{"id":29,"date":"2013-11-27T19:00:02","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T19:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evst399.coolsociology.net\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2019-09-18T01:08:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T01:08:51","slug":"rubrics-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/evst399.mcguire-spickard.com\/?page_id=29","title":{"rendered":"Rubrics &#038; Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some useful research guides, grading rubrics, and other helpful material.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some are links to useful websites.<\/li>\n<li>Some are web-based guides that build on the work of others, with links to the originals.<\/li>\n<li>Some are PDF files. \u00a0A few browsers require you to save these to your desktop for viewing.<\/li>\n<li>Those marked &#8220;CC&#8221; were created by Jim Spickard.\u00a0 They may be used, modified, and redistributed under the terms of a <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/a>.\u00a0 <em>(See below for what this means in plain English.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With that legal stuff out of the way:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><br \/>\nOn doing research:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"The Concept Paper\" href=\"http:\/\/evst399.coolsociology.net\/?page_id=98\">&#8220;The Concept Paper&#8221;<\/a> &#8212; a 1-page guide.\u00a0\u00a0<em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/Spickard--What_is_a_Concept_Paper_(CC License).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for a downloadable CC version<\/a>.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A one-page handout on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/20%20Literature%20Search%20Strategies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20 Literature Search Strategies <\/a>(CC).\u00a0 <em>95kb PDF file, revised 1\/16<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/webliteracy.pressbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Web Literacy for Students&#8221;<\/a>, by Mike Caulfield &#8212; an online (open-access) book about fact-checking the Internet.\u00a0\u00a0<em>Highly recommended.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/Spickard -- Types of Research (CC License).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Types of Research&#8221;<\/a> (CC). <em>52kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/Spickard -- How Many Subjects (CC License).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;How Many Subjects&#8221;<\/a> (a guide for non-random interview projects) (CC). <em> 71kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/Spickard -- How to Write an Interview Protocol (CC License).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;How to Write an Interview Protocol&#8221;<\/a> (CC). <em>82kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialresearchmethods.net\/kb\/intrview.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Interviews&#8221;<\/a> &#8212; an online guide from Research Methods Knowledge Base<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/Spickard%20--%20On%20Fieldnotes%20(CC%20License).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;On Fieldnotes&#8221;<\/a> (a template with instructions) (CC). <em>47kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/What%20Statistical%20Test%20Should%20I%20Use.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;What Statistical Test Should I Use?&#8221;<\/a> (a flowchart) (CC). <em>77kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><br \/>\nAssignment guides:<\/strong> <em>Instructions for specific assignments can be found on\u00a0<em>\u00a0<a title=\"Assignments\" href=\"http:\/\/evst399.coolsociology.net\/?page_id=26\">this site&#8217;s Assignments page<\/a>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>About <a title=\"PechaKucha Presentations\" href=\"http:\/\/evst399.coolsociology.net\/?page_id=45\">PechaKucha presentations<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Unessay: A Guide\" href=\"http:\/\/evst399.coolsociology.net\/?page_id=84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Unessay<\/a>: an assignment developed by <a href=\"http:\/\/dpod.kakelbont.ca\/category\/research\/unessay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Paul O&#8217;Donnell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/JS--GuidelinesforBookPresentations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guidelines for group book presentations<\/a>.\u00a0 <em>14kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/Rules%20for%20Writing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rules for Writing (a guide for Jim Spickard&#8217;s classes)<\/a>. 18<em>3kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/evst399.coolsociology.net\/Docs\/WB_Rubric2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Redlands WB (Writing Across the Curriculum) Rubric<\/a> <em>71KB PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><br \/>\nGrading Rubrics:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/Field &amp; Data Exercise Rubric -- 399.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Field &amp; Data Exercise Rubric&#8221;<\/a>. <em>103kb PDF file.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/Research Example Rubric.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Research Example Rubric&#8221;<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0<em>139kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/Research Proposal Rubric -- 399.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Research Proposal Rubric&#8221;<\/a>. \u00a0<em>135kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Standards for Blog Posts\" href=\"http:\/\/evst399.coolsociology.net\/?page_id=257\">Standards for Blog Posts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How I Grade Course Participation\" href=\"http:\/\/evst399.coolsociology.net\/?page_id=182\">How I Grade Course Participation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/EVST399\/Docs\/Rubric_ResearchDesign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research Design Rubric (Excellent\/Satisfactory\/Unsatisfactory version with details about each design element<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/EVST399\/Docs\/Rubric_ResearchDesign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">)<\/a>\u00a0<em>182kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/EVST399\/Docs\/ResearchDesignRubric_grades.