CL1 - Teaching Stories: Group Development and Peer Review, In-class planning handout



 
 
   
   
 
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
   


 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
Group Development and Peer Review
  of Research Proposals - by Joanne Stewart

In-class planning handout

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH PROJECT PLANNING SESSION

Please follow all instructions and get started now. Move your desk so that you're sitting face-to-face with your lab partner. One of you should read the following instructions aloud: "Each person in the class is required to complete and turn in this worksheet. For the first two parts, you will be working with your lab partner, and for the last part, you and your partner will be working with another group. Dr. Stewart's role today is strictly as "consultant." She does not expect you to have all the answers to all the questions today, but you are expected to come to the first "research project" lab, ready to answer them."

Your name ___________________________________

Your partner's name ____________________________

Part 1: Brainstorming with your partner (11:35-11:50)

Spend 20 minutes brainstorming with your partner on research project ideas. This is not very much time, so assign one partner the job of timekeeper to keep the discussion on track and assure that you finish within the allotted time.
(Timekeeper's name: ____________________________ )
Come up with at least FIVE ideas, more if you have time. You are allowed to use one and only one idea from the list I provided, the rest you must create yourself. For each idea, answer the following questions:

  1. What equipment/instrumentation will you need?
  2. Who or what should you consult to learn more about your idea? (AOAC, USP?)
  3. How will you collect and prepare your samples?
  4. What results do you expect? 

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Part 2: Choosing a project (11:50-12:00)

Which one of your five ideas would you like to do for a research project? With your partner, spend 10 minutes answering the following questions.

  1. What data will you collect? Will you need to prepare standards or controls? How will you prepare them?

  2. How will you determine the level of uncertainty in your measurements? How would you predict the uncertainty in your result? Be explicit.

Part 3: Sharing the plan (12:00-12:15)

Get together with another group. Describe your idea to them. Discuss the following questions with them, and record any suggestions that are made. Switch roles. Again, you will only have a short time for this discussion, so assign a timekeeper to watch the dock.
(Timekeeper's name: ____________________________ )

  1. Could your measurement be done using a different method?

  2. Are there other types of samples you could include in your study?

  3. Are there any potential pitfalls or difficulties you can foresee?

Part 4: Evaluation (12:15-12:20)

By yourself, answer the following evaluation questions. After you have turned in the completed worksheet, you are free to leave.

  1. List two new things you learned or thought of today.

  2. Did your discussion stay on track? If yes, what kept it that way? If no, where did you get sidetracked, and what might you do in the future to avoid that?

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