DID Information & Due Dates
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Number

Date

Assignment   -      Getting Started     General DID Information     DID Teams

IND
or GRP **

1

 Sem 3
Jan 24

  Problem statement/Questions - PS - a brief description of what areas will be 
      investigated  in this paper and  THREE  major questions/issues related to the sub-topic
     (ST). A few sentences are sufficient to accomplish this. Indicate who is going to what
     what sections of the report. . 

Team**

2

Sem 4
Jan 27

   Time Line - TL  - Important events, people and dates related to the ST. Who is
      responsible for each section of the project.   Team Meetings

IND**

3

Sem 4
Jan 27

  Key Terms   -  KT  - all important terms associated with 
     the ST to be listed and defined    Team Meetings

IND

4

Sem 6
Feb 3

  References -  REF  -  at least 10 per person, 5 web and 5 books/journals from
       each person in standard bibliographic format. Include brief description of web
       references listed. Footnotes are required in the final report.   

IND 

5

Sem 7
Feb 7

  Statistics & Data - SD - list of relevant statistical information related to the ST
      drawn from your research. Sources for this info should be listed as well. Identify
      each person's contributions as well as source for information. Team Meetings

IND 

6

Sem 8
Feb 10

   Preliminary Paper Outline - PPO  - ( 1st and 2nd level )  Should have
     sufficient detail  and be well organized   Review the table of contents of books or 
     how web articles organized their information.      

Team

7

Sem 9
Feb 14

  Public Policy Issues - PPI  - Description and dates of important events,
       decisions, laws, and/or agreements related to sub-topic

IND 

8

Sem 10
Feb 17

  Key Ethical Issues -  KEI - Major ethical issues involved with your team's sub-topic.

IND

9

Sem 11
Feb 21

  Detail Paper Outline - DPO - Updated, more detailed paper outline. Also
       indicate where PP slides will be used.   (  3 rd  level outline)  Team Meetings

Team

10

Sem 12
Feb 24

  Draft Power Point Slides and Outline - DPPS  - Actual first-draft of slides 
       and the material to be presented verbally during presentation including time
       slide will be shown. Detailed outline covering what brief description of what
       will be covered while each slide is being shown.

Team

11

Sem 13
Feb 28

  Final PP Outline / PP slides - FPPO/FPO - Final PP outline with
    slides. Indicate  how much time each slide will be on the screen. Follow PP slide
        guidelines when preparing slides.  Use charts and graphs to present
        numerical data, not just text on the  screen or talking.  Slides must be numbered.

Team

12

Sem 14
Mar 2

  Final Paper Outline - FPO - revised as necessary  ( 3rd level )

Team

13

Sem 16
Mar 16

  Final Paper & PP Slides Due  - By e-mail. - only paper print of PP slides - 6 up

Team

14

Sem 17
Mar 20

  First Presentation - Click here for Seminar Presentation Schedule
     Your team’s presentation must receive final approval from Dr. Edelbach
     before being made. If a presentation isn't approved, it will be delayed and
     possibly cancelled.  Each person MUST  have a copy of the presentation
        outline to use when they are speaking to the class and bring the PP file
        to class on a disk or USB drive.

Team

 Follow this schedule to see when your team will be giving its presentation  

  * - Contact me if your team needs help working with PowerPoint. I will set up a training session for your group. 
** - IND means the assignment is to be submitted separately by each member of  the team and GRP. means
                   that one assignment  is submitted by the entire team together. Indicate what each person contributed.

All DID assignments are to be submitted via e-mail and hardcopy in class by either each team member or the entire team
   as indicated no later than the specified date unless other arrangements have been made with Dr. Edelbach. 
Work submitted after the due date may be reduced in grade
Copy all DID-related e-mails to all your team members when they are sent to Dr. Edelbach.
If you are not certain how a particular assignment is to be submitted, it is your responsibility to
    ask questions BEFORE the date when the assignment is to be submitted. Keep copies of EVERYTHING
Progress of each student may be reviewed on the DID Assignment Tracking page.
Make certain to include all info on the work submitted including names of team members, dates,
    assignment and your DID team name. Be certain to use the STANDARD subject line format for all e-mails.
Details concerning each part of the DID assignment is covered below. This material MUST
    be carefully reviewed if you are to understand this assignment and maximize 
    both your learning and grade. 
REMEMBER - All work submitted, both emails and paper copies, 
      must contain all required info such as name, date, group designation, assignment name, etc
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