Research Seminar
Objectives:
The
objective of the new research seminar is to provide an additional
opportunity
to students in the program to receive input on their dissertation
research
question, approach, and methodology by a larger number of faculty and
other
student peers. Students will learn how to present their research
proposal in a
succinct form. Students will also learn how to give feedback and
comments on
their peers' research. The seminar is designed around the same
objectives of
the ACSP national PhD workshop that we hosted last summer.
Presenters: Students who
will
present will be at different stages in their
dissertation work and
may have simply a dissertation prospectus or a dissertation proposal or
actually a draft chapter. Faculty may also present their
ongoing or completed
research.
Format: Presentations will be brief
(15-20 minutes) focusing on the research questions, relevance to the
field,
hypotheses, approach and methods. Four panelists invited to comment on
the
proposed research will comment on the research question and approach.
Comments
should be limited to 3-4 minutes each. Presenters are given a chance to
respond. Following there will be time for open discussion and questions.
Panelists: Four panelists are both faculty and students and can be identified by the presenters or suggested by other students and faculty and can include faculty from the program or other Departments. They can also be indentified among practitioners.
Feedback:Panelists will provide feedback following presentations focusing on the intellectual merit and relevance of the research questions, the feasibility of the research plan, and the research approach and methods proposed. Panelists will be provided with a brief description (draft prospectus) of the research a week in advance.
2009-2010
12:00-1:30 in Gould 100
| Nov. 13 | Ahmed Al-Noubani, "Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics: A Case Study from Palestinian West Bank" |
| Nov. 20 | Lin Lin, "A Social Eological Study of Children Commuting to School" |
| Dec. 4 | Julia Michalak, "Assessing the Effects of Urban Development on Garry Oak Reproduction Processes" |
| Jan. 15 | Jenfeng Jiao |
| Jan. 29 | |
| Feb. 12 | |
| Feb. 26 | |
| Mar. 12 |