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COURSE
SYLLABUS -
proficiency version
updated 5/3/20 |
DR. E. PLUMMER
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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 Adjusted/Remote section of Calendar
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
Shortcut to Project Timeline Schematic
Shortcut to Grading
worksheet: Lit Rev1 [ anno. bibl /
also linked to L.R. assignment page]
Shortcut to Research Paper Presentation Schedule
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.
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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,
4th ed. -
Gerianne Merrigan & Carole L. Huston, Oxford University Press, NY //
3rd
edition also acceptable
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
in-class 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:
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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.
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WEEK
OF...
S'20 / MW
3:30-4:45
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UNIT_OF STUDY
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READINGS/
ASSIGNMENTS
due on this date
page refs = 3rd ed. {4e pages to be added}
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wk1:
1/13 & 1/15
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> Introduction to Research Culture; Discussion:
What have I learned? What do I need
to know? What do I want to know? How can creating a Senior Thesis
Project & paper help me get to where I need to be?
>
TENT. Begin PreTest activities using Stop Googling...
IF assigned, see link at the right
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♦ Chapter
1
[intro resrch.cult] -
ASAP
♦ Complete this assignment.:
"What do you know??? I AM already a
researcher"
[ due for
discussion on 1/15 & 1/22 (no submission).
♦
NOT assigned for S20:
With your partner, begin
completing this assignment.:
[ due for
Presentation on [ TBD1/23/19] /
_"Assessing
Your Investigative 'Know-How' "page
to be updated alternate RQ(Theater Companies)
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LINKED ARTICLES:
to
be inserted /TBA
♦
DUE 1/15:
Re-read Stop Googling.
Let's Talk.
S20 =
also using using alternate RQ(Theater Companies)
{original article location =
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/opinion/sunday/stop-googling-lets-talk.html?_r=0
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wk2: _____ &
1/22
{add/drp ends
1/21}
1/23
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>
The Communication Field and its
Sub-Disciplines; Basic Concepts & Terminology; Epistemology
(continue PreTest debriefs {2 RESEARCH
DESIGNS}
> Research
Topics ; Research Questions
[What should I
research?]
>in class practice
using one of these current topics:
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♦
Chapter
2 [pardgm-knowing]
♦Area-Of-Curiosity
worksheet due asap
by EMAIL. Deadline =
Fri: 1/24
♦
Review these worksheets linked below in preparation for 1/22
debriefs:
I AM already a researcher"
( re-review)
Research Formats-Arguments-Ethics
(skim)
S20= using alternate RQ(Theater Companies)
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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
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Speak/Feel Study - summary article
♦
Gossip Study
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> Sign up
for Individual AOC
Conference appointment via in-class sign-up sheet.*
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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 |
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wk3:
1/27 & 1/29
1/28 & 1/30
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>1/27:Scholarly Literature
in the Communication Studies field;
Reading, Understanding, &
Interpreting Academic/scholarly writing
Research Ethics:
"What thoughts
& behaviors should I avoid?"
>1/29:
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.
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♦ Chapter
4 [mkg argumnts/claims]
♦
Chapter
3 [ethics&research]
due
asap
&
TENT:
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 Saturday-
Available via Blackboard site only.
available: 1/30-2/1[11:59pm]
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LINKED ARTICLES: (to be assigned as
time allows)
Nomophobia, study &
overview article |
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*A-O-C Conference info:
<click
for appointment schedule>
PURPOSE: To
briefly review your submitted 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 2/5.
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.
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wk4:
2/3 & 2/5
2/4 & 2/6
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>2/3:
Complete Teamwork
on "Refresher" worksheets
ETHICS DEBATE:
> if nec.
Formulating a research question / hypothesis
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Sources
of Communication Data
>
assignment alerts:
(1) Forum Posting
{Article: Hate Crimes} -
due by 2/17
(2) E-Reserve readings
- due asap
(3)
Chapter Review Leaders -
as specified
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>2/5:
begin: Literature Review-Presentations--
as works-in-progress
slots to-be-assigned as
you enter the room
written version of your Lit Rev due by Fri. 2/7 - n.l.t.
