| UBLIS 575
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Week08 Week09 Week10 Week 11 Week12 Week13 Week14
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| Note: Some readings as digital copy are available. |
| Week00 - For entire course |
Digital copy of course materials (useful for searching) |
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| Part 1. What is research and why do we need it? Research topic (Wildemuth Parts 1 & 2) |
| 01.0 |
| Week 01 |
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| 01.1 |
| General introduction to the course |
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| 01.2 |
What is research and why do we need it? |
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| Assignments due |
None |
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| 02.0 |
| Week 02 |
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| 02.1 |
Research supporting practice. Assessment and action research. Part 1 |
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| 02.2 |
Research supporting practice. Part 2 Action research |
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| Assignments due |
- Deliverable 1 Assessment and Action Research Proposal
- Learning Blog Week 01
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| Part 2. General ways of gaining knowledge (Some chapters from Wildemuth Parth 3) |
| 03.0 |
| Week 03 |
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| 03.1 |
General ways of gaining knowledge. Overview |
- Lecture 03.1 General Ways Gaining Knowledge
- W 2b3.1.3,1 Quasi-experimental Studies. W-Ch. 11, p. 91-102
- W 2b3.1.3,2 Experimental Studies. W-Ch. 12, p. 103-113
- W 2c1.3 Mixed Methods. W-Ch. 13, p. 114-122
- W Read one example paper for each cahper, for Chapter 13 prefer Fidel
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Developing a research topic/research problem and research questions |
- Lecture 03.2 Developing A Research Topic
- Deliverable 2 Topic Definition guide
- Deliverable 2 Topic Definition template
- W 1h1.1 Developing a Research Questions. W-Ch. 2, p. 11-20
- W 1h1.2 Research quesion originating from theory or researcher curiosity. W-Ch. 6, p. 41-48
- W 1h1.3 Research question originating from practice. W-Ch. 3, p. 21-27, read p. 21-24
- W 1h2.1.1 Description of Phenommena or Settings. W-Ch. 4, p. 28-33
- W 1h2.2.1 Research questions answered by testing hypotheses. W-Ch. 5, p. 34-40
- W Read one chaper from Chapter 4-6
- W Read one example paper from Chapter 6 and one other example paper from Chapters 4-6
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| 04.0 |
| Week 04 |
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| 04.1 |
Work on Deliverable D2 Definition of Research Topics |
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| 04.2 |
Research and the complexities of reality. A cautionary tale from education |
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| 05.0 |
| Week 05 |
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| 05.1 |
Variables and measurement |
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05.2a |
Research ethics |
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| 05.2b |
Interdisciplinary research and team science |
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| 06.0 |
| Week 06 |
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06.1 |
Research method principles everywhere: Ideas and inspriation |
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| Part 3. Research design by scope, participants, context, and overall protocol (Wildemuth Part 3) |
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3a Research Design by scope of study and Sampling |
- W 3a1.1 Case Studies. W-Ch. 7, p. 51-59
- W 3a1.2 Sampling for Intensive Studies. W-Ch. 15, p. 136-144
- W Read one example paper selected from Chapter 7 or Chapter 15
- W 3a2.1 Sampling for Extensive Studies. W-Ch. 3, p. 21-27, read p. 21-24
- W 1h2.1.1 Description of Phenommena or Settings. W-Ch. 14, p. 123-135
- W Read one example paper selected fromm Chapter 14
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| 07.0 |
| Week 07 |
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| 07.1 |
3b Studies by population studied
3c Studies by how phenomena are followed over time |
- W 3b1 Studying Special Populations. W-Ch. 16, p. 145-151
- W Agada, J. (1999). Inner-city gatekeepers: An exploratory survey of their info use env.
- W 3c3 Longitudinal Studies. W-Ch. 9, p. 71-80
- W Read one example paper from Chapter 9
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3d Research by context/environment
3e Research design by role of participant |
- W 3d3.2 Naturalistic Research. W-Ch. 8, p. 60-70
- W 3e2.1 Delphi Studies. W-Ch. 10, p. 81-90
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| Part 4. Sources of Data and Methods for Data Collection |
| 08.0 |
| Week 08 |
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| 08.1 |
4a Existing documents as data sources |
- W 4a1.1 Historical Research. W-Ch. 17, p. 155-164
- W 4a1.2 Existing Documents and Artifacts as Data. W-Ch. 18, p. 165-172
- W 4a1.3 Transaction Logs (pre-existing or created for research). W-Ch. 20, p. 185-197
- W Read one of the two optional papers for Chapter 20
- W White R. (2013) Beliefs and biases in web search. Short or long version.
