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There are 14 class sessions. The table below displays the course
schedule by Date, Session Number and Topics, Readings, and
Assignments.
Here is a list
of important dates and no-class dates:
1/30: First
meeting of class
2/6: Presentation by Dr. Jane Hardin,
Chair of Simmons IRB, on review of human participant protection
2/13: Presentation by Dr. Diane Felicio
(Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations) and Jon Kimball (Director of
Sponsored Program) on funding opportunities and grant writing for research
2/20: Presentation by Dr. Peter Hernon
on Reflective Inquiry and Problem Statement
3/5: Presentation by Dr. Ching-Chih
Chen, on conducting her research projects
3/12: No class: Spring Break
3/26: Presentation by Dr. Valerie
Leiter, Prof of Sociology, on conducting social science research
4/9: Presentation by Dr. James M. Matarazzo, on
his research on corporate libraries using qualitative methods
4/16: Dr. Anne J. Gilliland, Professor and Chair of the Department of Information Studies, UCLA, on Mixed Method Design
4/30:
Individual consultation
session, no lecture
5/7:
Research project
presentation; Research Paper Due
-- Click the buttons below to go to each month of the semester--
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Topics/Activities
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Readings
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Assignments |
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1/30
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Session 1:
Introduction: What is Research and Scientific Methods of Inquiry
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2/4 |
Talk by Jane Hardin, Chair of IRB at Simmons, on IRB review
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- Creswell, Chapter 1
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Trochim, Chapter 1_1, 1_2
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Sieber, Parts I-II, Scan Parts
III-V
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Powell &
Connaway, Chapter 3
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2/13 |
Session 3: Research Process; Research
Funding and Grant Awarding Opportunities
Talk by Diane Felicio and Jon Kimball, on external funding opportunities
and grant proposal writing
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Trochim, Chapter 1_3
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Powell & Connaway, Chapter 2
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Hernon, P.
(2001). Editorial: Components of the research process: Where do we need to focus
attention?
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Leedy & Ormord, Chapters
5-6
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Due:
Research
Scenario
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2/20 |
Session 4:
Reflective Inquiry; Developing Problem Statement, Research Questions and
Hypotheses
Talk by Peter Hernon, on reflective inquiry and developing problem
statement
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- Booth, Part II
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Trochim, Chapter
1_4
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Leedy &
Ormord, Chapter 3
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Hernon, P., & Metoyer-Duran, C. (1993). Problem
statements: An exploratory study of their function, significance, and form.
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Metoyer-Duran
& Hernon. (1994). Problem statements in research proposals and published
research: A case study of researchers' viewpoints.
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2/27 |
Session 5: LIS Conceptual Frameworks and Representative Research
Projects
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Lead Discussion Session |
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3/5 |
Session 6:
Literature Review
Talk by Ching-Chih
Chen, on her research projects |
- Leedy & Ormord, Chapter 4
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Creswell, Chapter 2
- Booth, Part III
- Pan, Chapters 1-10
- Webster,
J., & Watson, R. (2002). Analyzing the past to prepare for the
future: Writing a literature review.
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Due:
Problem Statement |
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3/12 |
No class:
Spring Break |
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3/19 |
Session 7: Sampling & Measurement;
Reliability & Validity
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- Trochim, Chapters 2-3
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Powell & Connaway, p. 92-119
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Leedy & Ormord, p. 197-208
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Due:
Literature Review |
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3/26 |
Session 8: Survey Research
Talk by Valerie
Leiter, on conducting social science research
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- Trochim, Chapter 4
- Leedy & Ormord, Chapter 9
- Powell & Connaway, p. 83-91
- Creswell, p. 153-166
- Tang, R., & Safer, M. (2008).
Author-rated importance of cited References in biology and
psychology publications.
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4/2 |
Session 9: Experimental Design |
- Trochim, Chapters 9-10
- Leedy & Ormord, Chapter 10
- Powell & Connaway, Chapter 6
- Creswell, p. 166-178
- Tang, R., Vevea, J., & Shaw, W., jr. (1999). Towards the identification of the optimal number of
relevance categories.
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Due:
Research Protocol |
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4/9 |
Session 10:
Qualitative Research Methods
Talk by
James M.
Matarazzo, on
his qualitative studies on corporate libraries
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- Leedy & Ormord, Chapter
7-8
- Trochim, Chapter 6, 8
- Powell & Connaway, Chpater 7-8
- Creswell, Chapter 10
- Creswell (1998), Chapter 2-4,
Chapter 8
- Bradley, J. (1993). Methodological issues and practices in qualitative research.
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4/16 |
Session 11:
Mixed Methods Procedures; Data Analysis and Coding
Talk by
Anne J. Gililand, on
her projects using Mixed Method Design
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Trochim, Chapter 12-14
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Leedy & Ormord, Chapter 11
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Creswell, Chapter 11
- Powell & Connaway, Chapter 9
- Wildemuth, B. (1993). Post-positivist research: Two examples of methodological pluralism.
- Johnson & Onwuegbuzie.
(2004). Mixed method research: A research paradigm whose time has
come
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Due:
Data Collection |
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4/23 |
Session 12:
Writing and Reporting
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Due:
Data Analysis & Results |
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4/30 |
Session 13:
 Individual Consultation of Research Projects
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5/7 |
Session 14: Research Project Presentation
 Due:
Written Research Project |
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