11:59PM -
via email
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♦
Lit.
Review-pt1 [AnnoBib] -Oral Presentation (4-5 minutes) begin 2/5
//Written submission due n.l.t. F2/7-via: email.
[click for link to
assignment page]
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Chapter
5
[comm data]
{4th ed =
Chapter
11 [arguments-multiple-realities]omm data]
♦ tent: Chapter
6
[warrants] {4th
ed = tba}
♦ Begin preparing for your stint
as a as
Discussion Leader
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LINKED ARTICLES:(to be assigned as
time allows)
-What
makes a hate crime in NJ?
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wk5:
2/10 & 2/12
2/11 & 2/13
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if
necessary, complete Lit Review- Presentations
.<anno bibl>
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Throughout: Principles of collecting, capturing & measuring
communication
data accdg to Paradigms
(Afraid-of-People) ( Super Bowl)
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assignment alerts:
(1) eReserve Chapters ( Frey,
et.al)
(2)
reminder: Posting to Hate Crimes forum
(due by 2/17)
Methods
Chapters Review
[2X2X2+2]:
A. Survey Research (incl
Interview & Focus Group
2/10
B. Experimental Research
2/12
(Afrd-People) (Koko) (RadioLab-DM)
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♦
[survey+] Chapter
7{4e}
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[2/10]
DiBENEDETTO
w/ Kamel_ ----AND----
Chapter
12{4e}
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DSTOKES
w/ Mathis_
♦
[experiment]
Chapter
6{4e}
| 14{=3e}
[2/12]
GRAZIANO_w/
Krause
Read
full chapters ASAP:
Frey, et al. : - esp prior to
Midterm: Chapter 3 & 15 [on Ereserve} //
AVAILABLE VIA "Library Resources" SECTION
IN BLACKBOARD:
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LINKED ARTICLES: (to be assigned as
time allows
>Frey,
et al.: Chapter3 abbreviated Chapter Outline
{
link works as of 1/2020}
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Frey, et al. Chapter 15 abbreviated Chapter Outline
{
works as of 1/2020}
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wk6:
2/17[Pres Day] & 2/19
2/18 &
2/20
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if nec., complete: leftovers
Methods Review, cont.
C. "Text"ual Analysis
(Content:
2/17 , Rhetorical
tba,
Conversation Analysis:
2/19, Discourse Analysis:
2/19,
Narrative
tba, Performance
tba, )
(A.D.S.) (Gore's ice)
(PracticePublMtgs)
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Forum Posting due2/17: Hate Crimes ( available in
Blackboard only)
♦
[content
anal.]
Chapter
8{4e}
| 12{=3e}
[2/17]
_GESSNER
w/
Caulfield
♦
[convrstn
anal.]
Chapter
104e}
| 8{=3e}
[2/19]
_ADEDEJI
w/
Stokes II
♦
[discourse
anal.]
Chapter
144e}
| 8{=3e}
[2/19]
_SHAW
w/
Gessner
♦
♦
review
Chapter
5
[comm
data] &
Skim
Chapter
11
[discovery]
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LINKED ARTICLES:
* as of May2020 link =
https://delibdemjournal.org/10/volume/5/issue/2/
♦2020
new link for full special issue "THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING:
https://www.publicdeliberation.net/jpd/vol5/iss2/
alternate navigation to THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC
MEETINGS - intro page +links to article abstracts only:
www.iap2.org/?403
[
This link works 1/2020 / may need to copy & paste into browser
-Also try selecting "Archives" in the menu on the
right. Select
Volume 3, Issue 2, 2009
Skim
abstracts & 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]
[This link works 1/2020]
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to accompany Chapters on
content/conversation/discourse analysis:
3rd edition: Chaps 8 & 12
4th edition : Chaps 8 & 10
& 14
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>Sign up for Individual Pre-Proposal
Conference appointment via in-class sign-up sheet.**
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wk7:
2/24 & 2/26
2/25 & 2/27
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Complete Textual Analysis
D. Ethnography
(natural history)
2/24
(CommDoors field stdy) ( SKOM-CA
or Eth?
