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2008-2009 Thesis Writing Workshop
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Spring
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The Spring 2009 workshop is on
Tuesdays from 5-8pm in SCI 273;
All students in the Anthropology Program are welcome to attend however
please contact Mark Griffin before attending.
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| Apr 28 |
Assignment:
Literature Review Chapter Draft 3:
Each participant should revise their draft
of the Literature Review chapter based on the feedback from your last draft.
This draft must include all required Front
Matter for the thesis. Front Matter must conform to the
SFSU Guidelines.
Include tables and figures or at least
table and figure titles
and placement (remember to format these using the format given in
Writing the Thesis).
You should include full references
throughout and include a literature cited section following the style
that will be used in your final thesis (you will be using the style of
Current
Anthropology).
Remember that the
text for this draft must be a minimum of 30 pages in length (not
including front matter and literature cited).
Email your draft to me no
later than Sunday evening Apr 26. |
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| Apr 14 |
Assignment:
Literature Review Chapter Draft 2:
Each participant should revise their draft
of the Literature Review chapter based on the feedback from the first draft.
Even if you do not get the material
written for all of your subheadings from your outline, be sure to include the subheadings
in the position that they will appear. Follow the formatting
guidelines in Writing the Thesis.
Include tables and figures or at least
table and figure titles
and placement (remember to format these using the format given in
Writing the Thesis).
You should include full references
throughout and include a literature cited section following the style
that will be used in your final thesis (you will be using the style of
Current
Anthropology).
Email your draft to me no
later than Sunday evening Apr 12. |
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| Mar 16 |
The Drafts: |
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Bradford
Grant
Guidara
Jones
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Kiuttu
Marks
Nolte
Richardson
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Rose
Snyder
Triambelas
Zimova-Hopkins |
| Mar 10 |
Assignment:
Literature Review Chapter Draft 1:
Each participant should prepare the first
draft of your Literature Review chapter.
Even if you do not get the material
written for all of your subheadings from your outline, be sure to include the subheadings
in the position that they will appear. Follow the formatting
guidelines in Writing the Thesis.
Include tables and figures or at least
table and figure titles
and placement (remember to format these using the format given in
Writing the Thesis).
You should include full references
throughout and include a literature cited section following the style
that will be used in your final thesis (you will be using the style of
Current
Anthropology).
Email your draft to me no
later than Sunday evening Mar 8. |
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Feb 24-
Mar 3 |
Assignment:
Chapter outline and research part 3:
Both groups should modify the outline of
your literature review chapter based on our recommendations. Be
sure to follow the guidelines for headings in Writing the Thesis
(these are requirements, not recommendations). Appended to your outline should be a full bibliography
of all of the literature that you have collected thus far. Use the
correct bibliographic style.
Group 1:
Each participant will
present a ten minute (no more, no less) Powerpoint lecture continuing your literature review.
Your presentation will be a discussion of your next three articles that
bear on your topic. If we made recommendations for your next
avenue of research follow those. If we did not make
recommendations, carry on with your current avenue of research.
Remember that your presentations are not to be mere summaries of the
articles but rather a discussion of the important aspects of the study
that you will incorporate into your research.
Group 2:
Each participant will
prepare precis (see example above) of the articles presented at the Jan
27 meeting. Remember, as you prepare your precis, that the point
is to take this written material and incorporate it into your literature
review chapter. Therefore, similar to your in-class presentations,
you should not simply summarize but rather highlight and discuss the
important aspects of the studies as they pertain to your research.
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| Feb 3-10 |
Assignment:
Chapter outline and research part 2:
Both groups should prepare an outline of
your literature review chapter. This will consist of your major
headings for the chapter. Your literature will naturally separate
into major groupings (e.g., genetic basis of the phenomenon, history of
your area of inquiry, important studies that provide the methodological
foundation for your research, etc.). These should be your chapter
headings. Appended to your outline should be a full bibliography
of all of the literature that you have collected thus far. Be sure
to use the correct bibliographic style. This will be your nascent
Literature Cited section.
Group 1:
Each participant will
present a ten minute (no more, no less) Powerpoint lecture continuing your literature review.
Your presentation will be a discussion of your next three articles that
bear on your topic. If we made recommendations for your next
avenue of research follow those. If we did not make
recommendations, carry on with your current avenue of research.
Remember that your presentations are not to be mere summaries of the
articles but rather a discussion of the important aspects of the study
that you will incorporate into your research.
Group 2:
Each partipant will
prepare precis (see example above) of the articles presented at the Jan
27 meeting. Remember, as you prepare your precis, that the point
is to take this written material and incorporate it into your literature
review chapter. Therefore, similar to your in-class presentations,
you should not simply summarize but rather highlight and discuss the
important aspects of the studies as they pertain to your research.
