ID 2050

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ID 2050

• Lecture 1Introduction

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The IQP, PQP and ID2050
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The 14-week IQP Process
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The Players
IQP
STUDENTS
On-Campus
On-Site

• Advisors
• ID2050 Professors
• Center Directors
• IGSD Staff

• Advisors
• Liaisons
• Coordinators
• Collaborators

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The Resources
IQP
On-Campus
On-Site

• IGSD
• Library
• Departments
• Services

• Agencies
• Universities
• Web access
• Phone

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The Outcomes
IQP

• Academic
• Intercultural
• Personal

On-Campus
On-Site

• Understand project
• Etc..

• Produce professional report
• Etc..

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ID2050 and the PQP
On-Campus

• 1/3 credit
• 4 hrs/week
• General

ID2050
PQP

• 1/6 credit
• 1/2 hr/week
• Project-specific

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ID2050

• Project Goals/Objectives
• Introduction
• Background -gt Lit. Review
• Methodology -gt Research Methods
• Proposal Summary
• Meetings, Letters, Communications
• Team Dynamics
• Critical Thinking
• Presentations
• Operational Skills (Field/Computer)

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PQP

• Advisors grading and expectations
• Process vs. Product
• Coordination with ID2050
• Meetings (Agenda and Minutes)
• Team Norms
• Drafts and Final Proposal
• Final Presentation

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Desired IQP Outcomes

• to Acquire skills in working with others as a
  member of the team
• to Develop skill in expressing oneself orally and
  in writing
• to Learn to analyze and critically evaluate
  ideas, arguments, and points of view

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The Venice Project Center
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Course Logistics
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The Term at a glance

• Problem Definition
• Outcomes and Deliverables
• Information Requirements
• Mission and Objectives
• Background and Literature Review
• Methodology
• Expected Results
• Expected Analyses
• Proposal
• Summary

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Scheduling Details

• Joint class with Washington on 9/20 group
  dynamics and Excel
• No class on 9/27 replaced by meetings and/or
  assignments
• Italian always on throughout

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ID2050 Grading

• Participation Attitude 10
• Assignments 30
• Proposal 40
• Presentations 20

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Project Management

• review handout

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Meetings(read book)

• PQP Meetings
• Agenda
• Minutes
• Chair Recorder
• Log Book
• Meeting with Contacts
• same
• Meetings w/ Advisors
• By appt. (same procedure)
• Meetings among yourselves
• same

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PQP Scheduling
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Team Dynamics

• Deal with Conflict
• Keep us in the loop
• the COACH metaphor
• Frequent evaluations

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Cultural Preparation
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The Research Process
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The Project Proposal

• Introduction
• Introduces the Issue/Problem
• Background
• Creates the Research Space/Context
• Methodology
• Explains methods used to address issue
• Expected Results
• Foresees how data will be displayed
• Expected Analysis
• Foresees how data will be analyzed/interpreted
• Will be short and sweet!

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The Project Proposal GENRE

• A different type of writing
• Unlike previous experiences
• Follows customs
• Can be consistently evaluated
• The proposal should be
• SHORT - Executive summary-style
• RELEVANT and FOCUSED no fat or junk
• WELL WRITTEN organization and flow
• WELL-DESIGNED graphics and text

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Responses to Drafts

• Delayed drafts
• Based on Assignments
• A different response
• Hardly any annotations on paper
• Focus on relationships/organization
• No editing
• Never done
• Rhetorical moves
• Claims Evidence

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Assignments

• Individual due Mondays in class
• In-class discussion
• Group due Wednesdays in class
• In-class discussion
• Final due at PQP meeting
• PQP discussion
• Small writing assignments
• Process oriented/Tasks
• Graded as Check, , -

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Assignments 1 2

• Problem Statement/Call for Action
• Mission
• Positive Social Implications
• Negative Social Implications
• Background Topics

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Big Sheet Exercise

• Problem Statement
• Call for action
• Mission Statement
• Social Implications
• Background Concepts

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Problem Statement

• What is the core issue?
• What is the ideal state of the issue?
• What is the reality instead?
• Big sheet (3)

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Problem
The problem/issue is that something or
someone is the actual situation whereas
it should be the ideal situation. This
situation causes something or someone to be
the impact on it/him/her.
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Example of Problem
The problems is that lead poisoning is
continuing to affect children in Dorchester
whereas it should be prevented and eliminated
. The situation causes children to get sick
and even die
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A Call to Action
If nothing is done the problem will result
in the impact in the long run
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Example of Call to Action
If nothing is done lead poisoning in
Dorchester will result in more deaths and
chronic illnesses for the children of
Dorchester
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Mission Statements

• Phrase as contribution
• Spell out specific contributions
• Ask WHY?
• Underline objectives/keywords
• Big Sheet (3)

