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ntnsndr Adding further detail to final paper assignment
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 **20 points** **20 points**
  
-*Active participation.* ​Participation will be evaluated twice---once at the midterm, and once at the end of the semester. ​Engage in thoughtful participation in class through: ​+*Active participation.* Engage in thoughtful participation in class through: ​
  
 * Constructive,​ critical, and original contributions to the discussion (10 points) * Constructive,​ critical, and original contributions to the discussion (10 points)
 * Respectful listening to other members of the class and feedback on fellow students'​ ideas (10 points) * Respectful listening to other members of the class and feedback on fellow students'​ ideas (10 points)
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 +Participation will be evaluated twice---once at the midterm, and once at the end of the semester. ​
  
 ### Notebook ### Notebook
  
-Research flourishes through cultivating habits. Each week, students will produce a weekly notebook entry that reflects engagement with the assigned ​readings, in dialog with their own research projects. The notebook might consist of a prose reflection, bullet points, annotated pictures, network charts, or whatever else best suits your ways of thinking. Be sure to reflect on both the content of the readings and their methodologies.+Research flourishes through cultivating habits. Each week, students will produce a weekly notebook entry on the readings, in dialog with their own research projects. The notebook might consist of a prose reflection, bullet points, annotated pictures, network charts, or whatever else best suits your ways of thinking. Be sure to reflect on both the content of the readings and their methodologies.
  
 Notebooks may be in any persistent medium, so you can refer back to them for years to come. Here are some suggestions:​ Notebooks may be in any persistent medium, so you can refer back to them for years to come. Here are some suggestions:​
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 * Git repositories,​ such as Gitea\*, GitHub, GitLab\*, Gogs\* * Git repositories,​ such as Gitea\*, GitHub, GitLab\*, Gogs\*
 * Mind-mappers,​ such as Diagrams.net\*,​ Miro, Mural * Mind-mappers,​ such as Diagrams.net\*,​ Miro, Mural
-* Note-taking tools, such as Evernote, Joplin\*, Simplenote\*+* Note-taking tools, such as Evernote, Hypothesis\*, Joplin\*, Simplenote\*
 * Wiki platforms, such as BookStack\*,​ DokuWiki\*, Notion, Roam Research, Zim\* * Wiki platforms, such as BookStack\*,​ DokuWiki\*, Notion, Roam Research, Zim\*
  
 Asterisks denote open-source software, which is recommended as it gives you more control over your data and likely uses more resilient file formats. Asterisks denote open-source software, which is recommended as it gives you more control over your data and likely uses more resilient file formats.
  
-Turn in a digital representation of your notebook ​entry (such as a photo or hyperlink) ​on Canvas. Entries ​are due before class on Tuesday each week.+Turn in a digital representation of your notebook ​entries ​on Canvas, at the end of each of the three sections. Entries ​should be completed ​before class on Tuesday each week.
  
 #### Evaluation #### Evaluation
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 **30 points** **30 points**
  
-*Weekly notebook entries.* Demonstrate engagement with the assigned ​readings, including the following:+*Weekly notebook entries.* Demonstrate ​[[engagement with assigned ​sources]], including the following:
  
 * Summarize major ideas, particularly those of special interest to you (10 points) * Summarize major ideas, particularly those of special interest to you (10 points)
 * Observe shortcomings or potential critiques (10 points) * Observe shortcomings or potential critiques (10 points)
 * Raise questions for future research that could build on the readings (10 points) * Raise questions for future research that could build on the readings (10 points)
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 +Notebook entries will be evaluated at the end of each of the three sections of the course.
  
 ### Edited collection ### Edited collection
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 The shared goal we work toward is to produce an edited collection of our class'​s research on the politics of everyday digital life. Reaching this goal will take us through the full research cycle for producing an original contribution to our shared discourse. In this way, in addition to our explorations of the topics at hand, we will be reflecting on the media of scholarly communication. The shared goal we work toward is to produce an edited collection of our class'​s research on the politics of everyday digital life. Reaching this goal will take us through the full research cycle for producing an original contribution to our shared discourse. In this way, in addition to our explorations of the topics at hand, we will be reflecting on the media of scholarly communication.
  
