I'm not surprised.

Dear Students:

Thank you for submitting your final research design papers on time. It was a pleasure to read them., and you may wish to pick them up during office hours in January (most likely Mondays, 3:15 - 4:45 pm). I have already graded everything and released the grades. They should be available shortly. Furthermore, the final set of presentation slides is available online.

Undoubtedly, this was a challenging course. The central message was to learn that not all published research is perfect, some of it merits criticism from a methodological perspective, and, finally, good research itself is quite difficult to undertake once methodological considerations are taken into account. You certainly now know a lot on how to approach received scholarship as well as the research process itself. Between the lines I suspect that such courses are a rare component in your undergraduate education. It was nice to see you "grow" during the fall term. Perhaps you have learned something for life. Then it was all worth it, for you and for me.

Best wishes for the holiday season,
DS



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It's actually quite endearing. I rocked outta the course with an A-... and I didn't have to write any 25-50 page essays. But, as I said before, as much as this class was a pain in my arse I did learn a lot and that certainly means something.

DS wins the award for having final grades posted the fasted. (t-6 days.) Go Germany!