These are the course activities for the second half of the term.
The remark made at the beginning of the schedule still applies: the topical divisions found here are not sharp ones. Activities overlap between divisions.
| Finding Information and Ideas | ||||
| For this date | Things to do | Hand in? | ||
| Wed. 10/20 | a) Complete a quiz on your bibliographic skills and bring to class. Here it is in RTF format which should work for just about any word processor. b) Send research topic ideas by e-mail. Click to e-mail Machina. | yes | ||
| Fri. 10/22 | Do the assignment for Wed. 10/20 if you haven't already done so. Additionally, try to complete the new assignment found here. If you have questions about any of this, make notes and bring them. This is all about trying to customize instruction to fit your own situation. | yes | ||
| Send your research topic ideas/ requests by e-mail if you haven't yet done so. | n/a | |||
| Class on Friday will be held in Milner Library 164D. | n/a | |||
| Mon. 10/25 | We decided to have class in Milner Library 164D again on Monday. We will work on the work sheets turned in on Friday, since we didn't get to those on Friday. If you didn't do the work sheet for Friday, do it and bring on Monday. The whole idea of the work sheet is to try to figure out how you would approach research starting from just a general topic idea. If you get stuck, make a note of why you got stuck. | n/a | ||
| Send any last-minute research topic suggestions by Friday night (10/22 -- last Friday, not next Friday). Sunday or Monday, click here to see what topics people are interested in, because this is your chance to express interest in what you want to work on via an online form. People who do not respond by Monday class time will be assigned at random to a topic. Everyone should do this, even those who think they already have a topic deal. | n/a | |||
| Wed. 10/27 | Get started on research topic preparation. Instructions found here. (These were sent out on Monday by e-mail.) Bring your notes to class to share with your group. | no | ||
| Fri. 10/29 | Prepare a short written update on your progress regarding campus and community involvement. | Fri. 10/28 | ||
| Turn in a research report consisting of 1) a tentative specific research question you are working on, 2) the title and call number of one book that might work, including a summary of what the book is about, 3) bibliographic information for and a summary of two journal articles that might work, and 4) a brief statement of any difficulties you are running into. | Fri. 10/28 | |||
| Sun. 10/31 | Daylight Savings Time ends early Sunday morning. Set clocks back one hour, or you will be an hour early for everything. Happy Halloween! | |||
| Mon. 11/1 | "What's the Reason?" material on arguments that generalize from a sample, pp. 194 - 199. Write answers to Exercises 1 through 3 and 6, pp. 210 - 211. | Mon. 11/1 | ||
| Find a news story (perhaps online) about an opinion poll regarding the Presidential election. Print and bring to class. Think about how the text material assigned above applies to it. | n/a | |||
| Plan ahead for when you are going to do your research for your group project. Progress reports will be due every Friday for a while. | n/a | |||
| Wed. 11/3 | "What's the Reason?" material on cause and effect arguments, pp. 199 - 207. Write answers to Exercises 2, 4, 11, and 12. | Wed. 11/3 | ||
| Examine the ISU enrollment statistics found here. Make a list of those departments that are most out of line with the overall 58/42 female/male enrollment ratio at ISU. Bring the list to class. Think of hypotheses to explain what causes the ratios in some departments are so different. | n/a | |||
| Fri. 11/5 | Part of the class time will be spent on research project organization so that everyone will be able to make progress in the next weeks. | n/a | ||
| Read the excerpt on gender differences found here. You will need to print this out and bring to class for discussion! Monday's assignment will depend on how things go on Friday. | Fri. 11/5 | |||
| Mon. 11/8 | Finish the reading assignment found under 11/5 above. Make notes of your questions. Bring the printout of the reading to class. | Mon. 11/8 | ||
| The Pathways meeting is postponed until next week because of a scheduling conflict. | n/a | |||
| Wed. 11/10 | Quiz on the previous reading. If you want to see some objections to Wilson's views, you can start on the new short reading found here. | Wed. 11/10 | ||
| Fri. 11/12 | Complete the reading listed above under Wednesday. Print and bring to class. Also, write answers to the study questions found here to hand in. Continue with research on your research question. Make written report of progress on research. | Fri. 11/12 | ||
| Mon. 11/15 | Pathways meets at 4 in Centennial West, 315. This is not to be confused with Centennial East. Topic is music and technology. You'll get to make some music. | n/a | ||
| Write a paragraph describing some of the main advantages that come with having pretty definite sex roles enforced by social pressure, and another paragraph describing some of the main disadvantages. Look at the end of Wilson's article for some ideas. | Mon. 11/15 | |||
| Essay due on Friday or on the Monday after the Break. Instructions here. | Fri. 11/19 or Mon. 11/29 | |||
| Wed. 11/17 | ||||
| Work on your group project research. Progress report due Friday. 1) Instructions HERE. 2) More crucial information about the research project HERE. | Fri. 11/19 | |||
| Fri. 11/19 | Essay on gender due today, or on the Monday
right after Break. |
Fri. 11/19 or Mon. 11/29 | ||
| Progress report on research. Instructions above, or here. | Fri. 11/19 | |||
| Thanksgiving Break | ||||
| Mon. 11/29 | Essay on gender due today if you did not hand it in on Friday before Break. This is the last of three 30-point essays for the term. | Mon. 11/29 | ||
| Make plans on how you are going to finish your research project. Groups will meet during class time. Reminder of what is expected of you in this project, found here. | n/a | |||
| Last Pathways meeting at 4 in STV 352 (the regular Pathways room). Pizza and talk. Check your e-mail for more info. | n/a | |||
| Wed. 12/1 | Work on research project. Report any serious difficulties immediately. Advice found here. | n/a | ||
| Pathways reflections due today. (15 points) Instructions here. | Wed. 12/1 | |||
| Fri. 12/3 | Come to class knowing your final exam schedule. You will fill out a scheduling form so that we can determine when the final will be held. | n/a | ||
| Bring a written list of all the sources you are actually relying on for your research project. For each one, describe in a sentence or two what you are getting from it. You will receive an e-mail response, indicating whether your research seems appropriate. Reminders about the project, posted earlier, found here and here. | Fri. 12/3 | |||
| Mon. 12/6 | Final group meetings to coordinate publication of Web sites. | n/a | ||
| Turn in summary of your accomplishments in campus/community involvement. (8 points toward your engagement grade) See original instructions from start of term, here. Your summary should report on what you've accomplished, and what it did for you. | Mon. 12/6 | |||
| Wed. 12/8 | Web sites need to be up and running today!!! Bring URL's for all your operating Web sites to class so we can look together at the sites. | Wed. 12/8 | ||
| Fri. 12/10 | Course wrap-up. When you come to the final exam, bring your evaluation of the Web sites put up by the other groups in the class. (15 points) Instructions are now posted here. | Tue. 12/14 | ||
| Tue. 12/14 | Final exam at 10 am. Location to be announced. | Tue. 12/14 | ||
| Congratulations on completing the semester. Have a refreshing break and keep safe. | ||||