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Welcome to our main page.
Here you will find announcements, resources,
calendar of events and useful links for our courseAP Research year 5 - 2021-2022
Emily LaTourrette, & Ernesto Diaz
AP Research Syllabus: File containing the current version of our syllabus
AP Research Intro VIDEO
AP Research is open to students who have successfully completed AP Seminar in their Junior year. What makes this course interesting? During the year, you will be exposed to a myriad of research methods used in different fields and adapt those that will benefit your own research project. In the course you will design, plan, and conduct a year-long, research-based investigation to address a research question of interest to you. It provides the opportunity to learn and apply research methods and practices in a field that addresses a real-world topic of your choosing. While working with an expert advisor, you can explore an academic topic, problem, or issue that interests you and design, plan, and conduct a year-long research-based investigation to address it. The class is designed to be broken in three major parts. The first section is centered in choosing the topic and specific research project. In the second section you engage in the different activities associated with answering the question chosen as your research project and work towards the presentation of your investigation, results and conclusions from your research. In the last section the course culminates not in an Exam, but rather in the delivery of an academic paper of 4,000-5,000 words and a presentation, with an oral defense, during which you will answer 3-4 questions from a panel of evaluators
Questions about AP Research? Please contact Emily LaTourrette elatourrette@tamdistrict.org or Ernesto Diaz ediaz@tamdistrict.org
The College Board’s AP Research web site also has a wide range of information about the course for students and parents athttps://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-research
Lecture Introduction to Research
AP Capstone Program at Redwood High School
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Useful resources, documents, and websites:
Link to AP Central for the course and assessment descriptions
Link to Google Scholar
Link to EBSCO http://tiny.cc/RedwoodLibraryEBSCOall
Guidelines: Did I plagiarize?
Link to Plato - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Link: http://tiny.cc/RedwoodLibraryEBSCOall (your one-stop link to credible (authoritative) science / literary / history… sources)
User Name: Redwoodhs
Password: Library please do not publish log-in info in a public web place (also, log-in should not be needed while on campus, it should do it automatically)
And this FILE is your cheat sheet to access and operations with EBSCO
Citation Style Guide from The American University in Washington D.C.
George Mason University guidelines on writing abstracts
Political Science and Prediction Analysis TED talk
Business Research Methodology
Research Philosophy Brief
Research guides from USC:
Academic Paper - Abstract
Academic Paper - Introduction
Academic Paper - Literature Review
Academic Paper - Methodology
Academic Paper - Discussion
Research guides from DUC:
Real News, Fake News and Bad Arguments a Resource to identify them
Info-Graphics: Did I Plagiarize?
Resource to evaluate Media Bias at Ad Fontes Media Interactive Chart
Weekly Agendas and Resources
2nd Semester
Week 34 May 23 - May 27: Suggestions for next class of AP Research
Slides for week 34:
Week 31 May 2 - May 6: Data for next Year
Link to Database for feedback in 2023
Week 29 April 18 - April 22: Peer Reviews and Editing
Slides with Instructions and deliverables for week 29 : Finishing your Academic Paper
Guidelines for Finishing your AP Research Academic Paper
Week 28 April 11 - April 15: Peer Reviews and Editing
Slides with instructions and deliverables for week 28: POD Slides and Academic Paper Peer Reviews
USC Guide for Methodology Section
USC Guide for Results Section
Questions during PODs are in page 68 of the attached file.
POD Scoring Rubric
Week 27 March 28 - April 1: Peer Reviews and Editing
Slides with instructions and deliverables for week 27: POD Slides and Academic Paper Peer Reviews
Questions during PODs are in page 68 of the attached file.
POD Scoring Rubric
Week 26 March 21 - 25: Peer Reviews and Editing
Slides with Instructions and deliverables for Week 26: POD Slides and Academic Paper Peer Reviews
Questions during PODs are in page 68 of the attached file.
POD Scoring Rubric
Week 25 March 14 - 18: Delivering Academic Paper v7 and draft Slides of POD
Slides for Presentation for Week 25: POD Slot selection and prep for final drafts of POD Slides and Academic Paper
Calendar and Project Descriptions for APR year 5: Full Calendar for Oral Defenses 2022
Questions during PODs are in page 68 of the attached file.
Preparing your POD, useful tips:
Harvard Business Review: Do your slides pass the glance test?
TED In-House Expert: 10 Tips on how to make slides that communicate your idea
UNC at Chapel Hill: Preparing Effective Presentations
UT Health San Antonio: 11 tips for the 3 minute Thesis Competition
Week 24 February 28 - March 4:
Slides for Presentation for Week 24: POD Slot selection and prep for final drafts of POD Slides and Academic Paper
Draft APR Presentation/Oral Defense Calendar 2022
Preparing your POD, useful tips:
Harvard Business Review: Do your slides pass the glance test?
TED In-House Expert: 10 Tips on how to make slides that communicate your idea
UNC at Chapel Hill: Preparing Effective Presentations
UT Health San Antonio: 11 tips for the 3 minute Thesis Competition
Week 23 February 28 - March 4:
Slides for Presentation for Week 23: Oral Defense Prep and Academic Paper v6.0
Draft APR Presentation/Oral Defense Calendar 2022
Week 22 February 14 - February 18:
Slides for Presentation Week 22: Oral Defense Prep
POD Scoring Rubric
Questions during PODs are in page 68 of the attached file.
