| Date | Week # | Topic | Assignment Due | Readings |
| Jan 9 | 1 |
Introductions;
Honing in on a research topic;
Starting the literature review Week 1 PPT file |
In class: list of keywords | Davis, Chapters 1-2, 4; Lowenthal, 2005 |
| Jan 16 | 2 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday | NO CLASS | |
| Jan 23 | 3 |
Developing a research hypothesis;
Writing a proposal outline. Week 3 PPT file |
In class: write your research hypothesis and brief explanation; Critique and revise in class. | Gopen & Swan, 1990 |
| Jan 30 | 4 |
Research hypothesis cont.; The annotated bibliography. Week 4 PPT file, Annotated bibs. Guest presentations by: Janet Webster, HMSC Guin Library Scott Walker, Valley Map Lib Librarians' PPT Library Resources for GEO 518 |
Proposal outline. | Davis, Chapters 4-6 |
| Feb 6 | 5 |
The scientific abstract Week 5 PPT file Student-led panel discussion #1: Physical Geography Paper 1 | Paper 2 Students' PPT |
1st panel discussion; Revised outline | 2 student-selected papers for panel discussion #1, Twiss (handout), Davis, Chapter 18 |
| Feb 13 | 6 |
Effective visual communication, figures, PPTs, oral and poster presentations Week 6 PPT file Student-led panel discussion #2: Resource Geography Paper 1 | Paper 2 | Paper 3 Students' PPT |
2nd panel discussion; Annotated bibliography | 2 student-selected papers for panel discussion #2 |
| Feb 20 | 7 |
Skills and ethics for reviewing papers; Week 7 PPT file MS Geog Handbook | PhD Geog Handbook Student-led panel discussion #3: Geographic Information Science Paper 1 | Paper 2 Students' PPT |
3rd panel discussion; Proposal draft | 2 student-selected papers for panel discussion #3, Davis, Chapters 15-17 |
| Feb 27 | 8 | Attend Water Resources Graduate Program Poster Session, MU 109, 1:30-3:00 | Student reviews of proposals | |
| Mar 6 | 9 | Publications Student Proposal Presentations |
Poster critique | Davis, Chapter 7 |
| Mar 13 | 10 |
Ethics in science Student Proposal Presentations |
Final proposal | Davis, Chapter 12 |
Last update: February 20, 2006
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