REM 505: Winter, 2009

Outline

note: this schedule may change, do not assume it is good for more than the next class period...

Week	Date	Topic	Readings
1	6 Jan	Introduction to course and to each other. "what is a REM Thesis" and topic discussions. Assignments #1 and #2
2	11 Jan	Meet in Library (Gerard Hogan giving presentation re library use/research). Due: Assignment 1 (Initial interest statement and identification of potential supervisor) (A-Bob, B-Bill). Topic discussions, proposal introduction.	A,B,C; Creswell Ch. 2-8
	13 Jan	Due: Peer discussion of Thesis Critiques.Topic discussions, proposal introduction.
	15 Jan	due: Assignment 2 (Thesis Critique) (B-Bob, A-Bill)
3	18 Jan	no class - MLK Day
	20 Jan	Literature Review/Annotated Bibliography. Peer review of introductions
	22 Jan	Due: Assignment 3 (proposal Introduction) (A-Bob, B-Bill)
4	25 Jan	Individual student metings - Focus: introduction	Lee Ch. 1-6
	27 Jan	Individual student metings - Focus: introduction
	29 Jan	DUE: Assignment #4 (annotated bibliography) (A-Bob, B-Bill)
5	1 Feb	to be determined.	D
	3 Feb	Format Styles with Dr. Harper. Due - peer review of partial proposal
	5 Feb	Due: Assignment 5 (Partial proposal 1) (B-Bob, A-Bill)
6	8 Feb	Individual student meetings: focus on lit review
	10 Feb	Individual student meetings: focus on lit review
7	15 Feb	no class - President's Day
	17 Feb	Funding.	Double Helix
	19 Feb	Due: Assignment #6 (partial proposal 2) (A-Bob, B-Bill)
8	22 Feb	Individual student meetings - Focus: methods
	24 Feb	Individual student meetings - Focus: methods
9	1 Mar	Final peer review
	3 Mar	Final peer review
10	8 Mar	Oral Presentations (assingment 7)
	10 Mar	Oral Presentations (assingment 7)
	12 Mar	Due - Assignment 8 (complete proposal) (turn into Bob's mailbox)
11	17 Mar	8:00 - Oral Presentations (assingment 7)

Key:

• Reading A= CWU Graduate Catalog section on "Master's Degree Regulations" and REM handbook (http://www.cwu.edu/~rem/remhandbook.html)
• Reading B= REM thesis titles (http://www.cwu.edu/~rem/theses.html)
• Reading C= CWU library web page (http://www.lib.cwu.edu/)
• Reading D= skim your style guide, also see http://www.lib.duke.edu/reference/style_manuals.html and http://www.cws.uiuc.edu/workshop/writers/citation/

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