Research Seminar Schedule Page

**ASSIGNMENT SHEET**
**Research Seminar**
**Fall Semester 2007**
Last revised 8/29/07
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Week:	Date:	Class Period: Tuesday 1: (Targeted Material):	Tuesday 2: (Targeted Material):
	UNIT 1:	Principles of Research
1	Aug. 28	(1) Introduction	(2) Formulating a Research Topic: Topic 1
2	Sept. 4	(3) Finding research data: Topic 2	(4) Finding research data: Topic 2
3	Sept. 11	(5) Collecting research data: Topic 3	(6) Collecting research data: Topic 3
4	Sept. 18	(7) Collecting research data: Topic 3	(8) Using research data: Topic 4
5	Sept. 25	(9) Using research data: Topic 4	(10) Using research data: Topic 4
	UNIT 2:	Formal Academic Writing according to a Style Guide
6	Oct. 2	(11) Basics of formal academic writing: Topic 5	(12) Basics of formal academic writing: Topic 5
7	Oct. 9	(13) Basics of a style guide: Topic 6	(14) Mastering: SBL Handbook of Style: Topic 7
8	Oct. 16	(15) Mastering: University of Chicago Manual of Style / Turabian: Topic 8	(16) Mastering: APA & MLA: Topic 9
		Fall Break
9	Oct. 30	(17) Mid-Term Exam	(18) Mid-Term Exam
	UNIT 3:	OVERVIEW of Modern Religious and Biblical Studies---
10	Nov. 6	(19) Religious Studies verses Biblical Studies: Paper One-Thomas Whitley Respondent: Jerry Reed	(20) Religious Studies verses Biblical Studies: Paper Two Respondent: --
11	Nov. 13	(21) Religious Studies verses Biblical Studies: Paper Three Respondent:	(22) Religious Studies verses Biblical Studies: Paper Four-- Respondent:
12	Nov. 20	(23) Critical Biblical Studies verses Confessional Biblical Studies: Paper Five-Joshua Wayne Lovelace Respondent: Dr. Cranford	(24) Critical Biblical Studies verses Confessional Biblical Studies: Paper Six-- Respondent:
13	Nov. 27	(25) Critical Biblical Studies verses Confessional Biblical Studies: Paper Seven Respondent: --	(26) Critical Biblical Studies verses Confessional Biblical Studies: Paper Eight--- Respondent:
14	Dec. 4	(27) Critical Biblical Studies verses Confessional Biblical Studies: Paper Nine -Jerry Reed Respondent: Thomas Whitley	(28) Critical Biblical Studies verses Confessional Biblical Studies: Paper Ten-- Respondent:
15	Dec. 11	(29) Critical Biblical Studies verses Confessional Biblical Studies: Paper Eleven Respondent:	(30) Final Exam

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