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Jan 27
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Assignment:
Hypothesis and First Three References:
Each student will
present a ten minute (no more, no less) Powerpoint lecture covering two
important aspects of your literature review.
(1) You
will introduce us to your hypothesis. Your hypothesis must be testable
using established methodology and using a theoretically and
statistically valid sample.
(2) You
will present a discussion of three seminal articles that bear on your
topic. This discussion will not be a summary of each
article but rather a discussion of what each article provides for your
hypothesis testing (e.g., methodology, theory, etc.). For example, if I
were presenting on the topic of dental enamel hypoplasias, three
articles that would have to be discussed would be Goodman and others
(1980), Goodman and Rose (1990), and Ritzman and coworkers (2008). What
makes these so important? Take some time and look them up to find out
what makes these seminal works in this area of research.
Goodman, Alan H., George J. Armelagos, and Jerome C. Rose. 1980. Enamel
hypoplasias as indicators of stress in three prehistoric populations
from Illinois. Human Biology 52:515-528.
Goodman, Alan H. and Jerome C. Rose. 1990. Assessment of systemic
physiological perturbations from dental enamel hypoplasias and
associated histological structures. Yearbook of Physical Anthropology
33:59-110.
Ritzman, Terrence B., Brenda J. Baker, and Gary T. Schwartz. 2008. A
fine line: A comparison of methods for estimating ages of linear enamel
hypoplasia formation. American Journal of Physical Anthropology
135:348-361.
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Dec 16
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Assignment:
Statistics Chapter Draft 1:
Each participant should prepare the first
draft (or the next draft) of your Results chapter.
Even if you do not get the material
written for all of your subheadings, be sure to include the subheadings
in the position that they will appear.
Include tables and figures or at least
table and figure titles
and placement (remember to format these using the format shown below).
You should include full references
throughout and include a literature cited section following the style
that will be used in your final thesis (you will be using either
Current
Anthropology or
American Journal of Physical Anthropology).
Email your draft to me no
later than Sunday evening Dec 14.
Remember you should be keeping up with
your literature research. |
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Dec 9
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Assignment:
Methods Chapter Draft 2:
Each participant should revise their draft
the methods chapter based on the feedback from the first draft.
Include figures or at least figure titles
and placement.
You should include full references
throughout and include a literature cited section following the style
that will be used in your final thesis (you will be using either
Current
Anthropology or
American Journal of Physical Anthropology).
Email your draft to me no
later than Sunday evening Dec 7.
Remember you should be keeping up with
your literature research. |
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Dec 2
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Assignment:
Materials Chapter Draft 3:
Each participant should revise their draft
the materials chapter based on the feedback from the second draft.
Include figures or at least figure titles
and placement.
You should include full references
throughout and include a literature cited section following the style
that will be used in your final thesis (you will be using either
Current
Anthropology or
American Journal of Physical Anthropology).
Email your draft to me no
later than Sunday evening Nov 30.
Remember you should be keeping up with
your literature research. |
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Nov 25
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Fall Break.... University Closed |
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Nov 18 |
Assignment:
Statistics presentation 3
Each participant should come prepared with
a fifteen minute PowerPoint presentation of further statistical results
from your data using methods that analyze your frequencies and/or means
(e.g., chi-square, etc.).
Your first slide should be a statement of
your hypothesis.
Your second slide should be a description
of your data (what is your data?).
Your next slides should be a
presentation of the results of your statistical analyses.
For most of you this will involve the
reporting of frequencies and/or means, AND ALSO reporting standard deviations, etc as well
as tests of significance. Remember that you need to report them in
such a way that the reader/listener can see your raw results (i.e.,
tables) and an overview of the results (e.g., graphs).
Remember you should be keeping up with
your literature research: your last slide should be the citations for
the literature for your thesis that you have read this week. |
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Nov 11 |
Veterans Day.... University Closed
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Nov 4 |
Assignment:
Methods Chapter Draft 1
Each participant should prepare the first
draft (or the next draft) of your methods chapter.
Even if you do not get the material
written for all of your subheadings, be sure to include the subheadings
in the position that they will appear.
Include figures or at least figure titles
and placement.
You should include full references
throughout and include a literature cited section following the style
that will be used in your final thesis (you will be using either
Current
Anthropology or
American Journal of Physical Anthropology).
Email your draft to me no
later than Sunday evening Nov 2.
Remember you should be keeping up with
your literature research. |
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Oct 28 |
Assignment:
Statistics presentation
2
Each participant should come prepared with
a fifteen minute PowerPoint presentation of further statistical results
from your data using methods that analyze your frequencies and/or means
(e.g., chi-square, etc.).
Your first slide should be a statement of
your hypothesis.
Your second slide should be a description
of your data (what is your data?).
Your next slides should be a
presentation of the results of your statistical analyses.