/ 3-way C.A.)
"Understanding the Comm Dept"
as ethnographers /
E. Historical Research
2/26(SHUPirates?))George
Washington novel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taV4lJMxSmU)
(
GrndmaMses)
-
Short Class on 2/26:
2/26
(Last 45 minutes ->
addt'l Individual conferences- see preparation details
below +teams begin Ethno project
Pre-proposal Meetings with
professor [ click for link to
schedule-or scroll down]
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♦
[ethnography]
Chapter
134e}
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[2/24]
_MATHIS
w/
Luehs
♦
T_
♦ via teams: Comm Dept Ethnographic Study!
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**Pre-Proposal Conference info:
<click
for appt schedule section to
be updated
You
should come prepared with:
(1)
any questions you have for me
about the details of the research proposal written submission
[ Oral + Final written version due on
3/11
In
preparation, be sure
to carefully read the assignment page linked below, & (2)
a clearly phrased
RQ/Hypo
+ 1 page sample draft
(3) your
planned methodology & an explanation on how ir corresponds to
your project's "philosophical paradigm". Please be aware that your
oral presentation of your research proposal will be delivered via a
small group format and you will be expected to explain the
details of how
you will carry out your methodology.
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TENT: complete the "3-way
C.A." team activity[available in hard
copy only], tentative:
online
quiz; independent work on
Research Proposal,
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3/2 - 7 |
Spring Break |
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wk8:
3/9 & 3/11
3/4&3/6 |
3/9: E.
Rhetorical Criticism: 1&2
3/11:Research Proposal Presentations
-
via small group sessions
[10-
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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if possible, begin Ethnography team presentations on 3/9 - any
volunteers? |
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Proposal- due
3/11 (written AND oral)
[click for link to
to assignment page]
SUBMIT VIA EMAIL BY 6PM
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[Rhet
Crit]
Chapter
154e}
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[3/9]
_KAMEL
w/
Chalk
DiBenedetto_
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Online Quiz #2 due by Saturday-
Available via Blackboard site only: 3/11
- 3/14 |
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Dear
COMM-5899 - As you may have seen in the recent announcement, SHU has
issued new policies that affect some on-campus
classes/activities/events (but not all!). Since the announcement
specifies that weekday, on-campus classes are canceled 3/11-3/15.
this means that in a technical sense, we do not have class in 3/11.
Consequently, your
Proposal document
should be emailed to me as an email attachment. Deadline = 3/11:
6:00pm.
For this assignment, please put
your
name ONLY on the first page of your document
(no
running headers) since I will be
using an anonymous peer review technique via email since we will be
unable to do it in person.
The additional adjustments to the course
calendar will be made on this website by 3/16. Obviously, going
forward, there will be a greater instructional reliance on
ASYNCHRONOUS techniques: readings, Professor slide shows, forum
postings, and additional online quizzes. The Chapter discussion
leaders probably will have to put their summaries in writing. If
necessary, submission of personally-recorded video presentations may
have to replace the research findings presentations. Teamwork will
still occur but some changes may be made to the formats of the
deliverables. This means that, similar to an online course, most
activities will not
occur on a Mon Weds from 3:30-4:45 basis—although there may be some
“real-time” items.)
