Senior Sequence

Resources: Rsh & Writing

Worksheets, Checklists, Logic models

TA Worksheet, Formulating Your Research Question FORMULATING_THE_QUESTION.docx
SRP Story diagram (mapping context, highlights, theory, key terms and evidence) (Click here for pdf)
SRP Story diagrams examples (sample-story-diagrams.ppt)
Research Design and Methods Worksheet (click here for pdf)
Evidence Worksheet (click here for word doc)
Research Proposal Checklist—what to include: format and content (proposal-checklist.pdf)
Developing a logic model (Source: Univ of Wisconsin - Cooperative Extension Program)
Guide to doing logic models: lmguideslides.ppt
Logic model templates Logic_model_templates.pptx

Writing tips and guidelines

SRP Quality Check List (Click here for pdf)
JPER Editors guide to writing a scholarly article (jper-manuscript_tips.pdf )
Formatting guidelines from your TAs (Saul Cunow and Lydia Lundgren) Paper_guidelines_2_.pdf
Narrative devices/ conceptual lenses for organizing your thoughts/approach, short version. Concepts_and_Theories.pdf
Guide to Critical Thinking and Action for Urban-Regional Studies (ho-principles-sustainable-city-regions.pdf )
Writing sample, using archives and interview data, using_archives-interview_data.pdf
Proofreading: Proofreading.pdf
The Chicago Manual of Style Web site is at: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq/tools.html
Thesis writing tips: thesis-writing-tips1
Writing a case study narrative, except from Association of African Planning Schools (AAPS) Case Research Toolkit: writing_a_case_study_narrative.pdf

Student writing samples (with comments on style and content)

Powerpoint presentations

PPT shared by TAs: Literature Review and Research Design, Week_2_Section_USP_2011.pptx
PPT shared by TAs: Tackling the Research Question (distributed in class on Thurs. Oct. 6, 2011) Class_October_6.pptx
Research Design, Deductive and Inductive Reasoning, Hypotheses, Case Studies (w3-research-design.ppt)
Narrative devices (conceptual lenses) (week4-conceptual-lenses.ppt)
Groundwork San Diego Chollas Creek Guest Presentation (Liz Faddis, Executive Director; and Mike Jenkins, Attorney): ChollasPresentation5-20-04_Compressed.ppt, UCSD_MAD_Opportunity_Posting.doc
Using theory to understand current events (castells.ppt)

GIS and Poster

Presentation by Tracey Hughes, GIS Librarian: THughes-Fall2010-GIShandout.pdf
Creating a scientific poster: A brief guide prepared by Tracey Hughes: Poster_Tips.pdf
Annotated poster (design tips): mlinn_demoposter.pdf

Library guides tailored to Senior Sequence students

AOC resource list created by Rebecca Hyde (U.S. Government Information Librarian; Urban Studies & Planning Librarian): http://ucsd.libguides.com/seniorsequence
USP resource list created by Rebecca Hyde: http://ucsd.libguides.com/usp
USP resource handout distributed by Rebecca Hyde (Oct. 4, 2011): Cheat_Sheet_for_USP_Senior_Sequence_Library_Research.pdf

Major categories for research and action

Scholarship of Engagement (Community-based Participatory Action Research)

Concepts and Theories, Scholarship of Engagement (concepts-and-theories.pdf )
Engaged Scholarship (engaged-scholarship.ppt)
Participatory Action Research, by Bill Oswald: Participatory_Action_Research.ppt
Principles for Research on Sustainable City-Regions: (principles-sustainable city-regions.pdf)
List of resources re the Occupy Movement, compiled by Professor Peter Drier, see
PeterDrier-Occupy_movement.pdf
Broad overview: Engaged University, From Ivory Towers to Ivory Bridges (ivorybridges)

TACTICS: THE METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION

Interviews (click here for ppt) interviews-1ppt
Discourse, Content Analysis discourse-contentanalysis1
Yin (Case Study Research) Yin-case_study_research.pptx
Data and analysis (Robson2002-book.pdf)
Robson (2007) Reliability and Validity excperpt Robson-reliability-validity.pptx
Robson (2011: Chap 8) Designs for Particular Purposes: Evaluation, Action and Change, ch08.doc ch08.ppt
Robson (2011: Chap. 10). Surveys and Questionnaires, ch10.ppt ch10.doc
Robson (2011: Chap. 11). Interviews and Focus Groups, ch11.ppt ch11.doc
Robson (2011: Chap. 12). Tests and Scales, ch12.ppt ch12.doc
Robson (2011: Chap. 13). Observational Methods, ch13.ppt ch13.doc
Robson (2011: Chap. 14). Additional Methods of Data Collection, ch14.ppt ch14.doc

Matt Childers, Saul Cunow, and Lydia Lundgren: Survey_Presentation_Childers-Cunow-Lundgren.pdf
Introduction to Validity intro_to_validity1