I. Writing Prompt: To Have Feared, Loved, and Lost
II. Looking Ahead
We will begin working on ePortfolios (this is the midterm requirement), but you should begin to think of what kind of issue you might likely research NOW since all research projects will be uploaded to your ePortfolio. This issue that drives you (in VERY general terms here) might shape how you design your ePortfolio next week.
October 17 & 24 | Design your ePortfolio and all required uploadings |
October 31 | Finalize your research topic (midterm ePortfolio is due) |
November 14 & 21 | Library Research/Lit Review will be finished |
Early December | ALL QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTED! (This is a HUMANITIES CLASS. We will be doing qualitative analysis, NOT quantitative analysis. If you prefer the latter, enroll in a stats class ASAP. |
III. This Century...and this Semester's Research
Take a moment now and look back at your homework. What did you identify as the PROBLEM OF THE 21ST CENTURY for you? Now imagine that you are going to conduct a QUALITATIVE research project on this problem. What might you do in relation to this issue/problem? WRITE THAT DOWN RIGHT ON THE HOMEWORK.
IV. CHART MAKING... SEEING WHERE AND WHO WE ARE RIGHT NOW AS RESEARCHERS
Write Out ALL the Issues of Your Group Here | Write Out Some Research Questions Here | Write Up Possible Data Plans |
Put everyone's name with the issue/issues they specify | Qualitative Research Questions Questions cannot be YES or NO questions. Avoid words such as: relate, influence, impact, effect, or cause (those are quan words). Here are two ways these questions look: “What does it mean to _________________ (the central issue of your topic)?” OR “How do ______________ (participants) describe (the central issue of your topic)?” | You will run a focus group of 4-5 people, interview three people, or do an extensive case study of one person. Describe one possible research study. |
V. Discussion
From Writing a Paper to... Designing a Page |
VI. Setting Up an ePortfolio
VII. Designing Your Website