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WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY

COURSE OUTLINE

FACULTY MEMBER: Dr. Anand K. Singh TERM: FALL 2016

COURSE TITLE: Field Experience/Internship

COURSE NUMBER: IST8101

OFFICE HOURS/METHOD OF CONTACT:

I. SUPPLEMENTAL OBJECTIVES: None

II. METHODOLOGY:

A. Teaching Methods: Directed learning…students will use an Action Research methodology to pursue a quality improvement process, internship or electronic portfolio development

B. Evaluation Procedures: Each student is required to submit their Action Research findings; this is accomplished in three (3) preparatory papers and a final paper.

First – Introduction and Methodology – 20%

Second – Literature Review and Proposal - 20 %

Third – First Iteration 10%

Final – Action Research Paper 50%

III. COURSE OUTLINE/SCHEDULE:

WRITE PAPERS ACCORDING TO RUBRIC PROVIDED FOR EACH PAPER.

See complete Weekly Schedule on page 3.

· Introduction and Methodology (Paper 1)

09/06/2016 (Tuesday) or 09/07/2016 (Wednesday)

· Introduction (what you plan to accomplish and why, 2-3 pages)

· Methodology is a research paper about Action Research, 3-4 pages (include reasons and justification for approach), minimum of five (5) professional references

· Submit to Blackboard by 08:00 AM the morning of (week 1) class (or specified date)

· Literature Review and Proposal (Paper 2)

09/20/2016 (Tuesday) or 09/21/2016 (Wednesday)

Literature Review is a research paper about your topic. Most AR topics are very specific, so you will most likely need to generalize your topics. For example, if your AR project involves collecting business requirements for a new system, you may not find academic research about collecting business requirements for a new system. You will be able to find research about business requirements and process change, 6-8 pages, minimum of eight (8) professional references

· Proposal – this is your plan

· Briefly summarize (a paragraph or two for) each of the proposed (AR) iteration (at least 4 iterations)

· Include a visual representation – (example provided in template)

· Submit to Blackboard by 08:00 AM the morning of (week 3) class (or specified date)

· 1st Iteration (Paper 3)

10/04/2016 (Tuesday) or 10/05/2016 (Wednesday)

1st Iteration to include your Plan, Action, Observations, and Reflections

· Submit to Blackboard by 08:00 AM the morning of (week 5) class (or specified date)

· Iteration Requirements: At least four iterations must be completed and documented (each step is usually one page) using the following format (unless a variation is approved by the instructor):

· Plan, Act, Observe, and Reflect

FINAL PAPER due 10th week of class: (Tuesday, November 08, 2016)

FINAL PAPER due 10th week of class: (Wednesday, November 09, 2016)

· Final paper should include at minimum:

· Title page, table of contents, list of figures/tables, introduction, methodology, literature review, proposal, four iterations of research, summary of learning, and references

· Minimum of thirteen (13) professional references

· Integrate graphs, diagrams, charts etc. throughout your research paper

· Submit to Blackboard by 08:00 AM the morning of (week 10) class (or scheduled date)

Schedule

Week 1 – Class session: to discuss expectations and generate ideas

Weeks 2, 4, & 6 – By appointment only (class hours)

Week 14 – by appointment only (class schedule)

Weekly Schedule Check Blackboard for precise requirements for each assignment. 08/29/2016 TO 12/16/2016
Monday, September 05, 2016		Week 1		Human Subject Review Training
Tuesday, September 06, 2016				Human Subjects Review Committee Form
				Offer of Employment Letter - CPT STUDENTS
				Internship Contract Form - CPT STUDENTS
				1st paper - Introduction and Methodology
Monday, September 12, 2016		Week 2		Discussion Board
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Monday, September 19, 2016		Week 3		2nd paper - Literature Review and Proposal
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Monday, September 26, 2016		Week 4		Discussion Board
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Monday, October 03, 2016		Week 5		3rd paper - First Iteration
Tuesday, October 04, 2016
Monday, October 10, 2016		Week 6		Discussion Board - Reflection
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Monday, November 07, 2016		Week 10		Final Paper - Action Research Paper
Tuesday, November 08, 2016				This paper will include following items
				Papers 1, 2, & 3.
				Iteration 2, 3, & 4.
				Summative Reflection- Learning
				Also Summative Reflection- Experience

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