I'm getting on with the work that will eventually make me a Doctor of Philosophy. Ah, that blessed degree that stamps us for life as creatures of guaranteed intellectual worth.

Robertson Davies, in The Rebel Angels

W 2:15-4:15pm / Location: SSI 239

Kip Téllez, PhD
Social Sciences 253
Office: 459-2208
ktellez@ucsc.edu

The first year doctoral proseminar's goals:


• Navigate the first year of your PhD
• Get to know one another and develop a learning community.
• Get to know the education/UCSC faculty through research presentations and colloquia.
• Learn to think, read, write, and talk critically.
• Initiate a research agenda and prepare for your second year research project.

Course Texts (at Baytree):

Becker, H.S. (1986). Writing for social scientists. Chicago: University of Chicago.

Booth, W.C., Colomb, G.S., & Williams, J.M. (2003). The craft of research. Chicago: University of Chicago.

Reading (others TBN):

Swimming with the mainstream

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_style

Software Highly Recommended for Purchase:

Endnote Reference Software (see http://www.academicsuperstore.com)

Assignments

1. Read, review and present to the class at least two papers written by faculty members in advance of their visit. Evaluation: Writing accuracy, comprehension.

2. Read and present to the class a completed dissertation in your field of study. Evaluation: Presentation, comprehension.

3. Develop a reference list/annotated bibiography/research "genealogy" in your field of study. Evaluation: Comprehensiveness

Course Schedule (Subject to changes)

Date Topic Reading Assignment Due
September 27 Course and people introductions None  
October 4 What is meant by "research" CoR Ch 1-2  

October 11

 Finding the answers is easy CoR Ch 3-4  
October 18 Review of Téllez Téllez  
October 25 Standing on the shoulders of giants CoR Ch 5-6  
November 1 Review of Ash-Confirmed Ash  
November 8 Arguments are hypotheses CoR 7-9  
November 15 Review of Bartlett-Confirmed/Bunch-Confirmed Bartlett  
November 22 Refining argumentation CoR 10-11  

November 29

 Review of Gibson-Confirmed Gibson et al.  
December 1 Drafting, taking care of your reader CoR 12-13 First draft of Reference Assignment Due
January 10 Review of Glass-Confirmed Glass  
January 17 Begin with the big picture CoR 14  
January 24

A picture (or table) is worth...

 CoR 15  

January 31

 Review of Gordon-Confirmed

Gordon

  
February 7 Review of Moschkovich-Confirmed

Moschkovich, J. N. (2002). A situated and sociocultural perspective on bilingual mathematics learners. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Special issue on Diversity, Equity, and Mathematical Learning, N. Nassir and P. Cobb (Eds.), 4(2&3), 189-212.

  
February 14 Revisions and the "final" draft
 CoF 16 and endnotes  
February 21 Review of Ogawa-Confirmed Achinstein & Ogawa  

February 28

Second Year Project Guests
None  
March 7 Review of Olsen-Confirmed Olsen  
March 14

Rethinking writing

Communities of scholars

WSS Ch 4-6

Swimming with the mainstream

 Dissertation Review Due
April 4 Review of Pease-Alvarez-Confirmed TBN  
April 11 Second Year Project Guests None  

April 18

Review of Scott-Confirmed Scott  
April 25 Presentation of Second Year Project Proposals None  
May 2 Review of Shaw-Confirmed Shaw1 Shaw2  
May 9 Presentation of Second Year Project Proposals None  

May 16

 Review of Stoddart-Confirmed TBN  
May 23 Presentation of Second Year Project Proposals None  
May 30 Review of Wells-Confirmed Wells, G. and Mejía Arauz, R. (2006) Dialogue in the classroom. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 15(3): 379-428.

Wells, G. (2000) From action to writing: Modes of representing and knowing. In J. W. Astington (Ed.), Minds in the making. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers (pp. 115-140)		  
June 6 Presentation of Second Year Project Proposals and Wrap up @ 99 Bottles    

 

 

 

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