Tentative Schedule
| Week | Topic(s) | Read for this Week | Quiz Due by the end of this Week | Lab Due by the end of this Week | Also Due this Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 25 | Introductions and Expectations | None | |||
| September 1 | Writing Clearly | Chapter 29 | Writing Tips, Bibliographies, Abstracts. | ||
| September 8 | Spatial Hypothesis Making | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 | Introduction to Livetext.com | |
| September 15 |
|
Readings Quiz | Defining Geography Lab | ||
| September 22 | Searching and Reviewing Literature | Chapter 2 | Chapter 2 | Library Skills | |
| September 29 | Data gathering, quality and statistics. | Chapter 5 | Chapter 5 | ||
| October 6 | Qualitative Research Strategies: Surveys | Chapter 6 | Chapter 6 | Mini Literature Review | |
| October 13 | Qualitative Research Strategies: Focus Groups and Interviews | Chapter 8 | Chapter 8 | You the Geographer Lab | |
| October 20 | Qualitative Research Strategies: Landscape Interpretation | Chapter 10 | Chapter 10 | Landscape Interpretation | |
| October 27 | Gathering Data: Field Methods | Chapter 14 | Chapter 14 | ||
| November 3 | Gathering Data: Census Data | Chapter 15 | Chapter 15 | ||
| November 10 | Handling and Presenting Geographical Data | Chapter 19 | Chapter 19 | Using Excel | |
| November 17 | Cartography and Graphicacy | Chapter 20 | Chapter 20 | Geography Staff and Facilities | |
| November 24 | Thanksgiving Week | No Assignment | |||
| December 1 | Using Statistics | Chapter 21 | Chapter 21 | Graphics and SPSS | |
| December 8 | Using GIS | Chapter 23 | Chapter 23 | ||
| Faculty Quiz | First Draft Portfolio: Livetext |
