TCP 03 — IA (Individual Analysis) Submission

Early in the term, I create teams that are as diverse as possible based on gender, interests, analytic style.

Table of Contents of the TCP Web pages

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TCP 00 - Overview (go to instructions page)

TCP 01 - Film selection (go to instructions page)

All members of a team, working as individuals and blind to one another's activities, select two possible films (one from each country) and report to me. The team then meets to narrow those possibilities down to the three films (one from each country) that everyone will use for analysis. The team reports the results to me, then says good-bye to each other for awhile.

TCP 02 - IA (Individual Analysis) Presentation (go to instructions page)

Working entirely in the blind, each team member submits film summaries to me. Upon receipt of sufficiently good summaries, I send that member the form for IA. She or he then begins work on the IA form, entirely in the blind to the other team members. She or he researches the three films (director, audience, reviews), develops some observations and perhaps conclusions, then shares those ideas with the class via a presentation. Ideas shared should be designed to help the class as a working unit advance thinking on the course goal and themes.

TCP 03 - IA (Individual Analysis) Submission (go to instructions page)

Each member then writes up his or her analysis, and submits to me.

TCP 04 - TA (Team Analysis) and Its Submission (go to instructions page)

The team meets to discuss the results of each team member's IA, and writes a report, the TA, to the class identifying convergences, divergences and emergences within the team that are relevant to the course themes and goals (audience is the full class).

TCP 05 - SAATA (Summary Analysis of All Team Analyses) (go to instructions page)

Each student analyzes the TAs, entirely in the blind to his or her team (in other words, this is just individual student activity not really team-related in any way whatsoever) in order to offer convergences and divergences relevant to the course goals, and perhaps also offering new emergences.

TCP 06 - Classwide discussion ALL WORK AND REPORTS LEAD TO THIS FINAL SESSION, YOU ARE RESEARCHING AND ANALYZING TO REPORT TO THE CLASS, NOT ME

Class has an open discussion to identify possible observations and conclusions that seem to be widely held, and matters that are in contention.

TCP 03 — IA (Individual Analysis) Submission

Workflow

All portions of this step are completed in the blind. If you have questions, ask me or someone who is not a team member. Contact them only about setting up the TA meeting.

Consider the comments I made on your IA Presentation, as well as the student feedback concerning clarity and usefulness.
Consider the comments others made during their IA presentation and ask them questions. If you copy me you get credit for this, if the question isn't pointless.
Answer questions received from other students. If you copy me you get credit for this, if the answer appears that it might be useful.
Complete your IA.
Submit to me, and only me, your IA. Yes, it will later be available to your team but not until the final team member's IA is submitted to me. I will then distribute the IAs.

Grading rubric

The instructions for completing the IA are on the form itself. Follow them and all other instructions. Penalties will probably be assessed for submission errors, etc.

The consequences for missing the submission deadline are outlined on the bSpace PDF TCP Tree and alternate grade scales. Perhaps that document is not explicit in stating that if you miss the IA deadline you are removed from your group's TCP work. You are working independently on your TCP. However, class exercises are different. You can continue to join your group for those.

You are still being graded for clarity and usefulness, credibility and interest.

Clarity suggestions: Allow time to rewrite your IA. Limit the scope of your analysis. (Remember to stay as narrow as possible while still having useful observations and conclusions.) Underline main points or otherwise make them quickly accessibly to the hurried and harried reader. CONSIDER INCLUDING SCREEN CAPTURES or short video clips as part of your form.

Usefulness suggestions: Remember the goal and themes of the course. Consider the student feedback your received. Do not overload us with a lot of observations. Get your own priorities straight and share the best of your thinking. Leave out the rest; it will be white noise to us.

Credibility suggestions: Quality secondary sources meaningfully used. Restraint in the size or extent of your claims. Be real.

Interest suggestions: Care about your analysis. Care about your readers. Care about the goal and themes of the course. Take some risks. And, if your ideas are not clear, they are not likely to be received by the hurried reader as interesting.

Ask yourself these questions:

Is your work academically honest (no plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty when working with sources)?
Does it follow the course rules and pursues course goals?
Do you have control over your comments, not wandering, staying on topic, with disciplined method?
Is it in good form (citation form, and such)? In particular, did you follow the title management and character name management requirements?
Did you start early enough to fix problems before the deadline, without rushing things?

SUBMISSION TO ME — Submitting the IA

Make sure you title the computer file correctly.
Submit by attaching the IA form to an email.
Use this as the keyword added to the usual subject line: IADONE
Submit by the deadline.
DO NOT CONTACT YOUR TEAMMATES, EVEN TO SAY YOU HAVE SUBMITTED.