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CREATING AN ACADEMIC COMMUNITY
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WEEK 1: AUG. 26-SEPT. 1 AUG.26: FIRST DAY OF FALL SEMESTER CLASSES WRITING FOCUS: BLOGGING This module explores the challenges of communicating civilly and professionally with other business students and the instructor. The goal is to achieve authentic expression while discussing sometimes difficult topics. The class will establish its own norms of acceptable online behavior for the rest of the semester.
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Getting Started:
In the Course Menu on the left, click on the second item from the top, Orientation to Our Blackboard Home Page. If the screencast does not start immediately, click the link at the bottom to begin.
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BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE, be
sure to watch the screencast so you will know how to find the materials
and functions you need for our course in Blackboard. Then click
around to make sure you are comfortable accessing materials and
resources on your own. |
Watch on Monday, Aug. 27, or as soon as you register for the course. |
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The big picture by a famous philosopher: “Why
Civility Is Necessary For Society's Survival” by P. M. Forni.
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Establish your class presence by creating or updating your profile in on Blackboard. (Remember that the profile you create will appear in all of your Blackboard course folders.) Go to our course menu on the left side of the screen. Under the Academic Resources for Students heading, click Blackboard Help for Students, then "Creating a Blackboard Profile." |
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The special
challenges of communicating online:
“Online Civility and Its (Muppethugging) Discontents” by Sheril Kirshenbaum
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Posting your blog entries: If you have not used Blackboard’s blog function previously, go to our Blackboard Course menu on the left side of the screen. Under the Academic Resources for Students heading, click Blackboard Help for Profiles and Functions, then "Videos for Common Blackboard Functions." At the very end of the file, watch the video on "Creating a Blog Entry" (3:24) |
POST RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS #1 AND #2 by Thursday, Aug. 29, by 11:59 PM |
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The instructor’s point of view:
“Don’t Email me This Way,” by Ms. Mentor
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Continuing with our blog, choose and respond to TWO of the five remaining questions (#3-#7) Select the two that allow you to contribute to the exchange of ideas in the most insightful and thoughtful fashion. |
POST 2 BLOG ENTRIES by Friday, Aug. 30, by 11:59 PM |
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Dealing with communication problems:
“Conflict in Cyberspace: How to Resolve Conflict Online,” by John Suler
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Complete the Essentials of Class Interaction SURVEY to establish our class code of behavior It is available under Instructions for Assignments in the course menu. Click on the folder Creating an Academic Community. After everyone has expressed his/her opinion, you will receive an email the next week containing the class consensus on best practices online.
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POST RESPONSE TO SURVEY by Sunday, Sept. 1, by 11:59 PM |
Actively promoting digital civility: Microsoft's Council for Digital Good Calls on US Policymakers to Promote Digital Civility by Jacqueline Beauchere Text of the Council's Open Letter |
Learn your classmates' preferences for a civil atmosphere in our class by reviewing the results of the Essentials of Class Interaction Survey in a class email on Sunday, Sept. 2. Compare to the behaviors stressed by the Council. |
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Show that you understand the formal structure of our classroom community by completing the Quiz on Course Policies. It is available under Instructions for Assignments in the course menu. Click on the folder Creating an Academic Community. |
UPLOAD QUIZ ON COURSE POLICIES by returning to the instructions file for the quiz. If unsure how to submit, watch Submit an Assignment (Student) (0:56) Submit by Sunday, Sept. 1, by 11:59 PM |
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CHARACTERIZING AN ACADEMIC COMMUNITY
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WEEK 2: SEPT. 2-8
SEPT. 3: LAST
DAY TO ADD CLASSES
CONTENT FOCUS: ACADEMIC DISCOURSE COMMUNITIES
WRITING
FOCUS: OBJECTIVE REPORTING, BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS, APPLYING THEORY TO EVIDENCE
This module offers practice in working collaboratively to construct a wiki that explores the writing culture of a particular academic discipline. Students also assemble and validate diverse reseach materials within that discipline.
