contribute (incrementally) to the area of research presented in your literature review. click to go to Proposal information sheet

 

 

 

  Overview:  Research Paper     Written & Oral Components 

        Draft #1(1st Submitted) :  Due dates:  Written Component = _4/25/18 [addt'l dates negotiable]_  / Oral Component = 4/30 -through- 5/7__

 

         FINAL  Draft:  Written  Component  ( revised version) = no later than exam date ( 5/15/18) / earlier submission encouraged __

 

            

        For this course, you will be Investigating (i.e. conducting original research), composing and presenting a _15-20 pp. (minimum)_scholarly paper. At the end of the semester, you will be reporting on your findings in an oral presentation in which you summarize how you conducted your study and what you found and the implications for future research. click to go to Thesis Paper information sheet   Also see Project-Timeline Schematic  & Professor's overall & Proficiency Grading Criteria & "Summary: Departmental 'Senior Seminar Grading Criteria'"

 

 

 

 

 

  Additional Homework / Classwork Requirements (attendance| participation | abstracts| Chapter presentations |  I am a Researcher | A-O-C | Interim presentations|  W-I-W, etc)  

         

        In addition to your performance on specific assignments, you will earn a grade for general class participation. The grading factors for classwork & participation include evaluation of the completion of homework assignments & worksheets, completion of online quizzes, and active contributions to classroom discussion and exercises [including moderating chapter discussions]. All of this helps support your course grade even if you are not a perfect writer.

        

 

 

 

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Recommended supplemental text = Investigating Communication: An Introduction to Research Methods, 2nd ed.(2000)  - Lawrence Frey, Carl H. Botan, & Gary L. Kreps.  Boston: Allyn and Bacon  selected excerpts available via eReserves

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Tentative: Critique of a research presentation  (e.g. New Jersey Communication conference tba - details tbd: ASK!

 

  Extra Credit  tentative/details tba / ask professor

 

 

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A-O-C appts [__]

 

   

On Mon  1/29/17:

 4:30 - 4:35  [5] ______________________________________ = during class time

 

4:40 - 4:45  [5] ______________________________________= during class time

 

4:50 - 4:55  [5] ______________________________________

 

5:00 - 5:05   [5] ______________________________________

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On Weds 1/31/17:

2:35 - 2:40  [5] ______________________________________ = tentative slot

 

2:45 - 2:50  [5] ______________________________________

 

2:55 - 3:00  [5] ______________________________________

 

3:05 - 3:10  [5] ______________________________________

 

3:15 - 3:20  [5] ______________________________________

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3:30 - 3:35  [5] ______________________________________= during class time

 

3:40 - 3:45  [5] ______________________________________ = during class time

 

3:50 - 3:55  [5] ______________________________________= during class time

 

4:00 - 4:05  [5] ______________________________________= during class time

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4:15 - 4:20   [5] ______________________________________= during class time

 

4:25 - 4:30   [5] ______________________________________= during class time

 

4:35 - 4:40   [5] ______________________________________= during class time

 

4:45 - 4:50  [5] ______________________________________

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5:00 - 5:05  [5] ______________________________________

 

5:10 - 5:15  [5] ______________________________________

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On Monday 2/26/18 & Wednesday 2/28/18 :  Pre-Proposal Conferences

 

 

Mon 2/26:

 

11:55 - 12:05 __________________________ _______________

 

12:10 - 12:20 ______Blaine  Spencer (12:15)_________________

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1:50 - 2:00  ___________________________________________

 

2:05 - 2:15  __-_____Leslie Chen__________________________

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3:00-3:10 _________Matt Cohrs__________________________

 

3:15-3:20 _________David Ho-Shing-Mason________________

 

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4:35 - 4:45 ________Jake Biondi__________________________= during class time TENTATIVE

 

 

 

Weds 2/28:

Cassie

12:05-12:15 ____Cassie ________________ _______________

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1:50-2:00 ______Matt Zebrowski________________________

 

2:05-2:15 ________Leslie Chen__________________________

3:00-3:10_______Petal Joseph_________________ _______________

 

3:15-3:25 _______Emma Glackin________________________________

 

---------class

 

4:05 -

4:05 - 4:15  _________Aubrey Coleman___________________________= during class time

 

4:20 - 4:30 _________Bernice Pierre______________________________= during class time

 

 

4:35 - 4:45 _________Tammy Garayo_____________________________= during class time

 

4:50 - 5:00 __________Billy Toney________________________________

5:05 - 5:15 __________Saumya Bhatia_____________________________

 

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SLOTS TO BE UPDATED

__________________On Monday  4/16/18 / Pre-Draft Submission Conferences________________________

11:30-11:40 [10] _____________________________________________

11:45-11:55  [10] _____________________________________________

12:00-12:10  [10] _____________________________________________                                      

  

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2:00-2:10  [10] ______________________________________________

 

2:15-2:25 [10] ______Billy Toney________________________________

 

2:30-2:40 [10] ______Jake Biondi________________________________

 

2:45-2:55 [10] ______Petal Joseph________________________________

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4:40 - 4:55  [15] _____Matt Zebrowski____________________________  * during end of classtime

                                                                                                                                             

                                           On Wednesday 4/18/18 / Pre-Draft Submission Conferences________________

 

8:45 - 8:55  [10] __________________________________________

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11:15 - 11:25  [10] ________________________________________

11:30 - 11:40  [10] _______Matt Cohrs_______________________

11:45 - 11:55  [10] _______Cassie Pantelas____________________

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3:00 - 3:15  [15] ________Emma Glackin_____________________

3:20 - 3:35  [15] ________Blaine Spencer___________________  * during classtime

3:40 - 3:55  [15] ________Leslie Chen______________________ * during classtime

4:00 - 4:15  [15] ________________________________________ * during classtime

4:20 - 4:35  [15] _________Bernice Pierre__________________ * during classtime

4:40 - 4:55  [15] _______________________________________ * during classtime

5:00 - 5:15  [15] __________Aubrey Coleman________________

 

 

On Monday 4/23/18 : “Last chance / emergency”

 

      1st submitted Draft  DUE in 2 Days! [ tentative: negotiation  possible -> Fri 4/27/18]

 

 

        11:15 – 11:25 [10] ______________________________________

        

        11:30 – 11:40 [10] ______________________________________ avoid if possible

 

        11:45 – 12:55 [10] ______________________________________

 

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         2:20 – 2:30 [10] ____Tammy Garayo_____________________

         2:35 – 2:45 [10] ____David Ho-Shing-Mason_( 11:35)____________

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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