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Adjusted/"Remote" Calendar begins here:
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Week 9ONLINE
3/16 & 3/18 |
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| THIS WEEK - Mon = Flextime, to
interact with partners/teammates to prep & submit ; Weds =
meet virtually from 3:30-4:45 in Blackboard
Collaborate |
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TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
(1) Overview: Critical Studies
Chapters; (2) Debriefs of partners' Carnival Parade Theories
; (3) Presentations & Reveals of Ethno Comm.Doors Project
(4) Checkup Quiz #2 |
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READINGS:
Chapter
164e}
|10{=3e} |
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SLIDE SHOWS TO VIEW: if
ready in advance,
Compilation sldshows:
Carnival Parade Theories + Comm Doors Ethnographies +
Critical Studies Chapter Reviews |
ASSIGNMENTS TO SUBMIT:
asap/n.l.t.
3/17 ( 11:59pm) (1) via email:
Partners'
analysis of Carnival Parade - submit in Powerpoint
format (1-2 slides).
(2) via
email: Team's Ethno. project results. (
a few slides each)
(3) via email:
Critical Studies' chapters leader
reviews - submit in powerpoint format (1 slide each) . Be
prepared to explain all of these during a
"real-time" ,virtual session in Blackboard Collaborate on
3/18
(4) Check up Quiz #2 will be accessible 3/18
through 3/22 |
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UPCOMING
(AT A GLANCE) |
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M3/23=
Parade theories - Real Time Collab. session |
| W3/25= Flextime |
| M3/30= Flextime
(revised Statistics assignment
posted on Course calendar below) (office hour appt request
possible. |
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W4/1= Real Time Midterm online in BB |
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M4/6= Real time
Collaborate session / Statistics Chapter reports / Stats proj reveals? |
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W4/8= Flextime ( work on your
paper) |
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(Easter) |
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W4/15=Flextime ( Individual appts/work on your
paper) |
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M4/20=Real time
BB-Collaborate session (final questions;
finalize pres. sched |
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W4/22= Flextime | Paper Draft due via EMAIL |
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M4/27=RealTime |Presentations: in Collab\Teams---TBD |
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M4/29=RealTime |Presentations: in
Collab\Teams---TBD |
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M-5/4=RealTime |Presentations: in
Collab\Teams---TBD |
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Week 10
ONLINE
3/23 & 3/25 |
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TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
(1) Carnival Parade Criticism
theories -presentations |
| READINGS: (1) Statistics
Practice ProjectS20 S |
| SLIDE SHOWS TO VIEW:
Parades / Critical Studies |
| VIDEOS TO VIEW: recommended:
misc Parade footage in Youtube |
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Week 11 ONLINE
3/30
& 4/1 |
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| THIS WEEK- Mon = FLEX-TIME
// Weds - Real-Time, virtual session - log in to Blackboard
3:00pm - 5:00pmEDT |
TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
(1) 4/1: "mid" term test in Quizzes /Assessments
folder
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| SLIDE SHOWS TO VIEW:
n.a. |
ASSIGNMENTS TO SUBMIT:
UPCOMING: |
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on
4/1 in Blackboard
TEST #1
{"
3/4 term"}
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clink link for online Test Study-&-Preview
Sheet-
[INCLUDING
2 mandatory ADVANCE QUESTIONS !]
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Week 12
1 ONLINE
4/6 & 4/8 |
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Mon = Blackboard Collaborate
// Weds = one-on-one appts ( on request (see possible slots below)
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TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
Statistics Chapters ( ALL 4
presenters) |
| SLIDE SHOWS TO VIEW:
n.a. |
ASSIGNMENTS TO SUBMIT:
[submission format TBD
UPCOMING:
Current Available slots:
(email requests)
Weds 4/8:
3:30 - 3:45_Rhania
Kamel__
Weds 4/8:
Weds 4/8:
4:00
- 4:25_Devin Luehs______
Weds 4/8:
4:30
- 4:45_______
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-Crunch the numbers
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-Analyze
the numbers (Descriptive approach?
Inferential approach?)
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-Decide
best way to visualize the numbers
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-Create &
present an infographic
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**REVISED
PrePaper Conference info: To
Review Your Plans For COMPLETING your actual investigations,
analyses & WRITING your
paper.
