INLS 520 - Course Project - General information

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Rationale

Allows you to apply concepts to a practical domain of interest/use to you.

Results in a portfolio of analysis and examples demonstrating your knowledge.

Design

Breaks the work into small pieces (17 components) throughout the semester

  • No monolithic, overwhelming task
  • Working in groups
    • You work in pairs in some manner that is satisfactory to you both.
    • Pairs have better luck scheduling and communicating than groups of more than two.
    • HOWEVER, there are many ways to break up the work. You don't need to physically work together on each assignment. If that helps you and you want to do it, feel free.
    • Another model is the scholarly collaboration model. Split up the tasks. Discuss some ideas. Share some resources (wiki talk pages?) One person drafts one component. The other drafts the next. Swap for revisions before or after feedback.
  • Allows you to get feedback on each part of the project

Evaluation

The course project is worth 45% of your course grade.

The components of the project are of varying difficulty and complexity, and are thus weighted to give the final score on the project.

The chart below shows the weights of the components as the semester progresses (not yet at accurate scale). As you can see, there are "lulls" of difficulty/complexity, and the work gets more complex in the second half of the semester:

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Each component will be evaluated on the course's 3-point scale. Each will have its own rubric for evaluation, which will be available for you before you start work.

After receiving feedback, you may revise/change/add to your work. Changed work will be reassessed at the end of the semester.

Author: Kristina M. Spurgin <kristina at infomuse removeledot net>

Date: Last updated: 01/12/2009 at 12:55.

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