Class 2

Part I: CV & Cover Letter

Part II: Positionality, Bias, Reflexivity & Research

Part I
 i+ Interactive Inscription

- Open i+ Interactive

- Create Student Account

- Add GOALS Skills & Grammar Books in ‘product’

- Join Class with Class Code (in Communiqué)

 CV & Cover Letter

- Vocabulary: Qualities (p.15) Action Verbs (p.19)

- Job-specific

- In HR shoes

- Simple but informative

- Professional & Researched

 CV & Cover Letter

- Apply to a job/university

- Instructions for CV & Cover Letter (p. 16-24)

- “Interview with a Headhunter” (p. 10)

- “Acing the Job Interview” (p. 12) (optional: read at home)

 CV & Cover Letter

- Due Class 4 (11:59 pm on Léa)

- Instructions on Léa (Travaux)

- Next Class: Approve job application choice

Work on CV & Cover Letter
Part II
 Term Definitions

- Objective?
- Subjective?
- Positionality?
- Bias?
- Reflexivity?
- Qualitative Research?
- Quantitative Research?
 Group Discussion

- What did you think of the readings?

- Why is it important to be reflective/reflexive in academic
work?
- How does positionality and bias affect research?
- How can you remain as neutral as possible?
- How do these ideas apply to your field (law, psychology,
education, etc.)?
- How can bias be dangerous in your specific field?
- How does technology and AI influence bias?
 Positionality Exercise (in class)

- What do you think your biases are?

- List the 7-10 most important aspects of your ‘self’ (socio-
economic, age, religion, ethnicity, etc.)
- Put them in order from 1-10
(1 is the most dominant/10 is the least)
- How do they affect your worldview?
- What preconceived ideas do you have about the world?
- When do you reflect on your positionality?
Assignment

- Take list of aspects of self

- Create a pie-chart (meta-chart.com)

- Assign specific values to aspects

- Write 200-250-word reflective essay

- Submit your chart and essay on Léa (Travaux)

Assignment (to be completed at home)

- Prompts:

What are the most important aspects of your life?

Why are these the most influential aspects?
How do they affect your worldview/beliefs?
How will you keep them in mind in researching?
What have you learned through this process?
How to choose sources?

- Author

- Publication

- Accuracy of Information

- Message/Purpose

- CRAAP (Current, Relevant, Authority, Accurate, Purpose)

 Homework

- Identifying Bias Assignment (chart and essay)

- Read GOALS Skills: “Benefits of Pesticides” (p. 57), “The Pesticide

Problem” (p. 59), and “Contradictory Food Studies” (p.63)
- Complete readings & take notes (group disc. booklet)

- Next Class: First Evaluated Group Discussion (bring booklets)

- Watch 2 Grammar Videos: Academic & Pro Language & Word Choice

*** Bring laptops to next class ***