Course Syllabus
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Areas of Interests and Expertise
Other Interests
Phone: 405-325-1960 (office); 405-831-0684 (cell) Email: rkyncl@ou.edu Live Session: Tuesday, 7:00 - 8:00 pm (Central) Zoom link: 256 313 8502 Zoom Password: 4053251960 |
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Rhonda Dean Kyncl Associate Dean for Students College of Arts & Sciences |
For a list of course activities, scroll to the bottom of this page.
Course Materials
Swales, J. and Feak, C (2012). Academic Writing for Graduate Students. University of Michigan Press. Concise Guide to APA Style: The Official APA Style Guide for Students. 7th Ed. (2020) The American Psychological Association (APA).
Kendi, I. (2019). How to be an antiracist. One World/Penguin.
Grades
Breakdown
Research Narrative (10-12 pages) 350 pts
Literature Review (10-12 pages) 350 pts
Informal Writing and Drafts 100 pts
Participation
Annotations 100 pts
Live Sessions and Conferences 100 pts
Scale
90% - 100% A
80% - 90% B
70% - 80% C
60% - 70% D
Below 60% F
Course Components
This course will lead you through process of developing a human relations research project that interests you and that matters to your readers. Our approach will be inquiry-based, meaning that will focus not only on what the final product—a social science research paper—looks like, but also on the process of trial and error through which a researcher hones a topic, poses a research question, and discovers what others have said on the matter.
For this class you will write two major papers. The first paper will be a research narrative: a proposal to a grant-funding agency in which you persuade them that you’ve identified an important issue, explain how you arrived at your research agenda, and convince them you have the means to complete the project. While working on this project, we will use Ibram X. Kendi’s book How to be an antiracist in two ways: 1) as a model of the combination of personal narrative and academic writing we’re shooting for in the research narrative, and 2) as a starting point for further research on the intersections of racial, class, and gender injustice discussed in the book.
The second paper will be the critical literature review that builds on the research agenda you proposed in the first assignment. This literature review will follow a more formal IMRD (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion) format common in social scientific research.
Though you are encouraged to develop your own research agenda for these projects, you will not be alone in this journey. We will break down the writing of the papers into smaller parts, so you can receive feedback at each step of the way. And, for each paper, your peers and your professor will provide you with feedback on a full, ungraded draft.
Course Policies
Communication
The best way to reach me is via email (rkyncl@ou.edu). I typically respond within a few hours, less even on weekdays. I will respond to emails on Saturday as well; however, I try to observe a Sabbath on Sunday's, so I may not respond to email on that day as I try to reserve it for spiritual purposes. You are also welcome to contact me via text or cell phone, but please identify yourself as a student so that I know who you are and which class you're from.
Late Policy
Please communicate as quickly as possible when you are struggling to meet an assignment deadline. I realize that we all have full lives and many responsibilities that require our attention; if you are struggling to meet a deadline, I will do my best to help you and make appropriate allowances. However, I do ask that you give this course and our work the attention and engagement it deserves; the only way to learn is to participate. In order to be fair and to have the knowledge you need for our work, you simply must be diligent and disciplined in completing the work as assigned. I don't mind making allowances here and there for significant intrusions, but I expect you to participate fully and wholeheartedly in this work.
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ACADEMIC POLICIES AND STUDENT SUPPORT
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Academic Misconduct
In addition to the course conduct policies outlined by your professor in the Course Syllabus in the online classroom, please review the Graduate Student Handbook.
It is the responsibility of each student to be familiar with the definitions, policies, and procedures concerning academic misconduct. The Student Code is available from the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, and is contained in the Student's Guide to Academic Integrity.
This site also defines misconduct, provides examples of prohibited conduct, and explains the sanctions available for those found guilty of misconduct.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the most common form of academic misconduct at OU. There is basically no college-level assignment that can be satisfactorily completed by copying. OU's basic assumption about writing is that all written assignments show the student's own understanding in the student's own words. That means all writing assignments, in class or out, are assumed to be composed entirely of words generated (not simply found) by the student, except where words written by someone else are specifically marked as such with proper citation. Including other people's words in your paper is helpful when you do it honestly and correctly. When you don't, it's plagiarism.
For more information about plagiarism, watch this video and then take this short course offered by University Libraries.
Reasonable Accommodation for Disabilities
The University of Oklahoma is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for all students with disabilities. Students with disabilities who require accommodations in this course should contact their professor as early in the semester as possible.
Students with disabilities must be registered with the Disability Resource Center prior to receiving accommodations in this course.
If you have a disability and you would like to make a request for reasonable accommodation, please see the Graduate Student Handbook or get in touch with the Disability Resource Center.
Adjustments for Pregnancy/Childbirth Related Issues
Should you need modifications or adjustments to your course requirements because of documented pregnancy-related or childbirth-related issues, please contact me as soon as possible to discuss your options. Generally, modifications will be made where medically necessary and similar in scope to accommodations based on temporary disability. Learn more about the rights of pregnant and parenting students by consulting the FAQ sheets provided by the Institutional Equity Office.
Title IX Resources
For any concerns regarding gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, stalking, or intimate partner violence, the University offers a variety of resources, including advocates on-call 24/7, counseling services, mutual no contact orders, scheduling adjustments, and disciplinary sanctions against the perpetrator. Please contact the Sexual Misconduct Office 405-325-2215 (8-5, M-F) or OU Advocates 405-615-0013 (24/7) to learn more or to report an incident.
Religious Holidays
It is the policy of the University to excuse absences of students that result from religious observances and to provide for the rescheduling of examinations and additional required classwork that may fall on religious holidays without penalty. It is the responsibility of the student to make alternate arrangements with the instructor at least one week prior to the actual date of the religious holiday.
Copyright Policy
It is illegal to download, upload, reproduce, or distribute any copyrighted material, in any form and in any fashion, without permission from the copyright holder or his/her authorized agent. The University of Oklahoma expects all members of its community to comply fully with federal copyright laws. If such laws appear to have been violated by any user, the university reserves the right (1) to terminate that user’s access to some or all of the university’s computer systems and information resources and (2) to take additional disciplinary actions as deemed necessary or appropriate. Repeat offenders will be sanctioned and their privileges terminated.
Registration and Withdrawal
If you choose to withdraw from this course, you must complete the appropriate University form and turn the form in before the deadline. If you stop attending the course and doing the coursework without doing the required paperwork, your grade will be calculated with missed homework and examination grades entered as zero. This could result in receiving a grade of F in the course. Deadlines are shown in the Academic Calendar, which is available from the Office of the Registrar.
Student Grievances
In addition to any policies outlined related to submitting an informal or formal grievance by your professor in the Course Syllabus in the online classroom, please review the Graduate Student Handbook for more information about the process of submitting a formal grievance.
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