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The six central characteristics of a discourse community: What is a Discourse Community? |
Before beginning the assignment, be sure you understand this central theoretical model for analyzing group interactions |
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Grasping your task: In Blackboard, click on Instructions for Assignments in the Course Menu. Then click on the folder for Characterizing an Academic Community. Read the Instructions file for Characterizing an Academic Community. |
Thoroughly review the assignment before proceeding. Also, be sure to read the scoring rubric so you know how you will be graded. |
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“What is a Discourse Community?” o Scroll down the page to “Related WiseGEEK Articles” o Read “What is the Relationship Between Language and Discourse?” o Read “What are the Different Types of Academic Discourse?” o Read “What is Scientific Discourse?” if you are a science major |
Discourse communities in academia For a serious example of discourse analysis, using the politics of East Asia: Introduction to Discourse Analysis For a fun example of discourse analysis using tattoos: Tattoo Discourse Analysis: Shipwrecked Tattoos For a social media analysis of a discourse community: Facebook as a Discourse Community
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Begin to understand and explore the academic discipline (usually the same as your major) which creates specific discourse styles andvocabulary as part of its culture. Use the worksheet below to record your findings |
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Think about the value of finding a mentor in your department to ease your entrance into your academic deiscourse community |
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Mentoring as a form of social support as well as academic sponsorship: How to Get the Most Out of College |
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“What
is a Discourse Community?” o Scroll
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Read “What is the Relationship Between Language and Discourse?” o
Read “What are the Different Types of Academic Discourse?” o Read “What is Scientific Discourse?” if you are a science major
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a serious example of discourse analysis, using the politics of East
Asia: Introduction
to Discourse Analysis For
a fun example of discourse analysis using tattoos: Tattoo Discourse Analysis:
Shipwrecked Tattoos For a social media analysis of a discourse community: Facebook as a Discourse Community
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If unsure how to submit, watch Submit an Assignment (Student) (0:56)
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Ethnography as a qualitative form of social research: What is Ethnography? by Brian A. Hoey |
Choose a class or lab in your discipline which you can observe and analyze as a functioning social group. Choose a class that you feel is well suited to the procedure described in the article |
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Observe the group as you attend it. Remember that the most important aspect of the group for our purposes is the vocabulary, reading and writing that it produces as a discourse community |
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Ethnographies by other college writers: Ethnography Samples |
Write your draft, following the instructions file. If you wish, compare it to one or more sample student papers. |
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Using academic style while constructing your argument: Formal Writing Voice |
IMPORTANT: REMEMBER THAT THIS IS ACADEMIC WRITING. You will be using it in this class for the rest of the semester, as well as in research and analysis papers in all your other classes. |
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Complete, revise and proofread the essay on "Characterizing an Academic Community." |
UPLOAD "CHARACTERIZING AN ACADEMIC COMMUNITY"by returning to the Instructions file for it, by Sunday, Sept. 16, by 11:59 PM. If unsure how to submit, watch Submit an Assignment (Student) (0:56) |
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REINFORCING ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
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WEEK 4: SEPT 16-22
CONTENT
FOCUS: PLAGIARISM, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THEFTI
WRITING FOCI: PARAPHRASE, INDIRECT QUOTATIONS, ATTRIBUTION |
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World Book and Copyright Day: World Book and Copyright Day A Video for World Book and Copyright Day |
The importance of books and copyright worldwide is now recognized by UNESCO, protector of world heritage sites |
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Pubic Domain Day provides free books: Public Domain Day 2019: What Books Can
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Once a year--on Jan. 1--materials published in the US 95 years ago lose their copyright protection and become available fto the general public |
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Reviewing your background knowledge: “Nine Things You Should Already Know About Plagiarism” How to Recognize Plagiarism |
Develop an understanding of importance of intellectual property in higher education. Also note the "Three Things You Don't Need to Worry About." |
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GMU's policies on plagiarism: The GMU Honor Code The GMU English Department’s Policy on Plagiarism |
Learn the university policies that govern cheating, plagiarism and copyright for faculty, administrators and students. |
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Checking your own academic behavior: Overview: How to Recognize Plagiarism |
Be sure you have not been plagiarizing without realizing it |
