Course Schedule
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LESSONS AND
TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS
PARTICIPATION
(in DISCUSSIONS)
PROJECTS & TESTS
(IN ASSIGN. FOLDER and
QUIZES & TEST)
Reserved Readings and
Webliography assignments will
be announced in the weekly
announcements.
Exercises Due Day 4
Topics Due Day 5
Complete by Day 7
Post with transmittal
memo in AF
by Day Listed
Lesson 1: Research Answers
Questions
Chapters 1 & 2
----Lesson 2: Legal & Ethical
Research Issues
Chapters 5
Exercise 1-Course Survey
Lesson 3: Writing The Review
Hart, Chapter 7 (RR)
----Lesson 4: Analysis & Synthesis
Exercise 2: Lit Research
Lesson 5: Quant Analysis of Text
Chapter: 3 & 13
----Lesson 6: Qual Analysis of Text
Chapter 7 & 15
Exercise 3: Collection &
Organization of Data
----Topic 1: Research Questions
& Variables
Topic 2: Hypothesis &
Threats
Lesson 7: Quantitative Research
Chapters 8 & 10
----Lesson 8: Writing About
Quantitative Research
Chapter 17
Exercise 4 Quant. Methods
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Lesson 9: Qualitative Research
Chapters: 4, 14, & 16
----Lesson 10: Writing About
Qualitative Research
Chapter: 18
Exercise 5 Qual Methods
----Topic 1 Writing Methods
Topic 2 Writing Results
Review Grades Due
Due W5 Day 2
SG Contract
----Homework 5:
Qual. Mini
Due W5 Day 6
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Lesson 11: Creating Surveys
Chapter 9
----Lesson 12: Administering
Surveys
UMUC Research Policies (Web)
Fowler, Chapter 7
Exercise 6-IRB &
Survey Expressions
----Topic 1 Survey Design
Topic 2 Using Visuals in
Surveys
UMUC Withdrawl
Monday, November 24
WORK IN SGs
----Homework 6: Survey
Items
(Post in SG Locker
Due W6 Day 6
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Lesson 13: Usability Testing
Dobrin Ch.10, Usability (RR)
----Lesson 14: Statistics
Chapter 6 & 7
Appendix C
Exercise 7-Random Selection
for Textual Analysis
----Topic 1 Usability Testing
Topic 2 Stats Problems:
Meas. of Central Tendency &
Inter-rater Reliability
----Homework 7: Survey
Items (Individual)
(Post in AF)
Due W7 Day 6
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Lesson 15: Analyzing Protocols
Appendix D
Exercise 8-Stats with Data
Set
Appendix A (Due Day 3)
----Topic 1 Exam Review (Due
Day 1)
Topic 2 Evaluating For Future
(Due Day 5)
Homework 8: Two
Articles, Revised
(Due W8 Day 6)
----Final Exam
(Schedule: Day 4, 5, or
6)
Day 7 = grading
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----Lesson 16: Comm. Research in
the Future
Web: Study Blue
----Topic 1 Research Basics
Topic 2 Applying Laws
Research Rules
----Topic 1: Analysis
Topic 2: Synthesis
----Topic 1 Writing Methods
Topic 2 Writing Results
UMUC Drop Deadline,
Day 5, Friday,
October 24
----Homework 1: Legal & Ethical
Study Notes
Due W1 Day 6
----Homework 2: Two Articles
Due W2 Day 6
----Homework 3:
Text Analysis
Due W3 Day 6
----Homework 4:
Quant. Mini
Due W4 Day 6