UrbP 298 A to Z

URBP 298

A TO Z

URBP 298

A TO Z

www.sjsu.edu/urbanplanning/courses

Orientation Workshops

WST

Preliminary Proposal

PRELIMINARY STEPS

Culminating experience

Synthesis of theory, skills, knowledge, experience

298 PURPOSE

LEARNING OBJECTIVES1.Conceptualize problems from

complex, real world situations so the problems are meaningful to clients & research-worthy

2.Collect, analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources

3.Communicate effectively in writing and in visual terms

REQUIREMENTS

1.4 Assignments

2.5 Class Meetings:

8/29, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 11/14

3.Materials (handouts, guidelines)

ASSIGNMENTS1.Research Proposal

2. IRB Application

a. Draft #1b.Draft #2c. Final

3.Literature Reviewa. Draftb.Final

4.Draft Report Sections

September 12

September 26

October 17

December 12

October 24November

14

October 3

CRITICAL PATH

TURABIAN, TURABIAN, TURABIAN!

CITATION SYSTEMS

1.Notes & Bibliography

2. In-text Parenthetical References & Reference List

OR

SPRING 2012 GRADUATION

Advancement to Graduate Candidacy

Course Substitution in Master’s Program

Re-entry

www.sjsu.edu/gape/

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Draft #1

Draft #2

Final

9/12

9/26

10/17

PURPOSE

PURPOSE

Think carefully about what you want to study and how you can accomplish your research goals

Communicate your ideas clearly and completely to others so you can receive useful feedback

ELEMENTS1. Title

2. Audience

3. Background

4. Research Question

Based on Shishir Mathur’s UrbP 298A lecture

FRAMING THE RESEARCH QUESTION

A GOOD RESEARCH QUESTION IS:Interesting

Relevant

Specific

Feasible

Is the question of interest to you?

Is the question relevant to the field of planning?

Is the question specific enough? (not too vague or broad)Does it lead to generating a clear hypothesis?

Can the question be answered given time and resources available?Do you know what research methods might be needed?Do you have mastery over those methods?Given your time and budget, do you have access to the data or other information you need?

Research Question Inte-restin

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a. Is the actual incidence of crime in urban areas correlated with the perception of crime?


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b. Is the actual incidence of crime in and around urban parks correlated with the perception of crime?


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c. Is the actual incidence of crime in and around urban parks in the SF Bay Area correlated with the perception of crime?


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d. Is the actual incidence of crime in and around urban parks in Santa Clara County correlated with the perception of crime?


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d. Is the actual incidence of crime in and around urban parks in Santa Clara County correlated with the perception of crime?

e. Is the actual incidence of crime in and around neighborhood-level urban parks in the city of Sunnyvale correlated with the perception of crime?


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a. Does hosting the Olympic Games dramatically affect planning and development in the host city?


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b. How did the development of new venues and facilities related to the Olympic Games affect the historical urban form of its host cities?


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b. How did the development of new venues and facilities related to the Olympic Games affect the historical urban form of its host cities?

c. How did the development of new venues and facilities related to the Olympic Games affect the urban form of the historic city centers of Barcelona, Athens and Beijing?

YOUR RESEARCH QUESTION

ELEMENTS1. Title

2. Audience

3. Background


5. Relevance

6. Hypothesis

7. Methods

METHODS1. Data source

2. Reason for collecting the data

3. Data collection procedures

4. Method of data analysis

ELEMENTS1. Title

2. Audience

3. Background


5. Relevance

6. Hypothesis

7. Methods

8. Report Outline

9. Bibliography

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Items cited in the proposal

2. Other relevant items read

3. Items you plan to read

ELEMENTS1. Title

2. Audience

3. Background


5. Relevance

6. Hypothesis

7. Methods

8. Report Outline

9. Bibliography

10.Schedule

SCHEDULE OF TASKS Library research

Testing and refining methodology

Collecting data

Drafting individual chapters

Preparing two full drafts

Producing the final report

GRADING (1)1. Is the research question well defined and

clearly stated?

2. Is the relevance of the research clearly and convincingly explained? (10 sources cited, 4 peer-reviewed)

3. Is the hypothesis clearly and convincingly stated? (5 sources cited, 2 peer-reviewed)

4. Is the methodology appropriate, and explained in detail?

5. Is the report outline detailed and logical?

GRADING (2)6. Does the bibliography demonstrate that

sufficient material is available to complete the project?

7. Is the proposed schedule of tasks detailed and feasible?

8. Is the writing grammatically correct and free of typos?

9. Is the writing clear and easy to understand?

10.Are the bibliography and footnotes properly formatted, and are citations included where necessary?

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UrbP 298 A to Z