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Respecting copyright for visual images as well as text: 8 Best Websites for Copyright-free Images Finding Public Domain and Creative Commons Media |
Remember the Google Images contains both copyrighted and copyright-free images |
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fRIDAY, SEPT. 27: LAST DAY TO DROP CLASSES |
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IMPORTANT: this week, you will receive an email inviting you to Sign up for a conference day/time, to be held NEXT WEEK:: Oct. 1-6. Conferences may be video chat, telephone or face to face. You will be discussing and determining your research paper/lit review topic. Students who have not responded by Friday, Sept. 27, will be assigned remaining dates/times over the weekend. |
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The down side of US copyright laws: The Tyranny of Copyright |
Attempts to protect owners' rights have often stifled creativity and innovation |
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In Blackboard, go to Instructions for Assignments then the folder for Intellectual Integrity, then the file named "Instructions for Intellectual Integrity" |
Complete the section on Additional Training. In the same file, go over Practice with Copyright and Fair Use as a class. Also, review cases of academic plagiarism from news stories. |
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In Blackboard, go to Instructions for Assignments, then the folder for Intellectual Integrity, then the file named "IRIS Plagiarism Test--Instructions." Carefully follow the directions in the file of Instructions, since the procedure is different from the usual submission. |
Submit the email of IRIS PLAGIARISM TEST results by returning to the test file. Submit by Sunday, Sept. 29, by 11:59 PM If unsure how to submit, watch Submit an Assignment (Student) (0:56) |
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CONFERRING ON RESEARCH PROPOSALS
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WEEK 6: SEPT. 30-OCT. 6
MONDAY, SEPT. 30: SELECTIVE WITHDRAWAL PERIOD (A/K/A WEB WITHDRAWAL) BEGINS
WRITING
FOCI: SUMMARY, IMRAD FORMAT
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STOP RIGHT HERE while you thoroughly reread the requirements for the Academic Analysis and the Literature Review. |
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This week, your sole assignment is to be prepared for the research conference by choosing a viable topic for your research for the remainder of the semester. Make sure it is a new and important development in your discipline which is visible in scholarly research as well as in the commercial or nonprofit world. Above all, be sure it is interesting and valuable to you. |
Attend your research conference at the time you signed up for, bringing a written version of the information at right. Since conferences are only 15 minutes long, it is important to be on time, organized and ready to talk. DO NOT BE LATE, as it cuts into others' conference time. |
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WEEK 7: OCT. 7-13
CONTENT
FOCUS: CRITERIA FOR EXCELLENCE IN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
WRITING FOCI: IMRAD FORMAT, USE OF APA FORMAT CRITICAL ANALYSIS,
This module reviews appropriate
documentation format while expanding the use of academic databases to
include database(s) appropriate to the student’s research task. Composing the
review integrates persuasive writing techniques, concision and transitional
expressions as well as requiring that students synthesize the state of
knowledge on a larger issue. It scaffolds the next assignment, the research
project.
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Assignment requirements: Instructions for Analyzing Academic Writing and its accompanying scoring rubric, are found in the folder of the same name, under Instructions for Assignments |
Get an overview of the requirements and goals for the Analysis essay. The skills from this assignment will be used in the Annotated Bibliography and the Literature Review. They also apply to research papers you may write in projects for other classes. |
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Understanding academic tone in your career or major: How to Write an Excellent Formal Essay How to Write in an Academic Style |
Focus on the differences between academic writing (a highly specialized genre) and other professional writing tasks and styles |
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The lexis of academic discourse communities: Using Appropriate Words in an Academic Essay Verbs in Academic Writing |
Use these examples to influence your own style and approach. Note the focus on verbs as a major way to identify academic lexis. |
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Choosing lexis to meet the genre: Academic words |
A Pinterest page filled with one-page lists of vocabulary, each tailored to a specific writing assignment or genre |
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Practice in turning non-academic writing to academic style: Writing in a Formal Style: Practice Exercise: Making Descriptions Specific |
Practice exercises provide feedback that allow you to gauge how well you are transitioning from informal to formal writing style. Pay careful attention to the use of quotations from academic materials and how to punctuate them. |
Submit the QUOTATIONS QUIZ to Blackboard by Sunday, Oct. 13, at 11:59 PM. Look for the Instructions file in the folder for Analyzing Academic Discourse If unsure how to submit, watch "How to Submit an Assignment in Blackboard Learn" |
WEEK 8: OCT. 14-20 MONDAY, OCT. 14: GMU CLOSED FOR COLUMBUS DAY TUESDAY, OCT. 15: MONDAY CLASSES MEET ON TUESDAY; TUESDAY CLASSES CANCELLED |
