8 Weeks | January 22 - March 16
Sections NET04 and NET07
TOPICS AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES
WORK DUE
WEEK ONE 1/22 - 1/28
course overview, community building, information and media literacy, & discourse communities
Learning objectives: Practice writing as a process involving inquiry, research, feedback, and revision; Identify an issue relevant to a discourse community
Complete all activities and assignments in Milestone 1 by the specific due dates which are Thursdays and Sundays.
The entirety of Milestone 1 must be submitted by Sunday, 1/28, in Google Classroom.
WEEK TWO 1/28 - 2/4
rhetorical situation, research question, and positionality & bias
Learning objectives: Identify a research question; Assess the feasibility of a research inquiry; Identify a research plan; Analyze a rhetorical situation within a discourse community
Complete all activities and assignments in Milestone 2 by the specific due dates which are Thursdays and Sundays.
The entirety of Milestone 2 must be submitted by Sunday, 2/4, in Google Classroom.
WEEK THREE 2/4 - 2/11
research planning, building & evaluating research
Learning objectives: Build a body of research in the various stages of the research process; Evaluate the credibility of a variety of sources
Complete all activities and assignments in Milestone 3 by the specific due dates which are Thursdays and Sundays.
One third (4 sources) of the Annotated Bibliography must be completed by 2/11.
WEEK FOUR 2/11 - 2/18
building & evaluating research, organizing & citing research
Learning objectives: Build a body of research in the various stages of the research process; Evaluate the credibility of a variety of sources; Analyze arguments presented in sources
Another third (4 sources) of the Annotated Bibliography must be completed by 2/18.
WEEK FIVE 2/18 - 2/25
organizing and citing research & developing arguments
Learning objectives: Build a body of research in the various stages of the research process; Develop research-supported arguments that address an issue relevant to a discourse community; Practice writing as a process involving inquiry, research, feedback, and revision; Use suitable methods of citation.
The remaining third of the Annotated Bibliography must be completed along with the Reflection, by 2/25.
WEEK SIX 2/25 - 3/3
developing arguments, creating researched texts, & incorporating feedback
Learning objectives: Develop research-supported arguments that address an issue relevant to a discourse community; Create researched print and/or digital texts that respond to rhetorical situations; Incorporate responses from instructor(s) and peers as part of the revision and editing process; Use suitable methods of citation
Complete all activities and assignments in Milestone 4 by the specific due dates.
Your Argument Essay is due for peer review on Sunday, 3/3. Submit in Weekly Discussions in Google Classroom.
WEEK SEVEN 3/3 - 3/10
creating researched texts & incorporating feedback
Learning objectives: Develop research-supported arguments that address an issue relevant to a discourse community; Create researched print and/or digital texts that respond to rhetorical situations; Use suitable methods of citation
Complete all activities and assignments in Milestone 5 by the specific due dates.
WEEK EIGHT 3/10 - 3/17
revising, editing, & self-assessment
Learning objectives: Practice writing as a process involving inquiry, research, feedback, and revision; Use suitable methods of citation;
Complete all activities and assignments in Milestone 5 by the specific due dates.
Your Final Research Project and Self-assessment are due Sunday, 3/17.