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THE FULL COURSE OUTLINE/SYLLABUS
TENTATIVE
SCHEDULE
1/30/2013 – Week 1 - FACE TO FACE - Reviews of the Literature and Proposal returned. Spring overview, syllabus; review of deadlines, research needs assessment; professional conference
2/6/2013 - Week 2 - ONLINE - Clarification of research question(s), Discussion of research priorities, including issues related to data and data collection. Data collection procedures
2/13/2013 - Week 3 -
FACE TO FACE-
Issues related to the design of a qualitative and quantitative
data collection instrument. In groups: Bring 10
copies to class for feedback. e.g. questionnaires,
inventories, surveys or unit tests.
2/20/2013 - Week 4 - ONLINE - NO CLASS - Follow Monday Schedule - Issues related to data analysis. Discussion of (your) data analysis plans. How will you report the outcome(s) of your study? Measures of central tendency, inferential statistics and tests of significance will be reviewed
2/27/2013
- Week 5 - FACE TO FACE-
Project updates, Case study discussion: Value Added
Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness in New York City Schools,
Group/Individual conferences (20 minutes each) .
3/6/2013 – Week 6 -
ONLINE - Entering and
organizing your data
Group/Individual conferences (20 minutes each)
3/13/2013 – Week 7 - FACE TO FACE - Topic - How will you analyze your data? Brief introduction to SPSS, OpenStat and PSPP, Find a "Model" research paper. Group/ Individual conferences (20 minutes each).
3/20/2013 – Week 8 -
ONLINE - SPSS and Data
Analysis continued - Group/Individual conferences (20
minutes each)
3/27/2013 – Week 9
- NO
CLASS - Spring Recess
4/3/2013 - Week 10 - NO CLASS - SESSION REPLACED BY VISIT TO THE SCONYC CONFERENCE ON SATURDAY 4/6/2013
4/10/2013 – Week 11
– FACE TO FACE - Preparation for oral
presentations, work on data analysis and writing of
papers in class. Set up slideshare.net accounts and
upload PowerPoint or Prezi presentations
4/17/2013 – Week 12
- ONLINE - Preparation for oral
presentations, work on data analysis and writing of
papers in class. Set up slideshare.net accounts and
upload PowerPoint or Prezi presentations
4/24/2013 – Week 13 – FACE TO FACE - Assignment #4 - Oral Presentations of research
Assignment #5 due - Please post all visual aids including handouts, slides, on the Discussion Board in BlackBoard and submit using the Digital Dropbox. Post slides on the web using slideshare or Prezi and post URL on the Discussion Board in BlackBoard.
5/1/2013 – Week 14 – FACE TO FACE - Assignment #4 - Oral Presentations of research
5/8/2013 – Week 15 –
FACE TO FACE - Assignment
#4 - Oral Presentations of research
5/15/2013 – Week 16 - FACE TO FACE- Assignment #4 - Oral Presentations of research
5/22/2013 – Week 17
- FACE TO FACE - lPLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE: WE WILL MEET FROM
6:30PM TO 8:30PM
Oral Presentations of research :
Two copies of your
completed thesis due.