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Learn the classic definition of publishable science writing: Chapter 3 (What is a Scientific Paper?) in How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, 5th edition, by Robert Day |
Be sure to read this chapter carefully, as Dr. Day is credited with standardizing the writing conventions for scholarly research as we now know it. It will be the basis for this paper, the Analysis of Academic Writing. |
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Recognize poorly written or conducted studies: 10 Tips for Writing a Truly Terrible Journal Article Many Scentific Studies Can't be Replicated. That's a Problem. |
Check your proposed article to make sure it avoids the (humorous, but real) errors listed. |
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Criteria for evaluating empirical articles: Guiding Questions When Reading Empirical Research (In Blackboard, go to Instructions for Assignments , then the folder Synthesizing Research Materials, then the Guiding Questions file) |
Select a current research study on a topic relevant to your discourse community and published in a respected scholarly journal. |
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Comprehend research articles: Strategies for Reading Academic Articles How to Read and Understand a Scientific Paper: A Step-by-Step Guide for Non-Scientists |
Use these strategies to make sure you thoroughly understand the study you intend to write about so you can analyze it accurately and thoughtfully. |
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Looking for excellence in research and writing: Analyzing Resarch Articles: A Guide for Readers and Writers |
Check that the study includes these criteria to be sure that it meets the highest standards |
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Get ready to write: Quick review of critical thinking: Critical Thinking Definition, Skills, and Examples |
Analysis requires the ability to see strengths, weakness and interrelationships between content. It also requires being systematic and meticulous in assembling research materials. |
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Early check on your familiarity with APA format before it is needed in your paper next week: APA Style Quiz |
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OCT. 28: END SELECTIVE WITHDRAWAL PERIOD |
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Use quoted material strategically: How to Use Quotations in Writing Essays--APA or MLA(2:53) How to Frame Quotations Quotations (a thorough guide) When to Summarize, Paraphrase and Quote |
One of the key identifiers of academic writing. It signals that the writer understands the material s/je read, can idenitfy key points and express them concisely, and can proficiently use the most difficult punctuation set in English |
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Create In-text citations for quotations and borrowed material: In-Text Citations: The Basics |
Along with the References page, this will prevent plagiarism |
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Using quoted material strategically: How to Use Quotations In Writing Essays-APA or MLA (2:53) Using Quotations and Quotation Marks in College Writing |
Using your knowledge, choose the quotations from the article which will best support your claims about the quality of the research and writing. Format the quotations correctly for use in your paper. |
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Write for the university discourse community: Using Academic Language |
Be sure you are writing for the university discourse community |
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Let the GMU Writing Center help fnalize your paper: Revising 23 Ways to Improve Your Draft How to Edit Your Own Essays: Strategies for ESL Students |
Make final edits (small) and/or revisions (large) as needed to prepare an excellent intellectual analysis phrased in academic style. |
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UPLOAD THE SCHOLARLY ARTICLE TO BLACKBOARD by Sunday, Oct. 27, at 11:59M. |
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SUBMIT THE FILE CONTAINING ANALYSIS OF ACADEMIC WRITING to Blackboard by Sunday, Oct. 27 at 11:59 PM. Look for the Instructions file in the folder for Analyzing Academic Discourse If unsure how to submit, watch "How to Submit an Assignment in BlackboardLearn" |
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WEEK 10: OCT. 28-NOV. 3 CONTENT FOCUS: GREY LITERATURE, WRITING FOCI: APA FORMAT FOR REFERENCES, CORRECT TEXT FORMATTING FOR AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, CONCISE NESS, SUMMARY |
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A thorough overview of annotated bibliographies: Annotated Bibliographies Annotated Bibliography Breakdown |
Understanding the purpose of an annotated bibliography and its usefulness to future extended research |
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Assignment requirements: Instructions for Annotated Bibliography and Proposal and its accompanying scoring rubric, are found in the folder Annotating Research Sources, under Instructions for Assignments |
BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FILE, ESPECIALLY NOTING STEP 1 AND THE PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AT THE END. YOU WILL BE DOING THE SAME TOPIC FOR BOTH THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND THE LITERATURE REVIEW, SO CHOOSE CAREFULLY. Your skills in analyzing research will be used to choose excellent articles in support of your topic for the Annotated Bibliography and following that, the Literature Review. You will be adding grey literature as well. |
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The importance of grey literature in research: Grey Literature: What is It?: The Value of Grey Literature |
Explains how scholarly studies can be extended into the real world |
