Date | Course Activities | Learning Outcomes | Assessed Value % |
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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 |
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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.
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 |
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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 |
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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 |