Fake News, Real Science (WRI101)
A. Malcolm Campbell (he/him/his)
Spring 2019

Fake News, Real Science Syllabus

class no.
dates
before class
in class activities
data source
assignment submit when pages graded % final
1
Jan 15 bring device; read badger cull
 define class; discuss reading;
 look up semester topics

 BBC story
 read, discuss
 none
0
no
5
2
Jan 17 watch Merchants (trailer);
draft 1-pager (expectations)
discuss Merchants, Colin Powell 1, Powell 2
 2 DVDs on reserve,
 or Amazon rental
final movie response
start of class
1
yes
rubric
70
3
Jan 22 Barsoum Fig. 4 1-pager; tips for sentences & paragraphs
 discuss Fig. 4, writing tips;
 revise first draft
 Fig 4A OR Fig. 4B
first draft 1-pager
end of class
1
yes
rubric
70
4
Jan 24 peer review tips handout;
logic fallacies; read peer draft
 discuss peer review;
 review peer's draft fig. 4
 peer's draft Word file
review peer 1-pager
end of class
0
yes
70
5
Jan 29 read popular press;
revise 1-pager (rubric)
 discuss reading, reviews;
 revise 1-pager; choose topic
 reviewer comments
final
1-pager
end of class
1
yes
70
6
Jan 31 read online evaluation;
find data #1; draft 1-pager
 toilet paper; work with data
 #1; finalize draft 1-pager
 your data fig #1
first draft
1-pager
end of class
1
yes
70
7
Feb 5 self-edit first draft 1-pager
 peer review; discuss TP, how
 many, and inventory
 data fig #1
 peer's draft Word file
review peer
1-pager
end of class
0
yes
70
8
Feb 7 finalize 1-pager
 finalize TPv1; publish TPv1
 (record distribution)
 data fig #1, reviews
final 1-pager
end of class
1
yes
70
9
Feb 12 find data #2; draft 1-pager  work with data #2;
 finalize draft 1-pager
 your data fig #2 first draft 1-pager
end of class
1
yes
70
10
Feb 14 review draft 1-pager  Lindsey Dolan from CCD
 complete peer review
 data fig #2
 peer's draft Word file
review peer
1-pager
end of class
0 yes
70
11
Feb 19 finalize 1-pager  finalize TPv2; publish TPv2
 (record distribution)
 data fig #2, reviews final 1-pager end of class
1
yes
70
12
Feb 21 find data #3; draft 1-pager  work with data #3;
 finalize draft 1-pager
 your data fig #3 first draft 1-pager end of class 1
yes 70
13
Feb 26 review draft 1-pager  complete peer review
 data fig #3
 peer's draft Word file
review peer
1-pager
end of class 0
yes 70
14
Feb 28 finalize 1-pager  finalize TPv3; publish TPv3
 (record distribution)
 data fig #3, reviews final 1-pager end of class 1
yes 70
15
Mar 5 spring break
 no class meeting
 spring break
none
none
0
no
0
16
Mar 7 spring break  no class meeting  spring break
none
none
0
no
0
17
Mar 12 organize data 1 - 3, ID gaps;
tips for papers
 organize figures; find gaps;
 draft storyboard
 data #1 - #3
storyboard
end of class
0*
no
rubric
5
18
Mar 14 peer review storyboard
(rubric)
 finalize storyboard
 reviews of
 storyboard 1 - 3
final
storyboard
end of class
2
yes
rubric
25
19
Mar 19 find data #4; draft 1-pager  work with data #4;
 finalize draft 1-pager
 your data fig #4 first draft 1-pager end of class 1
yes 70
20
Mar 21 review draft 1-pager  complete peer review  data fig #4
 peer's draft Word file
review peer
1-pager
end of class 0
yes 70
21
Mar 26 finalize 1-pager  finalize TPv4; publish TPv4
 (record distribution)
 data fig #4, reviews final 1-pager end of class 1
yes 70
22
Mar 28 find data #5; draft 1-pager  work with data #5;
 finalize draft 1-pager
 your data fig #5 first draft 1-pager end of class 1
yes 70
23
Apr 2 review draft 1-pager  complete peer review  data fig #5
 peer's draft Word file
review peer
1-pager
end of class 0
yes 70
24
Apr 4 finalize 1-pager  finalize TPv5; publish TPv5
 (record distribution)
 data fig #5, reviews final 1-pager end of class 1
yes 70
25
Apr 9 draft storyboard 1-5;
email to peer
 no class meeting;
 complete peer review
 data 1 - 5
storyboard
end of class 3
yes
25
26
Apr 11 revise storyboard 1-5
 final revisions; peer feedback
 data 1 - 5 revised storyboard
end of class 3
yes
25
27
Apr 16 Outfoxed (online or
on reserve in library)
 discuss film;
 work on draft
 movie; data 1 - 5 work on draft
none
0
no
5
28
Apr 18 tips for writing big papers
finish first draft term paper
(rubric)
 peer comments;
 revise first draft
 data 1 - 5 submit first draft
10-pager
end of class 10
yes
rubric
25
29
Apr 23 Easter Break
 no class meeting;
 peer review draft
 Easter Break
peer's first
draft
before next class
0
yes
25
30
Apr 25 email peer review
 peer comments; revise
 data 1 - 5 revise
10-pager
none
0
no
5
31
Apr 30 revise term paper
 revise final paper
 data 1 - 5 revise
10-pager
none
0
no
5
32
May 2 tweak term paper
 finalize 10-pager  data 1 - 5 submit final
10-pager
end of class
10
yes
rubric
25
33
May 7 Uncovered: the whole truth...
(online or on reserve in library)
 discuss movie, fellowships;
 course evaluations
 movie;
 entire semester
none
end of class
0
no
5
34
May 8 on your own
Case Symposium - post TPs  check out all the
 research by friends!





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