CrCrTh692 Assignment checklist (replica of version on CCT-xx personal wikis)

with links to Instructions and Examples

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Instructions for written assignments are given in the link for the assignment (which takes you to a page describing the tool or process involved in the assignment). Examples (indicated by "ex.") of previous students' submissions also provide guidance. Use the class email listserv to ask for elaboration if needed. Participation items also have links to instructions.
Upload assignments in the relevant box to submit (or resubmit) them. Rename every assignment before uploading to indicate the course, your initials, the assignment number, and revision status, e.g., 692PTAss1rev22Feb09.doc. Please scan anything that you have written by hand. No submissions by email.
This wikipage allows you to keep track of your own progress so that interaction with the instructor can focus on dialogue around written work.
See also Instructions & Notes (on using wikis, on requirements & expectations, etc.), Assessment to assign grades above B+ and incomplete policy.


Written Assignments & Work-in-progress Presentations

2/3 of grade
Initial attempts, however sketchy, for at least 11 assignments should be submitted by the session indicated. (For online sections: by noon EST on the first day of session.) Take note of dates of sessions for current semester.
At least 7 of the assignments should be revised and resubmitted in responses to comments until “OK/RNR” is received. G1 and H must be in the 7.
Final date for submissions and revisions: session 14, except one week later for H and J.

 DATE SUBMITTED/RESUBMITTED,
with your uploaded files inserted in the appropriate row below
 Instructor
Comments
example---->
 692PTAsmtArev30Sep09.doc
A. Revised Governing question and Paragraph Overview (session 3) (examples)

B1. Sense-making digestion of relevant article (session 3) (ex.)

B2. Review or controversy article (or section in a book) (photocopy or online link to) with a paragraph describing how it is key to moving you towards fulfilling goal B (session 4)(ex.) OR

Report on conversation with initial informant (verbally in session 4 or briefly in writing soon after, describing how it moved you towards fulfilling goal B) (ex.)

B3. Annotated bibliography of reading completed or planned (session 5) (ex.)

C. Revised map (incl. updated Governing Question) (session 5) (ex.)

D. Summarize the different sub-arguments for your topic (session 6) (ex.)

E. Revised research & engagement design (session 7) (ex.)

B4. Revised and Updated annotated bibliography (session 8)(ex.)
  • (including references from research since session 5)

F1. Interview guide (session 8) (ex.)

G1. Presentation on Work-in-Progress (practice session 9, public session 10): REQUIRED.

F2. Brief written report on interview, participant observation, or workshop as it related to Phase F for your project (session 11) (ex.)

G2. Narrative Outline (session 11) (ex.)

H. Report (complete draft by session 13)(ex.) -- REQUIRED
  • Complete draft of H required before moving on to final report. To count as complete, a draft must get to the end, even if some sections along the way are only sketches.
  • Final revised report, 2250-4500 words, plus bibliography of references cited. (If the report presents an activity for a class, organization, or your own personal development, you may have fewer words for the same number of pages, i.e., 10-20.)
  • For the report to be counted as final, you must have revised in response to comments from instructor and peers on a complete draft. Allow time for the additional investigation and thinking that may be entailed.

J. Final self-assessment of your work in relation to goals (with final revised report) (ex.)


Participation and contribution to the Class Process

1/3 of grade
Link to the instructions is on the letter for the item.

 DATE SUBMITTED/RESUBMITTED,
with links to uploaded files,
unless otherwise indicated
 Instructor
Comments
a. Prepared participation and punctual attendance at class meetings/WIMBA sessions (for online sections +work in lieu of attendance for missed sessions & non-WIMBA sessions) (14)
 missed session/arrived late/came unprepared/let my cellphone ring on dates =
b. Syllabus treasure-hunt, session 2

(including Information Sheet)

c. Minimum of two in-office or phone conferences on your assignments and projects, by session 5
 date =
by session 11
 date =
d. Research workbook(s) and organization perused during conference before session 5
 date =
& before/during session 13 for changes made in response to comments
 OK by instructor =
e. Mid-semester self assessment, Competency list, and research organization self-assessment, session 7

f. Peer commentaries on other students’ assignments (5 items, including 1 for those in session 13) (ex.)