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Summary of sources of grey literature: Gray Literature |
A list of forms of grey literature plus tabs to lists of preprints, e-prints, technical reports and a long list of gateways to searches for grey literature in general |
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Using grey literature in your annotated bibliography: Gray literature 101: More about Gray Lit Research Process: Grey Literature |
The pro's and cons of using grey literature in your academic work |
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Justifying your choice of research sources: Six Key Considerations for Innovative Proposals |
Once your sources are assembled, add insights from the articles to your orignal idea of the value of your topic |
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Outlined instructions with examples for two different discourse communities: Proposal Writing |
Slildeshare presentation in three parts: What is a proposal, A Formal Proposal and An Informal Proposal |
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WEEK 11: NOV. 4-10 |
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The look and appearance of an annotated entry: Sample Annotated Bibliography |
Annotated bibliographies have their own distinctive appearance |
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A review of the accepted formatting : Creating Annotated Bibliographies based on APA style |
A printable PDF with sample annotations and bibliography entries |
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A review of APA reference style: Reference List: Basic Rules Reference List: Articles in Periodicals |
Mastery of APA style in references is expected in this highly formatted style of paper, and again in the final assignment, the Literature Review. These links are taken from the most authoritative online writing lab, The OWL at Purdue |
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SUBMIT THE FILE CONTAINING THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY to Blackboard by Sunday, Nov. 10, at 11:59 PM. Look for the Instructions file in the folder for Annotating Research Sources. If unsure how to submit, watch "How to Submit an Assignment in BlackboardLearn" |
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CONDUCTING A LITERATURE REVIEW
WEEK 12: NOV. 11-17
CONTENT FOCUS: ASSESSING THE QUALITY AND SCOPE OF RESEARCH ON A SPECIFIC TOIC; IDENTIFYING GAPS AND FUTURE NEEDS IFOR RESEARCH
WRITING FOCUS: CRITICAL ANALYSIS, PERSUASIVE WRITING TECHNIQUES, TRANSITIONAL
EXPRESSIONS, FIELD-APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION, COMPARISON AND CONTRAST,
This module synthesizes all the major elements of your learning this semester:
At the same time, it offers an opportunity to expand the functionality of a scholar into the 21st century by projecting ways that your field can be extended and enhanced
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Summary of the structure of a literature review: Learn How to Write a Review of Literature Writing a Literature Review, by the GMU Writing Center |
Review the Instructions for the Literature Review. Also review the Scoring Rubric for each so you know how your work will be evaluated. Match these to the two articles to the left to view examples and advice in achieving the assignment's goals. |
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Excellent explanation of the philosphy and assumptions behind lit reviews: |
Relationship between reviews of literature and research papers |
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Harvard slideshare on lit reviews, with outline, a notes version and a searchable feature: Synthesize E-Lecture |
Our lit review: instructions and scoring rubric |
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Issues with establishing chains of influence: When Shared Data is Not Reproducible: Science is Broken-- but It Can Be Fixed |
Importance of research studies: reproducibility, chain of influence |
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WEEK 13: NOV. 18-24
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IMPORTANT: If you have plans for the Thanksgiving holiday, you will need to accomplish as much as possible this week on preplanning your Literature Review. By the end of the week, locate all five research articles plus all five grey literature articles and find the synthesis point of view that will join them together. |
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The need for critical reasoning and argumentation skills: Colleges Fail to Improve Thinking Skills (7:32) |
Understand how the Literature Review works to build critical employment skills largely missing in many college graduates |
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Combining Critical Thinking, Writing and Action: 6 Steps for Effective Critical Thinking |
Combining paper-writing skills with implementation of the paper's conclusions |
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Criteria for evaluating empirical articles: Guiding Questions When Reading Empirical Research (In Blackboard, go to Instructions for Assignments, then the folder Conducting a Literature Review, then the Guiding Questions file) |
Identify ALL TEN ARTICLES for lit review so you can begin analyzing them in a timely fashion. Be sure that ALL TEN were published within the last 5 years except for exisitng codes and legislation Vet scholarly articles: primary research from scholarly journals; no meta analyses or reviews Vet remaining five articles: respected commercial, professional or trade publisher; industry standards; state or federal legislation or codes |
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List of sample lit reviews from other universities: Scroll down to the heading for Sample Literature Reviews |
Using articles, make lists of what is known and what is not. List problems with research or research gaps. |
