Date Course Activities Learning Outcomes Assessed Value %
Ongoing Contribution to the learning community A B C 10%
Unit 1: What is academic research and why is it important?
June 19 – July 10, 2023
Jun 19 – Jul 10 Complete all required readings and view all required videos for the unit    
Jun 19 – Jun 26 Complete Unit 1 Activity 1: Padlet check-in. You should upload your photo and written contribution by no later than June 23. Your comments on colleagues’ posts should be complete by June 26. A B C Part of contribution to learning community
Jun 19 – June 28 Complete Unit 1 Activity 2: Reflection on your academic writing. Complete and submit by June 28. A B C Part of contribution to learning community
Jun 19 – Jun 30 Complete Unit 1 Activity 3: What makes a good research question? Complete your blog posts by Jun 30. A B C Part of contribution to learning community
Jun 30 – Jul 5

Complete Unit 1 Activity 4: Padlet research discussions.

  1. quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research;
  2. primary and secondary research.

Complete your Padlet posts by July 3. Complete your responses to colleagues by July 5.

 A B C Part of contribution to learning community
Jun 30 – July 9 Complete Unit 1 Activity 5: Practice drafting an overarching research question. Complete your post by July 6, and respond to at least two of your colleagues’ posts by July 9. A B C Part of contribution to learning community
Jul 7 Begin Unit 1 Activity 6: Team Agreement Exercise in preparation for Unit 2 A B C Part of contribution to learning community
Jul 10 Complete and submit Assignment 1: Role and importance of research (individual) A B D 20%
Unit 2: Theoretical frameworks
July 11 – 31
Jul 11 – 21 Complete all required readings and required videos for the unit    
Jul 18 Complete Unit 1 Activity 6: Team Agreement Exercise. Upload your charter to the Activity 6 dropbox in Moodle by July 18. A B C Part of contribution to learning community
Jul 11 – Jul 24 Teamwork for Assignment 2 B C D Part of Assignment 2
Jul 24 Complete and submit Assignment 2: Part A B C D 25%
Jul 25 Complete and submit Assignment 2: Part B B C D Part of Assignment 2
Jul 27 Complete and submit Assignment 2 Part C: Peer and self assessment B C D 5%
Jul 26 – Jul 31 Complete Unit 2 Activity 1: View and discuss the presentations. Due Jul 31. A B C Part of contribution to learning community
Unit 3: Critical analysis of research literature
August 1 – 21, 2023
Aug 1 – 4 Please select your articles for Assignment 3 and begin reading and reviewing in preparation for Assignment 3.    
Aug 1 – 4 Complete Unit 3 Activity 1: TCPS Tutorial Course on Research Ethics by August 4. A C D Pass required
Aug 1 – 9 Complete Unit 3 Activity 2: Padlet re: ethics, research integrity, validity, reliability. Post your padlet response by August 7, and respond to at least two of your colleagues’ posts by August 9. A B C Part of contribution to learning community
Aug 14 Complete and submit Assignment 3: Critical analysis (Individual) A C D 40%
Aug 15 – 18

Complete Unit 3 Activity 3: Veletsianos – response to your research question

Listen to George Veletsianos podcast on research. Complete one blog reflecting on what you learned by August 18.

 A B C D Part of contribution to learning community
Aug 16 – 21 Complete Unit 3 Activity 4: Padlet reflection by August 21.   Part of contribution to learning community