週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
Week 1 |
3/02 |
Course Description; The Research Process: Research Topic, Electronic and Hard Copy Sources; Application |
Week 2 |
3/09 |
Illustration; Discuss “My Time Capsule” Essay 1 |
Week 3 |
3/16 |
Library Tour: A Hands-On Application |
Week 4 |
3/23 |
Division and Classification: Ruling Principle; Discuss “Doubts
About Doublespeak;” Discuss Essay 1; Essay 2 |
Week 5 |
3/30 |
Presentation of Research Topic; Discuss Essay 2; research topic due |
Week 6 |
4/06 |
Holiday |
Week 7 |
4/13 |
Process Analysis; Discuss “Dumpster Diving” Essay 3 |
Week 8 |
4/20 |
Documentation |
Week 9 |
4/27 |
Cause-and-Effect Analysis; Discuss “The Relative Explosion” Essay 4 |
Week 10 |
5/04 |
Recording, Evaluating, and Interpreting Findings; Writing and Documenting the Report: A Case Study;
working bibliography and outline for research paper due |
Week 11 |
5/11 |
Comparison and Contrast; Discuss “Once More to the Lake” Essay 5 |
Week 12 |
5/18 |
Persuasive Argument I: Arguments for Various Goals; Discuss “On
Reading Trash” Essay 6 |
Week 13 |
5/25 |
Persuasive Argument II: Induction and Deduction, Logical Fallacies; first draft of research report due |
Week 14 |
6/01 |
Persuasive Argument III: Making a Proposal; Discuss “A Proposal for Better Use of the Television in the Campus Center” Essay 7 |
Week 15 |
6/08 |
Persuasive Argument IV: Argument to Change the Reader’s Behavior Essay 8 final draft of research report due |
Week 16 |
6/15 |
Presentation and Discussion of Research Papers |