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Calendar

CLASS # ACTIVITY
1 Introduction.
2 Draft of Personal Statement due.
3 No Class--Reading Assignments and Conferences.
4 Response to Readings and Revised Personal Statement due.
5 Topics for and Writing About Literature Review due.
6 Draft of Literature Review due.
7 Bring in Sample CVs and Draft Your Own for Class.
8 Identify Problem and Locate Possible Funding Sources.
9 Draft of Proposal and References due.
10 Draft of Research Statement due.
11 Drafts of Abstract and Executive Summary due.
12 Revision of all Proposal Documents due,
Start Presentations.
13 Presentations cont.
14-20 Class Project.
21 Project due.
22-23 Work on Portfolio Reviews.
24 Last Day of Class--Celebrate!