Assignments
Assignment
1: (Due: Wed., June 9, 2004)
Gather some data related to
educational
computing/educational technology and organize/present it in a fashion
understandable by your peers. Choose a topic of interest to you but be
certain
to make your selection in the context of a theoretical
framework/research
questions (heart of assignment 2). It is Ok to begin your analysis
process in
the context of “I wonder if …” (exploratory fashion) buy you should
have in the
back of your mind some guiding principles that will allow you to
eventually
contribute to the body of knowledge about your topic.
Turn in (submit
to listserv):
- Topic of interest.
- Copy of survey used (or other itemized
list of wording of questions and possible responses)
- Code sheet (itemization of names of
variables in data set and definitions of possible values they can have
in the data set (ex: Gender: 1 = male, 2 = female)
- Tab-delimited text file or Excel
spreadsheet with raw data in spss-readable format .
Value:
10 Points
Assignment 2: (Due: Wed., June 9, 2004)
Write a one-page
theoretical foundation/literature review
for your topic and use it as a springboard for 1-3 research questions
you plan
to address through analysis of your data. Include the following
components in
your submission:
- Theoretical foundcation/literature
review
- Itemized list of research questions
- Reference list
Value:
10 Points
Assignment
3: (Due: Monday, June 14,
2004)
Prepare a
powerpoint case study presentation of your topic
to introduce it to the class. Include
the following slides:
- Title/Introduction of Topic
- Theoretical rationale
- Research questions
- Analysis techniques
- Problems/dilemmas
Value: 10 Points
Final Project/Paper +
Presentation (Due: Wed June 30
(+2 bonus points) or Friday, July
2, 6:30 pm.)
Produce a 10-20
page paper (3500
word max) in standard APA format describing your findings and relating
them to
the literature. Build this from
assignments 1, 2, 3. Include the following components:
- Title page
- Abstract/Keywords
- Introduction
- Theoretical Framework/Literature
Review
- Research Design
- Methodology/Procedures (including
instrumentation)
- Analysis of Data
- Findings
- Discussion/Implications
- Conclusion
For your
presentation of your
findings (5 minutes), build on the powerpoint slides from Assignment 3.
Value: 50 points.
