Semester at-a-Glance

IMPORTANT! This is an unlinked draft schedule designed to provide a broad overview of the flow of the course. It may not reflect the current schedule. For an up-to-date weekly schedule with links see:

Week 1 Overview
Week 2 Overview
Week 3 Overview
Week 4 Overview
Week 5 Overview
Week 6 Overview
Week 7 Overview
Week 8 Overview
Week 9 Overview
Week 10 Overview
Week 11 Overview
Week 12 Overview
Week 13 Overview
Week 14 Overview
Week 15 Overview
Week 16 Overview

Some things you should know

Class meets Wednesday from 9-10:15 and the weeks run Wednesday to Wednesday

Important Due Days are Sunday, Tuesday and sometime Thursday

Assignments are typically due by the end of the day at 11:59 PM

Discussions require a primary post to get you started and then time for replies. Therefore, there are various due dates/time during the week that must be met. Likewise, reading reviews need to be completed early enough that students can use them as a study guide for quizzes that are due Tuesday's @ 11:59 PM. Finally, for the two literature review and design assignments we need the weekly class meeting for final questions and clarifications, so those are due Thursday @11:59 pm.

Workshop/Process Discussion [no late submissions]

Initial posts are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday
Reply posts are due by the time the board closes Tuesday @ 11:59 pm

Reading Reviews [no late submissions]

Reading Reviews are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday

Quizzes [no late submissions]

Quizzes are due by 11:59 pm Tuesday

Workshops [late submissions draw a 50% penalty - but only for the first 24 hours.]

Weekly workshop's online submissions are due by Tuesday @ 11:59 pm. Please note that you need to submit your work and then participate in the physical class portion of the workshop to earn credit.

Week 1 January 22 – 28 (first physical class meeting 1/28)

Reading: On Convergence Meikle and Young (Canvas)

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

Workshop/Process Discussion: Ethics and Credibility Workshop (concept+ 2 replies)

Quiz: Orientation quiz (all quizzes open January 22); APA+AB+Scholarly Quiz

Task: Orientation Workshop/Quiz; APA+AB+Scholarly Workshop/Quiz; Ethics and Credibility Workshop

Workshop/Process Discussion initial posts are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday

Reply posts are due by the time the board closes Tuesday @ 11:59 pm

Ethics and Credibility Workshop due January 27 @ 11:59 pm

Wednesday January 28

Course introduction and activities
Ethics and Credibility Workshop

Week 2 January 29 – February 4

Reading: Ackland C1 Introduction [17] and 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
Reading Review: C1; Coopman 2009; Meikle and Young (2 each most important and why+ 2 each most interesting and why)

Quiz: Quiz #1 (C1, Meikle and Young, and Coopman 2009)

Task: Review research project overview, plug-and-play options, method requirements, and example paper. Start thinking about potential topics and teammates.

Workshop/Process Discussion initial posts are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday

Reply posts are due by the time the board closes Tuesday @ 11:59 pm

Reading Reviews are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday

Orientation quiz; APA+AB+Scholarly workshop quiz due February 3 @ 11:59 PM

Wednesday February 4

No class meeting - State of the Valley Conference

*Week 3 February 5 - 11

Reading: Ackland C2 Online Research Methods [24]
Reading Review: C2 (2 each most important and why+ 2 each most interesting and why)

Workshop/Process Discussion: Beginning your Research Project Workshop (concept+ 2 replies)

Quiz: Quiz #1; and Quiz #2 (C2); Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches Workshop Quiz

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

Workshop/Process Discussion initial posts are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday

Reply posts are due by the time the board closes Tuesday @ 11:59 pm

Reading Reviews are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday

Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches Workshop/Quiz and Beginning your Research Project Workshop and all quizzes to date due February 10 @ 11:59 PM

Wednesday February 11

Beginning your Research Project Workshop

Week 4 February 12 - 18

Reading: C3 Social Media Networks [30]
Reading Review: C3 (2 each most important and why+ 2 each most interesting and why)