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research Design Rubric (Summary A-F version)<\/a>\u00a0<em>130kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><br \/>\nAssignment forms: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/EVST399\/Docs\/LibrarySearchStrategiesExercise.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Literature Search Exercise&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<em>162<\/em><i>kb PDF file<\/i><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/EVST399\/Docs\/Citation_Styles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Citation Styles Guid<\/a>e&#8221;\u00a0<em> 90kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/20%20Literature%20Search%20Strategies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20 Literature Search Strategies\u00a0(CC)<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<em>95kb PDF file, revised 1\/16<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><br \/>\nEvaluation forms:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/JS--ClassDiscussionEvaluationForm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evaluation form for class discussions<\/a>. <em>272kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/JS--Group Project Contribution Form -- Long.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group project contribution report &#8212; long form<\/a>. <em>369kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolsociology.net\/Handouts\/JS--Group Project Contribution Form -- Short.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group project contribution report &#8212; short form<\/a>. <em>324kb PDF file<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><br \/>\nWebsites with useful material on research:\u00a0<\/strong><em>(see also the Web Resources section of our <a title=\"Readings\" href=\"http:\/\/evst399.coolsociology.net\/?page_id=121\">Readings<\/a> page)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialresearchmethods.net\/kb\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research Methods Knowledge Base<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; a website by\u00a0William M.K. Trochim, Professor of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University<\/li>\n<li>Every Monday through Friday, Kevin Lewis posts abstracts from scholarly research at his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalaffairs.com\/blog\/findings-a-daily-roundup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Affairs Blog.<\/a>\u00a0 He presents a different topic each day, with 20-25 (usually) insightful articles. \u00a0<em>This is a great source for locating solid research designs!!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>An extremely\u00a0incomplete list of <a title=\"YouTube videos on Quantitative Data Analysis\" href=\"http:\/\/evst399.coolsociology.net\/?page_id=178\">YouTube videos on quantitative data analysis and statistics<\/a>. \u00a0Some of are well done, some are deadly boring, but all have good content.<\/li>\n<li>Norton Publishing&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL07953C9EB2549E71&amp;feature=plcp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Methods in Context<\/a>&#8221; video series: a\u00a0set of talking-head interviews with researchers who describe their research projects.\u00a0 Short but useful.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9yRgBS2JmXU&amp;list=SP0C3243FC24FC639C&amp;index=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graham Gibbs: &#8220;The Research Interview&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0\u00a06 You-Tube videos, which together form a long lecture on the whats, whys, and hows of research interviewing.\u00a0 Boring but complete.\u00a0 Worth a look\/skim.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Websites with useful material on writing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gingkoapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gingko: An Online Writing Tool<br \/>\n<\/a>This web app uses outlines to make your writing easier.\u00a0 It lets you separate major, minor, and sub-minor points, fill each with text, and reorganize that text at will.\u00a0 Read the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/blogs\/profhacker\/write-in-a-new-way-with-gingko\/52975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">description from the ProfHacker blog<\/a>\u00a0or go directly to the site at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gingkoapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/gingkoapp.com\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"padding-left: 60px;\" size=\"6\" \/>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">What is a <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/a>?<\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">It means that:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\n<li style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">You may redistribute the work freely to others in any medium, provided you cite the original author and include the Creative Commons license.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">You may alter, remix, and\/or build upon the work, provided you indicate which parts were created by the original author and which parts were created by you, <strong>and<\/strong> provided you distribute the composite work under the same Creative Commons license as the original.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">You may neither sell the work (nor any altered, remixed, or transformed derivative works), nor may you charge anyone for access to it, nor may you use the work for commercial purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some useful research guides, grading rubrics, and other helpful material. 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