- It has been my finding that if you dig deep enough into quantitative literature on any given anthropological topic, you will likely come across errors and possibly some new summative conclusions. We will be putting this finding to the test.
- In the third week of class (2/3), you will submit a brief prospectus (200 words max.) regarding the research topic of your choice in anthropology and how you envision quantitative analysis addressing your research topic.
- Before Spring Break (3/17), you will submit a comprehensive bibliography on your research topic, an Excel file containing data that you have acquired as a result of your literature review, and your selection of the most appropriate academic journal where you would like to publish your findings.
- In week 14 (4/21), you will submit a description of 3 statistics (minimum) that you plan to incorporate in your research article and how you plan to do it. You must use a minimum of 2 descriptive statistics and 1 inferential statistic.
- In the last week of class (5/5), you will submit your polished research article formatted according to your selected academic journal's formatting guidelines.
- 50% of the grade for your final research article will come from peer evaluations, and 50% of the grade will come from the professor's evaluation of your article.