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Choosing an organizational strategy: Strategies for Writing the Literature Review (In Blackboard, go to Instructions for Assignments, then the folder Conducting a Literature Review, then the Instructions file. Step 3 contains an extensive list of strategies.) |
Decide on an the optimal organizational strategy for incorporating both epirical research and grey literature |
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Resources for using and generating transitions: Transitions and Connectors Training (In Blackboard, go to Instructions for Assignments, then the folder Conducting a Literature Review, then the Transitions and Connectors file) |
Choose appropriate transitional expressions to reinforce the organizational strategy selected. |
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WEEK 14: NOV. 23-DEC. 1 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27-SUNDAY, DEC. 1: UNIVERSITY CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING BREAK |
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Advice on showing the relationships between ideas from the OWL at Purdue: Writing Transitions and Transitional Devices |
Using transitions and connectors to show interrelationships between texts. The second link provides a list of words to use to cue readers to interpret ideas the way you want them to. |
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A succinct procedure for synthesis writing: Help! I've Been Asked to Synthesize! |
Summarizes do's and don'ts in synthesis writing |
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Coursera describes the rationale for synthesis writing for its Advanced Writing course: Synthesis Essay Video Lecture |
A clear explanation of the finer points of writing a perceptive and original synthesis essay |
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A video tutorial of the process of writing a literature review: Writing the Literature Review (Part One) Writing the Literature Review (Part Two) |
Casual tone but useful content for those preferring the audio-visual approach in David Taylor's two-part
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IMPORTANT: Travel safely on this, the biggest travel holiday in the year. Come back refreshed and ready to give and receive feedback on themost important assignment in the semester. |
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WEEK 15: DEC. 2-8 SATURDAY, DEC. 6: LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
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Instructions for Conducting a Peer Review of a Lit Review: in Blackboard, go to Instructions for Assignments, then the folder for Conducting a Literature Review, then the file Instructions for Conducting a Peer Review of Literature Review |
Read and reflect on the instructions file so you can be ready to participate in and benefit from peer review. Make a list of issues you would like reviewers to address—use scoring rubric and peer review rubric for guidance |
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By Tuesday, Dec. 3, write a complete draft of your literature review (not including thTitle Page or References page) so it is ready for the benefit of your classmates' critiques |
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UPLOAD YOUR DRAFT to the Peer Review of Lit Review (under My Groups heading at bottom of course menu in the class Blackboard folder). In the message, tell your reviewers about the issues you would most like feedback on. Attach the draft; do NOT paste it into the body of the message. On your group’s home page, be sure to read the instructions for the peer review process |
Upload lit review DRAFT to the Peer Review of Lit Review discussion board by Tuesday, Dec. 3, by 11:59 PM |
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REVIEW YOUR GROUP MEMBERS' DRAFTS, following the Instructions in the file for Peer Review of Literature Review and post to your group. Remember to complete both the Formative and the Summative rubrics for each draft, then paste them into the end of the person's draft file. |
Complete PEER REVIEW by Friday, Dec. 6, at 11:59 PM |
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WEEK 16: DEC. 9-1 MONDAY AND TUESDAY, DEC. 9-10: READING DAYS WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11: SEMESTER EXAMS BEGIN |
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Revise and COMPLETE YOUR LITERATURE REVIEW AND SUBMIT to Blackboard. Remember to upload articles reviewed in your paper- that were NOT included in your Annotated Bibliography--not just links to them |
Submit LITERATURE REVIEW AND THE NECESSARY ARTICLES by returning to the Instructions file for the Lit Review. Submit by Wednesday, Dec. 11, by 11:59 PM |
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If unsure how to submit, watch "How to Submit an Assignment in Blackboard Learn" |
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Keep firmly in mind that the Literature Review cannot be submitted late and that if you do not submit this paper, complete with title page, internal citations and references, by Wednesday, Dec. 11, by 11:59 PM, you WILL NOT PASS the class. |
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One last--but important--task |
In Blackboard, go to My Grades. Check to make sure that all grades (except the Literature Review) appear and are recorded accurately. Notify the instructor IMMEDIATELY of any errors. If all grades are correctly recorded, no action is needed. IMPORTANT: This is an opportunity to correct errors only, not to rewrite, resubmit or ask for extra credit. As per the Course Description, none of these options is available in our class |
Email any recording errors to the professor by Thursday, Dec. 12, by midnight |
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