<click for
virtual appt sched>
♦ Please note that the oral presentations of the
final papers begin on _Mon
4/27/20_
& the submission of
the
"First-Submitted-Draft"
of
the final paper is due
Weds
4/22/20
but under emergency situations, some
extensions MIGHT be granted--
but you'd have to "argue" your case successfully in order to achieve an extension
to Fri. noon.
♦
Prior to your appointment,
You
should have emailed (1)
an actual writing sample:
approx. one page (2-3 paragraphs) to show me from
EITHER your literature review OR your description-of-methodology section. 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 ended early)
(2)
Any
questions or concerns you have
for me about the details of the final paper.
In other words, the Primary purpose
for this conference is for you to "check in" . You get to "drive the
bus" for his meeting-- so if you have any questions or issues, it's
up to you to bring them up.
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Week 13 1 ONLINE
___& 4/15 |
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TOPICS
TO BE COVERED: One-on-one
appointments [remember
that you need to email a page or so that you have already
written for your paper
(sending
it
no-later-than three
hours in advance).] |
| SLIDE SHOWS TO VIEW:
n.a. |
ASSIGNMENTS TO SUBMIT:
IF YOU
HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO:remember
that you need to email a page or so that you have already
written for your paper
(sending
it
no-later-than three
hours in advance).
UPCOMING:
selecting slot for Presentations;
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Week 14 1 ONLINE
4/20 & 4/22 |
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Mon = Blackboard
Collaborate // Weds = flextime to complete & submit Paper
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TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
Monday loose ends: the 'zen' of writing a thesis paper
[ train-the-brain; 7+ sections; submission format &
location; APA red flags; limitations on feedback;
presentation slots; final exam; COMM dept outcomes
assessment+ Steakumms |
ASSIGNMENTS TO SUBMIT:
Submit Completed Thesis[submission format
= email]
UPCOMING:
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Research
Thesis (Paper)
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1st
submitted draft -
<due
no later than 4/22, but
add'tl due dates MAY BE negotiable
<via email> [click for link to
assignment page]
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Week 15 1 ONLINE
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Mon & Weds = Blackboard Collaborate-
virtual sessions
TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
8 Paper Presentations (4 @ day)
4/27 = Rhania,
Joe, Terrance;
Jimmy
4/29 =
Alex;
Devin;
Kyle; Quintar |
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n.a. |
ASSIGNMENTS TO SUBMIT:n.a.
UPCOMING:
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TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
4 Paper Presentations
5/4 = Mark;
Jay; Zach;
Oluwatomi |
ASSIGNMENTS TO SUBMIT:
[submission format TBD
UPCOMING:
Submission of final draft of
Thesis Paper; Final Exam [some exemptions][ all must
complete assessment]
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EXAM SESSION:
Mon 5/11/20 @ 10:10-12:10
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(incl . assessment
activity for all course enrollees
in class
TEST # 2 |
clink link at left for online Test Study-&-Preview
Sheet-
[INCLUDING
2 mandatory ADVANCE AssessmentQUESTIONS !]
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wk9:
3/16 & 3/18
3/18 & 3/20
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Read this
Overall Feedback Response to the Proposals:
THREE
PROPOSAL INSIGHTS page
to be updated
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3/16:
Office Door
Ethnography - Results & Debrief -
email slide shows to Professor n.l.t. 3:15
3/18:- Critical Studies Chapter
Presentation / Review Methodology work
so far:
esp.
Rhet. Criticism & Critical Studies
& Historical
-incl.
Carnival in Belgium; oral history; SKOM? ; Grandma Moses? ADS?
C.A.?
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preview Quantitative methods
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♦
[CritStd-r.c.]
Chapter
164e}
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[3/18]
_CAULFIELD
w/
DiBenedetto
Chalk
♦
[CritStd-a.m.]
Chapter
164e}
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[3/18+]
_KRAUSE
w/
Shaw
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wk10:
3/23 & 3/25
/25 & 3/27
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3/23 - TBD:
- Questions about midterm?
