The account should summarize the major issues dealt with during the seminar. All students should submit a one-page statement of their anticipated research paper. The statement should include the major questions you plan to address and a description of the sources and methods you plan to use. We will schedule appointments to discuss your topic after you turn in your statement. In some cases, the instructor will suggest that you identify a second reader for the paper.
Different disciplines have their own norms around proposals.
In addition, submit a preliminary annotated bibliography of the significant literature for your topic. During October, all the students in the seminar from a particular Ph.D. program will prepare a 15-20 minute presentation on a set of perspectives that their discipline takes on the study of the city. Presentations should include a brief summary of the major theoretical and methodological aspects of the perspectives, some example of how they have been applied, and the criticism that has been made of these perspectives within the field. The members of the group should prepare an outline of their presentation and an annotated bibliography for distribution to all members of the seminar. Students will be divided into groups, each of which will report on one type of data useful for urban research.