methodsch3

Week 1
Janurary 14 - 20

Assignment	Slides/Videos/Links
Read the Announcements area and follow the steps; Read the Preface and Chapter 1 (course textbook)	Introduction video [you will need Quicktime on your computer. Download at: http://quicktime.softwarecenterz.com/] Primary & Secondary Sources (with audio)
	Preface & Chapter 1 slides

Week 2 (Experimental Research)
Januray 21 - 27

Assignment
Read chapter 2	chapter 2.ppt; lab experiment (with audio)
In your group work on the summary of the Douglas study--one summary for the whole group

Week 3
Januray 28 - February 3

Assignment Slides/Videos/Links

	Video Presentation by the librarian(PART 1)- [NOTE THAT BARBARA STEBBINS IS OUR LIBRARY CONTACT, X5359 ]
Look for an experimental research journal article using the online library, one that will be of interest to you to read, begin to read it, summarize and critique it--by the end of next week post your summary to the discussion board-	Video Presentation by the librarian(PART 2)

Week 4
February 4 - February 10

Assignment	Slides/Videos/Links
Read chapter 3	chapter 3.ppt

By now you have found in the online libarary an experimental journal article and (1) read it; (2) summarized it [post to discussion board]; (3) critiqued it [post to discussion board]; (4) given the citation so others can find it [a link to the online library article will not work]; (5) POST YOUR SUMMARY TO THE DISCUSSION BOARD

Week 5 (Survey Research)
February 11 - February 17

Assignment	Slides/Videos/Links
HOMEWORK #1 is due by Sunday night (see Course Information for Homework questions)
Read chapters 4	chapter4.ppt

Week 6
February 25 - March 2


Find in the online libarary an survey questionnaire research journal article and (1) read it; (2) summarize it [post to discussion board]; (3) critique it [post to discussion board]; (4) give the citation so others can find it [a link to the online library article will not work];

GROUP DISCUSSION--in your group work on the summary of "Do workers trust labor unions and their messages?"

Week 7
March 3 - March 9

Assignment	Slides/Videos/Links

Read chapter 5	chapter5.ppt

HOMEWORK #2 is due by Sunday night

Week 8 (Textual Analysis)
March 10 - March 16

Assignment	Slides/Videos/Links

Read chapters 6	chapter6.ppt (TEXTUAL ANALYSIS VOICE OVER);

GROUP DISCUSSION--Do a group summary of the Dionisopoulos study (pp. 227-253)

Week 9
March 17 - April 6

Assignment	Slides/Videos/Links

Read chapter 7	chapter7.ppt;

HOMEWORK #3 is due by Sunday night

Week 10
April 7 - April 13

WEEK 11 (Ethnography)
April 14 - April 20

Week 12
April 21 - April 27

Assignment	Slides/Videos/Links
WORK ON YOUR FINAL PAPER
	AN EXAMPLE STUDENT PPT PRESENTATION
	PowerPoint Tutorial (1)
	PowerPoint Tutorial (2)

Week 13
April 28 - May 4

FINAL PAPER IS DUE [if possible, include the article or a citation for me to find it]
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION DUE

COURSE EVALUATION