/ Toulmin Cheat Sheet
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Critical Studies Methodology - parts 1&2
- a.k.a. Grounded Advocacy - complete Carnival In Belgium [ generate
quantitative hypotheses to test]
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if
time: Revisiting Validity and Reliability - what does that really mean?
{incl.
issues of researcher bias}
incl. previously linked articles - TBA;
Anna Deveare Smith;
Validity & Reliability in Omaha
- tentative- end early for
voluntary, brief, post-proposal meetings with Professor
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on 3/25 in class
TEST #1
{"
3/4 term"}
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Readings TBA
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if
necessary: complete Chapter presentations:
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clink link at left for online Test Study-&-Preview
Sheet-
[INCLUDING
2 mandatory ADVANCE QUESTIONS !]
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wk11: 3/30
& 4/1
4/1
& 4/3
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3/30:Qualitative and Quantitative
"Measurement" - I
_►Statistics
Talk- The least you should know!
-on call
basis - Be Ready! page to be
updated
_►Begin
Maslow--And--More
(incl "Testing
Maslow") :
form
research partnerships; choose hypotheses & methodologies
if time
& if necessary: , Midterm Followup: WARRANT WORKSHOP / REVIEW
of KEY TERMS
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review
Chapter
5
[comm. data]
♦
[Descrptv
Stats]
Chapter
54e}
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[3/30+]
_LUEHS
w/
Adedeji
♦
Begin preparing a practical
definition & application of your "Statistics Talk vocabulary word" [ see page linked
to week 11]
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wk12:
4/6 & 4/8
4/8 & 4/10
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4/6:
Qualitative and Quantitative "Measurement"
II
► continue Chap. 15 / begin Chap 16
►begin
Super Lawyers article
( link being sent via email)[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)
4/8:
Qualitative and Quantitative "Measurement"
III
►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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TBD
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♦
[InferntialStats]
Chapter
94e}
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[4/6+]
_CHALK
w/
Graziano
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>Sign up for Individual
"Pre-Paper Conference appointment via in-class sign-up sheet.***
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Easter Break
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wk13:
___ & 4/15
4/15 & 4/17
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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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4/15:
►Chapter 11 presentation
e.c. OR
►
if possible,
begin team presentations: "Testing Maslow"slides
due in advance
4/15= Teams:____ / 4/20= Teams:_____
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Readings TBA
♦ Chapter
11 e.c. TBD_
♦
►
Online Quiz #3
due by Fri
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***PrePaper Conference info: To
Review Your Plans For COMPLETING your actual investigations,
analyses & WRITING your
paper.
<click for appt sched>
section to be updated
Please note that the oral presentations of the
final papers begin on _Mon
4/29/19_
& the submission of
the "First-Submitted-Draft" of
the final paper is due
Weds
4/24/19
but under emergency situations, it
might be accepted no later than noon,
Fri. 4/26/19 -
but you have to "argue" your case successfully in order to achieve this extension.
♦You
should come prepared to this appt. with:
(1)
an actual writing sample:
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.
In other words, the Primary purpose
for this conference is to "check in" :
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* Maslow presentations =
(5=10 minutes)
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(1)
"We decided that using ________
statistics
[descriptive-or- inferential]
was the best
way to analyze the data we collected."
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(2) " We decided that using a __________
[histogram,chart,graph, etc]
was the most appropriate way
to depict our statistical analysis." |
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wk14:
4/20 & 4/22
_--__& 4/24
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IF TIME: A last look at some
Essential and/or "Pesky" Communication
Concepts
(e.g.
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4/20:
Testing Maslow"TODAY
= Team #__
[____ , ,
]slides
due in advance
Testing Maslow"TODAY
= Team #__
[____ , ,
]slides
due in advance
TBD/if possible:
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.
