Religion
and Ethnicity| Assignment |
At this
point in your research, you should be nearly finished evaluating the
sources on which your paper will be based and you should have made
significant progress on developing
your topic and organizing your
notes. Write a detailed outline of your paper, comparable in form and style to those prepared for the oral presentations. Bear in mind the general guidelines explained on the research project assignment page as well as the methodology and significance you identified in your research abstract. Update your project title if necessary, with capitalization that follows academic conventions: in general, capitalize the first word of the title (and subtitle, if applicable) as well as all subsequent words except articles, conjunctions, and prepositions. Use a word processor to draft your outline. Be sure to save a copy for your own records. |
| Submission |
Post your research outline by
following these instructions: Go to the
homepage for this course's ezboard community.
Click on the "Research Outlines" forum under the "Research Projects" category heading. Click on the "New Topic" button. Copy-and-paste your title from your word processor to the "Subject" box. Copy-and-paste your outline from your word processor to the "Comment" box. Review the layout of your outline, inserting blank lines (extra paragraph breaks) as necessary to make it readable. If you want to double-check your spelling, click on the "Spell Check" button. Click on the "Add Post" button. Verify that your research outline
was posted by clicking on its title (in the "Topic"
column).
You can edit any of your own posts by clicking on the "Edit Post" (checkmark) button. If you accidentally post your work in the wrong place, correct this using the edit function by deleting the contents of the "Comment" box and entering "ERROR" in the "Subject" box. |
| Criteria |
A satisfactory research outline
meets the following criteria: Detailed synopsis of your paper in
conventional outline format.
Polished prose not burdened by distracting errors, with an original and fitting title. This assignment is worth 15 points. |
| Gradebook |
Notify the
gradebook that you have completed
this assignment by following these instructions: Go to
the course website in WebCT.
Click on the "Notify Gradebook" icon. Click on the "Research Outline" quiz. Read the quiz introduction and click on the "Begin quiz" button. Read and answer the question, click on the "Save answer" button, then click on the "Finish" button. Verify that your gradebook entry was recorded by clicking on the "View results" button. The deadline for this assignment is Wednesday 4:00 p.m. |
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