Department of City Planning Faculty of Architecture University of Manitoba

THESIS/PRACTICUM PREPARATION CITY 7350 A01

Winter Term 2014

DRAFT 15 DECEMBER 2013

MEETINGS Wednesdays, 1:00 -3:45 pm, 320 Russell Building (JAR) (during period 6 January – 9 April 2014) --- please see detailed schedule for meeting dates

INSTRUCTOR Rae Bridgman Available for consultation by appointment

office: Room, 314 Architecture 2 Building telephone: 474-7179 email: rae.bridgman@ad.umanitoba.ca

web: home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~bridgman

This course assists students in developing a strong research proposal. Class meetings include lectures and student-led workshops designed to help you:

1) refine your research interest 2) learn from precedents set by other City Planning students 3) develop a draft research proposal 4) understand the importance of research ethics 5) understand the steps involved in writing a Master’s thesis.

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The Major Degree Project (MDP) is an important part of your studies leading to the Master of City Planning degree. The project can be undertaken in two ways:

a) thesis — explores theoretical work and how that work applies in a particular or local context b) practicum — emphasizes practical problem-solving, policy work, plan development or design

framed by planning theory. Similar standards of excellence apply to both options in terms of work load, theoretical clarity and analytical rigour. Both require a theoretical framework, clear objectives and questions driving the research, literature review, empirical work and creative analysis. TIMELINE: Your draft proposal (15 – 20 pages in length, including list of references) specific to this course and is intended for developmental purposes. The draft proposal you produce in this course will be submitted to your advisor/supervisor. It will also provide the basis for you to present your proposed research to the Department faculty and students in mid-April 2014. The ultimate and full thesis/practicum research proposal (20 – 25 pages in length, excluding list of references) will be executed under the guidance of your supervisor and your supervisory committee members after this course is finished. Students will work with their supervisor in selecting two other supervisory committee members (one internal within the department, one external to the department), and work with all members to prepare the final proposal. After this course, you will continue to work on your proposal over the summer months. Your revised proposal will be submitted to your supervisor by no later than mid-August 2014. It is expected your proposal will have gone through all approval processes by the end of the autumn term 2014. Your supervisor will also oversee your ethics review protocol, which will be submitted to the University of Manitoba Joint-Faculty Research Ethics Board (JFREB), after your proposal has been approved by all committee members (and if you are working with human subjects). EVALUATION

Assignment #1: Proposed Research Topic Assignment #2: Assessment of City Planning Thesis/Practicum Assignment #3: Draft Research Proposal Assignment #4: Writing for Multiple Audiences Assignment #5: Research Ethics (CORE) Online Tutorial

NOTE: These assignments will not be assigned a specific grade, but will be generally assessed for their quality. If any assignment is deemed of unacceptable quality or is not properly formatted according to the required assignment guidelines, it will be returned to the student with a request to revise and re-submit. Evaluation for the course as a whole is on a PASS/FAIL basis. Hard copies of each assignment are due in class on the required due date---typed, double-spaced with standard paragraph indentations (allowing room for instructor’s comments), font Times New Roman 12, margins 1”, pages numbered, stapled at the upper left hand corner). Note that point form is not acceptable. Do not triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs or sub-titles. Please do not use footnotes or endnotes. Please hand in one hard copy of all course assignments in class on the due date.

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(Note: Hard copy and electronic copy are required for Assignment #3 only.) All submitted work will comply with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. A good online guide to APA practices is available from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University. See: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ All assignments submitted for course credit should evidence close attention to proper style and format. A clear, concise written style is required. Grammar, spelling, punctuation and formatting will be assessed. It is strongly recommended that students spell-check (and grammar-check if in doubt) all work before it is submitted. You may also wish to have another person proof-read and review your work and check that it ‘makes sense.’ ORAL PRESENTATIONS: You may use the blackboard or whiteboard, if necessary, to support your oral presentations. PowerPoint presentations (or the electronic like) are discouraged in this course, UNTIL the final presentation of your Draft Research Proposal. The emphasis is on the development of oral presentation skills without the use of technical aids. NOTE: You are also strongly discouraged from reading verbatim or at length from prepared text.

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COURSE SCHEDULE

Jan. 8 1 Introduction: MDP process

Guest: Yvonne Halden, Graduate Student Advisor

Orientation to Assignment #1: Proposed Research Topic

PLEASE COME PREPARED TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT YOUR PROPOSED TOPIC.

