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Course Schedule


Week

Topic

Assignments or Activities

Reading(s)

Week 1

Jan 24, 26, 28




The Geographical Approach:

  • Place

  • Location

  • Visualization

  • Scale

#1 (2, pg.11)


Wednesday: “Your Information” Sheet due (see Handbook)
Friday: Guest speaker John Cloud, NOAA “The life, death, and re-birth of American indigenous cartography”



Read Ford and Brady in Readings on Vista

Read National Research Council Report in Readings on Vista



Week 2

Jan 31, Feb. 2, 4



The Geographical Approach, continued:



  • Region

  • Environment

  • Movement

  • Pattern

  • Diversity

Library: Introduction to Resources (Friday—to be confirmed)

Look at AAG Specialty Groups: http://www.aag.org/cs/membership/specialty_groups
Read Parsons and King in Readings on Vista—by Monday

Start reading Lost city of Z

YouTube for class viewing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auQX2fAHno4


Week 3

Feb. 7, 9, 11




Making Posters

Using the Internet as a Research Tool





Geography Themes Book Report due Friday

Keep reading Lost city of Z
Turabian part 13.3, Posters



Week 4

Feb. 14, 16, 18



Foundations of research resources III

Local data

Ethics and research: Human Subjects


Library tour (to be confirmed)


Read Helzer in Readings on Vista

Turabian Ch. 3,Finding useful sources



Week 5

Feb. 21, 23, 25




Research methods: Qualitative, quantitative and mixed approaches

Interviewing



Research Exercise I due: A Local Issue (Friday)


View first two Youtube videos on human subjects in research: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/education/
(Note that these videos are dealing with medical research; however, ANY research requires that human subjects receive INFORMED CONSENT)
Consult Turabian Ch. 18, 19 for referencing format
Read Chase in Readings on Vista

Read Knigge in Readings on Vista




Week 6

Feb. 28; Mar. 2, 4



Data: Census and other government data




Read Allen in Readings on Vista

Week 7

Mar. 7, 9, 11




Applying your knowledge

Use of tables and graphs



Research Exercise II due: Exploring the Census (Friday)

Turabian Ch. 8, Presenting evidence in tables and figures and Ch.26, Tables and figures

Read Hankins and Crooker in Readings on Vista




8

SPRING BREAK

Week 9

Mar. 21, 23, 25




What is a research paper?

Starting your research



Statement of Research Proposal due Wednesday, including a question;

Turabian Ch. 1,What research is, how to think about it; asking questions

Week 10

Mar. 28, 30; Apr.1




Outlines

Collecting and documenting your research

Avoiding plagiarism I





Read the U of Arizona’s document on plagiarism: http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/plagiarism/index.html#How

Turabian Ch. 4, Engaging sources




Week 11

Apr. 4, 6, 8




Using note cards

Paraphrasing

Avoiding plagiarism




Submit outline and 5 sources on Monday

Turabian Ch. 5, Planning your argument; page 330 for example of outline format

Week 12

April 11, 13, 15

AAG Wed, Fri


Format and Documentation





Turabian Ch. 18, 19, Parenthetical citations and references

Be familiar with Turabian Chapters20 and 21 and Appendix: Paper Format and Submissions Turabian



Week 13

Apr. 18, 20, 22




Writing abstracts

Style—avoiding jargon



Submit complete draft Monday with 30 note cards and ten sources. Send draft also to Vista Turnitin

Turabian Ch. 6 and 7, writing a draft

See handbook section on Your Writing Style

See sample abstracts in handbook


Week 14

Apr. 25, 27, 29




Exploring careers in geography and planning

Matt Weber, graduate student (TBA)

Chris Lewis: GIS instructor (Wed)

Ken Naas, Career Center (Fri)





Careers in Geography AAG website: http://communicate.aag.org/eseries/scriptcontent/custom/giwis/cguide/


Week 15

May 2,4,6




Doing oral presentations

Prepare for your presentation

Turabian Ch. 13.1, 13.2

Presentations Friday





Week 16

May 9, 11, 13

Jury Duty Monday




Presentations Wednesday and Friday




May 16, 18



Presentations Monday 10-11

Paper--due Wednesday, May 18 --- by 5 p.m.





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