- W Jörgensen, C., & Jörgensen, P. (2005). Image querying by image professionals
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4b Observation (of individual participants, groups, events...) |
- W 4b1 Direct Observation. W-Ch. 22, p. 209-218
- W 4b2 Participant Observation. W-Ch. 23, p. 219-227
- W Rubenstein, E.L. (2011). "It's a Microcosm of Life": Weaving a Web of Information.
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| 09.0 |
| Week 09 |
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| 09.1 |
4c Eliciting free-form, mostly spoken answers to open-ended questions |
- W 4c1 Think-aloud Protocols. W-Ch. 21, p. 198-208
- W 4c2 Research Diaries. W-Ch. 24, p. 228-238
- W 4c3 Unsructured Interviews. W-Ch. 25, p. 239-247
- W 4c4 Semistructured Interviews. W-Ch. 26, p. 248-257
- W 4c5 Focus Groups. W-Ch. 27, p. 258-271
- W 4c6 Visual Data Collection Methods. W-Ch. 19, p. 173-184
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4d Eliciting or scale value answers to closed questions.
4e Specific types of variables |
- W 4d1 Survey Research. W-Ch. 28, p. 272-283
- W 4e1 Measuring Cognitive and Affective Variables. W-Ch. 29, p. 284-290
- W 4e2 Developing New Measures. W-Ch. 30, p. 291-304
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| Assignments due |
- Deliverable 4 Final Course Synthesis Essay, mid-way
- Learning Blog Week 08
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| Part 5. Methods of Data Analysis |
| 10.0 |
| Week 10 |
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5a Methods for qualitative analysis
5b Methods for qualitative and structural analysis (qualitative or quanitative) |
- Assignment 1 Practice With Qualitative Analysis Software
- W 5b1 Content Analysis. W-Ch. 31, p. 307-317
- W Kracker, J. & Wang, P. (2002). Research anxiety and student's perceptions of research
- W One of 5b2 or 5b3
- W 5b2 Qualitative Analysis of Content. W-Ch. 32, p. 318-329
- W 5b3 Discourse Analysis. W-Ch. 33, p. 330-338
- W 5b4 Social Network Analysis. W-Ch. 34, p. 339-350
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| Assignments due |
- Assignment 1 Practice With Qualitative Analysis Software
- Learning Blog Week 09
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| 11.0 |
| Week 11 |
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5c Methods for quantiative analysis. Statistical analysis |
- W 5c1 Descriptive Statisitcs. W-Ch. 35, p. 351-360
- W Read one part from Chapter 35
- W 5c2 Frequencies, Cross-tabulation, and he Chi-square Statistic. W-Ch. 36, p. 361-372
- W Read one paper from Chapter 36
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| Assignments due |
- Deliverable 3 Research Proposal, draft for feedback
- Learning Blog Week 10
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| 12.0 |
| Week 12 |
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| 12.1+2 |
5c Statistical Analysis, continued
5d Machine Learning
(Part 6. Conclusions from Wildemuth) |
- W 5c3 Analyzing Sequences of Events. W-Ch. 37, p. 373-386
- W 5c4 Correlation. W-Ch. 38, p. 387-394
- W 5c5 Comparing Means: t Tests and Analysis of Variance. W-Ch. 39, p. 395-404
- W Toms, E.G. & Taves, A.R. (2003). Measuring user perceptions of Web site reputation
- W Wildemuth, B.M., et al. (2003). How fast is too fast? Evaluating fast forward for dig. video
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| Assignments due |
- Assignment 2 Practice With Statistical Software
- Learning Blog Week 11
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| Part 6. Conclusion just the optional W Chapter 40 Putting it all togehter, p. 407-415 |
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| Part 7. Concluding Course Activites |
| 13.0 |
| Week 13 |
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| 13.1+2 |
Work on research proposal and essay with instructor feeback |
| Assignments due |
- Assignment 2 Practice With Statistical Software
- Learning Blog Week 12
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| 14.0 |
| Week 14 |
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| 14.1+2 |
Work on research proposal and essay with instructor feedback |
| Assignments due |
- Learning Blog Week 13
- Deliverable 3 Research Proposal
- Deliverable 4 Final Course Synthesis Essay
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