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Mission

• Major Context/Issue
• Sponsor
• Specific contribution

This project is intended or similar verbs like
designed, aimed, etc. to help or similar
verbs like assist, contribute, aid, etc.
the sponsoring Agency, or local
community to ultimate goal of
agency/community by contribution of project
team.
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Mission Examples
The ultimate goal of this project is to help a
group of Karen villages in Thailand, which are
not connected to the national power grid, to
become more self-sufficient, by exploring the
feasibility and desirability of installing a
microhydroelectric system powered by a local
waterfall. The team will analyze the power
requirements of the villages, estimate the costs
of the overall power production and distribution
system and address the maintenance and long-term
operational costs of the system versus its
benefits to the local villagers.
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Mission Examples
This study focuses on the problem of trafficking
in Women and Children in Thailand and it is
intended to aid the local UNESCO office in
Bangkok in the establishment of a complete and
organized computerized collection of data
concerning this issue, which will allow in-depth
analysis of the trends, patterns and underlying
causes of the phenomenon. The project will rely
on Geographical Information Systems to depict and
investigate the spatial connotations of the
trafficking networks.
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Social Implications

• Focus only on SUCCESS
• Positive Social Implications
• Negative Social Implications
• Placement in proposal
• WHO and WHY

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Poor Example
The success of this project will impact UNESCOs
world reputation as a respected World Heritage
Site preservation organization. A well designed
plan of preservation and eventual integration of
tourism for the site would aid UNESCOs
reputation as a cultural and educational
authority. A poorly designed proposition may
damage UNESCOs global reputation among the World
Heritage projects. The short term effects of the
project may include a regional increase in
employment and increased revenue from travelers.
The long term effects may include an increased
economic boost due to tourism and its subsets.
The added flux of tourism and money will affect
the surrounding communities economic and
business status. An unsuccessful project could
adversely affect tourism particularly if left
uncorrected.
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Background Concept Map

• Identify main concept areas
• Think domains of knowledge
• Sources
• Library Staff (3 meetings)
• Letters to sponsors/contacts
• Past IQPs
• Big Sheet

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Assignments 3 4

• Deliverables
• Outcomes
• Information Requirements
• Objectives
• Impacts/Usefulness
• Sustainability
• Introduction
• Literature review
• Annotated Bibliography
• Mission v.2

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Example

• Lead Poisoning in Dorchester
• Visible indicators
• Potential for lead
• Levels of Risk
• Prediction
• Verification
• Methodology

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Deliverables

• Concrete and tangible
• Legacy
• Important for the Sponsor
• Beyond Report and CD
• Example
• DB of visual surveys
• List/DB/GIS of buildings w/ lead potential
• List/DB?GIS with high poisoning risk
• Procedures/Queries
• Methodology

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Outcomes

• Upshots/End Results
• Killer Graphs
• Answers/Recommendations
• Example
• Significant visual clues
• Predictive ability of clues
• Areas of lead presence (map)
• Areas of poisoning risk (map)

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Information Requirements

• What do you need to know?
• Why?
• Where can you get the info?
• Who specifically has it?
• When do you need it by?
• Example
• Actual lead poisoning cases
• To validate predictions
• Health dept. (dont know who)
• By end of week 1

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Objectives

• Sub-goals
• Generate specific results
• 3-5 max
• 3 data collection
• 2 analytical
• Example
• To develop a predictive model
• To validate model
• To design volunteer training program
• To identify areas of risk

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Impacts/Usefulness

• So what? Now what?
• Who will benefit?
• Reality Check
• Example
• Identify unobtrusively
• Target funds to high-risk areas
• Protect children

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Sustainability

• Perpetual?
• One-shot deal?
• What would it take?
• Example
• Visual surveys once only
• Need to keep track of deleading
• Need to keep validating
• Privacy and Actual Poisoning
• Diminishing returns
• Once and for all!

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Introduction

• 5 Rhetorical Moves

• BIG PICTUREEstablish field or general
  topic/context
• LOCAL CONTEXTIntroduce specific problem or issue
• STATUS QUOSummarize previous research/solutions
• GAPIdentify research space
• YOUR PROJECTIntroduce present research

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Literature Review

• Is a process
• Leads to Background chapter
• Meet with Library staff
• Concept map and demos
• Snowball off 1 relevant paper per student
• Deep searching session
• Use multiple sources
• Journals (academic and trade)
• Books
• Newspapers and magazines
• Past IQPs
• Etc.

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Annotated Bibliography

• Bibliographical Reference
• A few paragraph(s)
• Include
• Brief description
• Whats useful in it
• Whats not in it
• Search string/how you found it
• Gives you credit for dead ends
• Avoids future teams the bother

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Writingwww.wpi.edu/writing

• Help
• Writing Tutors (more later)
• Lunsford
• Peers
• Logistics
• Drafts
• Reviewing
• Editing
• Evaluations