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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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 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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 *Present research questions - 5 points.* In one minute, 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.
  
-*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).+*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).
  
 *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.
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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 at least two course readings (5 points)+* Sophisticated ​[[engagement ​with assigned sources|engagement]] ​with at least two course readings (5 points)
  
 ### Grading ### Grading
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 * 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)