Read: Erickson article

Jan. 15 2 Designing the MDP proposal, ethics and Plagiarism

Due: Bring to class one-page description (typed, double-spaced) about your

topic with RESEARCH KEYWORDS at the top.

IMPORTANT: Please email a copy to Michael Dudley, Indigenous and Urban

Services Librarian, University of Winnipeg (m.dudley@uwinnipeg.ca).

Jan. 22 3 Introduction to resources at the Institute for Urban Studies

Guest: Michael Dudley, Indigenous and Urban Services Librarian

Note: Class will be held at the Institute for Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg,

520 Portage Avenue, telephone 982-1140 (tbc). (Assign group work re. Sternberg article)

Jan. 29 4 Workshop – Proposed Research Topic Due: Hard copy of Assignment #1 due in class We will be examining your research questions in-depth (“Blackboard Editing”). Orientation to Assignment #2: Assessment of Recent City Planning Theses Read: Sternberg article

Feb. 12 5 Workshop (first of 2 sessions) – Assessment of a City Planning Thesis

plus Orientation to Assignment #3: Draft Research Proposal

Due: Assignment #2: Class presentations (tba)

Feb. 26 6 Workshop (second of 2 sessions) -- Assessment of a City Planning Thesis

Due: Assignment #2: Class presentations (tba)

Hard copy of Assignment #2 due in class

Mar. 12 7 Workshop (first of 2 sessions) – Draft Research Proposal

Due: Assignment #3: Draft Proposals class presentations (tba)

Mar. 19 8 Workshop (second of 2 sessions) – Draft Research Proposal

Due: Assignment #3: Draft Proposals class presentations (tba)

Hard copy of Assignment #3 due in class

Mar. 26 9 Assignment #4: Writing for Different Audiences

Due: Please come prepared to present the assigned readings (tba)

Course evaluations will also be conducted on this day.

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COURSE READINGS AND RESOURCES

Required Readings

The collegial and interactive nature of this course is informed in part by the following article:

Erickson, Donna L. (1996). Deserving a wider audience: an interactive process for graduate student writing in landscape architecture and planning. Journal of Planning Education and Research 16, 137-144.

Note: Readings and resources to support the individual assignments are included in assignment requirements and are posted on the JUMP site. (See both Files and Links.) Please also secure and read a copy of the following: Macris, Natalie. (1999). Planning in Plain English: Writing Tips for Urban and Environmental Planners. Chicago, Illinois: Planners Press, American Planning Association. (Available for purchase through www.amazon.ca and other online venues. There is also a copy placed on reserve in the Fine Arts/Architecture Library – 1 day loan period: T 11 M257 1999.)

Recommended Resources

Bui, Yvonne N. (2009). How to Write a Master's Thesis. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications. (On reserve in the library: LB 2369 B75 2009.)

Gray, David E. (2009). Doing Research in the Real World. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications. (On reserve in the library: H62 G73 2009.)

Useful University of Manitoba Libraries thesis-related resources:

http://libguides.lib.umanitoba.ca/thesis

http://libguides.lib.umanitoba.ca/content.php?pid=221990&sid=1845624

Plagiarism

Review http://umanitoba.ca/research/media/Responsible_Conduct_of_Research.pdf.

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Consult http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/resource/student_advocacy/1793.html for links to a number of online tutorials about PLAGIARISM. See, for example:

Vaughan Memorial Library, Acadia University http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/

Plagiarism and Academic Integrity, Rutgers University Library http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/douglass/sal/plagiarism/intro.html

Indiana State University Cunningham Memorial Library http://panther.indstate.edu/tutorials/plagiarism/index.html

See also http://guides.library.utoronto.ca/plagiarism -- a good set of resources. Plagiarism software detection programme (site license purchased for use by University of Manitoba authors)

Note: iThenticate (http://umanitoba.ca/research/integrity/iThenticate%20.html is a plagiarism detection software designed to be used by researchers to ensure originality of written work before publication. Authors can check their documents (e.g., articles and book chapters for publication, grant proposals,

theses). iThenticate is not be used to check papers or essays for submission as course assignments.

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ASSIGNMENT #1

Proposed Research Topic

TASKS

a) Prepare a written text (max. 3 4 pages double-spaced) outlining the topic you wish to develop into a full draft research proposal.

b) Present proposal orally in class; lead any discussion about suggestions for future directions.

FORMAT

Please use the following format and number your sections accordingly: YOUR WORKING TITLE 1. The brief will take the following format or line of questioning

(see “From topics to questions” article by Booth, p. 63):

a) The proposed research focuses on/explores__________. Name your topic and summarize (What? Why? How? When? Where?) Consider how to limit the topic by grounding it in a particular locale.

b) The research aims to __________, _____________, . . . . .