-You may work individually or in pairs. Pairs will be expected to produce somewhat longer articles. Individuals'​ articles should be 2,000-2,500 words, not including references. Pairs' articles should be 3,​000-3,​500. Articles should follow APA style. They should include some approximation of the these sections:+You may work individually or in pairs. Pairs will be expected to produce somewhat longer articles. Individuals'​ articles should be 2,000-2,500 words, not including references. Pairs' articles should be 3,​000-3,​500. Articles should follow APA style. They should include some approximation of the these sections ​(which can be adjusted with different names or purposes depending on the context):
  
 +* Introduction
 * Literature review * Literature review
 * Methodology * Methodology
 * Findings * Findings
-Discussion+Conclusion
  
 Each paper should be one of two types: Each paper should be one of two types:
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 * Empirical, collecting data about real-world activity and analyzing it * Empirical, collecting data about real-world activity and analyzing it
 * Conceptual, presenting or challenging frameworks for analysis * Conceptual, presenting or challenging frameworks for analysis
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 +In a conceptual paper, the "​methodology"​ and "​findings"​ sections might be replaced with a section or sections that develop the conceptual argument.
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 +The paper should also be prefaced with a brief abstract of 150 words, not included in the main word count.
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 +Research should demonstrate a solid grasp of the existing literature around the topic. The number of references will vary based on the type of paper (a conceptual paper may have more than an empirical one), but fewer than 10 references to scholarly sources (not including primary and journalistic sources) is likely inadequate.
  
 While ambition is a wonderful thing, keep in mind that these articles are short, and your top priority should be clarity and precision. A small contribution to existing knowledge may be more successful than a sweeping thesis, which is more likely to contain oversights or excessive generalization. While ambition is a wonderful thing, keep in mind that these articles are short, and your top priority should be clarity and precision. A small contribution to existing knowledge may be more successful than a sweeping thesis, which is more likely to contain oversights or excessive generalization.
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 **50 points** **50 points**
  
-*Present research questions - 5 points.* In three minutes (four for pairs), and with one slide, share the questions you plan to investigate and your planned methods.+*Present research questions - 5 points.* In one minute, and with one slide, share the questions you plan to investigate and your planned methods.
  
-*Present preliminary findings - 5 points.* In three minutes (four for pairs), and with one slide, present your findings and their significance. +*Extended abstract ​- 5 points.* In under 300 words, summarize your research, including the questions, methods, findings, and contribution to the relevant literature, including references (not included in the word count).
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-*Abstract ​- 5 points.* In under 300 words, summarize your research, including the questions, methods, findings, and contribution to the relevant literature.+
  
 *Complete draft - 5 points.* Submit a complete draft for peer review, with the required word length, style, and references. *Complete draft - 5 points.* Submit a complete draft for peer review, with the required word length, style, and references.
  
-*Peer review participation - 10 points.* Provide [[peer review|detailed reviews]] of two fellow students'​ drafts, 300-500 words each. Restate the findings, identify strengths and weaknesses, and suggest directions for improvement. Determine whether there is need for "minor revisions"​ or "major revisions"​ before publication.+*Peer review participation - points.* Provide [[peer review|detailed reviews]] of two fellow students'​ drafts, 300-500 words each. Restate the findings, identify strengths and weaknesses, and suggest directions for improvement. Determine whether there is need for "minor revisions"​ or "major revisions"​ before publication
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 +*Conference - 5 points.* In the final week, participate in a class conference, sharing insights from the research and writing process.
  
-*Final draft 20 points.* Submit a revised final draft using our shared formatting template, in a brief note of 300-500 words, summarize the revisions in light of peer review in a cover letter.+*Formatted preprint ​25 points.* Submit a revised final draft using our shared formatting template, in a brief note of 300-500 words, summarize the revisions in light of peer review in a cover letter.
  
