{"id":124,"date":"2026-05-12T15:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royalroads.yourdevsite.ca\/malat-course-preproduction\/lrnt521n\/?page_id=124"},"modified":"2026-05-27T12:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:48:09","slug":"schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Course Schedule \u2013 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<table class=\"course-schedule\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"middle\" width=\"10%\">\u00a0<\/th>\n<th width=\"14%\">Date<\/th>\n<th>Course Activities<\/th>\n<th align=\"center\" width=\"9%\">Learning Outcomes<\/th>\n<th align=\"center\" width=\"14%\">Assessment Value %<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Ongoing<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Contribution to the learning community\" href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/assessment\/contribution-to-the-learning-community\/\">Contribution to the learning community<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">A,B,C<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Tuesdays, 5-6:30 PT<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.royalroads.ca\/moodle\/mod\/zoom\/view.php?id=897204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Class Zoom Session<\/a>. Sessions will be recorded for those who cannot attend.<br \/>Optional, but strongly encouraged.<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"middle\">\n<th colspan=\"5\">Unit 1: What is academic research and why is it important? Jun 15 \u2013 Jul 6, 2026<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" valign=\"middle\">Week 1: June 15-21<\/td>\n<td>Jun 15\u201321<\/td>\n<td>Complete all <a title=\"required readings\" href=\"https:\/\/moodle.royalroads.ca\/moodle\/mod\/page\/view.php?id=886567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">required readings<\/a>\u00a0and view all required videos for this unit.<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Post by Jun 20 <br \/>Comment by June 22<\/td>\n<td>Complete Unit 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/schedule\/unit-1\/#11\">Activity 1: Padlet Class introductions <\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">A,B,C<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">Part of contribution to learning community<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Post by Jun 20<br \/>Comment by June 22<\/td>\n<td>Complete Unit 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/schedule\/unit-1\/#11\">Activity 2: Padlet What might you be curious about researching and why?<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">A,B,C<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">Part of contribution to learning community<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" valign=\"middle\">Week 2: June 22-28<\/td>\n<td>Post by June 27<br \/>Comment by June 29<\/td>\n<td>Complete <a href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/schedule\/unit-1\/#11\">Unit 1 Activity 3: Padlet Practice drafting an overarching research question<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">A,B,C<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">Part of contribution to learning community<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Post by June 27<br \/>Comment by June 29<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Complete <a href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/schedule\/unit-1\/#14\">Unit 1 Activity 4: Padlet Research Discussions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Referring to your draft research question from Activity 3:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Would you use qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods\u2014and why?<\/li>\n<li>What primary and\/or secondary data might you use\u2014and what would they tell you?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When responding to others\u2019 posts: (1) provide an insightful comment about what their chosen approach would provide and (2) offer an alternative approach and speculate about how that might change what they discover.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">A,B,C<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">Part of contribution to learning community<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Post by June 27<br \/>Comment by June 29<\/td>\n<td>Complete <a href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/schedule\/unit-1\/#15\">Unit 1 Activity 5:Padlet <\/a>What will you focus on for Assignment #1 and why?<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">A,B,C<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">Part of contribution to learning community<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\">Week 3: June 29 \u2013 July 5<\/td>\n<td>June 29 \u2013 July 5<\/td>\n<td>No activities this week, so you can focus on Assignment 1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jul 6<\/td>\n<td>Complete and submit <a href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/assessment\/assignment-1\/\">Assignment 1: Role and Importance of Research (Individual)<\/a>.