Coordinators Kimberly Powell and Harold Henderson, CG, along with instructors Bill Litchman and Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CG; have developed a course to help genealogists learn how to transform the three-dimension complexity of evidence through lectures and case studies. The week will demonstrate how published authors analyze, correlate, resolve contradictions. Exercise will provide hands-on practice with a variety of tools and techniques for making data understandable in written form.
Lecture topics include:
- How Writing Makes Us Better Problem-Solvers
- Untangling the Knots: Practice with Analysis & Correlation
- Using Spreadsheets to Bring Evidence to Life
- Detachable Tools for Analysis and Correlation
- From Tools to Prose: Communicating Analysis
- Working with a Mind to Publication
- Writing Up and Indirect-Evidence Case with No Conflicts
- From Research to Final Product: Gathering Your Ancestor's Wits About You
- Tools and Strategies for Resolving Conflicts
- How an Almost-Unsolved Case Became an Award-Winning Article
- Practice in Resolving Conflicts
- Assembling and Structuring Your Argument for Logic and Understanding
- Tools for Organizing Your Research and Writing
- Writing Up Case Studies with Conflicts -- Sometimes Easier, Sometimes Not
- Making Your Point: Proof Argument Workshop Part 1
- Making Your Point: Proof Argument Workshop Part 2
- Making Decisions: What to Include and How to Present It
- Editing Proof Arguments, Your Own and Others'
- Summary, Wrap-Up, and Where to Go From Here
Registration opens Saturday, June 14th at 9:00 AM Mountain Time. For additional information on the course see http://ugagenealogy.org/cpage.php?pt=329. For information on SLIG refer to: http://www.infouga.org/cpage.php?pt=42.