Last up-dated on: 10/19

Deadlines associated with the start of class Tuesdays (11am) or now at the end of class (1:15).

Deadlines associated with the start of class Thursday are still due at noon.

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This is a day-by-day detailed course schedule for the entire semester. Changes to the schedule will be announced via the course listserv, in class, and the last day of revision is noted above.

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D2L has established a monthly maintenance schedule: every 4th Saturday/early morning Sunday of the month. The time period will be 10pm Saturday thru 3am Sunday (PST).

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Week 1-9 Cycle

Weeks 1-9 consistently cycle from readings, to discussion board, to quizzes, to workshops. Readings need to be completed and a reading report posted to the discussion board and quizzes for the week's readings are due by noon on Tuesdays. Reply posts to reading reports, and online portions of workshops need to be completed by noon Thursdays. Details on assignment requirements are on the Class Assignments page.

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Week 1 August 22-28

Reading: C1 Intro to Qualitative Research

Task: Orientation Workshop and quiz; review syllabus, wiki, and D2L

Quiz: All quizzes open Wednesday August 24 at noon

Discussion: Extra Credit - Introductions [post an introduction and reply to another for 10 points]

 

Wednesday August 24 class begins (online)

 

Thursday August 25 (Meet in HGH 219)

Introduction to course

 

Week 2 August 29 – September 4

Reading: C2 Theoretical Traditions and Qualitative Communication Research

Task: APA+AB+Scholarly Workshop (Online+Quiz); Ethics and Credibility Workshop (Online+F2F) 

Quiz: Orientation quiz closes noon Tuesday

Discussion: C1 and C2

 

Tuesday August 30 (online)

Reading Report discussion post due by 1:15 pm

Orientation quiz closes at noon

 

Thursday September 1 (Meet in HGH 219)

Reply discussion posts, online workshop posts, and any email workshop submissions due by noon

Ethics and Credibility Workshop

 

Week 3 September 3 - 11

Reading: C3 Design I: Planning

Task: Getting Started Workshop (Online+F2F); discuss first research project

Quiz: Quiz #1, #2, and #3 Closes 1:15 pm Tuesday 

Discussion: C3

Monday September 5 Labor Day

 

Tuesday, September 6 (online)

Reading Report discussion post due by 1:15 pm

Week's quizzes close at 1:15 pm

 

Thursday, September 8 (Meet in HGH 219)

Reply discussion posts, online workshop posts, and any email workshop submissions due by noon

Getting Started Workshop; discuss first research project

 

Week 4 September 12 -18

Reading: C4 Design II: Implementing Research Projects

Task:  Coding Workshop Part 1 (Online +F2F)

Quiz: Quiz #4 and APA quiz closes 1:15 pm Tuesday

Discussion: C4

 

Tuesday, September 13 (online)

Reading Report discussion post due by 1:15 pm

Week's quizzes close at 1:15 pm

PO Assignment Proposal due by 1:15 pm for 5 points of EC

 

 

Thursday, September 15 (Meet in HGH 219)

Reply discussion posts, online workshop posts, and any email workshop submissions due by noon

PO Assignment Proposal due by noon

 Coding Workshop Part 1

 

Week 5 September 19-25

Reading: C5 Producing Data 1: Participating, Observing, and Recording Social Action

Task: Observation Workshop

Quiz: Quiz #5 closes 1:15 pm Tuesday

Discussion: C5

 

Tuesday, September 20 (online)

Reading Report discussion post due by 1:15 pm

Week's quizzes close at 1:15 pm

 

Thursday, September 22 (Meet in HGH 219)

Reply discussion posts, online workshop posts, and any email workshop submissions due by noon

Observation Workshop 

 

Week 6 September 26 - October 2

Reading: C6 Producing Data 2: Qualitative Interviewing

Task: Interviewing Workshop (Online+F2F)

Quiz: Quiz #6 closes 1:15 pm Tuesday

Discussion: C6

 

Tuesday, September 27 (online)

Reading Report discussion post due by 1:15 pm

Week's quizzes close at 1:15 pm

PO Literature and Research Design due by 1:15 pm for 5 points EC

 

Thursday, September 29 (Meet in HGH 219)

Reply discussion posts, online workshop posts, and any email workshop submissions due by noon

PO Literature and Research Design due by noon

Interviewing Workshop

 

