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Schedule |
Fall
2009 |
August 17 – December 7, 2009 |
| Units/Topics/Dates |
Readings/Assignments |
Unit 1 Course Introduction and
"So You're about to be ABD—Whatever that Means"
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- Rudestam and Newton, Part I.
- Scott and Garrison, Part Two
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| DPA Weekend August 21-22, 2009 |
| Unit 2:
Your Final Project: Getting Started |
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| Unit 3:
Preparing the Portfolio |
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| August 24 - September 4, 2009 |
Discussions of Project Topics |
| Unit 4:
From Where I'm At to Where I Want to Be |
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| Unit 5:
The Final Project Proposal |
- Rudestam and Newton , Part II
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| Unit 6:
Organizing the Final Project Research |
- Rudestam and Newton , Part II
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| Unit 7:
Overcoming Barriers |
- Rudestam and Newton , Part III
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| September 21 - October 2, 2009 |
Draft Project Proposal Presentations |
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| Fall Break October 19-20, 2009 |
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| November 20, 2009 |
Written Project Proposals Due |
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Portfolios Due |
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| Thanksgiving Holidays November 23-27, 2009
University Closed/No Class Meetings
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| Proposal Defense |
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| December 1, 2009 |
All Final Papers Due |