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ENG 225 10.T: Final Project Proposals

Today’s Plan: Final Project Proposals Homework Final Research Project Proposals You will need to make a copy of this document. Victoria’s Proposal Katelyn’s Proposal Christian’s Proposal Leonard’s Proposal Hannah’s Paper on Spiritfarer Rae’s Proposal on Blaseball Ainsley’s paper on LoU2 … Continue reading

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ENG 225 9.T/R: Methodology and Data Assignment

Today’s Plan: Checking in on Data (Did everyone do the thing?) Methodology and Data Assignment Writing a Methodology Section Writing about Data/Findings Methodology and Data Assignment This week we are going to finish up project 2. As I indicated at … Continue reading

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ENG 123 9.M: What is a Content Analysis?

Today’s Plan: Setting Up a Content Analysis Homework Setting Up a Content Analysis Several people proposed doing a content analysis as their form of primary research. Today I want to go over how to set one up. We’ll look at … Continue reading

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ENG 301 8.R: Social Media Crash Course

Today’s Plan: Write a Go West Email; Alternative Assignment Elements of Social Media Management Let’s Craft Some Tweets Photoshop: Let’s Crop and Adjust Some Images Homework: Fadde & Sullivan Email (from Tuesday’s Class); UNCO Social Media Project. Due next Thursday: … Continue reading

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ENG 123 8.W: Interviews and Focus Groups

Today’s Plan: Interviews and Focus Groups Homework Interviews Like focus groups, interviews are also constructed around recording responses to open-ended questions. Asking “yes” no questions, even with a “why?” follow up, tends to be counter productive. For instance, don’t ask: … Continue reading

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ENG 301 7.R: Design Crash Course

Today’s Plan: CRAP What Not To Do Works Every Time Layout Homework As I said last class, I do not consider myself a designer. But I am someone who, when the occasion arises, can design something. While I might not … Continue reading

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ENG 225 7.R: Project 2 Team Formations

Today’s Plan: Review Methodology Basics by Discussing Burgess et al. Team Gender and Team Race Starting Questions Homework Review Methodology Basics Last class I introduced the 3 core methodological questions: How did they collect the objects they wanted to analyze? … Continue reading

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ENG 123 7.W: Constructing a Collaborative Annotated Bibliography

Today’s Plan: Annotated Bibliograph Homework Reminder Collaborative, Annotated Bibliography Today most of you will be working in your team workspaces. The goal for today is to assemble all of the research you have individually conducted–and list all of the research … Continue reading

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ENG 301 7.T: Grant Writing Crash Course

Today’s Plan: Parts of a Grant General Strategies Grant Research / Tools Revising a Grant Application for Concision and Readability Parts of a Grant Let’s take a look at the Community Resource Center’s Common Grant Application. While there: User’s Guide … Continue reading

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ENG 225 7.T: Introducing Project 2

Today’s Plan: Introducing Project Two Homework Project Two: Representations of Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Games Our first project this semester approached games as aesthetic objects; that is, we treated them as artistic objects and analyzed them to learn/challenge how … Continue reading

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