University Writing Center Fall 2011

 Identify topic  Find something interesting  Find something know and/or care about  Consider what information is needed Background information Prior research Related theory

 Analytical and theoretical analysis of project at internship or work site  Study of organizational environment using theory to analyze situation  Traditional qualitative or quantitative study

 What is your reason for doing the study and from what perspectives do you want us to look at it?

 Specifically what are you going to investigate?  Theoretical  Practical

 Why is this study important within the academic realm?

 Terms that will be essential to understanding the perspective from which you want us to read and evaluate your material

 Foundation for study ◦ Organizational theory

 What does each of the sections contribute to the study?

 Review of related literature  S ituates current research in the existing field(s) to show its contribution, significance, etc.

◦ Blends the information from the sources ◦ Does not rely on quotations, especially block quotations ◦ Uses Chicago Documentation Style – footnotes or endnotes

 Academic conversations and writing are based on research and on what people believed before  Challenge - must maintain your voice

Bibliographic CitationFunding for student needsFunding for staff needsFunding for facility needs Kathleen Johnson, Educational Funding (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publication 2008). Funding recommendations for high school programs Funding sources for faculty development Funding sources for adding school space Ryan Newman, Uses of Funding. Journal of Education, 14 no. 2, (2007), Funding recommendations for high school honors programs Funding for new buildings Joshua Martin Smith, Dollars and education (Boston: Jossey- Bass, 2005). faculty development to expand critical thinking

 What are you going to do? ◦ Type of study  How are you going to do it? ◦ Participants ◦ Data collection ◦ Data analysis THINK RECIPE!

 Identify structure of study ◦ Use sources to justify why you have selected a particular methodology ◦ Be specific about what you are going to do and how long it will take  Semi-structured interviews lasting minutes  30 item survey that will take approximately 30 minutes to complete

 Present your data – organized logically ◦ Themes ◦ Research questions ◦ Statistical significance ◦ Visual representations JUST THE FACTS – NO ANALYSIS AT THIS POINT

 Identify organizational pattern ◦ Use headings to separate the information ◦ Present only one point at a time (although you may need to reference previous points) ◦ Briefly set up and wrap up each discussion section

 Why are these conclusions important?

 Based on what you found, what should be done to remedy the problem, etc.?

 Follow Chicago Documentation Style ◦ Alphabetical, organizing all sources into one list ◦ Hanging indent (set through format/paragraph) ◦ Do not split reference from one page to the next

 In order first presented in document  Lettered not numbered  Anything that is too large or complex or supplemental  Must be referenced and discussed within the document to justify being in the appendix

APPENDIX A A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH TO ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY IN XYZ

 1” margins on all sides  Times New Roman or Palatino  12 pt for text and 10 for footnotes  Footnote/endnote numbers are superscripted  Double space except block quotations, table titles, and individual bibliography entries  Page numbers at bottom in center of page beginning on 1 st page (title page)

Writing Reality (L1) Basic Rules (L2) Run-on Sentences(L3) Comma and conjunction(L4) Coordinating conjunction: FANBOYS is the acronym for the coordinating conjunctions. (L5)

◦ Use plain language ◦ Write in sections ◦ Separate information ◦ Use visuals to support and clarify

 Clarify and connect ideas  Organize ideas in logical pattern  Incorporate visuals  Include all required components  Meet usability  Cite all sources

 Examine the overall aspects of the document at sentence/word level ◦ Fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices ◦ Incorrect word use (frequently happens when using electronic thesaurus) ◦ Subject/pronoun agreement

Children – drive slowly. Children drive slowly.

 Review and approval of proposed research activities that involve the use of human subjects is required prior to the start of data collection.  Projects which are not reviewed and approved prior to the start of data collection cannot receive "retroactive" approval.

 /applications/index.shtml /applications/index.shtml  Be brief  Use lay terms  Focus on primary concern for human subjects

 authorized departmental review is required  signature of the student's faculty advisor  submit to the Office of Research Compliance (301 Lowden Hall)

 Just Screening Form submission (rest of documents kept in department)  Administrative Review or Subcommittee Review do not need to wait for a convened IRB meeting (week to 10 days)  Full board Review (submit at least 10 days before committee – 2 nd and 4 th Wednesdays during semesters)