Define the objectives of your proposed research.

c) This project is inspired by the work of _______________ [or “This project is framed by the work of…”] Provide a brief review of the literature on your topic (please cite 6 key scholarly sources to provide a larger context for the proposed work).

d) The project is important because __________. State how your answer will help your audience understand something important (and therefore make a contribution to planning knowledge, literature, practice, etc.). [See p. 44 of Booth et al.]

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2. Three key research questions a)_________________________________________________________? b)_________________________________________________________? c)_________________________________________________________? Pose 3 KEY RESEARCH QUESTIONS driving your project. [These questions should be

clearly formulated as questions with a question mark at the end.] The questions should take the form of open-ended exploratory questions (e.g., how or why questions), rather than close-ended questions that can be answered by a simple Yes or No. If your questions can be answered by Yes or No, re-word them.

3. a) Why am I interested in this particular research topic?

b) How do my life experiences (background, education, travel, etc.) contribute to or inform this research?

ASSIGNMENT # 1 SUPPORT READINGS Alexander, Ernest R. (2001). What do planners need to know? Journal of Planning Education and

Research 20, 376-380. Booth, Wayne C., Colomb, Gregory G., & Williams, Joseph M. (1995). From topics to questions (Chapter

3), and From Questions to problems (Chapter 4). The craft of research (pp. 35-47). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (This book is on reserve in the Architecture/Fine Arts Library: Q 180.55 M4 B66 2003.)

Kirby, Sandra, & McKenna, Kate. (1989). Introduction. Experience, research, social change: Methods

from the margins (pp. 15-29). Toronto: Garamond Press.

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ASSIGNMENT #2

Assessment of a City Planning Thesis/Practicum

MISSION: Scan several recent (within the last five years) City Planning thesis documents, then choose one to examine in detail. Assess the quality of the document and draw out lessons you have learned about the task of executing a thesis or practicum (practical, methodological, theoretical, ethical, stylistic, etc.). What have you learned that can be applied to your own thesis or practicum research? 1) Browse through MDP manuscripts produced by City Planning graduates in recent years (see

definition of recent above!). Titles and authors of city planning theses: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/architecture/programs/cityplanning/major_degree_projects.html Theses are located in hard copy in the Fine Arts/Architecture

Library in the Russell Building or may be available online through the Theses Canada portal: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/thesescanada/index-e.html or through University of Manitoba’s MSpace: http://mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca/index.jsp. 2) Select one volume to examine and assess in detail. 3) Prepare a written report (max. 6 -7 pages) critiquing the document (address lessons both positive and negative). Number and sub-title all your sections as follows:

1. Critique of title (suggestions for improvement?) 2. Author and date (please note Call No. or URL) 3. Advisor and supervisory committee members (areas of their expertise and their

apparent contributions to the document?) 4. Abstract summary (critique/suggestions for improvement?) 5. Why does this particular major degree project interest you? 6. What research questions are posed? (critique relevance, wording, clarity…)

7. Were there ethical issues involved in this research? How were these resolved? 8. Are there limitations to the study? How are these specified? 9. How extensive is the literature review? Does it provide an adequate context for the

project? 10. What theoretical framework underlies the project? (critiques?) 11. How extensive and comprehensive is the bibliography? Examine its format for

consistency and standard citation practices, and thoroughness of content. 12. How is the document structured? How many chapters are there? (balance?) How many pages are in each chapter? (comments/critiques?)

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13. What research methods were used for gathering data? (appropriate?) 14. What research methods were used for analyzing data? (appropriate?) 15. Summarize the conclusions or recommendations. How do they contribute to planning

knowledge? How do they relate to the initial questions asked? How clearly do they address the quest? (For example, address gaps, inconsistencies, lessons learned.)

16. In what ways are the conclusions or recommendations supported by the analysis? (Any comments or critiques?)

17. What have you found valuable about this document for your own work? What lessons (negative and positive) have you learned that will inform your own approach to the MDP Project?

