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Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs School of Public Management and Administration |
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Research Methods and Quantitative Analysis--2nd Semester 2000 |
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Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs School of Public Management and Administration |
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Research Methods and Quantitative Analysis--2nd Semester 2000 |
THIS
IS A SHARED SYLLABUS COURSE
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Information for South African
students
Revised August 20, 2000
| Professor: James Beebe
Office: RC 256 Office phone: (509) 323-3484 Home phone: (509) 456-2571 Cell phone: (509) 768-8312 |
Professor: Petrus A. Brynard
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Office phone: +27 12 420-3403 Home phone: +27 12 807-4679 Mobile phone: 083-271-5773 |
| Class location--RC 130 | EBW 3-120.1 |
| Office hours: Thursday 3:00-5:30
Call for appointment other times |
Office hours: Monday, Tuesday 10:00-15:30
Call for appintment other times |
| email: jbeebe@soe.gonzaga.edu | email: pbrynard@hakuna.up.ac.za |
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT IN COMPLIANCE
WITH THE FAIR PROCESS MANUAL
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James Beebe Petrus A. Brynard Course Requirements
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The goals of this course are to assist students to: (a) Create a structure for the reading and analysis necessary for composition of Chapter II of the dissertation; (b) Guide the progress of this reading; and (c) Organize and draft the literature review chapter. By necessity, this course is individualized to the student’s own place in the dissertation proposal process.
COURSE GOALS The goal of the course is to provide peer and instructor support so that when the student enters Proposal Seminar, the literature review is close to being completed in draft and the student possesses an understanding of what is necessary to complete this process.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES This class will be conducted in whole group, small group, individual conferencing, and list server format. |
Because of its
individualized nature, this course will have a varied structure. There
is an advanced assignment that should be completed before the first class
session.
Five required
class sessions will be held for all students on: Sept 7, Sept
14, Oct 12, Nov 9, and Nov 30.
In addition,
optional
whole-class sessions will be held on: Sept 27.
Other class contact
hours will occur through the following delivery systems as indicated in
students’ individual contracts. Students should schedule meeting
with the instructor or their advisor at least every other week between
regular class meetings (for students who do not live in the Spokane area
these meetings can be by phone)! The additional contact is a critical
part of the course and will include:
Blackboard is "course software." In EDLD 728 we will be using Blackboard to facilitate communication.
Logging On to Blackboard: Click on the word BLACKBOARD located at the top of this section. This will take you to Blackboard's login page.
Enrolled Students: (You have been pre-registered in Blackboard)
Professor Brynard will provide
you with your User Name and Password
Blackboard includes the following links listed on the left side of the Blackboard EDLD 728 webpage. Here is how they will be used:
South African students can
contact Karen Lazenby klazenby@postino.up.ac.za
for help with technology problems, including the use of BlackboardTo be completed before Sept 7.
1. Change Your Information, especially your phone numbers and email address on Blackboard (initially all addresses are you@gu). Link from Blackboard, Student Tools. If you wish to experiment with the Discussion Board in advance of doing the assignment, respond to my "welcome" by posting a reply.
2. Try to post to Blackboard at least one statement
(and more if you are still undecided) on a dissertation topic that begins:
The
purpose of my study is to......
(your posting should by starting a new thread--revisions will be a
reply to your posting. Comments on others topic will be replies to
their posting)
3. Try to locate at least one dissertation that has something to
do with your topic.
a. Search on line at UMI [http://www.umi.com/]
Click on Dissertations, Click on ProQuest
b. Search dissertations done in the Doctoral Program in Leadership
[http://www.gonzaga.edu/doctoral/titles.html]
c. Make an appointment with a professional in Foley Library,
David Buxton, 323-3831 or buxton@its.gonzaga.edu
4. Reading assignment. Locke, Spirduso, and Silverman, (2000)
pp.68 (top) - 74 (mid), and pp76-77
Required reading, Brynard
and Hanekom, (1997), pp. 59-74 Locke, Spirduso, and Sliverman (2000)
optional, available on electronic reserve at Literature Review [http://explore.up.ac.za/articles/1135189.947/1]
5. Reading assignment. Rudestam and Newton (1992) pp 45-59
Optional, available on electronic
reserve at Literature Review [http://explore.up.ac.za/articles/1386097.948/1]
6. Reading assignment. Literature
Searching University of Bristol. British site with information
on British and International research resources.
