Two projects, so little time ...

I hope you had a productive discussion last night about the focus group work that lies ahead. Please let me know your questions about that.

What follows is a tentative assignment for your final project. For the next time that we meet, please bring a project idea with you, plus at least one copy of a research article that is similar to the qualitative work you would like to do.

For the project, you’ll be placing beads on a string by constructing a research paper. Each bead should match the others in purpose, to make a complete strand when completed.

• Introduction

• Background/Literature Review (please include 3-4 potential sources for your paper; we'll discuss the truncated version of this part of the paper in class)

• Research Questions

• Method (fully describe qualitative method here; you'll need a description of your corpus, or texts to be analyzed, either here or in the research questions section of your paper)

• Results/Data/Findings

• Discussion

• Implications/Conclusions/Limitations

These are the beads, but each fills a special purpose for the form and direction of your project.

You’ll need to complete an 8- to 10-page (not counting references, appendix, or other printed matter) paper, which is due during week 16.

It will be evaluated on whether it uses a qualitative method discussed in class, how well suited the method and corpus are in relation to the research questions, and other criteria discussed throughout the semester.