4) Present your findings orally in class; lead any discussion arising. Your class presentation should focus particularly on question 17 above, in order for everyone to have the opportunity to present. ASSIGNMENT #2 SUPPORT READINGS: Department of City Planning, University of Manitoba. (2000). Plans, Trends and Other Motifs: Fifty Years of Excellence in Planning Education. Sternberg, E. (1994). What is a Master’s thesis in planning? Journal of Planning Education and Research

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ASSIGNMENT #3

Draft Research Proposal

THE TASK: Produce a research proposal (~ 15 - 20 pages in length, including References). See suggested breakdown below. Please note that point form is not acceptable. The proposal will form the basis of your class presentation. Please provide hard copy and electronic copy (rae.bridgman@ad.umanitoba.ca). (I will forward the electronic copy to your advisor/supervisor.) Use the following numbers and sub-titles: 1. TITLE

Title features great keywords that would feature in any database search related to your topic. Academic titles often feature main title followed by colon with sub-title. Craft your title carefully so that it does not include extraneous words.

2. ABSTRACT SUMMARY AND KEY QUESTIONS [1 page]

Describe a project you would like to undertake and that is suitable for City Planning graduate research. Please include your research questions in this section. Focus on open-ended WHAT, HOW, WHY, WHERE, WHEN questions. Do not pose questions that are closed in nature, i.e., that can be answered by the words “yes” or “no.” Highlight also what contributions the research is expected to make (e.g., to planning practice, to the urban and regional planning literature…).

3. RESEARCH FIELD, SITE, CASE STUDY or… (choose one) [1 - 2 pages] Discuss empirical work required for the study. Provide background information (e.g., historical context, profile of community issues, case study background...). 4. ETHICS [1/2 – 1 page] Discuss ethical issues involved in your study. If the research involves your “wearing two hats”

(e.g., you have worked with a community group in some capacity and now wish to undertake research with that group), please address how you will deal with potential conflicts of interest or boundary issues.

5. RESEARCH METHODS [5 - 6 pages]

What research strategies have you identified for both gathering and analyzing this information? Discuss in detail and cite specific research methods sources to support your plans. A literature review (including scholarly sources) related to your research methods is a required part of this assignment.

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Cite at least 2 sources per research method (these sources will be included in the minimum 25 sources required for your literature review overall count). Consider consulting the Sage Publications website (www.sagepub.com) about research methods resources. I have also recommended Gray’s Research in the Real World (see Course Readings and Resources). Consider consulting also the Community Planning site (http://www.communityplanning.net/methods/methods_a-z.php).

6. LITERATURE REVIEW [7 pages]

Provide a context for this project within the broader literature related to your topic and approach. In addition to online resources, government reports, media coverage, or other resources, you are to cite at minimum 25 recent key peer-reviewed academic sources (ensure the majority of these have been published within the last five years). These sources can include general theoretical frameworks, studies of an empirical nature, as well as methodological resources. Please clarify how each of these sources is useful (it is not enough to merely list them in passing). The literature review should synthesize your insights and the key themes or concepts arising in the literature. It should not merely be an annotated bibliography listing each source one by one in a linear fashion. What is the difference between an annotated bibliography and a literature review? The literature review analyzes and synthesizes existing research on a particular topic in a much more holistic fashion than an annotated bibliography. The review makes the case for addressing gaps in the literature and how the proposed research will help build knowledge. An annotated bibliography lists existing available information; each source is accompanied by a brief description. Given the list format, there is no attempt to synthesize the information into a coherent whole for the reader. Your literature review will offer new interpretations of “old” material or combine new with old interpretations. You may also trace the intellectual progression of your chosen field(s), including major debates within a particular time frame. TIP: Look for key issues in the literature from the perspective of three different authors, and synthesize your insights. For example, “Author A suggests…, while Author B offers yet another perspective, particularly germane to.... On the other hand, several researchers have suggested that… In contrast, Author C, offers a very useful definition of …, one which informs the proposed research. S/he highlights the degree to which…” Please consult “Researching and Writing Literature Reviews,” available online:

http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/litreviews/whatis.html

The following articles are available on the course JUMP site: Montuori, Alfonso. (2005). Literature review as creative inquiry: reframing scholarship as a creative process. Journal of Transformative Education 3, 374-393.

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Rocco, Tonette S. and Maria S. Plakhotnik. (2009). Literature reviews, conceptual frameworks, and theoretical frameworks: terms, functions, and distinctions. Human Resource Development Review 8(1): 120-130. Also recommended: Gray, David E. (2013). Chapter 5, “Searching, reviewing and using the literature,” Doing Research in the Real World. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications. (Placed on reserve: This book is available at the University of Manitoba and has been placed on reserve: H62 G73 2000.) Doing Research in the Real World is an excellent all-round go-to methods book. See http://www.sagepub.com/books/Book239646?siteId=sage-us&prodTypes=any&q=doing+research+in+the+real+world&fs=1

7. SIGNIFICANCE OF PROPOSED PROJECT [1 page] What contributions to scholarly planning knowledge and professional practice do

you anticipate the project will make? Specify at least 3 main contributions and support these with references to the literature you’ve read.