5. Optional Reading assignment. Rudestam and Newtom (1992) pp. 3-44, 131-167
6. Optional Reading assignment. Writing a Literature Review In the Health Sciences and Social Work University of Toronto Health Sciences Writing Centre [http://www.utoronto.ca/hswriting/lit-review.htm]
7. Optional Reading assignment. How to write a literature
review in the sciences by Chris Skelly [http://ikarus.jcu.edu.au/Courses_Programs/Spatial_Analysis/tg3112/admin/lit_rev.htm]
Sept 9, 2000
8. Optional Reading assignment. Chapter 2 Interesting example of Literature Review from Roberta-Anne Kerlin's dissertation, Toward a Theory of Women's Doctoral Persistence [http://www.irn.pdx.edu/~kerlinb/diss/ch2.html] and Chapter 2 of Jan Strever's dissertation The Experience of First-year Online Composition Instruction: The Student Perspective (GU graduate)
Session 1: Sept 7, 6:00-10:00 pm, Introduction to course and requirements
Discussion of class requirements and the assigned reading.
Be prepared to make a 15 presentation on your topic and where you are in your literature review.
Identify a classmate you will be willing to work with on peer editing.
Before September 14 schedule a 30 minute appointment with the instructor to discuss your dissertation topic.
Before 5:00 pm on September 13, post to Blackboard at revision on your dissertation purpose statement. Feel free to comment on the statements of your classmates.
Learning Contract format
1. Learning goal(s) for the course: (What do you want to
accomplish?)
2. List the steps you see as necessary to reach this/these goal(s),
and an initial timeline for completion of each step.
(Both may be revised at needed).
3. What type of structure will you need to create in your life
in order to implement this plan?
4. List the support you would like to receive from each of the
following:
a. Course instructor
b. Fellow classmates
c. Advisor
Revised Course Contract due by 5:00 pm September 13. Post to Blackboard
Update on dissertation topics--where are we on defining the topic. Post revisions to Blackboard at any time during the term.
Locate a second dissertation that has something to do with your topic.
One paragraph evaluation of the contents, style,
usefulness, etc. of the Literature Review. See Locke, Spirduso
and Silverman (2000, p. 77) for guidelines for evaluating a literature
review. Post your review to Blackboard by 5:00 pm September 2
Guidelines for evaluating
a literature review is available on electronic reserve at Literature Review
[http://www.up.ac.za/asservices/ais/database.htm]
See Brynard and Hanekom
(1997) for information on citations and reference list. UP uses the
Harvard system for references..
APA
Bibliography for reading already done using correct APA format (should be a minimum of two pages). Bring to class two copies. In class we will do peer editing of the one page and the references, with attention to style and use of APA. Special attention will be given to the requirements for effective peer editing.
see http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html for information on electronic reference formats using APA.
In class introduction to ProCite.
Download a demonstration version of ProCite for Macintosh or Windows
http://www.risinc.com/pc/pcdownload.html
Ordering ProCite directly form ISI ResearchSoft http://www.risinc.com/pc/pcorder.html
Should also be available in the GU bookstore.
Panel discussion with two recent graduates on their experience doing the literature review. Discussion on the role of Support Groups.
Download the dissertation template and begin experimenting with adding text to chapter 2 and/or the References.
