Your Goal Grade
| A Work | B Work | C Work |
-Misses one class or less, or completes make-up work for excused absences -Annotates all readings thoroughly -Makes substantive comments in discussions -Completes all assignments on time (or has an approved extension request) -Work demonstrates intellectual engagement, care, effort, and growth in response to feedback -Collaborates substantially, contributes to vision, works equally with peers | -Misses two classes or less, or completes make-up work for excused absences -Annotates readings -Often participates in discussion -Completes all major assignments on time (or has an approved extension request) -Completes most SAs on time -Work demonstrates care, effort and growth in response to feedback -Collaborates equally, completes required work | -Misses three classes or less, or completes make-up work for excused absences -Completes most readings -Sometimes adds to discussion -Completes all major assignments on time (or has an approved extension request) -Completes at least four SAs -Meets minimal expectations on assignments; shows limited growth in response to feedback -Completes required collaborative work |
First-Week Introduction
I chose my five goals because they all showcase things I feel that I struggled with in the previous semester. I want to work harder to achieve these goals and to improve as a student and a researcher. The assignment that makes me the most excited this semester is the 2nd lab where we get to go out and conduct our own research, instead of using other people’s. I think it will be fun and will serve as a way to get first-hand research experience. The one that I think will be the most challenging is the 1st lab, just because I think it could be hard to get people to want to participate in the surveys. To make this semester a success, I want to focus on working hard and keeping on track while not burning myself out like I did last semester. I will remind myself to take breaks and take care of myself while also having my work done as well.
Midterm Introduction
During the first half of the semester, I learned a lot about researching and surveying for information. One thing that I would say I enjoyed the most was when we were able to get all of our information together to originally create the survey. Even though we had to revise the survey before being able to send it out, it was still something that we got to make ourselves and I was proud of that. One thing I’ve struggled with has been knowing all the information needed to do the work as some of the assignments lied upon other factors that took longer than the time originally allotted. However, I was able to work through it and get the work done to the best of my ability. Throughout the second part of the semester, I want to continue working on achieving my goals and furthering my education through this class.
Final Introduction
[Now that the semester is over, use your introduction to reflect in-depth on your process. How well did you meet the goals you set out to meet? What did you learn that surprised you? Focusing on your goals for this class, what do you want to remember to take with you into your future courses? What strategies can you use to continue developing toward these goals?]
Course Goals
Goal 1 (25%)
Based on 1a: I will showcase that I can work with my peers on different projects surrounding parts of our community.
Choose five goals from the CODES Student Learning Outcomes that you’d like to work toward. Choose goals that are relevant to the scope of this course, select artifacts/examples based on activities assigned for this course, and explain characteristics in a way that illustrates how your artifacts/examples demonstrate your progress toward the goal.
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| I will communicate effectively with my groupmates as well as help to create a effective and cohesive final product for whatever we are working on. | Discussion Leading Research Lab 1 Research Lab 2 Research Lab 3 Group Meetings/Discussions | Discussion Leading – We would have a cohesive plan for the discussion as well as discussion questions to get people talking about the subject Research Lab 1 – I will help my team conduct the seurveys as well as gather and organize the information from them Research Lab 2 – With the environmental sampling, I will help organize the data collected as well as help decide where the data can be collected from Research Lab 3 – For whichever type we choose to do, I will help conduct the research and compile it into our final project Group Meetings/Discussions – I will help come up with ideas to move forward with any plans we have |
These are both examples of me communicating in my team’s groupchat and giving them updates on the things I was assigned to do. I also helped to make sure that everyone’s voice was heard when making decisions for the group.
Goal 2 (20%)
Based on 10c: I will use relevant mathematics and data to answer research questions and support my ideas.
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| I will keep track of any data that myself or my groupmates collect and I will research for other relevant pieces of data to use in defending our claim. | Research Lab 1 Research Lab 2 Final Project Source Analyses | Research Lab 1 – I will organize the data we collect from the surveys to make it easier to observe Research Lab 2 – I will quantify the data we get from the readings and help to correlate it into our final project Final Project – I will be in charge of the data and quantitative research that we do and will organize it in a cohesive manner Source Analyses – I will use the source/sources that we choose to assist us in further quantitative research |
This is an example of a few of the results from our Qualtrics survey. Instead of having to navigate the Qualtrics menu, I had the data organized onto an Excel spreadsheet to make it easier to both share and analyze.
Goal 3 (20%)
Based on 12c: I will work to stay on track and turn things in on time to further support my peers.
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| I will keep on top of my work and turn my assignments in on time | Source Analyses Research Lab 1 Research Lab 3 Final Project | Source Analyses – I will email my source analyses to Dr. Shea without a reminder after the due date Research Lab 1 – I will make sure that we get a proper amount of response the in the allotted time Research Lab 3 – I will make sure that we get a proper amount of response the in the allotted time Final Project – I will make sure that my team’s work is complete and concise by the due date so that we have a cohesive presentation |
In this example, I am emailing Ms. Andrea Barajas in order to get more responses for our Qualtics survey. As we weren’t able to get the responses needed by just sharing on social media, I reached out to her to see if she had any connections in the East St. Louis area.
Goal 4 (25%)
Based on 4b: I will use my research to inform people of issues in the community and find solutions to the core problems that are causing those issues
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| I will use effective research questions to learn about the topic and then use that knowledge to educate the public and work towards solutions | Discussion Leading Research Lab 1 Research Lab 2 Research Lab 3 Final Project | Discussion Leading – When it’s my turn to lead the discussion, I will focus on trying to educate the rest of the class as we present Research Lab 1 – I will use the surveys to access what people already know so we can further educate them on what they don’t know Research Lab 2 – I will use the data from our research to educate people and prove our argument Research Lab 3 – I will continue to see what people still need to learn and attempt to get them athat knowledge in the best way possible Final Project _ I will present solutions in a clear and concise manner |
In this example, I have the questions I wrote for my group’s source analysis Discussion Lead. My goal when writing these questions was to get people to think about the specifics behind the Cahokia mounds and really get them to think about possible reasons/solutions rather than just repeating information they saw in the video.
Goal 5 (10%)
Based on 6c: I will not judge or put down people just for not believing the same things as I do
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| I will stay open-minded and considerate of other people’s views | Research Lab 1 Source Analyses | Research Lab 1 – I will not force people to participate in the surveys nor will I shun them for not knowing certain things Source Analyses – I will analyze different sources in an unbiased manner and give all beliefs the same open-minded opinion |
In this example (Source Analysis 2), I wrote that I agreed with what the video and article were saying about grassroot organizations. As it has been proved in the past, they are helpful when it comes to making change in the government and in local issues/events. Although I personally agreed with what the video was saying, during the discussion I was still open-minded about what others had to say and their opinions.