Farmingdale State College | Fall 2015
Research Techniques | PCM 315 002 | Sec. 93698
Tues/Thurs 10:50am – 12:05pm | Gleason 327
Updated 11/05/15
| 1 | Tues | 09/01/15 | Introduction to Course/Syllabus | |
| 2 | Thurs | 09/03/15 | Icebreaker: Three Truths and a Lie | |
| 3 | Tues | 09/08/15 | Icebreaker: Three Truths and a Lie | Additional introductory discussion |
| 4 | Thurs | 09/10/15 | Wikipedia | In class student training: click here |
| 5 | Tues | 09/15/15 | NO CLASS (Holiday) | Assignment: Due 9/17/15 (1) Complete Wikipedia online training. (2) Add your Username into the class Wikipedia page [Markjgrossman](3) Identify a Wikipedia article (a “stub”?) that you would like to make a contribution to as a first assignment. (4) Draft what you would like to submit to Wikipedia (either on your Wikipedia “sandbox” or in a Word file) — ~100 words. |
| 6 | Thurs | 09/17/15 | Getting started | Ch. 01 – Getting Started: Possibilities and Decisions |
| 7 | Tues | 09/22/15 | Research methods overview | Ch. 02 – First Decisions: What? Why? How? |
| 8 | Thurs | 09/24/15 | Research methods overview | (cont.) Ch. 02 – First Decisions: What? Why? How? |
| 9 | Tues | 09/29/15 | Ethics | Ch. 03 – Ethics: Your Responsibilities as a Researcher |
| 10 | Thurs | 10/01/15 | ||
| 11 | Tues | 10/06/15 | ||
| 12 | Thurs | 10/08/15 | ||
| 13 | Tues | 10/13/15 | ||
| 14 | Thurs | 10/15/15 | Group Projects | Class chooses groups |
| 15 | Tues | 10/20/15 | Group Projects (cont.) | Groups discuss subject matter |
| 16 | Thurs | 10/22/15 | Group Projects (cont.) | Groups frame outlines |
| 17 | Tues | 10/27/15 | Group Projects (cont.) | Groups develop speech proposals. |
| 18 | Thurs | 10/29/15 | Group Projects (cont.) | Groups submit speech proposals and outlines. |
| Tues | 11/03/15 | Election Day | ||
| 19 | Thurs | 11/05/15 | Group Projects (cont.) | Groups develop their research schedule |
| 20 | Tues | 11/10/15 | Group Projects (cont.) | |
| 21 | Thurs | 11/12/15 | MID TERM EXAM (Chapters 1-3) | |
| 22 | Tues | 11/17/15 | Review Results of Mid-Term | Ch. 08 – Sampling: Who, What and How Many? |
| 23 | Thurs | 11/19/15 | Group Projects (cont.) | |
| 24 | Tues | 11/24/15 | Group Projects (cont.) | |
| Thurs | 11/26/15 | Thanksgiving | ||
| 25 | Tues | 12/01/15 | Group Projects (cont.) | |
| 26 | Thurs | 12/03/15 | Group Projects (cont.) | |
| 27 | Tues | 12/08/15 | Group Presentations | |
| 28 | Thurs | 12/10/15 | Group Presentations | |
| 29 | Tues | 12/15/15 | FINAL EXAM WEEK | Designated Finals Day/Time 10:50am – 1:30pm |
| 30 | Thurs | 12/17/15 | FINAL EXAM WEEK | Class does not meet |