1. Day #10, June 28 th CEP 955 Summer Hybrid, 2013 Jack Smith Michigan State University

2. The rest of CEP 955 Goal: Defensible proposal for advisor’s examination by early August Phase III timeline Interacting with Jack & your advisor Practicum testimony from cohort I: Molly Frendo, a “local” hybrid student “To do” list thinking and writing time Lunch

3. Phase III Timeline First week of July: suggested vacation Unwind Trust back-burner thinking (during unwinding) July 5 th to July 19th Work on your “to-do” list and proposal draft If you are ready, submit intermediate draft by 7-19 Feedback from Jack within a week Submit “course final” by August 2 nd August: Work with your advisor on “final” revisions Recruit your Practicum Committee Plan for Practicum Proposal meeting

4. Working with advisors (in Phase III) Non-teaching faculty donate time between May 15 th and August 15 th Officially, they are not employed by the University EPET faculty do understand the importance of this time for hybrid students Be understanding in your expectations for their attention to your Practicum work (until 8-15)

5. Working with Jack (in Phase III) E-mail is best medium In July (esp. 7-5 to 7-19) Jack will respond quickly to “smaller” requests, e.g., revised RQs Intermediate draft (by 7-19) Help Jack by noting what is not there Help Jack by pointing out other concerns Jack will return a list of suggestions for major work (not sentence- level editing) Course final (on/before 8-2) Embedded comments; summary comments and evaluation; course grade Unless you tell me differently, will send feedback and evaluation to you and your advisor

6. Another look at structure (RQs & study design) RQs (& brief “definitions” of major constructs) Introductory paragraph: Overview of study Site(s) & participants Site(s)—why these? Participants—the accessible population Sample & recruitment procedures Data Collection Measures: one paragraph for each, choice, rationale, sample questions/items Procedures: When and how will these be administered Data Analysis Analysis table or sequential narrative Analysis of individual measures One paragraph for each RQ, e.g., “To answer RQ1, I will…” Interpretation: “If I get this result, then….” Timeline: From Proposal meeting to writing and Defense Limitations References & Appendices

7. General Writing Suggestions Use headers and sub-headers to direct the reader’s attention and support their comprehension Do worry about “smooth transitions;” proposal are not essays Watch out for long sentences; try for simple declarative sentences Stick with the active voice as much as possible (avoid constructions like “it was shown that…”) Engage other readers for their suggestions; where do they have questions/get lost? Outline or enter short phrases and sentence fragments in “new sections” as placeholders

8. IRB application (the parallel track) Has everyone completed MSU’s IRB training? Responsible investigator (advisor) and secondary investigator (you) Accessing SIRB (social, behavioral, & education IRB) Download two forms: Expedited & Full application, Exempt application Two options: Expedited or Exempt Hard to know which at this point in your proposal development An important issue for all EPET doctoral students Guidance from advisor and SIRB staff August task: Start composing your application Consent: who will be research participants; use existing models of letters Don’t underestimate the task and the challenge

9. Course Evaluation The SIRS story: Making the best of a weak evaluation Standard questions (written for undergrads) and Jack’s four additions Why your evaluation matters