 * Cover letter (5 points) * Cover letter (5 points)
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 * Original contribution (5 points) * Original contribution (5 points)
 * Completeness and stylistic correctness (5 points) * Completeness and stylistic correctness (5 points)
 +* Sophisticated [[engagement with assigned sources|engagement]] with at least two course readings (5 points)
  
 ### Grading ### Grading
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 ## Topics ## Topics
  
-The course proceeds in three topical sections. Readings will provide examples of diverse types of research articles that you can draw from as examples for your own. All readings are available online and are largely open-access. Some may require access through our university libraries, either on the campus network, through the libraries'​ website, or on a [VPN connection](https://​oit.colorado.edu/​services/​network-internet-services/​vpn).+The course proceeds in three topical sections, consisting of one topic per week. Readings will provide examples of diverse types of research articles that you can draw from as examples for your own. All readings are available online and are largely open-access. Some may require access through our university libraries, either on the campus network, through the libraries'​ website, or on a [VPN connection](https://​oit.colorado.edu/​services/​network-internet-services/​vpn).
  
 ### 1/ Artifacts ### 1/ Artifacts
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 #### 1a/ Micropolitics #### 1a/ Micropolitics
  
-* Langdon Winner, “[Do Artifacts Have Politics?​](https://​www.jstor.org/​stable/​20024652.),” _Daedalus_ 109, no. 1 (Winter 1980) +* Langdon Winner, “[Do Artifacts Have Politics?​](https://​www.jstor.org/​stable/​20024652),​” _Daedalus_ 109, no. 1 (Winter 1980) 
-* Alexis de Tocqueville,​ "​[Chapter VII: Connection Of Civil And Political Associations](https://​www.gutenberg.org/​files/​816/​816-h/​816-h.htm#​link2HCH0028),"​ in _Democracy in America_ (1840; repr., Library of America, 2004)+* Alexis de Tocqueville,​ "[Book Two, Section 1, Chapter VII: Connection Of Civil And Political Associations](https://​www.gutenberg.org/​files/​816/​816-h/​816-h.htm#​link2HCH0028),"​ in _Democracy in America_ (1840; repr., Library of America, 2004)
  
 #### 1b/ Cyberspace #### 1b/ Cyberspace
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 #### 2b/ Labor #### 2b/ Labor
  
-* Tiziana Terranova, “[Free Labor: Producing Culture for the Digital Economy](https://​doi.org/​10.1215/​01642472-18-2_63-33.)” _Social Text_ 18, no. 2 (June 1, 2000)+* Tiziana Terranova, “[Free Labor: Producing Culture for the Digital Economy](https://​doi.org/​10.1215/​01642472-18-2_63-33)” _Social Text_ 18, no. 2 (June 1, 2000)
 * "​[Ghost Work](https://​listen.datasociety.net/​episodes/​ghost-work),"​ _Data & Society_ podcast (May 14, 2019) * "​[Ghost Work](https://​listen.datasociety.net/​episodes/​ghost-work),"​ _Data & Society_ podcast (May 14, 2019)
  
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 * Youssef El Faqir, Javier Arroyo, and Samer Hassan, “[An Overview of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations on the Blockchain](https://​doi.org/​10.1145/​3412569.3412579),​” in _Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Open Collaboration_ (2020) * Youssef El Faqir, Javier Arroyo, and Samer Hassan, “[An Overview of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations on the Blockchain](https://​doi.org/​10.1145/​3412569.3412579),​” in _Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Open Collaboration_ (2020)
-Kai Kreutler, "[A Prehistory of DAOs](https://​gnosisguild.mirror.xyz/​t4F5rItMw4-mlpLZf5JQhElbDfQ2JRVKAzEpanyxW1Q),"​ Gnosis Guild (July 21, 2021)+Kei Kreutler, "[A Prehistory of DAOs](https://​gnosisguild.mirror.xyz/​t4F5rItMw4-mlpLZf5JQhElbDfQ2JRVKAzEpanyxW1Q),"​ Gnosis Guild (July 21, 2021)
  
 #### 3c/ Moderation #### 3c/ Moderation