EDCI 598A, 598B, 597 MEd Project

Fall 2016 and Winter 2017

 

 

SEP 07

Lesson topics

  1. The MEd Project (David leads) (Powerpoint is here)
    1. Introductions and photographs
    2. The three parts of the project: 598A, 598B, 597 (Handout)
    3. The parts of the written text
      1. Introduction (598A)
        1. Motivation for study
        2. Definitions
        3. Method (sources, how you went about it
      2. Review (598A)
      3. Implications (598B)
      4. Reference list
      5. Appendices (Tables)
  2. Searching Databases
    1. Web of Science (Michael)
    2. UVic Libarary (David)
  3. Constructing the Outline (Michael leads)
    1. Difference between "Notes" and "Final text"
      1. Writing notes, doing outline, moving towards text ,
      2. numbering successive versions,
    2. APA heading levels (3.03, p. 62) (Five Levels of Heading and Table Example)
    3. Writing from outline (3.11, p. 70)
    4. How to construct the paragraphs that summarize the outline to come below. (Demo of writing the outline into the text)
      1. Example 1
      2. Example 2
  4. APA manual (David leads)
    1. Literature reviews (p. 10)
    2. Plagiarism (1.10, p. 15)
    3. Abstract (2.04, p. 25), Introduction (2.05, p. 27), Method (2.06, p. 29), References (2.11, p. 37)
    4. Writing clearly (chapter 3)
    5. Mechanics of style (chapter 4)
      1. (e.g., Abbreviations, 4.22, p. 106; 4.23, p. 107)
    6. References
      1. In-text references (6.11, p. 174 to 6.21, p. 179)
      2. Reference list (6.22, p. 180, to ) End-of-text references (n-dash, capitalization, italics, [copying references from published source!!!])
      3. Reference examples (chapter 7, p. 193- [198])
  5. (Tentative) Visitor speaking on Hiring and Working with an Editor (David leads)
  6. Strategies for Making the Writing Your Own (Plagiarism, Michael leads)
    1. Quotations (6.03, p. 170) Use quotations sparingly (Activity: Rewrite the quoted statement),
    2. Paraphrasing (6.04, p. 171) Do not make authors subjects of statements (Activity: rewrite the statement)
    3. Making a grid containing the results of several studies, then provide an analysis of the grid/table (Activity: Write the first two sentences analyzing the grid)
    4. Use of tables for analytic purposes, but prose for actually writing it VS. use of tables and graphics in the actual text (Example 1: Analytic table) (Example 2: Word Table in APA)
      1. Formatting tables, table layout (5.08, p. 128)
      2. Relation of table to text (5.10, p. 130)
    5. Figures (5.21, p. 151; Checklist, 5.30, p. 167) (Activity: Use APA to find how to improve figure, write analytic sentence/s)
  7. Discussion of three randomly chosen student topics
    1. Refining the topic, limiting the extent
    2. Databases (e.g. Web of Science)

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