►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 Lightning Rounds:
Uncertainty Reduction Theory / Systems Theory /
Media Richness / Third Person Effect/ Genderlects / Priming|Agenda
setting / Muted Group Theory/ Dialectical Theory / IPT /
metacommunication / Implicit Personality Theory/E.T.Hall:
Anthropology/Communication
overlap; etc.
Oral
History
►
if necessary
(practice writing with the language of scholarship)
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4/22:
►as necessary:
team presentations: "Testing Maslow"slides due in advance / see below for oral presentation contents.
►Comm.-Concept-Cleanup,
Part 2:
complete list
►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
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♦ Readings:
due: 4/20
read/view: Slide Show: UNCERTAINTY
REDUCTION THEORY - OVERVIEW available in Blackboard.
♦
Research
Thesis (Paper)
-
1st
submitted draft -
<due
no later than 4/22, but
add'tl due dates MAY BE negotiable
<via hard copy in my mailbox>
[click for link to
assignment page]
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wk15:
4/27 & 4/29
4/29 & 5/1
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►Research
(Findings) Presentations - based
on Draft 1 [10-12 minutes-TBD @-plus q&a]
not nec. in this order]
3-4 on 4/27 =
________
& ___________ & ____________
& _______
3-4 on 4/29 -
_______ & __________ & _____________
& _______
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wk16:
5/4 & ----
5/6 & __
Tues = Reading Day
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Research Presentations
continued,
3-4 on 5/4 =
_________
& __________ & __________
& _______
tent:
Exam review
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►
tentative:
"Last Chance-Make-up"Online Quiz #4 due appx:
tba-
Available via Blackboard : tba. [
quiz focus =tent. chapters10, 11, 15]
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Extra Credit
Opportunity:
Yoga Science
flexible
submission deadline. Ask!
also:
Workshop-In-Writing:
"Whee!<tentative/TBA |
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EXAM SESSION:
Mon 5/11/20 @ 10:10-12:10
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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]
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tent/if necessary
begin
W-I-W
- Writing Workshop
w/ laptops[
tent/
if necessary: Warrant Workshop ( _____ )
______________________________________________________________
►
Overview: Tests / Quizzes / Content
Two in-class
tests are scheduled & there 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 2/5/20
(presentation slots tbd)_
/// Written format to-be -onfirmed - due via hard copy or email attachment[TBD] no later than Fri, 2/7/20
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 _2/24/20-through-2/26/20 [tba]
(a Draft version ready for conference with Professor)(
final proposal document due day of oral presentation>>) //
Oral = 3/11/19
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 = _4/22/20
[addt'l dates
negotiable]_ / Oral Component = 4/27 -through-
5/4__
FINAL
Draft:
Written
Component ( revised version) =
no later than exam session ( 5/11/20) / 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: Extra Credit:
Critique of a research presentation (e.g. New Jersey Communication conference) -
details tbd: ASK!
