Each student should choose a topic and research it using journal articles and chapters from scholarly edited books. Students are expected to read a minimum of 5 scholarly articles to serve as the foundation of the paper. Scholarly review papers or chapters may be available for some topics. If you use a major review paper as your foundation, however, you are still expected to integrate original research publications. Some students may wish to treat the paper as a short introduction to a research paper, that is, a synthesis and critique of literature that leads to a hypothesis to be tested.
All work is due in class on the day it is assigned.
Papers must be turned into the instructor personally. A statement from the Dean of Students or personal physician must accompany late work that is due to illness or emergency. No incompletes will be give in this class. If a student is having difficulty keeping up with the class then she is encouraged to consult with the instructor immediately. She may be encouraged to drop the course at this time.