8. PROPOSED TABLE OF CONTENTS

Consult the generic Contents listed in the Department Thesis/Practicum Guidelines, and revise the generic to “make it your own” (i.e., to fit your topic, theoretical orientation, relevant literature…). (See http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/architecture/programs/cityplanning/.)

9. SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE [1/2 page]

Who will be involved as your supervisor on this project? What other committee members will you bring on board? Why? (What contributions can they make to assist you in your proposed research?)

10. SCHEDULE AND RESOURCES REQUIRED [1/2 – 1 page]

Estimate a realistic time schedule for the work to be completed and provide a breakdown for project stages (e.g., development of proposal, revision, ethics approval, fieldwork, writing up schedule, anticipated completion date for first complete draft, revision period, submission of thesis to supervisory committee, anticipated date of oral, submission of final copy to Graduate Studies, anticipated date of graduation, etc.). The time schedule must adapt the sample time-line featured in the “Department Guidelines for Conducting a Thesis or Practicum.” Insert appropriate dates for management of your project. (See http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/architecture/programs/cityplanning/.) Note: It is important that you build in time for REVISIONS arising from supervisory committee comments on draft material. In addition, what resources (e.g., access to site, ethics approval, funding, etc.) are required to undertake the project?

10. LIST OF REFERENCES

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The List of References must include at minimum 25 academic peer-reviewed sources (re. literature review and methods sources), with the majority of these having been published within the last five years. Include only those sources you have actively cited in the main body of your report. You are also welcome to include other sources in your References, in addition to the required 25 academic sources, if these have been actively cited (e.g., newspaper articles, government reports, general online resources, press releases, year-end reports from organizations or institutions, unpublished material, sources published more than five years ago, etc.)

If you wish to list other resources (i.e., that you have not cited directly or quoted From, but you believe will be useful to your study), you may cite them in another section entitled “Other Resources.”

Citation style should conform to standard APA practices. See: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

ASSIGNMENT #3 SUPPORT READINGS: Creswell, John W. (1994). A framework for the study. (Chapter 1.) Research design: Qualitative and

quantitative approaches (pp. 1-19). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications. Locke, Lawrence F., Spirduso, Waneed Wyrick, & Silverman, Stephen J. Silverman. (1993). Style and

form in writing the proposal. (Chapter 6.) Proposals that work: A guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals (pp. 119-129). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.

See also: Researching and Writing Literature Reviews, posted on The University of Arizona Libraries website: http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/litreviews/whatis.html.

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ASSIGNMENT #4

Writing for Multiple Audiences – class presentation

Please come prepared to present (and bring to life) the following readings (the readings will be assigned).

* United States Agency for International Development (USAID), MEASURE Evaluation. (2009). Making Research Findings Actionable. [Available online http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/publications/pdf/ms-09-39.pdf (also posted on JUMP)]

Please visit the smarthinking.com site (SMARTTHINKING offers online tutoring and writing services). Review the following tutorials:

* Who cares about the audience? http://www.smarthinking.com/static/document_library/docs/writeman/2intro.cfm

* Analyzing the audience http://www.smarthinking.com/static/document_library/docs/writeman/2_01.cfm * How the audience affects the purpose for writing http://www.smarthinking.com/static/document_library/docs/writeman/2_02.cfm * How the audience affects the written product http://www.smarthinking.com/static/document_library/docs/writeman/2_03.cfm * Writing to the academic audience http://www.smarthinking.com/static/document_library/docs/writeman/2_04.cfm * Writing to multiple audiences http://www.smarthinking.com/static/document_library/docs/writeman/2_05.cfm * Addressing a hostile audience http://www.smarthinking.com/static/document_library/docs/writeman/2_06.cfm * Writing to persuade http://www.smarthinking.com/static/document_library/docs/writeman/1_07.cfm

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ASSIGNMENT #5

Research Ethics (CORE) – online tutorial

The TCPS 2 Tutorial Course on Research Ethics (CORE)

You must complete The TCPS 2 Tutorial Course on Research Ethics (CORE) BEFORE THE END of this thesis/practicum preparation course.

http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/eng/education/tutorial-didacticiel/

Please email rae.bridgman@ad.umanitoba.ca the digital copy of the certificate verifying you have successfully completed the online tutorial modules.