Week 7 October 3-9

Reading: C7 Producing Data 3: Analyzing Material Culture and Documents

Task: Survey Workshop (Online+F2F): Coding Workshop Part 2 (Online+F2F)

Quiz: Quiz #7 closes 1:15 Tuesday

Discussion: C7

 

Tuesday, October 4 (online)

Reading Report discussion post due by 1:15 pm

Week's quizzes close at 1:15 pm

 

Thursday, October 6 (Meet in HGH 219)

Reply discussion posts, online workshop posts, and any email workshop submissions due by noon

Survey Workshop; Coding Workshop Part 2

 

Week 8 October 10-16

Reading: C8 Sensemaking: Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation

Task: Work on PO assignments

Quiz: Quiz #8 closes 1:15 Tuesday

Discussion: C8

 

Tuesday, October 11 (online)

Reading Report discussion post due by 1:15 pm

Week's quizzes close at 1:15 pm

 

Thursday, October 13 (online)

No class meeting - work on research projects.

Reply discussion posts, online workshop posts, and any email workshop submissions due by noon

 

Week 9 October 17-23

Reading: C9 Writing, Authoring, and Publishing

Task: Work on PO assignments

Quiz: Quiz #9 closes 1:15 Tuesday

Discussion: C9

 

Tuesday, October 18 (online)

Reading Report discussion post due by 1:15 pm

Week's quizzes close at 1:15 pm

Participant Observation Assignment due by 1:15 pm for 5 points of EC

 

Thursday, October 20 (Meet in HGH 219)

Research process discussion

Reply discussion posts, online workshop posts, and any email workshop submissions due by noon

Participant Observation Assignment due by noon

 

Week 10 October 24-30

Reading: none

Task: Semiotics Workshop (Online+F2F)

Quiz: none

Discussion: none

 

Tuesday, October 25 (online)

Semiotics Workshop

 

Thursday, October 27 (Meet in HGH 219)

Online workshop posts and any email workshop submissions due by noon

Semiotics Workshop; discuss Semiotics assignment

 

Week 11 October 31 - November 6

Reading: none

Task: Semiotics Assignment Proposal; Participant Observation Presentations

Quiz: none

Discussion: none

 

Tuesday, November 1 (online)

Work on Semiotics assignment proposal

Semiotics Assignment Proposal due by 1:15 pm for 5 points of EC

 

Thursday, November 3 (Meet in HGH 219)

Semiotics Assignment Proposal due by noon

Participant Observation Presentations

 

Week 12 November 8-10

Reading: none

Task: Work on Semiotics Literature Review and Research Design

Quiz: none

Discussion: none

 

Tuesday, November 9 (online)

Work on Semiotics Literature Review and Research Design

 

Thursday, November 11 (Meet in HGH 219)

Participant Observation Presentations

Semiotics Literature Review and Research Design due by noon for 5 points of EC

 

Friday November 11 Vets Day

 

Week 13 November 14-20

Reading: none

Task: Work on Semiotics Literature Review and Research Design

Quiz: none

Discussion: none

 

Tuesday, November 15 (online)

Semiotics Literature Review and Research Design due by 1:15 pm

 

Thursday, November 17 (Meet in HGH 219)

Scheduled research consultations

 

Week 14 November 21-27 Thanksgiving

Reading: none

Task: Work on  Semiotics Assignment

Quiz: none

Discussion:none

 

Tuesday, November 22 (online)

Work on  Semiotics Assignment

 

Thursday, November 24 (No class, T-giving)

 

Week 15 November 28 - December 5

Reading: none

Task:  

Quiz: none

Discussion:

 

Tuesday, November 29 (online)

Semiotics Assignment due by 1:15 pm for 5 points of EC (submit today to be considered for iResearch Conference)

 

Thursday, December 1 (Meet in HGH 219)

Semiotics Assignment Presentations

Semiotics Assignment due by noon

 

Friday, December 2

i Research: Department of Communication Studies Invitational Scholar Slam

9 am – 12 pm, CL 222 (15 points of EC instead of retaking/making up quiz for the final)

 

Week 16 December 6 -8

Reading: none

Task: Semiotics Assignment Presentations

Quiz: none

Discussion: Process/Evaluations

 

Tuesday, December 6 (online)

 

Thursday, December 8 (Meet in HGH 219)

Semiotics Assignment Presentations