Final Exam: The prompt for the final is posted to the right. It requires you to write your philosophy of composition - and to relate your ideas in terms of the readings for the term. We did some group brainstorming to map out a big messy vocabulary of perspectives that might turn up in a composition philosophy designed to cover what composing/writing is, how to teach it, and what kind of composition research is important. We then spent the next hour or so connecting selected points from our brainstorm map to each of the readings from the course. This both prepared you for writing your exams (hopefully) and created an overview of the thinking we have done for the course.
Research proposals: Next you signed up for conferences on your research proposals.
Thursday, April 26: 3:30 Musheerah, 4:10 Laurelle
Monday, April 30: 3:30 Simone, 3:50 Marie 4:10 Jonathan, 4:30 Jennifer, 4:50 Joe, 5:15 Wayne
We can arrange more/different times if necessary.
We spent some time reviewing the format proposed by Mertens - and emphasized that your particular proposal format (what is included and what is not) will reflect the focus of your project. I have started reading proposals + providing some comments to those of you who turned in a draft. For those of you who are still working - I will read your work and we will talk.
IRB forms: We spent the rest of class going over requirements for IRB approval. You do not have to submit your IRB request - only fill out a "draft" for feedback. This is not going to be about getting a grade so much as about getting and idea of the issues you will face when you actually submit your form. Most of you will be exempted, some of you will be expedited. Neither process is unreasonably difficult or demanding in terms of time.
Next week: conferences.
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