Once your research proposal is approved by your full supervisory committee and you submit your ethics review protocol, the certificate of completion must be submitted to the U of M Joint-Faculty Research Ethics Board (if you are planning to work with human subjects).

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Research Integrity - U of M Desire2Learn (D2L) is also available.

This is an OPTIONAL online course (not required as part of the Thesis/Practicum Preparation course). However, it is a very valuable course in its own right. Should you decide to complete the course, a Certificate of Successful Completion will be issued and your participation in this course will be recognized in your University of Manitoba Co-Curricular Record.

http://universityofmanitoba.desire2learn.com

To register for the course:

Clink on "Self Registration" Clink on link associated with the course "RSRCH INTGRTY".

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Rules and Regulations Students are encouraged to seek out the Course Instructor if they feel in any way uncomfortable with the class procedures or if they feel that they need additional feedback on their progress or on issues like course content,procedures or any other aspect of the course work. All assignments must credit the sources of all materials (visual, verbal and written) that are not the student’s own and a style guide must be given (this will be a department decision). All illustrations, tables and diagrams should have captions that identify what they are and explain what relevance they have to the text. All students must conduct themselves according to the essential standards of academic integrity. They should refer to the current General Calendar for the University’s General Academic Regulations and Policy governing, inter alia, Attendance, plagiarism and cheating, Debarment, Incompletes, deferred Examinations, Appeals Probation and Academic Suspension, Voluntary Withdrawal from Programs and Courses, and Hold Status. It is strongly advised that students keep copies of course outlines provided by Instructors. Course Calendar descriptions of outlines are available on the Web and the Registrar’s office can provide official copies at a fee. If students request the extended version of outlines from the Faculty, they will be charged $25.00 per course outline. Plagiarism, Cheating and Fraud The University of Manitoba General Calendar states that Plagiarism or any other form of cheating in examinations, term tests or academic work is subject to serious academic penalty (e.g. suspension or expulsion from the faculty or university). Cheating in examinations or tests may take the form of copying from another student or bringing unauthorized materials into the exam room (e.g. crib notes, pagers or cell phones). Exam cheating can also include exam impersonation. (Please see General Academic Regulations and Requirements of the University of Manitoba General Calendar on Exam Personation). A student found guilty of contributing to cheating in examinations or term assignments is also subject to serious academic penalty. The following website provides additional

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information on Plagiarism (http://umanitoba.ca/student/student_guide.html). In addition, the University of Manitoba Learning Assistance Centre (http://umanitoba.ca/student/u1/lac/) has handouts and workshops available on research, writing essays, and on referencing, citing, and paraphrasing. To plagiarize is to take ideas or words of another person and pass them off as one’s own. In short, it is stealing something intangible rather than an object. Plagiarism applies to any written work, in traditional or electronic format, design studio and graphic communication work, as well as orally or verbally presented work. Obviously, it is not necessary to state the source of well-known or easily verifiable facts, but students are expected to appropriately acknowledge the sources of ideas and expressions they use in their written work, whether quoted directly or paraphrased. This applies to diagrams, statistical tables and the like, as well as to written material, and materials or information from Internet sources. To provide adequate and correct documentation is not only an indication of academic honesty but is also a courtesy, which enables the reader to consult these sources with ease. Failure to provide appropriate citations constitutes plagiarism. It will also be considered plagiarism and/or cheating if a student submits a term paper written in whole or in part by someone other than him/herself, or copies the answer or answers of another student in any test, examination, or take-home assignment. Working with other students on assignments, laboratory work, take-home tests, or on-line tests, when this is not permitted by the instructor, can constitute Inappropriate Collaboration and may be subject to penalty under the Student Discipline By-Law. An assignment that is prepared and submitted for one course must not be used for a different course. This is called duplicate submission and represents a form of cheating because course requirements are expected to be fulfilled through original work for each course. When in doubt about any practice, ask your professor or instructor. The Student Advocacy Office, 519 University Centre, 474-7423, is a valuable resource available to students dealing with Academic Integrity matters. See: http://umanitoba.ca/student/advocacy/ and http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/resource/student_advocacy/cheating_plagiarism_fraud.html Students should also refer to the current General Calendar for the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Architecture’s Regulations and Coursework Requirements. Vandalism Vandalism to personal and University property, including library materials, is punishable under the University Student Discipline Bylaw and the Criminal Code. Students are reminded that punishment can include expulsion from the University.