FOLK 541 640 Academic Writing & Research Design

K. Rabberman
Monday 6:00-9:00

CGS course - Permission required for undergraduates and non-CGS students.

Have you every noticed that scholars in different academic disciplines seem to speak different languages? Have you wondered how scholars put together a plan for their research, explain their findings, and organize and write their papers? This class is designed to introduce MLA students and other advanced students to the research and writing conventions used by scholars in the arts and sciences. With special attention to disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, we will identify and explore some of the theories, sources, language, and qualitative and quantitative methodologies that scholars use as they conduct original research in their fields. Throughout the class, we will also discuss writing conventions across the arts and sciences, with special attention to the structure of argument; the use of evidence voice and style in both traditional academic writing and more innovative forms of writing; and documentation conventions. Students will develop an original research project through incremental writing assignments, leading to the completion of a formal research proposal (15 pages), which can be used as their Capstone proposal if they wish.

 
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