English 669 Dr. Morillo
Bibliography and Methods of Research T or Th 1:05-2:20 Winston 17
Fall 2002 Office=Tompkins 249; phone: 515-4107
email = morillo@unity.ncsu.edu
web page syllabus = http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/m/morillo/public/66902.htm 
Office Hours :10-12 T, Th; 3-5 W and by appointment

ABOUT THE COURSE


The course introduces you to the expanding domains of current research materials available in both print and electronic media; you will become familiar with some of the intellectual endeavors that make up modern research in the humanities; you will begin your own research and formal, professional oral and written presentation of your information.
 

You will not write a long paper but will do a series of assignments culminating in a detailed 6-page research proposal including a narrative project description, and 25-item bibliography in standard MLA form, including electronic media sources.

The course is pass/fail. You must turn in all assignments on time, typed/printed, to pass. You must become computer literate about email, web browsers, and internet resources. 

Required Texts: Copies available in the campus bookstore. 

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 2nd ed. New York: MLA, 1998.

Class information at English 669 web site: http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/m/morillo/public/66902.htm

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Class Days / In-Class Topics and Work / Readings and Assignments
T 8-20 
Th 8-22
Introduction.  Research and your thesis.
Readings: MLA Style Manual 7.1-7.52
T 8-27 
Th 8-29
Abstracts, academic argument and scholarship
 Assignment 1 due.
T 9-3 
Th 9-5
From Abstracts to Introductions: Expanding the Argument.
Readings: MLA Style Manual 6.1-6.9.8. 
Assignment 2 due. 
T 9-10 
Th 9-12
MLA scholarly form. Research reference materials.
Readings: MLA Style Manual 6.1-6.9.8. Assignment 3 due.
T 9-17 
Th 9-19
Paired peer reviews of proposal draft 
Readings: review MLA Style Manual 6.1-6.9.8 
Assignment 4 due 
(First draft of the proposal)..
T 9-24 
Th 9-26 
Bibliography practice, MLA Style
T 10-1 
Th 10-3 
HTML writing workshop
 Assignment 6 due. 
T 10-8 
Th 10-10
Your work in HTML
T 10-15
Th 10-17
NO CLASS
Work on your proposals
T 10-22 
Th 10-24
Faculty research interests. Faculty guests.
Readings in Theory: 
T 10-29 
Th 10-31
Methodology and Theory 
 
T 11-5 
Th 11-7
Understanding the MA Thesis process 
Assignment 9 due. revise proposals
T 11-12 
Th 11-14
Conferences and Oral Presentation. Student guests. 
Readings: Style Manual 1.1-1.7 
revise proposals
T 11-19 
Th 11-21
Academic Publishing
Revise proposals.
T 12-2
NO CLASS
Assignment 10, 
final proposal due, both sections.

Summary of the English 669 Assignments:  Click on the Number for the full Assignment text.

1. Defining your field of interest: Reading and review of journal and thesis abstracts.
 
2. .Reading academic style: introductions in articles and books
 
3. MLA form in a PMLA article.  Review of print reference materials
 
4. Your research proposal: first draft 
 
5. MLA bibliography practice
 
6. More bibliography practice; about Chicago footnote/endnote style

7. Writing for the web: HTML fundamentals

 
8. Your research proposal, draft 2
 
9. Peer review of proposals, draft 2
 
10. Research proposal, final version


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