Research Seminar
Fall Semester 2006
Last revised 8/29/07
UNIT ONE: Principles of Research
---Topic One: Formulating a Research Project---


Course Objective:
The student demonstrates understanding of the appropriate tools, procedures and resources for research in the field of religion.
Unit One Objective:
The student demonstrates understanding of the procedures for developing a research project in the field of religious studies.
Topic One Objective:
The student demonstrates understanding of the procedures for formulating the goal and structure of a research project in the field of religious studies.
Learning Objectives: Learning Tasks:

  1. Identify the subject category of your research project:---
  • Religious Studies categories
  • 2. Identify the nature of your research project--- 3. Identity the content of your research project--- 4. Develop a tentative research project in summary form---
    Instructions:
    Using the above steps, develop a proposal for a seminar research paper. This should be done in summary form, and, if possible, relate it to a paper assignment that you have in another class.
    1. Identify the subject field of your project & provide justification as to why it belongs in this particular category.
    2. Identify whether your project is going to be descriptive or critical and what this will mean to your project.
    3. Line out a basic goal for your project; then develop a tentative one level (e.g., I., II., III. et al). of your project.
      • Specify the style guide outline parameters you intend to use.
      • Justify whether phrase or sentence headings are used.
    4. Describe the setting of your paper assignment -- written paper only; oral presentation with written paper etc. Describe the implications of the setting for your research project.
    A Turn-in Assignment:
    This written assignment project is due prior to the beginning of week two classes in the Shedule page. Submit your assignment electronically using the Assignment Turn In menu under Assignments in the Online Forms page of Cranfordville.com.

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