Category Archives: Weekly Units

This category should ONLY be used by the instructor. It will be used for overviews of each weekly unit, instructions for that week’s homework, and anything else I might post to help you with assignments.

Week 13 Research: Searching in new databases.

My research topic is “Artificial Intelligence Regulations”. The focus on the research changed from the dangers of Artificial Intelligence to regulations for artificial intelligence. For his week’s research, I am hoping to find more sources that back my point on why Artificial Intelligence needs to be regulated. I performed three searches, the first one was … Continue reading Week 13 Research: Searching in new databases.

Artificial Intelligence Regulation & Laws. Advance Search and Citation Tracing.

My research topic is “Regulations for artificial intelligence”. For this final research, I will focus more on the regulations part of my research. For the previous researches, the focus was the dangers of artificial intelligence. I did find a handful of sources that can be useful to cover the dangers of artificial intelligence but the … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence Regulation & Laws. Advance Search and Citation Tracing.

Still time to tell us your initial Plan A!

Just a quick reminder that your first assignments are due tomorrow! >>Add a profile picture {extra credit} >>Add a bio to your profile {extra credit} >>Post your initial research idea {required} Further information is in the “Week 1″ Let’s Get Started!” post, which is stuck to the front page of the blog and available under … Continue reading Still time to tell us your initial Plan A!

WEEK 11 Blog Post Assignment — Refining Your Research

Last week, you should have completed a few simple searches in your area and found four potential sources. This week, you’ll try a few advance searches for better results and find two new potential sources. You’ll record your search parameters, the number of results, your potential sources, and this week, you will also record subject terms for your two new sources. … Continue reading WEEK 11 Blog Post Assignment — Refining Your Research

Final Weeks of Class: Proposal, Exam, & Surveys

Final class meeting on November 30. We discussed what’s ahead. Learning Activities: Review APAstyle.org Look back at your library searches, anything else you should try? Review examples and materials for the Proposal, both in the blog and in Bb. Assignments DUE Friday, May 7 at 2 pm Central: ALL are in the Week 15 Bb … Continue reading Final Weeks of Class: Proposal, Exam, & Surveys

What’s Ahead for Week 14: Last Quiz & Prepare the Proposal

 Please finish reading Duesbery & Twyman Parts 9 & 10  and read Patten & Newhart Part 10. This week’s reading should help you gain some final clarification on the proposal assignment. The Quiz will cover Duesbery & Twyman Parts 6 – 10 Finally, you’ll start planning the Informatics Applied Research Project Proposal by writing the … Continue reading What’s Ahead for Week 14: Last Quiz & Prepare the Proposal

What’s Ahead for Week 13: Some Final Preparations

This week’s reading covers data.  It discusses statistics, analysis, data presentation, and evaluating quality. Like last week’s material, it will be covered in Quiz 5, available Next Week. Do you remember how your previous text discussed “saturation” (Topics, 29, 33, and 84)? This week’s blog assignment makes sure you have reached saturation in your examination … Continue reading What’s Ahead for Week 13: Some Final Preparations

Week 12: Developing Action Research & Our Last Two Search Types

This week’s reading covers research design, methods, collecting data, and the basics of understanding data. It will be covered, along with other material in Quiz 5, available in Week 14 and due on May 4. This week’s assignment makes sure you can conduct two additional types of searches for secondary research: subject searches and citation … Continue reading Week 12: Developing Action Research & Our Last Two Search Types

Week 10: Ethics, Secondary Research, and Simple Searches

Welcome to WEEK 10! First, we have some reading! Please review Topic 13 of Patten & Newhart, then read Duesbery & Twyman Part 3 & 4. What’s more, we have the Week 10 Blog Post on simple searches for this week and a reply for the Week 9 Posts. The Week’s Learning Objectives: Recall the … Continue reading Week 10: Ethics, Secondary Research, and Simple Searches