Week 15

Tuesday Dec 7

Workshopping drafts of Cover Letter and Piece for Presentation. Bring copies for group members in class.

Thursday Dec 9

Portfolio due in class.

Week 14

Tuesday Nov 30

Portfolio Assignment distributed.

Thursday Dec 2

Revision strategies for paper 4. Bring hard copy and electronic copy of paper to class (through email, netfiles, etc.).

Week 12

Tuesday Nov 9

Presentations: speak for five minutes about your paper 4, describing the argument you are making, and what evidence you have for that argument. Use notes, or a fully written presentation--no off-the-cuff spontaneous performances!

Interview homework due. Post to iLabs and bring in hard copy.

Sign up for group conferences, so bring your schedules to class.

Thursday Nov 11

Presentations continued. Frankenstein Draft due--computer file containing all previous papers pasted together. Email to yourself, or place on netfiles, so that you can work with it in class on the computers.

Week 11

Tuesday Nov 2

Discussion of Rheingold. Discussion of paper 4. Discussion of Fieldworking Ch. 7. Interview homework assigned.

Thursday Nov 4

Discussion of Ch. 8

Week 10

Sunday Oct 24 Email Paper to group members

Tuesday Oct 26

Conferences. Bring copies of group members' papers and your responses. Collage assignment returned.

Thursday Oct 28

Paper 3 due. Paper 3 worksheet. Discussion of next assignment.

Week 9

Tuesday Oct 19

Research sharing. Everyone will discuss the secondary research they've done and how it fits with their observations from the second paper. Discussion of Fieldworking Chapter 6.

Thursday Oct 21

Research Collage due. Conference Response Workshop.

Week 8

Tuessay Oct 12

Discussion of Baron (bring printout). What kinds of sources of research does he use? What appears to be his research process? Could this format be useful for you for paper 3? Reports from people about their research: where are you finding good material? What approach are you taking? Post to iLabs in class.

Thursday Oct 14

Discussion of Rehn article. Links to other articles.

Week 7

Tuesday Oct 5

(email paper to derek and group members sunday night) Group conferences in class. Bring hard copies of each person's paper, as well as a one page (double-spaced) response to each paper (to be graded later and applied to workshop participation grade). Activity.

Thursday Oct 7

Paper 2 due. Paper 2 worksheet. More library discussion--how to find sources, where to find them, etc. Time for individual discussions about paper 3 and research.

Week 6

Tuesday Sept 28

Discussion of "Balinese Cockfight" essay. Discussion of research assignment (paper 3). Library discussion.

Thursday Sept 30

Library discussion continued (if needed). Discussion of maps of fieldsites (map due in class). Analysis activity. Thesis workshop. Discussion of group conferences.

Week 5

Tuesday Sept 21

Geertz discussion. Analysis/interpretation discussion. Examination of artifacts discussion. Check out the syllabus changes.

Thursday Sept 23

Ethics discussion. IRB link.

Week 4

Tuesday Sept 14

Turn in Assignment 1. Fill out worksheet. "Look at your fish" activity. Assignment 2 distributed and discussed. Fieldnotes homework assigned.

Thursday Sept 16

Discussion of Geertz article. Bring hard copy for discussion. Discussion of consent and other ethical issues.

Week 3

Tuesday, Sept 7

(post homework from Aug 31 if you haven't yet.) Bring four copies of your draft of assignment one to class. Discussion of questions posted in class on Thursday Sept 2 (check iLabs discussion board before class to review these questions). Fieldworking Ch. 2 discussion.

Thursday, Sept 9

No class. Go to group conferences instead.

Week 2:

Tuesday August 31

Introductions. Fieldworking Ch. 1 discussion. DI article discussion. Technology discussion. Handout Paper 1 assignment.

Homework: post possible topic and several sentences (perhaps even a paragraph) about why it would work for this project, and what concerns you might have.

Thursday Sept 2

Discussion of Silberman and Schofield Clark articles. SIgn up for conference times.

Week 1:

Thursday August 26

Introductions, syllabus and course policies. Technology discussion.

Introduction to computer classroom. Set passwords. Sign up for iLab. In-class writing assignment.