Session 3: September 27, 6:00-10:00
pm OPTIONAL
Library and internet research skills building session.ACT
Lab Foley Library. Evaluating Web sites: criteria
and tools [http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webeval.html]
Evaluating Internet based information [http://www.lme.mankato.msus.edu/class/629/Cred.HTML]
For finding dissertations, [http://www.umi.com/]
For access to Foley Library at Gonzaga [http://www.foley.gonzaga.edu/]
For access to Library of Congress and other university
libraries [http://lcweb.loc.gov/z3950/gateway.html]
UnCoverWeb A Current Awareness and Document Delivery
Service[http://uncweb.carl.org/]
Evaluating Web sites: criteria and tools [http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webeval.html]
Evaluating Internet based information [http://www.lme.mankato.msus.edu/class/629/Cred.HTML]
AskERIC Virtual LIbrary [http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual]
JournalSeek, database of freely available journal information.
The database presently contains more than 8500 titles. [http://genamics.com/journals/index.htm]
CARTIA Mapping the information landscape [http://cartia.com/]
WWW LINKS MONROE
C. GUTMAN LIBRARY HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION [http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~library/links.htm]
9/25/2000
Revision/tracking changes with MS Word.
Attaching files to Blackboard posts.
Demonstration of template.
Session 4: Oct 12, 6:00-10:00pm Literature Reviews by Others and Two pages of Chapter 2
Optional Reading assignment. Becker (1986)
Post to the Discussion board as a file attachment at least two pages of the literature reviewby 5:00 pm Oct 9. (note these do not have to be the first two pages, but any two pages)
Download the file of the student for whom you are their peer editor. Make edits, using the track change feature of MS word tools. Either post back to the Discussion Board or get to your peer partner your edits by 5:00 pm Oct 11. (If it is easier for you and your peer editor to work with hard copies, please feel free to do so)
Before class make revisions and post the revised draft of the first
two pages.
Bring to class your first two pages.
Ensure that the instructor has an electronic file copy of your first two pages.
Reports on the literature reviews done by others, lessons and implications.
We will spend most of the class working on editing.
Session 5: Nov 9, 6:00-10:00pm Review of Status of Work Relative to Contracts.
Post to the Discussion board as a file attachment at least five pages of the literature review, (this time you should include the first page or two of the chapter) a detailed outline of the rest of the chapter, and as much of the reference list as you have by 5:00 pm Nov 6.
Download the file of the student for whom you are their peer editor. Make edits, using the track change feature of MS word tools. Either post back to the Discussion Board or get to your peer partner your edits by 5:00 pm Nov 8.
Before class make revisions and post the revised draft of the five pages.
Bring to class your five pages.
Ensure that the instructor has an electronic file copy of your five pages and the reference list.
Peer editing of work done to date.
Discussion of knowing when you have done enough.
Discussion of what is expected in the petition to get into EDLD 730.
Session 6, Nov 30, 6:00-10:00pm Review of Status of Work Relative to Contracts, Course Evaluation
Post to the Discussion board as a file attachment at least five pages of the literature review, a detailed outline of the rest of the chapter with the references you will be citing in these sections, and as much of the reference list as you have by 5:00 pm Nov 27.
Download the file of the student for whom you are their peer editor. Make edits, using the track change feature of MS word tools. Either post back to the Discussion Board or get to your peer partner your edits by 5:00 pm Nov 29.
Before class make revisions and post the revised draft.
Bring to class your draft.
Ensure that the instructor has an electronic file copy of your draft including your reference list.
Students need an email address and regular access to their email as soon as possible. Email access is available on campus. Email is also available from your home or place of work if you have a computer and modem. Gonzaga University will provide an account and instructions. If you do not live in the local phone calling area for Gonzaga, it may be cheaper to pay for commercial service in your area. While most services cost about $20 a month, some can cost as little as $13 a month.
Viruses
Email attachments can carry computer viruses. Everyone is strongly
encouraged to ensure that their computer has a virus detection program
that is current. Several programs provide access to updates. You
should scan for viruses both before you send any files and as soon as you
have downloaded files but before you have opened them.
File Formats
To ensure that files can be read by your instructor and classmates,
you should either use MS Word (for the PC or MAC) version 6 or newer and
save files as Rich Text Format (rtf), or should save files using other
word processor as "plain text."
Class Directory
Class directory with picture, email addresses, and phone numbers will
be available as a Course Documents link on Blackboard.
