EDPS 664: Special Education Research Topics

Designing and Presenting Research

Instructor:
Prof Sydney S.Zentall
zentall@purdue.edu

DESCRIPTION

OBJECTIVES/COMPETENCIES

1. Participate in class, offer constructive feedback to classmates' work, and verbally present a lit review, method, results, or conclusion.
2. Investigate the requirements for apply to conferences in your own field
3. Identify components of successful poster and paper presentations
4. Identify different research designs
5. Identify component of well-controlled research designs
6. Create a poster session to be presented in class a mock poster session

3 Credit Hours: Students will:
Assignment 1. attend and participate in class sessions and present 15 minutes of a lit review, or method, or results, or conclusions (not graded)
Assignment 2. complete an individual poster presentation and participate in mock poster session with classmates (see project descriptions)
Assignment 3. complete a poster and presentation based on an article selected by the professor (see project descriptions)
Assignment 4. investigate and report on two important conferences in their field (see project descriptions)

2 Credit Hours: Students will:
Assignment 1. attend, participate in class sessions, and present 15 minutes of a lit review, or method, or results, or conclusions (not graded)
Assignment 2. complete a poster presentation and participate in mock poster session with classmates (see project descriptions)
Assignment 3. complete a poster and presentation based on an article selected by the professor (see project descriptions)

1 Credit Hours: Students will:
Assignment 1. attend and participate in class sessions and present 15 minutes of a lit review, or method, or results, or conclusions (not graded)
Assignment 2. complete a poster presentation and participate in mock poster session with classmates (see project descriptions)

Description of Course Projects

Poster presentaiton and mock poster session: students will crate a clear, concise, and attractively designed poster based on their own research and present this poster to the class in a mock poster session. Grading will be determined by clarity, enthusiasm, peer/faculty feedback (criteria for a rubric will be determined in class)

Poster preentation of another's research: students will work with a partner to create a professional , clear, and well designed poster that has been selected by a professor (criteria for a rubric will be determined in class)

Investigate at least two conferences: students interview their advisors and research conferences online to find out: 1. which are important conferences and why, 2. when and how to apply, and 3. deadlines for submission. In addition to addressing all 3 criteria grading will be determined by clarity of this information and brevity of the presentation and whether additional conferences and information can be added.

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EMERGENCY STATEMENTS

In the event of a major campus emergency, course requirements, deadlines and grading percentages are subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised semester calendar or other circumstances. Here are ways to get information about changes in this course:

(1) Visit my web page: http://www.edst.purdue.edu/zentall/courses/welcome.htm
(2) my email address: zentall@purdue.edu, or
(3) my office phone: 494-7347.

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http://www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness/

ADAPTIVE PROGRAMS STATEMENT
Students with disabilities must be registered with Adaptive Programs in the Office of the Dean of Students before classroom accommodations can be provided. If you are eligible for academic accommodations because you have a documented disability that will impact your work in this class, please schedule an appointment with me as soon as possible to discuss your needs.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY STATEMENT
Purdue prohibits "dishonesty in connection with any University activity. Cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the University are examples of dishonesty." [Part 5, Section III-B-2-a, University Regulations <http://www.purdue.edu/univregs/> ] Furthermore, the University Senate has stipulated that "the commitment of acts of cheating, lying, and deceit in any of their diverse forms (such as the use of substitutes for taking examinations, the use of illegal cribs, plagiarism, and copying during examinations) is dishonest and must not be tolerated. Moreover, knowingly to aid and abet, directly or indirectly, other parties in committing dishonest acts is in itself dishonest." [University Senate Document 72-18, December 15, 1972]