Week 10 Overview

I hope you're feeling good at this point.  You've got a complete draft done, and even if it isn't pretty, it's substantial.  This week we'll focus on poking, prodding, and downright beating that draft into submission, so that it will be something you're truly proud of soon.

Two important activities take center stage this week.  One is peer review, which will be a full review of the work you've done so far.  It's nice to take a break from your own ideas and sit inside someone else's research world for a little while.  This activity alone will often let you return to your own work with new ideas, not to mention all the specific content feedback you'll get from others in your group.

Collaborating

The second activity may be a new concept for you, called the "Post Draft Outline."  There's a full presentation about it in the Readings folder.  This is something that totally revolutionized the way that I personally revise a draft, as it's so breathtakingly simple.  I hope you find it similarly helpful--we'll share how that goes in this week's Discussion Forum.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this week, you should be able to:

  1. Complete a Post Draft outline of your Research project, and use it to assess what structural changes should be made to your draft
  2. Draft an abstract that captures the essence of your research project for potential readers
  3. Provide peer review evaluation for members of your peer group
  4. Use peer review feedback on your own work to help guide revision

 

FOR FURTHER PRACTICE

These resources are not (usually) mandatory, but will often prove valuable in helping you complete other assignments within the unit.   Use them at your discretion.

 

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