UrbP 298 A to Z

1. UrbP 298 A to Z

2. UrbP 298 A to Z www.sjsu.edu/urbanplanning/courses

3. Preliminary Steps Orientation Workshops WST Preliminary Proposal

4. 298 Purpose Culminating experience Synthesis of theory, skills, knowledge, experience

5. Learning Objectives Conceptualize problems from complex, real world situations so the problems are meaningful to clients & research-worthy Collect, analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources Communicate effectively in writing and in visual terms

6. Requirements 4 Assignments • 5 Class Meetings: • 8/29, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 11/14 Materials (handouts, guidelines)

7. Assignments Research Proposal • September 12 • September 26 • October 17 • Draft #1 • Draft #2 • Final IRB Application • October 3 Literature Review • October 24 • November 14 • Draft • Final Draft Report Sections • December 12

8. Critical Path

9. Turabian, Turabian, Turabian!

10. Citation Systems Notes & Bibliography Or In-text Parenthetical References & Reference List

11. Spring2012Graduation www.sjsu.edu/gape/ • Advancement to Graduate Candidacy • Course Substitution in Master’s Program • Re-entry

12. Research Proposal • Draft #1 • Draft #2 • Final • 9/12 • 9/26 • 10/17

13. Purpose

14. Purpose • Think carefully about what you want to study and how you can accomplish your research goals • Communicate your ideas clearly and completely to others so you can receive useful feedback

15. Elements Title Audience Background Research Question

16. Framing the Research Question Based on Shishir Mathur’s UrbP 298A lecture

17. A Good Research Question is: Is the question of interest to you? Relevant Interesting Is the question relevant to the field of planning? Specific Is the question specific enough? (not too vague or broad) Does it lead to generating a clear hypothesis? Feasible Can the question be answered given time and resources available? Do you know what research methods might be needed? Do you have mastery over those methods? Given your time and budget, do you have access to the data or other information you need?

26. Your Research Question

27. Elements Title Audience Background Research Question Relevance Hypothesis Methods

28. Methods Data source Reason for collecting the data Data collection procedures Method of data analysis

29. Elements Title Audience Background Research Question Relevance Hypothesis Methods Report Outline Bibliography

30. Bibliography Items cited in the proposal Other relevant items read Items you plan to read

31. Elements Title Audience Background Research Question Relevance Hypothesis Methods Report Outline Bibliography Schedule

32. Schedule of Tasks • Library research • Testing and refining methodology • Collecting data • Drafting individual chapters • Preparing two full drafts • Producing the final report

33. Grading (1) Is the research question well defined and clearly stated? Is the relevance of the research clearly and convincingly explained? (10 sources cited, 4 peer-reviewed) Is the hypothesis clearly and convincingly stated? (5 sources cited, 2 peer-reviewed) Is the methodology appropriate, and explained in detail? Is the report outline detailed and logical?

34. Grading (2) Does the bibliography demonstrate that sufficient material is available to complete the project? Is the proposed schedule of tasks detailed and feasible? Is the writing grammatically correct and free of typos? Is the writing clear and easy to understand? Are the bibliography and footnotes properly formatted, and are citations included where necessary?