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A-O-C appts
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On Mon 1/27/20:
4:25 - 4:35
[10] _______Terrance____√__________________ =
during class time
4:40 - 4:50
[10] ______ _Devin______√__________________ =
during class time
4:55 - 5:05
[10] ________Rhania_____√______________________
On Weds 1/29/20:
2:45 – 2:55
[10] ___________Alex______√_____________________
3:00 – 3:10
[10] ____________Kyle_Caulfield___no
AOC___>to be rescheduled___2/6_____√___________
- - - - - - - - - - - -
3:20 – 3:30
[10] ____________Jason____no
AOC______√____________
3:35 – 3:45 [10]
___________Jimmy_________________√_________ = during class time
3:50 - 4:00 [10]
___________Joe____________________√_________ = during class time
- - - - - - - - - - - -
4:10 - 4:20 [10]
___________Mark_________________√___________ = during class time
4:25 - 4:35
[10] ___________Oluwatomi_____no
AOC___√_________ =
during class time
4:40 - 4:50 [10]
____________Zack____________________√_______ = during class time
4:55 - 5:05 [10]
____________Quintar_____no AOC______√_____rescheduled
to after COMM1610 session ___________
5:10 - 5:15 [10]
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On Monday 2/24/20 & Wednesday
2/26/20 :
Pre-Proposal Conferences
names TO BE UPDATED
Mon 2/24:
1:50 - 2:00
[10] _____________________________________________
2:05 - 2:15 [10]_
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2:55-3:05 [10]
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3:10-3:20 [10]
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----------------class
4:35 - 4:45 [10]
__________________________________________= during class time(Ethno
teams-meet-&-plan)
4:50 – 5:00 [10]
__________________________________________
Weds 2/26:
1:50-2:00 [10]
____________________________________________
2:05-2:15 [10]
____________________________________________
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2:55-3:05 [10]
___________________________________________
3:10-3:20 [10]
___________________________________________
---------------class
4:05 - 4:15 [10]
___________________________________________= during class time(Ethno
teams-meet-&-plan)
4:20 - 4:30
[10]____________________________________________= during class time(Ethno
teams-meet-&-plan)
4:35 - 4:45
[10]_________________________________________= during class time(Ethno
teams-meet-&-plan)
4:50 - 5:00
[10]__________________________________________
5:05 - 5:15
[10]__________________________________________
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________________ Pre-Draft
Submission Virtual Conferences________________________
Weds 4/8:
3:30 - 4:00_Rhania
Kamel -√______
Weds 4/8:
4:00
- 4:25___Devin Luehs- √____
Tues 4/14:
12:00-12:30__________________
Tues 4/14:
12:30-1:00__________________
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Tues 4/14: 2:00
- 2:30_____Jay DiBenedetto- √__________
Tues 4/14: 2:30
- 3:00__________________
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Weds 4/15:
12:00-12:30_________________
Weds 4/15:
12:30-1:00_________________
Weds 4/15:
1:00-1:30___Jimmy
Krause -√______
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Weds 4/15:
3:00-3:30___Alex
Chalk -√__________
Weds 4/15:
3:30-4:00___Terrance
Stokes II-√______________
Weds 4/15:
4:00-4:30____Joe
Gessner-√________
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Thurs 4/16: 12:00-12:30____Oluwatomi
Adedeji-√_____________resched
Thurs 4/16: 12:30-1:00____Kyle
Caulfield -√____________
addedThurs 4/16: 1:00-1:30____Mark
Graziano--√_________
addedThurs 4/16:
2:00-2:30____Zach
Shaw-√____________-
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2:00-2:10
[10] _______________________________
2:15-2:25 [10]
____________________________________
2:30-2:40 [10] _____________________________________
√
2:45-2:55 [10] _______________________________
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4:40 - 4:55
[15] ________________________
√*
during end of classtime
On Wednesday 4/17/19
/
Pre-Draft Submission Conferences________________
√
8:45 - 8:55
[10] __________________________________________
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11:15 - 11:25
[10] _______________________________
11:30 - 11:40
[10] _______________________________
11:45 - 11:55
[10] ________________
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3:00 - 3:15
[15] ______________________
3:20 - 3:35
[15] ___________________________
*
during classtime
3:40 - 3:55
[15] ____________________________ *
during classtime
4:00 - 4:15
[15] ___________________________*
during classtime
4:20 - 4:35
[15] __________________________
*
during classtime
4:40 - 4:55
[15] ___________________________ *
during classtime
5:00 - 5:15
[15] __________________________
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] ______________________________________
12:05-12:15 _____________________
_______________
11:55 - 12:05 [10]__________________________ _______________
12:10 - 12:20 [10]__________________________________________
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1:50-2:00 ________________________________________
2:20 � 2:30 [10]
____Tammy Garayo_____________________√
2:35 � 2:45 [10]
____David Ho-Shing-Mason_( 11:35)____________√
5:05 - 5:15 ________________________________________
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if assigned The co-authored ABSTRACTS posting due in Blackboard: by
RBA |
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