<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"middle\">\n<th colspan=\"5\">Unit 2: Theoretical Frameworks Jul 6\u201326, 2026<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" valign=\"middle\">Week 4: July 6-12<\/td>\n<td>Jul 6-12<\/td>\n<td>Complete all\u00a0<a title=\"Unit 2 Readings\" href=\"https:\/\/moodle.royalroads.ca\/moodle\/mod\/page\/view.php?id=886570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">required readings<\/a>\u00a0and required videos for the unit<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jul 6-12<\/td>\n<td>Complete\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.royalroads.ca\/moodle\/mod\/feedback\/view.php?id=886534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mid-course Feedback<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">A,B,C<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">Part of contribution to learning community<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jul 6-12<\/td>\n<td>Complete Unit 2\u00a0<a title=\"Activity 6: Team Agreement\" href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/schedule\/unit-2\/\">Activity 1: Team Agreement Exercise<\/a>. Upload your charter to the<a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.royalroads.ca\/moodle\/mod\/assign\/view.php?id=886554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0dropbox<\/a>\u00a0in Moodle by\u00a0<strong>July 12<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">A,B,C<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">Part of contribution to learning community<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\">Week 5: July 13-19<\/td>\n<td>Jul 15<\/td>\n<td>Complete and submit\u00a0<a title=\"Assignment 2\" href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/assessment\/assignment-2\/\">Assignment 2, Part A: Theoretical Frameworks and Annotated Bibliography (Team)<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">B,C,D<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Complete by July 18; comment by July 19<\/td>\n<td>Complete and submit\u00a0<a title=\"Assignment 2\" href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/assessment\/assignment-2\/\">Assignment 2, Part B: Theoretical Frameworks and Annotated Bibliography Presentation (Team)<\/a> by July 18<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">B,C,D<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\">Week 6: July 20-26<\/td>\n<td>Jul 22<\/td>\n<td>Complete and submit\u00a0<a title=\"Assignment 2 Part C: Peer and self assessment\" href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/assessment\/assignment-2\/\">Assignment 2, Part C: Peer and Self Assessments (Individual)<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">B,C,D<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jul 23 \u2013 26<\/td>\n<td>Complete Unit 2\u00a0<a title=\"Activity 2: View and discuss the presentations\" href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/schedule\/unit-2\/#22\">Activity 2: View and discuss the presentations<\/a>.<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">A,B,C<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">Part of contribution to learning community<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"middle\">\n<th colspan=\"4\">Unit 3: Critical Analysis of Research Literature Jul 27\u2013Aug 16, 2026<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\">Week 6: July 27-August 2<\/td>\n<td>July 27-August 2<\/td>\n<td>Please select your articles for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/assessment\/assignment-3\">Assignment 3<\/a>\u00a0and begin reading and reviewing in preparation for Assignment 3.<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>July 27-August 2<\/td>\n<td>Complete Unit 3\u00a0<a title=\"Activity 1: TCPS Tutorial Course on Research Ethics\" href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/schedule\/unit-3\/#31\">Activity 1: TCPS Tutorial Course on Research Ethics<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>August 2<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">A,B,C<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">Part of contribution to learning community<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Week 7: August 3-August 9<\/td>\n<td>Post by August 8<br \/>Comment by August 9<\/td>\n<td>Complete Unit 3\u00a0<a title=\"Activity 2: Padlet ethics, research integrity, validity, reliability\" href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/schedule\/unit-3\/#32\">Activity 2: Padlet re: ethics, research integrity, validity, reliability<\/a>.<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">A,B,C<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">Part of contribution to learning community<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Aug 9<\/td>\n<td>Complete and submit\u00a0<a title=\"Assignment 3: Critical analysis of research literature\" href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/assessment\/assignment-3\">Assignment 3: Critical analysis (Individual)<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">A,B,C<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Week 8: Aug 10-August 16<\/td>\n<td>Post by August 15<br \/>Comment by August 15<\/td>\n<td>Complete Unit 3\u00a0<a title=\"Activity 3: Padlet reflection\" href=\"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt522\/unit-3#34\">Activity 4: Padlet reflection<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>August 16.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">A,B,C<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">Part of contribution to learning community<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course Schedule \u2013 2026 \u00a0 Date Course Activities Learning Outcomes Assessment Value % \u00a0 Ongoing Contribution to the learning community A,B,C 10% \u00a0 Tuesdays, 5-6:30 PT Class Zoom Session. 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