Research Project UPDATE

Most of you have gotten your IRB application results back with comments. Wed discussed this in class on 4/9, and I just want to sum up what we decided to do about the research project given the status of everyone’s IRB proposals. Here’s what we decided together: Everyone will need to address the comments of […]

Guidelines: Research Project Introduction, Literature Review, Methods UPDATED

We’ve talked a little about using the Nicklay article as a model for the type of research paper we’re writing using primary research. Given the circumstances of our IRB applications, I wanted to offer some additional guidance regarding the introduction, literature review, and methods portions of the paper. Introduction This first section helps your reader […]

Guidelines: Research Proposal

After completing your annotated bibliography, your next step in your research writing process is to develop a proposal. This proposal will be peer reviewed in class, and will give you a chance to test out your ideas before completing the IRB application over Spring Break. Your proposal should include… Background Information What is your topic? […]

Guidelines: Annotated Bibliography

To get your research project going, I’m asking you all to compose a short annotated bibliography. Annotated bibliographies are a very common academic genre and are meant to kickstart your research process, and to give you a better idea of the scholarly conversations in the discipline you’re studying (in this case, writing center studies). Following […]

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