AGENDA AGENDA Talking about job descriptions in your fieldTalking about job descriptions in your field Group work: Sharing Resumes and Cover lettersGroup work: Sharing Resumes and Cover letters Moving forward with your SAPs: Data AnalysisMoving forward with your SAPs: Data Analysis What is multimodal/multigenre writing? Brainstorming What is multimodal/multigenre writing? Brainstorming

various multigenre writing options for your SAPs.various multigenre writing options for your SAPs. AssignmentsAssignments

Sharing Resumes and Cover Sharing Resumes and Cover lettersletters

In pairs, explain what job you’re applying, why In pairs, explain what job you’re applying, why you are interested in this job.you are interested in this job.

Look at your classmates resume and cover letter Look at your classmates resume and cover letter and answer the followings:and answer the followings:

1)1) Do you think this person is a good fit for the Do you think this person is a good fit for the available position? If so, why?available position? If so, why?

2)2) What are some of the strengths of the persons What are some of the strengths of the persons resume and cover-letter?resume and cover-letter?

3)3) What can he/she do to improve them (comment What can he/she do to improve them (comment on both written and experiential aspects)? on both written and experiential aspects)?

Back to SAPsBack to SAPs

Research papers come in all shapes, Research papers come in all shapes, sizes, forms, and disciplines.sizes, forms, and disciplines.

Different genres: argumentative, Different genres: argumentative, descriptive, narrative, analytic descriptive, narrative, analytic

In this class we’re working on In this class we’re working on multiple genresmultiple genres: 1) Research Article : 1) Research Article 2) Multimodal work (combination of 2) Multimodal work (combination of multiple genres)multiple genres)

Social Action Research ProcessSocial Action Research Process

Multigenre writing: A creative Multigenre writing: A creative component of your SAPscomponent of your SAPs

A multi-genre project is a project that will use a A multi-genre project is a project that will use a mix of genres to create your own work based on mix of genres to create your own work based on your SAPs. your SAPs.

The main aim of this project is to help you explore The main aim of this project is to help you explore a social action issue that you care and more a social action issue that you care and more importantly expand your understanding of genre importantly expand your understanding of genre and academic. You will be given a chance to use a and academic. You will be given a chance to use a wide range of genres in your own creative wide range of genres in your own creative projects.projects.

Your must contain at least two “genres”Your must contain at least two “genres” Your instructor will talk to Media relations next Your instructor will talk to Media relations next

week to cover any expenses!week to cover any expenses!

Derek’s multi-genre project on Post-traumatic Derek’s multi-genre project on Post-traumatic Stress DisorderStress Disorder

Sarah’s Sarah’s Armenian Genocide and 9/11 descriptionArmenian Genocide and 9/11 description

Mick’s Multi-genre project on DUI experienceMick’s Multi-genre project on DUI experience

WebQuest and Video CreationWebQuest and Video Creation

Homelessness in U.S.A.Homelessness in U.S.A.http://questgarden.com/51/22/4/070608090111/index.htm TeachingTeachinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14OF1fhKPts&feature=related

Multigenre/multimodal Multigenre/multimodal writingwriting

Similar to standard Similar to standard research papersresearch papers Select a topic/interestSelect a topic/interest Conduct research Conduct research

using standard using standard methodsmethods

Collect informationCollect information Process informationProcess information Analyze dataAnalyze data Present your findings Present your findings

with an academic with an academic language.language.

Different than Different than standard research standard research paperspapers Writings of different Writings of different

genres/creative genres/creative piecespieces

Writer is personally Writer is personally engagedengaged

Inclusion of visual Inclusion of visual elementselements

Includes audio-video Includes audio-video text, podcasts.text, podcasts.

Powerpoint Powerpoint presentationspresentations

Before the Multimodal Before the Multimodal arrives…Data collection and arrives…Data collection and

analysisanalysis Make sure you complete your data Make sure you complete your data

collection by November 10collection by November 10 Digitize your data (feel free to use Digitize your data (feel free to use

video recording or audio recording)video recording or audio recording) Move all your data in one folder.Move all your data in one folder. Use wide range of data sources (feel Use wide range of data sources (feel

free to include photos, clips etc.)free to include photos, clips etc.)

INTRODUCTION TO INTRODUCTION TO DATA ANALYSIS IN DATA ANALYSIS IN

QUALITATIVE QUALITATIVE RESEARCHRESEARCH

What will you do with your data?What will you do with your data?

What is your data?What is your data?

Interview transcriptsInterview transcripts ArticlesArticles Video recordingsVideo recordings DocumentariesDocumentaries Visuals: Photos, advertisementsVisuals: Photos, advertisements Observation notes, field notesObservation notes, field notes

What is Data Analysis?What is Data Analysis?Steps of Data Analysis Steps of Data Analysis

Get to know your dataGet to know your data

Good analysis starts with getting to know your Good analysis starts with getting to know your data very well.data very well.

Write down your impressions about your data. Write down your impressions about your data. What can you find so far?What can you find so far?

Identify your main questions again AND look for Identify your main questions again AND look for answers in your data answers in your data

Identify themes and patterns (look at the Identify themes and patterns (look at the language being used, phrases, words, photos language being used, phrases, words, photos etc…)etc…)

Organize them into coherent cathegories Organize them into coherent cathegories

Findings emerging themes and Findings emerging themes and categories categories

Analysis is a breaking up, separating, or Analysis is a breaking up, separating, or disassembling of research materials into disassembling of research materials into pieces, parts, elements, or units.pieces, parts, elements, or units.

Reread your data and search for types, Reread your data and search for types, classes, sequences, processes, patterns, or classes, sequences, processes, patterns, or wholes. Look at your data what emerging wholes. Look at your data what emerging themes do you see?themes do you see?

The aim of this process is to assemble or The aim of this process is to assemble or reconstruct the data in meaningful or reconstruct the data in meaningful or comprehensible fashion (Jorgenson, comprehensible fashion (Jorgenson, 1989: 107).1989: 107).

Emerging categories Emerging categories Rather than bringing your own assumptions or Rather than bringing your own assumptions or

preconceived categories and themes, you need to preconceived categories and themes, you need to reread your data and find themes that recur in your reread your data and find themes that recur in your data.data.

So, categories are defined AFTER you worked on your So, categories are defined AFTER you worked on your data. data.

Example # 1: What is the benefit of youth mentoring Example # 1: What is the benefit of youth mentoring program?program?

Responses to this question were sorted out: Responses to this question were sorted out: Benefits to Benefits to youth, benefits to family, benefits to community. youth, benefits to family, benefits to community.

Example # 2: What makes a quality education program? Example # 2: What makes a quality education program? Responses to this question were sorted out: Responses to this question were sorted out: Staff, Staff,

relevance, participation, time , contentrelevance, participation, time , content

Some key language you can Some key language you can use…use…

The interview results…the survey results…The interview results…the survey results…my analysis of media…my analysis on my analysis of media…my analysis on women’s photos….women’s photos….

suggest that….reveals…shows…suggest that….reveals…shows…demonstrates…demonstrates…

Indicates….Indicates…. Some of the common themes emerging in Some of the common themes emerging in

the data includes:….the data includes:…. One of the most intriguing responses that X One of the most intriguing responses that X

gave is…gave is…

AssignmentsAssignments

Continue with your data collectionContinue with your data collection When we come back on Tuesday, we When we come back on Tuesday, we

will talk more about data analysis, will talk more about data analysis, and see sample sample research and see sample sample research papers and analyze the data analysis papers and analyze the data analysis sectionssections