Schedule

Use the Schedule menu to jump directly to any week. Each weekly guide names the chapters to read, what to look for in them, the exercises from the book you work on, the session activities, and what is due. Every graded item in the table below links to the details of what to submit.

This 3-credit course plans no more than 6 clock hours outside class per teaching week. Each guide divides that time among reading and discussion preparation, exercises and project work, and writing or reflection. Workload and scope guidance →

The semester follows the book

The required text pairs each theory chapter with an exercise chapter. We read the theory chapter and discuss a published study, work through the exercise chapter on your own corpus, review the work in class, and then you submit it as a milestone. The practice guide explains the discussions and the reviews.

Ethics runs through every stage. You read the opening of Chapter 11 while scoping your corpus in Week 2, and the whole chapter in Week 14, when you review your own pipeline. Week 16 is for synthesis and rehearsal and introduces no new method.

No class on January 18 or during March 14–21. The last regular meeting is April 28. These dates follow the official Spring 2027 calendar.

Finals period: May 3–7

Outside class: 360 minutes (6 clock hours) maximum planned work per student. These allocations include all required preparation and submissions; they are planning estimates, not time logs for grading.

Use the final week for checked corrections, packaging, the final reflection, and rehearsal. No new method, data collection, or expanded scope is assigned. The scheduled presentation is class time, outside this preparation budget.

How the weekly cap works. If required work will exceed the budget, save your attempt and contact the instructor to adjust scope or arrange support.

Present your project during P539’s university-assigned final session. Submit Milestone 5, the slides or link for Milestone 6, and your final reflection in Canvas by the start of that session. Use the final-session entry in Canvas and the Registrar’s Spring 2027 final examination schedule for the assigned date and time. Late passes do not extend the final deadlines; make-up arrangements cover qualifying conflicts or disruptions.

See Assignments for every deliverable and Your project for how the pieces fit together.