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| ### 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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| **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) | ||
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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. | + | *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 - 5 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) | ||