For most of you this will involve the
reporting of frequencies and/or means, AND ALSO reporting standard deviations, etc as well
as tests of significance. Remember that you need to report them in
such a way that the reader/listener can see your raw results (i.e.,
tables) and an overview of the results (e.g., graphs).
Remember you should be keeping up with
your literature research: your last slide should be the citations for
the literature for your thesis that you have read this week. |
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Oct 21 |
Assignment:
Materials Chapter Draft 2:
Each participant should revise their draft
the materials chapter based on the feedback from the first draft.
Even if you do not get the material
written for all of your subheadings, be sure to include the subheadings
in the position that they will appear.
Include figures or at least figure titles
and placement.
You should include full references
throughout and include a literature cited section following the style
that will be used in your final thesis (you will be using either
Current
Anthropology or
American Journal of Physical Anthropology).
Email your draft to me no
later than Sunday evening Oct 19.
Remember you should be keeping up with
your literature research. |
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Oct 14 |
Assignment:
Materials Chapter Draft 2:
Each participant should revise their draft
the materials chapter based on the feedback from the first draft.
Even if you do not get the material
written for all of your subheadings, be sure to include the subheadings
in the position that they will appear.
Include figures or at least figure titles
and placement.
You should include full references
throughout and include a literature cited section following the style
that will be used in your final thesis (you will be using either
Current
Anthropology or
American Journal of Physical Anthropology).
Email your draft to me no
later than Sunday evening Oct 12.
Remember you should be keeping up with
your literature research. |
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Oct 7 |
Assignment:
Statistics presentation 1
Each participant should come prepared with
a fifteen minute PowerPoint presentation of your statistical results
from your data using your first descriptive statistical method.
Your first slide should be a statement of
your hypothesis.
Your second slide should be a description
of your data (what is your data?).
Your next slides should be a
presentation of the results of your initial statistical analyses.
For most of you this will involve the
reporting of frequencies and/or means, standard deviations, etc as well
as tests of significance. Remember that you need to report them in
such a way that the reader/listener can see your raw results (i.e.,
tables) and an overview of the results (e.g., graphs).
Remember you should be keeping up with
your literature research: your last slide should be the citations for
the literature for your thesis that you have read this week. |
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Sep 30 |
Assignment:
Materials Chapter Draft 1:
Each participant should prepare the first
draft (or the next draft) of your materials chapter.
Even if you do not get the material
written for all of your subheadings, be sure to include the subheadings
in the position that they will appear.
Include figures or at least figure titles
and placement.
You should include full references
throughout and include a literature cited section following the style
that will be used in your final thesis (you will be using either
Current
Anthropology or
American Journal of Physical Anthropology).
Email your draft to me no
later than Sunday evening Sep 28.
Remember you should be keeping up with
your literature research. |
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Sep 23 |
Assignment:
Introduce your methods:
Each participant should come prepared with
a fifteen minute PowerPoint presentation of your methods chapter.
Your first slide should be a statement of
your hypothesis.
Your second slide should be a description
of your data (what is your data?).
Your next slides should be a
description/introduction to your specific methodology (systems,
typologies, statistics, etc.) and an explanation of why you are using
them and who has used them in past studies with similar data.
This should in essence be the introduction
to your Methods chapter; before preparing
this READ the section of Writing the Thesis pertaining to your
methods chapter.
Remember you should be keeping up with
your literature research: your last slide should be the citations for
the literature for your thesis that you have read this week. |
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Sep 16 |
Assignment:
Introduce your materials:
Each participant should come prepared with
a fifteen minute PowerPoint presentation of your materials chapter.
Your first slide should be a statement of
your hypothesis.
Your second slide should be a brief
statement of the methodology that you will use to test your hypothesis.
Your next slides should be an introduction
to your materials chapter.
This should in essence be the introduction
to your Materials chapter; before preparing
this READ the section of Writing the Thesis pertaining to your
materials chapter.
Remember you should be keeping up with
your literature research: your last slide should be the citations for
the literature for your thesis that you have read this week. |
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Sep 9 |
Assignment:
Construct a list of your major and minor headings:
Each participant should come prepared with
a short (ten minute) PowerPoint presentation of your major headings and
subheadings.
Your first slide should be a statement of
your hypothesis.
Your second slide should be a brief
statement of the methodology that you will use to test your hypothesis.
Your next slides should be your chapter
headings (one chapter per slide with any subheadings underneath).
Be prepared to discuss the rationale for
the titles and order of your chapters.
Remember you should be keeping up with
your literature research: your last slide should be the citations for
the literature for your thesis that you have read this week. |
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Sep 2 |
Assignment:
Prepare a statement of your hypothesis:
Each participant should come prepared with
a short (ten minute) PowerPoint presentation of your hypothesis
Remember that your methodology needs to be
carefully integrated into your hypothesis.
A brief discussion of your specific
research methodology, relevant literature, research completed thus far,
and findings can be included.
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