schedule

updated 10/11/11

Class Session	Topic	Readings/Presenters
1- 8/24	Introductions & Course Overview	What are you thinking about as a topic? Sign up for first status reports Consider how many credits and what work you want to complete this semester
2 - 8/31	Problem and Purpose Statements Research Questions Writing, generally	Creswell Chs. 1-3, 5-6, Maxwell Chs. 1, 4 Lamott See IEREA conference call for proposals Please think of questions you might have about the library or its resources. Our course E-reserve page is up!
3 - 9/7	Research Questions again Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks Chapter 1 overview Library and technology tools	Creswell Chs. 5-7, Maxwell Chs. 2-3 (skim as needed), review Crotty Ch 1, review Maxwell chapter 4. Monty Python on Theory (Miss Anne Elk) Contracts due. Special guest: Clint Stephens: Papers 2, Scrivener, Library proxy app. Clint suggests that you look at the Papers website and download a free trial if you're interested.
4 - 9/14	Using the library Chapter 2 overview	Meet directly in 134 Parks to have your questions answered by Dan Coffey, the Education subject librarian. We'll stay there for the remainder of class. Creswell Chs. 2-3, Rudestam, Boote Skim the lit review sections from either Eckman (quantitative article) or Young & McLeod (qualitative article).
5 - 9/21	Chapter 3 overview Graduate College and ELPS guidelines and timeframes Status reports begin -2	Maxwell Chs. 5-6; Creswell Chs. 8-10 (as appropriate to project) Appendix J of the Graduate College Handbook, 2011-2012 Graduation Deadlines Status reports: Jill, Rita
6 - 9/28	Panel of recent Ph.D. alumni Status reports -2	Dr. Natasha Croom, Dr. Ben Johnson, Dr. Holly Kaptain, Dr. Molly Parrott Status reports: Lisa, Michelle
7 - 10/5	Status reports - 4	Status reports: Dan, Nacho, Jo, Susana
8 - 10/12	Status reports - 3 Midterm checkin Using journal alerts How to write an abstract	Status reports: Chad, Kris D, Kris O Please fill out the midterm evaluation on Blackboard Learn if you haven't already. What should online status report feedback look like? Abstract: see Mosteller, F., Nave, B., & Miech, E. J. (2004). Why we need a structured abstract in education research. [Research News and Comment]. Educational Researcher, 33(1), 29-34.
9 - 10/19	Staus reports - 3 Endnote demo with Steve McMinn Questions before we go online?	Endnote demo -- Meet directly in Parks library, room 32 (basement) Status reports: David, Farah, Melissa Questions before we go online?
10 - 10/26	Second round of status reports begin online - 3 Class does not meet, but please post status reports by Monday at 5 pm and comment by Wednesday at 10 pm.	Status reports: Dan, Jill, Lisa Point people: for Dan: David, Kris D; for Jill: Michelle, Rita; for Lisa: Jo, Nacho
11 - 11/2	Online status reports - 4 Class does not meet.	Status reports: Chad, Farah, Michelle Point people: for Chad: Susana, Lisa; for Farah: Chad, Dan; for Michelle: Melissa, Jill
12 - 11/9	Online status reports - 4 Class does not meet.	Status reports: Kris D., Jo, Nacho, Susana Point people: for Kris D: Nacho, Dan; for Jo: Farah, Lisa; for Nacho: Michelle, Kris O; for Susana: Melissa, Rita
13 - 11/16	Online status reports -4 Class does not meet.	Status reports: David, Kris O, Melissa, Rita Point people: for David: Susana, Kris D; for Kris O: Chad, Jo; for Melissa: David, Farah; for Rita: Jill, Kris O
11/23	No class and no status reports due - Have a great Thanksgiving break
13 - 11/ 30	Last minute questions? Class does not meet. No status reports due.	Use Blackboard for last-minute questions
14 - 12/7	Closing -- class meets in person, turn in print copies of final work	Contracted work due Final project updates Next steps: Proposals meetings, your defense.... Informal class evaluations
15 - 12/14	Snow date if 12/7 class can't meet

Readings

Creswell, J. W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications.
Maxwell, J. A. (2005). Qualitative research design: An interactive approach (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Posted E-Reserve resources.

Electronic Reserve
To access E-Reserve resources from the ISU E-Library, you need your ISU ID number and a library account PIN. Instructions are posted on the course E-Reserve web site. To access .pdf files, you will need Adobe Acrobat (free download).