Resources for Doctoral Students
The Association
for Support of Graduate Students [http://www.asgs.org/index.htm]
ASGS is a service organization of graduate students,
graduate-student organizations (GSOs), and graduate-degree-granting institutions.
ASGS services and products assist students to complete their theses and
obtain their degrees, produce the highest quality of theses, and improve
their lives during the thesis process. Includes DOC-TALK......a free, moderated
e-mail discussion list about doing a thesis for graduate students and faculty
worldwide.
The All-But-Dissertation Survial Guide, free monthly e-mail newsletter [http://www.ecoach.com/about.htm]The "All-But-Dissertation Survival Guide" is a free monthly e-mail newsletter. We will focus on ways to overcome the inevitable obstacles you'll face along the dissertation marathon including the twin devils of all dissertations: writer's block and procrastination.
Dissertation
News
Association for Support of Graduate Students bulletin
that offers tips on managing time, and developing an editorial style.Dissertation
News is a 6-issue-per-year bulletin offering guidance and support for ASGS-member
doctoral students, and information of value to faculty members on advising
and counseling graduate students. Copies of Dissertation News are distributed
free to ASGS doctoral student members. The bulletins, which focus on subjects
not typically covered in dissertation seminars or graduate classes, deal
with the process of the dissertation.
How
to Be a Good Graduate Student
What a graduate student should expect to accomplish,
plus a discussion of common problems, and where to go for assistance.This
paper attempts to raise some issues that are important for graduate students
to be successful and to get as much out of the process as possible.
Ph.D.
Help Center
Here are some resources to help you muddle through the
dissertation process. Resources to help students through the dissertation
process, including books, funding sources, and prospectus outline.
PhinisheD
Site and discussion group for those who cannot seem to
finish
their dissertations.
Funding
for Dissertation Research.
Start with the Doctoral Program in Leadership Scholarship/Fellowship
page. [http://www.gonzaga.edu/doctoral/scholarships.html]
Also see resource available from The
Association for Support of Graduate Students. Also see Institutional
Research Guide for faculty and students using the Net for research.
With links listed alphabetically and by topic.
Student assessment will
be based on the University of Pretoria system.Doctoral Studies in Educational Leadership (2000). But I’ve never written a dissertation before: A user-friendly guide for the preparation of the dissertation proposal and dissertation. Spokane, WA: School of Education, Gonzaga University. (Available from the Sue Newman for $5.00)(Soon to be available on-line)
Locke, L., W. Spirduso, & S. J. Silverman (2000). Proposals that work: A guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals. (4th ed.) Newbury Park: Sage.
Rudestam, K. E. & Newton, R. R. (1992). Surviving your dissertation: A comprehensive guide to content and process. Newbury Park, CA: Sage
Brynard, P.
A. & Hanekom, S. X. (1997) Introduction to research in public administration
and related academic disciplines. Pretoria, South Africa:
J. L. van Schaik
All other books are optional for South African students.
ProCite, The software solution for managing bibliographic references. Personal Bibliographic Software, Inc.
American Psychological Association. (1994). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (4th ed.). Washington, DC: APA.
Pellegrino, V. (1987). A writer's guide to transitional words and expressions. Wailuku, HI: Maui Arthoughts.
Becker, H. S. with P. Richards. (1986). Writing for social scientists: How to start and finish your thesis, book, or article. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESOURCES (In addition to the required texts)
Balian, E.S. (1982). How to design, analyze, and write doctoral research: The practical guidebook. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
Borg, W.R. & Gall, M.D. (1989). Educational research: An introduction (5th ed.). New York: Longman.
Campbell, J. (1949). The hero with a thousand faces. Princeton, NJ: Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Cooper, H.M. (1989). Integrating research: A guide for literature reviews (2nd ed.). Newbury Park: Sage.
Creswell, J.W. (1994). Research design: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Lehmkuhl, D. & Lamping, D.C. (1993). Organizing for the creative person. New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks.
Libutti, P. & Kopala, M. (1995). The doctoral student, the dissertation, and the library: A review of the literature. Reference Librarian, 48, 5-25.
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