Course Planner: Spring 2010

 Hybrid Class meets through TTN on selected Fridays from 4:20-7 pm.  Individual video conferences with Dr. Duggan will meet using Adobe Connect http://connect.odu.edu/officehourswithdrduggan/

Meetings	Topics	Assignments
Week 1 Friday, January 15 4:20-7:00 pm TTN	Introduction to the course. Defining educational research; Overview of research approaches and designs; Criteria for evaluating research	Creswell: Chapter 1 Patten: Topics 1-4 Isaac& Michael: "Guide to traditional research designs, methods, & strategies" (BB) Isaac & Michael: "Planning research studies" (BB) Leedy & Ormrod: "What is research?" (BB) Students must meet with the course instructor using ADOBE CONNECT to test their equipment prior to the first day of class.
Week 2 Individual video conferences during this week using Adobe Connect	Selecting a topic	Orcher: "Selecting tentative topics for empirical research" (BB) Individual video conference with instructor using Adobe Connect to discuss research topic choice for this class' assignments. Email instructor to arrange video-conference. Topic approval: After video-conference, prepare & submit a one-page single-spaced paperby e-mail containing the following: (1) proposed topic of research, (2)a brief paragraphon the significance of this topic, and (3) a very brief review of the literature. Email this to instructor by Friday, January 22.
Week 3 Friday, January 29  4:20-7:00 pm TTN	Research problems: Purpose Statements; Aligning questions hypotheses with research designs; Types of variables; Operationally defining constructs	Creswell: Chapters 6 &7 Patten: Topics 5-8 Leedy & Ormrod: "The problem: The heart of the research process" (BB) Orcher: "Writing hypotheses & questions" (BB) Orellana: "Class size and interaction in online courses"
Week 4 Friday, February 5   4:20-7:00 pm TTN	Reviewing methodology sections in literature; Using literature to identify and critique various methodologies employed to address research questions	Creswell: Chapter 2 Patten: Topics 14-19; Appendix A and B Lyne: Article 38 Leedy & Ormrod: "Tools of Research" (BB) Leedy & Ormand: Review of the Related Literature" (BB) Research questions due 2/5/10
Week 5 Friday, February 12 4:20-7:00 pm TTN	Quantitative experimental designs: pre-experiments, true experiments Summaries and critiques of published experimental studies	Creswell: Chapter 8 Patten: Topics 37 and 40 Leedy & Ormand: "Experimental & Ex post Facto designs" (BB) Lyne: Articles10-12,16-19 Introduction to Design Experimental Designs
Week 6 No TTN class meeting. Individual video conferences during this week using Adobe Connect	Quantitative experimental designs: Quasi-experiments, factorial designs; Solomon 4- group; single-subject; mixed designs Summaries and critiques of published experimental studies	Creswell: Chapter 8 Patten: Topic 41 Leedy & Ormand: "Experimental & Ex post Facto designs" (BB) Lyne: Articles 13-15, 20-22 Two Group Experimental Designs Factorial Designs Hybrid Experimental Designs Quasi-experimental Designs Nonequivalent Groups Design Introduction & Literature Review due 2/19/10
Week 7 Friday, February 26 4:20-7:00 pm TTN	Quantitative non-experimental designs: descriptive/ comparative Summaries and critiques of published non-experimental studies	Leedy & Ormand: "Descriptive Research" (BB) Lyne: Articles 1-4, 6 Creswell: "Survey designs" (BB) Sue & Ritter: "Planning the online survey" (BB) Sue & Ritter: "Introduction to online surveys" (BB) Fink: "Conducting surveys: Everyone is doing it" (BB) Summary and Critique of Experimental Journal article due 2/26/10
Week 8 No TTN class meeting. Individual video conferences during this week using Adobe Connect	Quantitative non-experimental designs: correlational, causal comparative Summaries and critiques of published non-experimental studies	Creswell: "Correlational designs" (BB) Lyne: Articles 7-9, 23-26 Method Paper due 3/5/10
Week 9	Spring Break
Week 10 Friday, March 19 4:20-7:00 pm TTN	Selection and measurement in quantitative designs. Criteria for sample sizes psychometric properties of measures	Patten: Topics 20-26 Creswell: Chapter 8 Leedy & Ormand: "Descriptive Research" (BB) Orcher: "Looking ahead to participant selection" (BB) Peer review of experimental method paper due 3/19
Week 11 No TTN class meeting. Individual video conferences during this week using Adobe Connect	Internal and external validity in quantitative methods; interactions among validity threats	Patten: Topics 27-36 Leedy & Ormand: "Planning your research project" (BB) Construct Validity  Measurement Validity Internal Validity Validity: Internal and External Validity - General Issues Experimental method proposal due 3/26/10
Week 12 Friday, April 2   4:20-5:30 Students will use Adobe Connect to meet in assigned groups 5:30-7:00 will meet  through TTN	Research proposals and reports	Patten: Topics 71-72 Leedy & Ormand: "Writing the Research Proposal" (BB) Summary and Critique of non-Experimental Journal article due 4/2/10
Week 13 No TTN class meeting. Work individually	Ethical and legal issues; obtaining Human Subjects approval	Patten: Topics 12-13 Leedy & Ormand: "Planning your research project" (BB) BB module: IRB and Human Subjects  Research at Old Dominion University Human Subjects Certification due 4/9/10
Week 14 No TTN class meeting. Work individually	Dissertation topics, committees, process Peer review of non-experimental method	"Completing your dissertation: Strategies for success" (BB)  "From Scholarship Student to Responsible Scholar: A Transformative Process" (BB)  "The Teaching Scholar and the Scholarly Teacher" (BB)  "Promoting the Scholar-Practitioner " (BB) "The Teacher, the Scholar, the Self: Fitting Thinking and Writing into a Four-Year Load" (BB)  BB module: The Dissertation process Peer review of non-experimental method paper 4/16/10
Week 15 Friday, April 23      4:20-7:00 pm  TTN	Review for final exam	Non experimental proposal due 4/23/10
Week 16 Friday, May 1        No TTN meeting		Final Examaination due 5/1/10

This planner is subject to change by the course instructor.