Schedule Part One: Research

Class One: Jan 11 Tuesday
Find an interest in a broad subject area (class discussion)
Identify issues, define research interests
Readings:
Craft of Research Chapters 3-4 “From Topic to Questions”, “From Questions to Problems”
Expanding Architecture Preface & “Toward a Humane Environment: Sustainable Design and Social Justice”
Lefebvre, “The Everyday and Everydayness”
For Reference: Writing with Sources

Trading Women: Documentary Film (1hr 15 min)  Trading Women enters the worlds of brothel owners, trafficked girls, voluntary sex workers, corrupt police and anxious politicians. Filmed in Burma, China, Laos, and Thailand, this is the first film to follow the trade in women in all its complexity and to consider the impact of this 'far away' problem on the global community. Narrated by Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie, the documentary investigates the trade in minority girls and women from the hill tribes of Burma, Laos and China, into the Thai sex industry.


Class Two: Jan 14 Friday
Narrow interests to a plausible topic
From a broad topic to a narrow one,
Representation as research: mapping, analytical diagrams, photography, video, etc.
Narrowed Topic to Questions: Research to find answers to questions,
Submit via email one paragraph statement of interests and primary research sources (4 minimum)

Jan 17 University Games: meeting by appointment (Tuesday afternoon/evening TCDC)
Review status of research, answer questions

Class Three: Jan 25 Tuesday Pin up & Blog Post (peer review)
Question to its Significance and Sources Present research Questions to Problems

Class Four: Jan 28 Friday  TBA
Meetings by appointment either Jan 17, Jan 26 or possibly Jan 28
Review outline of thesis statement & research,1st draft

Class Five: Feb 1 Tuesday
Questions to Problems, Drafting and Composition
Review outline of thesis statement & research,1st draft, early site selection discussions

Class Six: Feb 4 Friday
Research Progress Report Due
Research paper; (2,000-3000 words) ten-page minimum including supporting diagrams, maps, and drawings

You will receive a preliminary grade and feedback on the research paper.  You will be able to resubmit the paper between Feb 9th-Mar 1st to replace the progress grading. The research paper counts as 15% of the final grade.  Student may submit the paper up to two times not including the progress report.

Semester Schedule