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Initial Publication Date: September 25, 2009

Project Timeline

1st Year (2009)

  • Project Planning
  • Define Research Populations
  • Test Out Qualitative and Quantitative Research Protocols
  • Literature Review
  • Analyze Student Work
  • Coordinate With Similar Projects on Campus
  • Preliminary Research Report (May)
  • Confer with WSU and SERC partners (Nov)

2nd Year (2010)

  • Continue to collect data about faculty involved in faculty development
  • Continue to refine research protocols for understanding student work
  • Run a parallel study with a group of non-participants in faculty development and/or WAC and QuIRK
  • Confer with consultant and grant partners
  • Mid-project Research Report
  • Begin thinking about result dissemination

3rd Year (2011)

  • Continue data collection for longitudinal analysis of student/faculty effects
  • Compare and analyze data in relation to similar projects at Carleton and at partner institutions