Phase V: The Publisher

Phase V: The Publisher

Duration: Weeks 16–17 | Points: 250 Publish your research as a professional web portfolio

Learning Objectives

By the end of Phase V, you will:

  • Assemble a complete two-part research report (qualitative + quantitative content analysis)
  • Render your report as both a print-ready PDF and a multi-page website
  • Manage citations with Zotero and BibTeX
  • Deploy your portfolio to GitHub Pages
  • Write for multiple audiences (academic, professional, general public)

Phase V Overview

Every assignment this semester has been a building block. The Reading Journals sharpened your thinking. The Librarian Visit Report confirmed your data source. The Prospectus gave you a roadmap. The Codebook gave you a rulebook. The R assignments turned raw codes into tables, charts, and tests. Now you assemble all of it into a single, coherent research report — published simultaneously as a PDF and a live website.

Your final portfolio presents a two-part content analysis:

  • Study 1 (Qualitative): How you immersed yourself in the data, identified themes, and developed your coding variables
  • Study 2 (Quantitative): Descriptive statistics, visualizations, and an inferential test appropriate to your research questions

Timeline

Week Focus Deliverable
15 Ch 21–22: Portfolio & Going Live CITI Certification; begin assembling final project
16 Remote Work Week — no class meetings Build, render, publish
17 Finals Week Final Web Portfolio due

The Final Project

What You Build

A Quarto Book Project that renders to two outputs from the same source files:

  • A multi-page website hosted on GitHub Pages
  • A print-ready PDF submitted to Blackboard

Project Structure

File Content R Code?
index.qmd Abstract + landing page No
01-literature-review.qmd Background, theory, research questions No
02-methodology.qmd Two-phase design, data source, variables, pilot No
03-study-1.qmd Qualitative immersion, themes, variable development No
04-study-2.qmd Descriptive stats, visualization, inferential test Yes
05-discussion.qmd Interpretation of both studies, limitations, conclusion No
references.qmd Auto-generated bibliography No

Choosing Your Statistical Test (Study 2)

Your RQ compares… Use this test
Two categorical variables (e.g., tone x outlet) Chi-Square
One categorical (2 groups) x one continuous (e.g., tone x word count) T-Test
Two continuous variables (e.g., word count x shares) Correlation

The starter project includes pre-written R code for all three tests. Keep the one that matches your variables, delete the other two.

Submission

Submit both to Blackboard by Friday, December 19, 2026 at 11:59 pm:

  1. PDF file — rename to Lastname_FinalPortfolio.pdf
  2. Live URL — your GitHub Pages link
Warning

Both must be present for the submission to be considered complete. Test your URL in a private/incognito browser window before submitting.

Grading Criteria (250 points)

Criterion Points
Literature Review 40
Methodology 40
Study 1 — Qualitative Analysis 40
Study 2 — Descriptive Statistics 25
Study 2 — Inferential Test 35
Discussion & Conclusion 30
PDF Formatting 20
GitHub Pages Website 20
Total 250