Week	Dates	Topic/Activity	Reading*	Assignments Due
1	Aug. 17 - 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 Discussion #1
3	Sep. 1 - Sep. 7	Narrowing a topic Exploring a topic Developing a research question	WG 3	Research Journal Assignment #3 Discussion #2
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 Discussion #3
7	Sep. 29 - Oct. 5	Using internet research tools		Research Journal Assignment #7 Discussion #4
8	Oct. 6 - Oct. 12	Conducting internet research		Internet Research Project Research Journal Assignment #8 Discussion #5
9	Oct. 13 - Oct. 19	Evaluating sources Reading sources Summarizing and paraphrasing	WG 6 and 7 "Evaluating Sources of Information"	Research Journal Assignment #9 Discussion #6
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 Discussion #7 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 Presentation Research Journal Assignment #12 Extra Credit Assignment 2
13	Nov. 10 - Nov. 16			Research Journal Assignment #13 Discussion #8
14	Nov. 17 - Nov. 30	Revising and editing		Draft of Argumentative Paper (midnight on Sun., Nov. 22) Peer Reviews (midnight on Fri., Nov. 27) Argumentative Paper (midnight on Mon., Nov. 30) 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 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 will be due during finals week.