Last up-dated on: 4/6

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This is a day-by-day detailed course schedule for the entire semester. Changes to the schedule will be announced via email, in class, and the last day of revision is noted above.

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D2L has established a monthly maintenance schedule: every 4th Saturday/early morning Sunday of the month. The time period will be 10pm Saturday thru 3am Sunday (PST).

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Week 1 January 23-29

Classes Start January 25^th

Reading: Class wiki, syllabus, schedule, and assignments

Task: Orientation Workshop (Online and Quiz)

Quiz: Orientation quiz (all Hine quizzes open Wednesday January 25)

Discussion: Extra Credit - Introductions [post an introduction and reply to another for 10 points]

 

Thursday January 26 (meet in HGH 219)

Class Introduction

 

Week 2 January 30 – February 5

Reading: Hine C1 [12]

Task: APA+AB+Scholarly Workshop (Online and Quiz); Ethics and Credibility Workshop

Quiz: Orientation quiz closes noon Thursday

Discussion: Hine C1

(Reading Review post due by noon Tuesday, Reply post 1 noon Wednesday for EC, all Reply posts due noon Thursday – 12 hours minimum between posts)

 

Thursday February 2 (meet in HGH 219)

Discussion and quizzes for the week close

Ethics and Credibility Workshop

 

Week 3 February 6 – 12

Reading: Hine C2 [14]; Coopman, T.M. (2009). Toward a pervasive communication environment perspective. First Monday 14. Available at:

http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/viewArticle/2277/2069

Task: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches Workshop and Beginning your Research Project Workshop

Quiz: APA Quiz; Quiz #1 (Hine C1); and Quiz #2 (Hine 2, Coopman  2009) closes noon Thursday

Discussion: Hine C2 and Coopman 2009

(Reading Review post due by noon Tuesday, Reply post 1 noon Wednesday for EC, all Reply posts due noon Thursday – 12 hours minimum between posts)

 

Thursday February 9 (meet in HGH 219)

Discussion and quizzes for the week close

Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches Workshop

Beginning your Research Project Workshop

 

Week 4 February 13 – 19

Reading: Hine C3, C4;  Urista, M., Qingwen, D., & Day, K. (2009). Explaining why young adults use Myspace and Facebook through uses and gratifications theory. Human Communication, 12(2), 215-229. Available on the course D2L site.

Task: Coding Workshop Part 1; Research Proposals

Quiz: Quiz #3 (Hine C3 and C4, Urista et al) closes noon Thursday

Discussion: Hine C3 and C4, Urista et al

(Reading Review post due by noon Tuesday, Reply post 1 noon Wednesday for EC, all Reply posts due noon Thursday – 12 hours minimum between posts)

 

Thursday February 16 (meet in HGH 219)

Discussion and quizzes for the week close

Research Proposals due NO LATER than noon

Coding Workshop Part 1

 

Week 5 February 20 – 26

Reading: Hine C5, C6 [26]

Task: Survey Workshop

Quiz: Quiz #4 (Hine C5 and C6) closes noon Thursday

Discussion: Hine C5 and C6

(Reading Review post due by noon Tuesday, Reply post 1 noon Wednesday for EC, all Reply posts due noon Thursday – 12 hours minimum between posts)

 

Thursday February 23 (meet in HGH 219)

Discussion and quizzes for the week close

Survey Workshop

 

Week 6 February 27 – March 4

Reading: Hine C7, C8 [36]

Task: Coding Workshop Part 2

Quiz: Quiz #5 (Hine C7 and C8) closes noon Thursday

Discussion: Hine C7 and C8

(Reading Review post due by noon Tuesday, Reply post 1 noon Wednesday for EC, all Reply posts due noon Thursday – 12 hours minimum between posts)

 

Thursday March 1(meet in HGH 219)

Discussion and quizzes for the week close

Revised Research Proposals due NO LATER than noon

Coding Workshop Part 2

 

Week 7 March 5 – 11

Reading: Hine C9, C10 [28]

Task: Content Analysis Workshop

Quiz: Quiz #6 (Hine C9 and C10) closes noon Thursday

Discussion: Hine C9 and C10

(Reading Review post due by noon Tuesday, Reply post 1 noon Wednesday for EC, all Reply posts due noon Thursday – 12 hours minimum between posts)

 

Thursday March 8 (meet in HGH 219)

Discussion and quizzes for the week close

Content Analysis Workshop

 

Week 8 March 12 – 18

Reading: Hine C11, C12 [26]

Task: Interviewing Workshop and Focus Group Workshop; Literature and Research Design

Quiz: Quiz #7 (Hine C11 and C12) closes noon Thursday

Discussion: Hine C11 and C12

(Reading Review post due by noon Tuesday, Reply post 1 noon Wednesday for EC, all Reply posts due noon Thursday – 12 hours minimum between posts)

 

Thursday March 15 (meet in HGH 219)

Discussion and quizzes for the week close

Literature and Research Design due NO LATER than noon

Interviewing Workshop  

Focus Group Workshop

 

Deadline Extension: Literature and Research Design due NO LATER than noon Friday

 

Week 9 March 19 – 25

Reading: Hine C13, C14 [26]

Task: Revise Literature and Research Design

Quiz: Quiz #8 (Hine C13 and C14) closes noon Thursday

Discussion: Hine C13 and C14

(Reading Review post due by noon Tuesday, Reply post 1 noon Wednesday for EC, all Reply posts due noon Thursday – 12 hours minimum between posts)

 

Thursday March 22 (meet in HGH 219)

Discussion and quizzes for the week close

Final consultations and questions

Revised Literature and Research Design due by the end of the day

Deadline Extension: Literature and Research Design due NO LATER than noon Friday

 

Week 10 March 26 – April 1

Spring Break – No classes

 

Week 11 April 2 – 8

Reading: none

Task: Research Project – collect data

Quiz: none

Discussion: none

 

Thursday April 5 (meet in HGH 219)

Scheduled research consultations

 

Week 12 April 9 – 15

Reading: none

Task: Research Project – collect data/code

Quiz: none

Discussion: none

 

Thursday April 12 (meet in HGH 219)

Scheduled research consultations

 

Week 13 April 16 – 22

Reading: none

Task: Research Project – write-up findings

Quiz: none

Discussion: none

 

Thursday April 19 (meet in HGH 219)

Final Project Due NO LATER than noon

Final project checklist and review and a review discussion/presentation format and wiki materials submission

Final Project Due via email attached file and submit presentation slides and related materials (see assignments page) by noon Friday

 

 

Week 14 April 23 – 29

Reading: none

Task: Revised Projects Final Write-up; Review project summaries and write-project questions; Project Presentations/Discussion

Quiz: none

Discussion: none

 

Thursday April 26 (meet in HGH 219)

Project Presentations/Discussion

 

Week 15 April 30 – May 6

Reading: none

Task: Project Presentations/Discussion

Quiz: none

Discussion: none

 

Thursday May 3 (meet in HGH 219)

Project Presentations/Discussion

Revised Projects Final Write-up due NO LATER than noon [deadline extended to May 8] 

 

Week 16 May 7  - 13

May 10 last physical class meeting

Revised Projects Final Write-up due NO LATER than Monday May 8 at noon

Reading: none

Task: Project Presentations/Discussion

Quiz: none

Discussion: Process and Evaluations

 

Thursday May 10 (meet in HGH 219)

Project Presentations/Discussion and SOTES

 

Week 17 May 14 - 15

Quiz: retake or make-up of a Hine quiz for the final opens May 17

Discussion: Process and Evaluations closes May 15