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=== Week 2: April 8 β Planning your work & work your plan === '''Reading Part I:''' * Becker, Howard. ''Writing for Social Scientists.'' Chapters 1 ("Freshman English for Graduate Students") & 7 ("Getting It out the Door") (Available on [https://canvas.northwestern.edu/files/6757598/download?download_frd=1 Canvas]). * Booth et al. Prologue to Section IV ("Planning Again") and Quick Tip on Outlining (pp. 185-188). '''Reading Part II (pick any two):''' * Cochrane, John H.. 2005. [https://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/john.cochrane/research/Papers/phd_paper_writing.pdf Writing tips for Ph.D. students] (pdf). (Note that this one is aimed at economists, but is generally good on many points) * Ko, Andrew. [https://faculty.washington.edu/ajko/advice#goodpaper How do I write a good research paper?] (HCI-oriented). <!---* Landers, Richard N. 2014. [http://neoacademic.com/2014/07/16/how-to-write-a-publishable-social-scientific-research-article-exploring-your-process/ How to Write a Publishable Social Scientific Research Article: Exploring Your "Process."] ''NeoAcademic Blog.''---> * Pasek, Josh. 2012. [https://www.apa.org/education/undergrad/empirical-social-science.pdf "Writing the Empirical Social Science Research Paper: A Guide for the Perplexed"](pdf). ''Psychology Teacher Network'', ''21''(4). * Wobbrock, Jacob O. 2015. [http://faculty.washington.edu/wobbrock/pubs/Wobbrock-2015.pdf Catchy Titles Are Good: But Avoid Being Cute](pdf). An HCI research paper writing guide formatted as an HCI paper... '''Assignment:''' ''Note'': Please complete all assignments before class each week. Written assignments submitted to Canvas (your project synopsis this week) should be completed by Friday at 5pm. * Identify, summarize, and outline an exemplary paper: ** Provide bibliographic information (the citation) for an exemplary paper (probably authored by someone else) after which you plan to model critical aspects of your own work (e.g., the topic of study, the theoretical framing/contribution, the research design, the empirical analysis, the writing style and/or structure). ** Write a brief summary of the aspects of your exemplary paper that make it a useful model for the work you are pursuing. ** Create an outline of your exemplary paper. Be sure to include section word counts. ** Bring these materials with you to class and be prepared to discuss them. * Expand and revise the synopsis of your project: ** Start with whatever you created in class ** Be sure to include all of the elements I listed above. ** The new and improved synopsis should be 750-1000 words long (just the text) and may include references if you want. ** Submit the synopsis to [https://canvas.northwestern.edu/courses/91705/discussion_topics/597416 the corresponding "Discussion" in Canvas] '''by Friday, April 5, 2019 at 5pm'''. * Review a peer's synopsis. Write comments, email them to the author and come prepared to discuss them in class.
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