Week 21 February 7 - February 11:
Slides for Presentation for Week 21: Statistical Analysis
Resources:
on How to Analyze Interview Data
on Grounded Theory Research: Procedures, Canons, and Evaluative Criteria
Academic Paper USC Guidelines - Quantitative Methods
If your project requires statistical analysis, please see the slides in this week's presentation and listen (using headphones) to the pre-recorded video lecture in these links:
Week 20 January 31 - February 4:
Slides for Presentation for week 20:
Please take the survey to gather your standing question on data Analysis: Survey on Data Analysis
Academic Paper USC Guidelines - Methodology
Week 19 January 24 - January 28:
Slides for Presentation for Week 19: Data Collection Issues & Discussion
Academic Paper USC Guidelines - Methodology
Week 18 January 17 - January 21:
Slides for Presentation for week 18 : work sessions - data collection
Week 17 January 10 - January 14:
Slides for Presentation for week 17: creating the Projects Database & Peer Review
Revision Guide: Literature Review (part of Introduction)
Revision Guide: Methods Section
Week 16 January 5 - January 7:
Slides for Presentation for Week 16: Academic Paper v4.0, Peer Review and Elevator Speech
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Weekly Agendas and Resources
1st Semester
Week 15 November 29 - December 19
Slides for Presentation for Week 15: Academic Paper v4.0, Peer Review and Elevator Speech
U of Washington Graduate School: Academic Elevator Speech
Explaining your research in one minute
Academic Paper Student 11 (Film Theory)
Week 14 November 15 - November 19
Slides for Presentation for Week 14: working on the Academic Paper
Academic Paper - Introduction
Academic Paper - Literature Review
Academic Paper - Methodology
Week 13 November 8 - November 12
Slides on Presentation for week 13: Grading Academic Papers
Academic Paper Scoring Rubric
Academic Paper - Abstract
Academic Paper - Introduction
Academic Paper - Literature Review
Academic Paper - Methodology
Examples for Grading
Not using Human Subjects
Student 1 Academic Paper Final Version
Student 3 Academic Paper Final Version
Using Human Subjects
Student 2 Academic Paper Final Version
Student 4 Academic Paper Final Version
Week 12 November 1 - November 5
Slides on Presentation Week 12: IPF v4.0, Academic Paper Rubric & next APR Milestones
Academic Paper Scoring Rubric
Week 11 October 25 - October 29
Slides on Presentation Week 11: IPF v2.0, IPF v3.0 & Peer Review
Week 10 October 18 - October 22
Slides on Presentation week 10: Validity and Reliability
Week 9 October 11 - October 15
Slides on Presentation for Week 9: Abstracts and Academic Paper v2.0
Example: Student B Academic Paper
Research guides for Abstracts:
from USC: Academic Paper - Abstract
from George Mason University guidelines on writing abstracts
Writing an Abstract. The Writing Center. Clarion University, 2009
Tool for How to write a conference abstract: a five-part plan for pitching your research at almost anything
Example of a Peer reviewed paper in Philosophy: Four Kinds of Perspectival Truth (notice the difference between
Abstract and Introduction)
Final IPF Example Student 4
Population Proportion Sample Size Calculator
Statistical Calculator for designing Clinical Research
Some Statistics Calculators from Wolfram Alpha
Student #8 Academic Paper
Week 8 October 4 - October 8
Slides on Presentation for week 8: Qualitative Research design and Sampling
Week 7 September 27 - October 1
Slides on Presentation for Week 7: Surveys and Consent
Survey Design Guidelines from Arevik Avedian at Harvard Law School
Additional Resource for help Designing Surveys
Informed Consent Form: ACTIVE CONSENT
Informed Consent Form: PASSIVE CONSENT
TUHSD Request to consduct research: TUHSD IRB FORM
Week 6 September 20 - September 24
Slides on Presentation for Week 6: First Elevator Speech and IPF v1.0
IPF Example Student 1
IPF Example Student 2
IPF Example Student A
Example: Student B IPF
Student 5 Final IPF
Student 6 Final IPF
Student 7 Final IPF
Student 8 Final IPF
Student 10 Final IPF
Week 5 September 13 - September 17
Slides on Presentation for Week 5: Intro to Methodologies and Ethics in Research
AP Research IPF form in page 54
Informed Consent Form: ACTIVE CONSENT
Informed Consent Form: PASSIVE CONSENT
TUHSD Request to consduct research: TUHSD IRB FORM
Week 4 September 7 - September 10
Slides on Presentation for Week 4: Intro to JSTOR, and Academic Paper v1.0
Example: Student B IPF
Example: Student B Academic Paper
More Examples of IPF
Student 5 Final IPF
Student 6 Final IPF
Student 7 Final IPF
Student 8 Final IPF
Week 3 August 30 - September 3
Slides on Presentation for Week 3: Intro to Backwards Planning, Academic Paper and Lit Reviews
University of Cambridge How to write a great Research Paper
Academic Paper - Literature Review Guidelines from USC for Research Papers
Weeks 1 & 2 August 18 - August 27
Slides on Presentation for week 1: Introductory thoughts to AP Research - Week 1
Slides on Presentation for week 2 : Writing a Research Proposal: What, Why, How
IPF Example Student 1
IPF Example Student 2
IPF Example Student A
Academic Paper Student A
Seminal Papers list by Discipline from Google Scholar
LibGuides: Finding the Gap for your Research