Workshop/Process Discussion: Interviewing Workshop (concept+ 2 replies)

Quiz: Quiz #3 (C3)

Task: Interviewing Workshop

Workshop/Process Discussion initial posts are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday

Reply posts are due by the time the board closes Tuesday @ 11:59 pm

Reading Reviews are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday

Interviewing Workshop and Quiz #3 due February 17 @ 11:59 pm

Wednesday February 18

Interviewing Workshop

Week 5 February 19 – 25

Reading: C4 Hyperlink Networks [16]; C5 Friendship Formation and Social Influence [15]
Reading Review: C4 and C5 (2 each most important and why+ 2 each most interesting and why)

Workshop/Process Discussion: Focus Group Workshop (concept+ 2 replies)

Quiz: Quiz #4 (C4 and C5)

Task: Focus Group Workshop; Research Project Proposal v1

Workshop/Process Discussion initial posts are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday

Reply posts are due by the time the board closes Tuesday @ 11:59 pm

Reading Reviews are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday

Quiz #4; Focus Group Workshop; Research Project Proposals due February 24 @ 11:59 pm

Wednesday February 25

Focus Group Workshop

Week 6 February 26 – March 4

Reading: C6 Organizational Collective Behavior [7]; C7 Politics and Participation [17]; C8 Government and Public Policy [9]
Reading Review: C6 and C7 (2 each most important and why+ 2 each most interesting and why)

Workshop/Process Discussion: Coding Workshop Part 1 (concept+ 2 replies)
Quiz: Quiz #5 (C6, C7, and C8)
Task: Coding Workshop Part 1; Revised Research Project Proposals
Workshop/Process Discussion initial posts are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday
Reply posts are due by the time the board closes Tuesday @ 11:59 pm
Reading Reviews are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday
Quiz #5; Coding Workshop Part 1; Revised Research Project Proposals due March 3 @ 11:59 pm

Wednesday March 4

Coding Workshop Part 1

Week 7 March 5 - 11

Reading: C9 Production and Collaboration [13]; C10 Commerce and Marketing [10]
Reading Review: C8 and C9 (2 each most important and why+ 2 each most interesting and why)

Workshop/Process Discussion: Survey Workshop (concept+ 2 replies)

Quiz: Quiz #6 (C9 and C10)

Task: Survey Workshop; Literature Review Workshop
Workshop/Process Discussion initial posts are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday

Reply posts are due by the time the board closes Tuesday @ 11:59 pm

Reading Reviews are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday

Quiz #6; Survey Workshop; Literature Review Workshop due March 10 @ 11:59 pm

Wednesday March 11

Survey Workshop

Week 8 March 12 – 18

Reading/Reading Review: none

Workshop/Process Discussion: Coding Workshop Part 2 (concept+ 2 replies)

Quiz: none

Task: Coding Workshop 2; work on Literature and Design v1
Workshop/Process Discussion initial posts are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday

Reply posts are due by the time the board closes Tuesday @ 11:59 pm

Wednesday March 18

Coding Workshop 2

Week 9 March 23 – 29 Spring Break

Week 10 March 30 – April 1 (split week March 19-23 + March 30 - April 1)

Reading/Reading Review: none

Workshop/Process Discussion: none

Quiz: none

Task: Literature and Research Design v1 (begin collecting data)

Literature and Research Design due April 2 @ 11:59 pm

Wednesday April 1

Literature Review and Research Design review

Week 11 April 2 – 8

Reading/Reading Review: none

Workshop/Process Discussion: Literature and Research Design (concept+ 2 replies)

Quiz: none

Task: Revised Literature and Research Design; data collection
Workshop/Process Discussion initial posts are due NO LATER that 11:59 PM Sunday

Reply posts are due by the time the board closes Tuesday @ 11:59 pm

Literature and Research Design due April 2 @ 11:59 pm

Revised Literature and Research Design due April 9 @ 11:59 pm

Wednesday April 8

Final Review of Literature and Research Design/research consultations/in class piloting

Week 12 April 9 –15

Reading/Reading Review: none