g. Support survey, session 6

h. EXTRA: Briefing on research and engagement issues (=2 items; draft due session 7)

i. EXTRA: Volunteering to have your work discussed by the class in session 4, 6, 9, or 11
 date =
j. EXTRA (if it is arranged): Participating in a small group "cardstorming" session on the support survey
 date =


Assessment, including rubric to assign grades above B+

80 points or a B+ is earned automatically for 7 Written items marked OK/RNR (=OK/ Reflection-revision-resubmission Not Requested) plus 21 Participation items fulfilled [18 for online sections]. (You are free to do revise and resubmit more assignments and fulfill more participation items, but it does not hurt your grade to choose strategically to miss some in light of your other work and life happenings.)
If you reach that B+ level, the simple rubric below is used at the end of the course to add further points.
If you don't reach the automatic B+ level, your points = 3 for each writing assignment submitted on the due date + an additional 4.5 for each writing assignments OK/RNR + 1.25 for each participation item fulfilled [for online sections. 1.5 points], up to a maximum of 80.

Optional: Use the following system to make your own self-assessment for each quality below


 student
 instructor

(optional)
 (if different)
A sequence of assignments paced more or less as in syllabus (and revisions timely),
 ..........
often revised thoroughly and with new thinking in response to comments.

Project innovative,

well planned and carried out with considerable initiative, and

Project report clear and well structured,

with supporting references and detail, and professionally presented.

Active, prepared participation and building class as learning community,

including conscientious peer commentary on other student's assignments.

Consistent work and development of your research organization outside session as evidenced in workbooks and computer files

Self-assessment in relation to course goals that shows deep reflection on your development through the semester and

maps out the future directions in which you plan to develop.

Briefing submitted, summarizing important themes/tools/resources related to the chosen topic and suggesting that you are ready to teach others about processes of research & engagement.


If there are big discrepancies between the student's and the instructor's assessments, we should discuss the discrepancies and try to come to a shared agreement about them.

Policies for Completion of Work and Incompletes

0. If you miss the due date for initial submission ask for an extension or skip the assignment/item—-the intended learning rarely happens if you submit a stack of late work all at once. Make your choices of what to let go of strategically in light of your other commitments.
To gauge whether you are on track for at least the automatic B+, note whether you have revised and resubmitted 1/2 of the assignments and fulfilled 2/3 of the participation items to date.

1. Final date for submissions & revisions (exc. revised final report) = Start of last session

2. Final grade will be based on work submitted and work completed (i.e., marked OK/RNR) by the date for submission of grades.

3. Exceptions to the 1 & 2 require a completion contract to be submitted by the student and approved by the instructor by the last session. For a completion contract, use your assignment checklist to indicate (in green) contracted dates for specific assignments.
Note: The perusal of the research workbook for changes made in response to comments (d) is the only participation item that can be made up after the last session. (To make up any of the others would not contribute to the learning interactions during the semester.)

4. If you don't get around to submitting a completion contract and haven't got up to a passing grade, an incomplete grade may be submitted anyway. Subsequently submitted written assignments and revisions will be considered only to get you up to a passing grade of C. To improve on that grade, the course must be taken again when it is next offered.

5. Please don't expect instructors to work with you over the summer and winter breaks to complete your assignments. (You need to respect that they have professional "incompletes" that they need to try to make up during these periods.) In other words, do what you can by the day when grades are due and then take a break from "dialogue around written work" until the new semester starts. Please write your completion contracts with this in mind. Even in the new semester, be patient because responding to students from the current semester must be given higher priority over incomplete completion.

6. Please note that, despite the best intentions of student and instructor, the desired learning rarely takes place during standard on-your-own incompletes. There is no substitute for the development of teaching/learning interactions that happens with peers and regular week-by-week sessions. Expect that comments made on work for incompletes will be brief.

7. If you do not get OK/RNR on the revised final report by the date for submission of grades, participation in a writing support group next semester is recommended. The group is planned for Tuesdays from 5.30-7.30pm. (If you complete the course on time, you are still welcome to participate.)