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Topical
Lectures

Lecture Topics / Paper Topics for Proposal Writing

Fall 2000 & Spring
2001

Spring
2002

Spring 2003

• Types of Proposals and how they differ/similar

Paper #1
Paper #2

• Defining a Topic/Subject for a Proposal

• Cognitive Mapping

Paper

• Psychological/Personal/Cognitive Processes & Challenges of Writing a Proposal

• The Mechanics of doing a Lit Scan and a Later Literature Review, including Note-Taking

Paper #2

• What are research questions? How do questions fit into different types of proposals?

• Specifically: What are examples of qualitative & Quantitative questions.  What are the similarities and Difference Between these types of Questions.

Paper #1
Paper #2

• Open-Ended Questions and Semi-Structured Interviews
  

• Quantitative Research and Quantitative Questions
  

• Qualitative Research and Methodology
  

• How does a Literature Review Fit into the Proposal Process

 Paper #1
Paper #2

• What are the Personal Challenges involved in the Literature Review?

• Creating an Outline for Different Types of Proposals

Paper #1
Paper #2
Paper #3

• Doing Empirical Writing and How it Differs from other Forms of Writing.

• Samples, Populations, informants, information sources, and their relationships to the Research questions.

• Collecting Information: Types of Tools and Problems with Measurements, Collection, etc.

Paper #1
Paper #2

• Presenting Data & Findings

Paper #1
Paper #2

• Institutional Review Boards: Requirements and Expectations for Approval

Paper #1
Paper #2

• Ethical Issues in Research and Proposal Writing

Paper #1
Paper #2
Paper #3

• Estimating Costs and Expenditures (Budget Building)

• Creating Timelines

• Accessing Private Foundations and Other Funding Sources.

• Working with Community Committees, Agencies, and Grantors

Paper

• Selecting and Working with an Independent Study Advisor or Thesis Committee.

• Selecting an Independent Study or Thesis