School
of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
INLS 310, Social
Research Methods Applied to ILS Problems
Fall 2004
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August 26
- Overview of the course
- Selection of chapter
topics
- Getting started on the
first chapter
- Reading: Wildemuth, B.
M. (draft). Introduction. In Applications
of Social Research Methods to Questions in Information and Library Science.
September 2
- Learning about the selected
method
- Discussion of preliminary
outlines for introductory sections
- Discussion of the characteristics
of a "good" exemplar
- Methods for identifying
exemplars
September 9
- Posting introduction
section outlines
- Discussion of introduction
sections
- Progress reports on identification
of exemplars
September 16: No class meeting
(Wildemuth in Copenhagen)
- Online discussion
of introductory sections
September 23: No class meeting
(Wildemuth in Copenhagen)
- Online discussion
of introductory sections
September 30
- Posting abstracts of
items chosen as exemplars
- Discussion of exemplars
selected
October 7
- Posting draft of first
exemplar critique
- Discussion of exemplar
critiques
- Selection of chapter
topics for second chapter
October
14: No class (Fall break)
October 21
- Discussion of drafts:
second exemplar critique for first topic (drafts to be posted by Wednesday
noon)
- Discussion of initial
questions related to second topic
October 28
- First
chapter due for peer review (post on discussion forum by 9:00am on Wed.,
Oct. 27
- Peer editing of first
chapter (in-class)
- Informal discussion of
introduction section outlines (in preparation, read the suggested overview
readings posted for each topic in the discussion forum)
November 4
- First
chapter due for grading
- Posting and discussion
of introduction section outlines
- Preliminary discussion
of items chosen as exemplars
November 11
- Posting and discussion
of introduction sections
- Posting and discussion
of exemplar abstracts
November 18: No class (ASIST)
- Online discussion of
exemplar critiques posted
- Posting draft of second
exemplar critique (anytime before Thanksgiving)
November
25: No class (Thanksgiving break)
December 2
- Peer editing discussion
of introduction section drafts
- Group discussion of second
exemplar critiques
Additional class session,
to be scheduled
December 14 (Tuesday), noon
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