| Date | Activity |
| August 28, 2001 | Introduction
Identifying Your Topic |
| September 4, 2001 | Developing Your Research Design, I
Reviewing the Relevant Secondary Literature Assignment: Selected Reference Works |
| September 11, 2001 | Class Canceled |
| September 18, 2001 | Developing Your Research Design, I
Reviewing the Relevant Secondary Literature Assignment: Selected Reference Works |
| September 25, 2001 | Developing Your Research Design, II
Reviewing the Relevant Secondary Literature Turning a Topic into a Research Question Assignment: Booth, et al. Part II, Prologue & ch. 3 & 4 |
| October 2, 2001 | Developing Your Research Design, III
Finding and Using Primary Sources: Composing Research Questions Using Electronic Finding Aids Assignment: Online literature search in RLIN, ERIC, America: History and Life, etc. Brief bibliography posted to class web site |
| October 9, 2001 | Developing Your Research Design, III
Turning Research Questions into Research Problems Finding the Right Primary Sources |
| October 16, 2001 | Developing Your Research Design, IV
Turning in Research Questions into Research Problems Finding the Right Primary Sources Assignment Handout: "Protecting Human Beings: Institutional Review Boards and Social Science Research" |
| October 23, 2001 | Developing Your Research Design, IV
Turning Research Questions into Research Problems Finding the Right Primary Sources Constructing Your Argument Assignment: Booth et al. Part III, ch 7-10 |
| October 30, 2001 | Developing Your Research Design, IV
Constructing Your Argument Assignment: Posted synopsis of your argument and oral report |
| November 6, 2001 | Thinking About Your Audience, I
Historical Journals, General Assignment: Review and report on relevant journal |
| November 13, 2001 | Thinking About Your Audience, II
Historical Journals, Specialized Assignment: Review and report on relevant journal |
| November 20, 2001 | No Class: Thanksgiving Break |
| November 27, 2001 | Final Reports
Assignment: Posted abstract and oral report |
| December 4, 2001 | Final Reports
Assignment: Posted abstract and oral report |
| December 11, 2001 | Final Reports
Assignment: Post Abstract and oral Report |