This schedule is subject to change -- check it frequently! Significant changes will be announced on the listserv. Readings are due on the date they are listed. Underlined items are clickable and represent either handouts available on the web, or journal articles available on the web. Yellow highlighted items are particularly important.
| B = | Bernard, H.R. 2000. Social
Research Methods e.g., B:1-3 means 'read chapters 1, 2 and 3 in the Bernard text.' |
| Topic | Reading Due: | Homework | |
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9/5 |
Introduction | ||
9/7 |
What is research? | Sutton
& Rafaeli article Course topics; Why it's a required course; Kinds of personnel research; Kinds of research; |
| Topic | Reading Due: | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|
9/12 |
Participant observation | B:1,9 participant observation |
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9/14 |
Interviewing | B:6; interviewing |
Signup for class listserv & send biography |
| Topic | Reading Due: | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|
9/19 |
Ethnographic sensitivity | B:12; Ryan & Bernard. 2000. Data Management & Analysis methods In Denzin, N. and Lincoln, Y. (eds.) Handbook of Qualitative Research, 2nd ed. Sage Publications. |
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9/21 |
Coding | Bernard
& Ryan. 1998. Text Analysis Intro to text Coding Issues in true coding Issues in tagging text |
| Topic | Reading Due: | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|
9/26 |
Finding themes | B:11 Ryan & Bernard. Finding themes Notes on finding themes (added Oct 17) |
Text
project proposal; Sample proposal |
9/28 |
Finding themes & grounded theory | B:13 (added after 9/28) Binary oppositions; Representation of knowledge; Componential analysis Schemas (added after 9/28) Grounded Theory (added after 9/28) |
| Topic | Reading Due: | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|
10/3 |
Theorizing | Causal networks
(just skim) Grounded Theory (added 10/1) Elements of research; Thinking theoretically; Theorizing tutorial start quiz -- due 10/12 |
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10/5 |
Operationalizing | Operationalizing; Intro to measurement; Measurement Association |
| Topic | Reading Due: | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | Univariate statistics | B:14 Average; Root mean square; Standard Deviation; Sampling |
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| 10/12 | Testing hypotheses | B:15(545-576) Miniskirts; Aurora Significance tests; t-tests; examples |
Take-home quiz due today via e-mail by midnight |
| Topic | Reading Due: | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|
10/17 |
Chi-square & discussion of text analysis projects | B:15(576-604) Frequencies; Intro to Crosstabs; Chi-square test |
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10/19 |
Chi-square | B:16 Controlling for variables |
| Topic | Reading Due: | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|
10/24 |
Prepare presentation -- no class | Scatter plots; Correlation Intro to regression; Regression line; Least squares approach; |
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10/26 |
Group meetings w/ professor | multiple_regression.htm Simpson's paradox |
| Topic | Reading Due: | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|
10/31 |
Freelists | ||
11/2 |
Freelist & anthropac |
| Topic | Reading Due: | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|
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11/7 |
Presentations of Text Projects | Presentations | |
11/9 |
Presentations | B:7(264-277) Cognitive Domains; Freelists; |
Presentations of Text Projects |
| Topic | Reading Due: | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|
11/14 |
Pilesorts | MDS; Pilesorts; | |
11/16 |
Pilesorts |
| Topic | Reading Due: | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|
11/21 |
Prepare presentations -- no class | ||
11/23 |
Thanksgiving -- no class |
| Topic | Reading Due: | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|
11/28 |
Profit | Profit | |
11/30 |
Overview of research methods |
| Topic | Reading Due: | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|
12/5 |
Presentations | 4 presentations | CDA project |
12/7 |
Wrap-Up | 2 presentation + class wrap-up | CDA project |
Final Exam: 12/14 by midnight.
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