Editing Practice of scholarship (Spring 2016)
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'''Reading assignment goals:''' This week you will use ''one of the instructional readings'' and ''your model paper'' to extract general guidelines for presenting results and analysis. If you would like suggestions for additional model papers, please ask Aaron. | '''Reading assignment goals:''' This week you will use ''one of the instructional readings'' and ''your model paper'' to extract general guidelines for presenting results and analysis. If you would like suggestions for additional model papers, please ask Aaron. | ||
'''Reading: choose your own adventure.''' Because the presentations and discussions of results vary so widely across methods and research communities, you should chose ''one'' of the instructional readings below. Each one is aimed at writing up and discussing results gathered through a specific method (participant observation, interviews, and field experiments respectively | '''Reading: choose your own adventure.''' Because the presentations and discussions of results vary so widely across methods and research communities, you should chose ''one'' of the instructional readings below. Each one is aimed at writing up and discussing results gathered through a specific method (participant observation, interviews, and field experiments respectively). | ||
* Emerson, Fretz & Shaw. 1995. ''Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes,'' Chapter 7. | * Emerson, Fretz & Shaw. 1995. ''Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes,'' Chapter 7. | ||
* Weiss. 1994. ''Learning from Strangers,'' Chapter 7 | * Weiss. 1994. ''Learning from Strangers,'' Chapter 7. | ||
* Gerber & Green. 2012. ''Field Experiments,'' Chapter 13. | * Gerber & Green. 2012. ''Field Experiments,'' Chapter 13. | ||
Please note: | Please note: if you know of another instructional reading that you would like to use because it fits your purposes better, please ask Aaron so he can review it and confirm that it's suitable for the assignment. | ||
'''Optional reading:''' | '''Optional reading:''' | ||
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* Based on your instructional reading ''and'' your model paper, prepare a check-list (or some similarly concise, usable representation) of attributes of excellently presented research evidence/findings. Your list (or whatever) should be the kind of thing you will use to guide your own work. Upload this to the [https://canvas.northwestern.edu/courses/36533/discussion_topics/239310 corresponding Canvas "Discussion."] | * Based on your instructional reading ''and'' your model paper, prepare a check-list (or some similarly concise, usable representation) of attributes of excellently presented research evidence/findings. Your list (or whatever) should be the kind of thing you will use to guide your own work. Upload this to the [https://canvas.northwestern.edu/courses/36533/discussion_topics/239310 corresponding Canvas "Discussion."] | ||
* Write up about 1000 words synthesizing the (anticipated) findings and discussing the significance of your research and upload that to the [https://canvas.northwestern.edu/courses/36533/discussion_topics/ | * Write up about 1000 words synthesizing the (anticipated) findings and discussing the significance of your research and upload that to the [ https://canvas.northwestern.edu/courses/36533/discussion_topics/23931 corresponding Canvas "Discussion."] I recommend doing this in two parts: | ||
** Write ~500 words explaining the (anticipated) findings from your study. Quite literally, explain what you (expect to) find. What patterns of evidence (would) support these findings? If appropriate, include any data visualizations or tables you (plan to) present. | ** Write ~500 words explaining the (anticipated) findings from your study. Quite literally, explain what you (expect to) find. What patterns of evidence (would) support these findings? If appropriate, include any data visualizations or tables you (plan to) present. | ||
** Write ~500 words discussing the findings in the context of the research questions and prior literature that frames your project. What is the (expected) contribution of your research? What do you (expect to) know at the conclusion of your study that was unknown or misunderstood before your study? | ** Write ~500 words discussing the findings in the context of the research questions and prior literature that frames your project. What is the (expected) contribution of your research? What do you (expect to) know at the conclusion of your study that was unknown or misunderstood before your study? | ||
=== Week 7: May 17 — Introduction & Conclusion: End up at the beginning === | === Week 7: May 17 — Introduction & Conclusion: End up at the beginning === | ||
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=== Week 8: May 24 — Revise, revise, revise === | === Week 8: May 24 — Revise, revise, revise === | ||
'''Reading:''' | '''Reading:''' | ||
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=== Week 9: May 31 — Submission, reviews, and revision in publication === | === Week 9: May 31 — Submission, reviews, and revision in publication === | ||
'''Reading:''' | '''Reading:''' | ||
* King, Brayden. 2011. [https://orgtheory.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/the-editors-speak-what-makes-a-good-review/ "The editors speak: what makes a good review?] (read the entire post and all the statements from the journal editors). ''OrgTheory''. | * King, Brayden. 2011. [https://orgtheory.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/the-editors-speak-what-makes-a-good-review/ "The editors speak: what makes a good review?] (read the entire post and all the statements from the journal editors). ''OrgTheory''. | ||
'''Assignment:''' | '''Assignment:''' | ||
* | * Complete peer review assignment (''tbd''). | ||
* Complete self-assessment of your own writing process and your work in the course (''tbd''). | |||
=== Week 10: June 7 — Final projects due === | === Week 10: June 7 — Final projects due === |