Date

Class Lessons, Readings, Activities, & Assignments

Activities/Assignments Due

Notes

 Week

(RR) - Reading and Understanding Research
(APA) - Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed.

Days are for the week indicated in the first column.

1

1.0
·  Familiarize yourself with the courseware and follow the initial instructions provided in the online course.
·  Course Syllabus
·  University Graduate Student Academic Dishonesty Procedure (link).
·  MS-TMGT Manuscript Guide
·  University Graduate Student Academic Dishonesty Procedure.
·  Introductions

1.1
·  Lesson 1.1 – Academic Integrity & Plagiarism
·  Activity 1.1 – Plagiarism Tutorials

1.2
·  Lesson 1.2.1 - Intro. to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Protection of Human Subjects
·  Lesson 1.2.2 - Engineering Design Process
·  Activity 1.2.1 – Overview of Engineering Design Process (ppt)
·  Lesson 1.2.3 – Intro to Research Types and Statistics
·  Chapter 5 (RR)
·  Activity 1.2.2 – Intro to Research Types (ppt)
·  Appendix B (RR)
·  Activity 1.2.3 – Intro to Statistics (ppt)

1.0
ADP & Syllabus Acknowledgements must be completed before midnight, Sunday.
Introductions

1.1
Quiz #1 – Plagiarism

2

2.0
·  Discussion #1
·  Assignment #1 (2.0) - Effective Written Communication
·  Activity 2.0 – Effective Written Communication (ppt)
·  Manuscript Assignment #1 - Research Planning begin

2.1
·  Lesson 2.1 – Intro to Quantitative & Qualitative Research
·  Chapter 6 (RR)
·  Chapter 10 (RR)
·  Activity 2.1 – Intro to Quantitative & Qualitative Research (ppt)

2.2
·  Chapter 1 (RR)
·  Chapter 1 (APA)
·  Lesson 2.2 – Journal Articles and Research Reports

2.0
Discussion #1
Assignment #1 (2.0) - Effective Communication paper due

2.1
Quiz #3 - Quan. & Qual. Research

3

3.0
·  Discussion #2
·  Manuscript Assignment #1 - Research Planning

3.1
·  Lesson 3.1 – Journal Reporting Standards
·  Chapter 2 (APA)
·  Chapter 3 (APA)

3.2
·  Lesson 3.2 Intro to Selecting and Reading Research Reports
·  Chapter 3 (RR)

3.0
Discussion #2
MA #1 - Research Planning assignment due

3.1
Quiz #5 - Research Manuscript Structure & Content

4

4.0
·  Discussion #3
·  Lesson 4.0 - Introduction and Review of Literature
·  Manuscript Assignment #2 - Reference List

4.1
·  Chapter 9 (APA)
·  Chapter 10 (APA)
·  Lesson 4.1 – Reference List
·  Activity 4.1.1 – Video - APA Style 7th ed. Reference Lists
·  Activity 4.1.2 (optional) – Video - APA Style Webinar - Creating References

4.2
·  Chapter 7 (RR)
·  Chapter 11 (RR)
·  Chapter 13 (RR)
·  Lesson 4.2 – Reading Research Reports and Reviews
·  Activity 4.2 – Reading Research Reports (ppt)
·  Assignment #2 (4.2) Reading Guides

4.0
Discussion #3
MA #2 - Reference List due

4.1
Quiz #7 - Reference List

4.2
Quiz #8 - Research Reports & Reviews
Assignment #2 (4.2) Reading Guides due

5

5.0
·  MA #3 - Introduction & Review of Literature

5.1
·  Lesson 5.1 – Intro to Case Study Analysis
·  Activity 5.1 – Case Study Analysis – Annotated Sample

5.2
·  Chapter 2, Sections 2.26-2.28 (APA)
·  Chapter 6 (APA)
·  Chapter 7 (APA)
·  Lesson 5.2 – APA Style Mechanics
·  Activity 5.2 – APA Style Tutorial - Headings 

5.3

·  Chapter 8 (APA)
·  Lesson 5.3 – Crediting Sources
·  Activities 5.3.1 & 5.3.1 – Videos - APA Citation

5.0
MA #3 - Introduction & Review of Literature due

5.1
Assignment #3 (5.1) - Case Study Analysis due
Quiz #9 - Case Studies

5.2
Quiz #10 - APA Style Mechanics

5.3
Quiz #11 - Crediting Sources

Friday - Last Day to Drop course with a grade of "Q" while remaining enrolled.  You cannot drop a single class after this date without withdrawing from ALL courses.

6

6.0
·  Discussion #4
·  Lesson 6.0 – Method, Results, & Discussion Sections of a Research Paper
·  MA #4 -Method, Results, & Discussion

6.1
·  Chapter 4 (APA)
·  Chapter 5 (APA)
·  Lesson 6.1 – Writing Guidelines

6.2
·  Chapter 2 (RR)
·  Lesson 6.2 – Sources of Credibility
·  Activity 6.2 – Video - Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals

6.0
Discussion #4
MA #4 - Method, Results, & Discussion due

6.1
Quiz #12 - Writing Guidelines

7

7.0
·  Discussion #5
·  MA #5 - Abstract
·  MA #6 – Final Manuscript notice

7.1
·  Chapter 2, Section 2.9 (APA)
·  Chapter 3, Section 3.3 (APA)
·  Lesson 7.1 – Research Report Abstract
·  Activity 7.1 – Writing Report Abstracts

7.2
·  Chapter 12 (APA)
·  Lesson 7.2 – Publication Process

7.0
Discussion #5
MA #5 - Abstract due

7.1
Quiz #14 - Abstracts

Tuesday - Last day to withdraw from all full-term courses.  You cannot drop a single class at this time without withdrawing from ALL courses.  Instructors are required to post grades for all students on the roster after this date.

8

8.0
·  MA #6 – Final Manuscript

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