Week	Dates	Topic/Activity	Reading*	Assignments Due
1	Aug. 18 – Aug. 24	Introductions Using web 2.0 applications Keeping a research journal		Research Journal Assignment #1 **
2	Aug. 25 - Aug. 31	Conducting research Identifying a topic Bookmarking websites	WG 1 and 2	Research Journal Assignment #2
3	Sep. 1 - Sep. 7	Narrowing a topic Exploring a topic Developing a research question	WG 3	Research Journal Assignment #3
4	Sep. 8 - Sep. 14	Generating keywords Writing search strings Conducting library research	WG 4 Navigating Library Research***: Units 4, 5, 6, and 7	Research Journal Assignment #4
5	Sep. 15 - Sep. 21	Finding reference works online Finding books online		Research Journal Assignment #5
6	Sep. 22 - Sep. 28	Finding periodical articles online Conducting field (primary) research	WG 5 "Conducting Primary Research" "Conducting Field Research" "Survey Research" "Types of survey questions"	Research Journal Assignment #6
7	Sep. 29 - Oct. 5	Using internet research tools		Research Journal Assignment #7
8	Oct. 6 - Oct. 12	Demonstrations of internet research tools Conducting internet research		Internet Research Project Research Journal Assignment #8
9	Oct. 13 - Oct. 19	Evaluating sources Reading sources Summarizing and paraphrasing	WG 6 and 7 "Evaluating Sources of Information"	Research Journal Assignment #9
10	Oct. 20 - Oct. 26	Organizing your paper Constructing an argument	WG 9 "Logic in Argumentative Writing" “Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusions for an Argument Paper"	Research Journal Assignment #10 Extra Credit Assignment 1
11	Oct. 27 - Nov. 2	Drafting your paper Integrating resources Incorporating visual aids Making presentations	WG 10 and 11 "How to Avoid Death by PowerPoint - Tutorial"	Research Journal Assignment #11
12	Nov. 3 - Nov. 9	Annotating sources Understanding plagiarism Using MLA-style formatting and documentation	WG 8 and 12	Formal Outline (due in class on Nov. 5) Research Journal Assignment #12 Extra Credit Assignment 2
13	Nov. 10 - Nov. 16	Presentations		Research Journal Assignment #13
14	Nov. 17 - Nov. 30	Presentations Revising and editing		Draft of Argumentative Paper (due in course shell by midnight on Sun., Nov. 22) Peer Reviews (due in course shell by midnight on Fri., Nov. 27) Research Journal Assignment #14
15	Dec. 1 - Dec. 7	Using APA-style formatting and documentation	WG 13 "APA & MLA Citation Comparison" "Citation Guide – APA, MLA, & Turabian Bibliography Styles"	Annotated Bibliography (due in class on Thurs., Dec. 3) Argumentative Paper (electronic and printed copies due in class on Thurs., Dec. 3) APA-Style Paper**** Research Journal Assignment #15 Extra Credit Assignment 3

* Additional readings may be assigned throughout the semester. WG stands for The Wadsworth Guide to Research. Numbers refer to chapters.
** Each research journal assignment is due by midnight on the last day of the week, which will be on a Monday.
*** Be sure to read all the pages in each unit; to find them, move your cursor over the tab for that unit and then click on the link to the page. There are two tabs labeled "Unit 5"; read the unit on searching databases not evaluating sources.
**** The final APA-style paper is due by noon on Thurs., Dec. 10. It must be submitted to the instructor personally or to her mailbox in the English Department on the fourth floor of the King Center. The paper will not be accepted late or via e-mail. During finals week, the instructor will be in her office (KC 409) from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. on Tues., Dec. 8, and from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thurs., Dec. 10.