Course Description
Exploration of research methods that support interdisciplinary research in philosophy, history, English, theology and other humanities.
For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.
Course Guide
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Rationale
Research in the humanities makes use of texts and artifacts left throughout history. The methodologies for researching in these disciplines do not fit squarely within qualitative or quantitative approaches. Thus, specific inquiry and investigative approaches for humanities research is needed for each student pursuing research in these various fields.
Course Assignment
Textbook readings and lecture presentations
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Course Requirements Checklist
After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.
Research Exercise Assignments (3)
These exercises will help you in identifying your topic for the Research Paper, but are not an aspect of the paper itself. They include:
Research Exercise: First Integration Assignment
The student will provide a brief overview of his/her discipline integrations, connection, and a brief research problem to be solved.
Research Exercise: Second Integration Assignment
The student will provide a more narrowed overview of he/his discipline integration, ideas for how he/she discipline combination can be used to solve the research problem identified in he/she First Integration, as well as identify the appropriate research methodologies.
Research Exercise: Thesis Statement Checklist Assignment
The student will submit his/her thesis statement, as well as a brief evaluation of this statement towards the appropriate application of his/her topic integrations for the final paper.
Research Paper Assignments (6)
The assignments for this class will culminate in an integrated research paper between 20-25 pages (double spaced), excluding quotations. This research paper should be written in Turabian format. Reach out to your professor for any exception requests (MLA, APA) dictated by your integrations. This scaffolded assignment will be completed in the following manor:
Research Paper: Topic and Research Question Assignment
The student will identify his/her research problem as well as solidify his/her research question.
Research Paper: Search Statements and Initial Annotated Bibliography Assignment
The student will conduct research through the Jerry Falwell Library online database to compile a list of sources (minimum of 20) to form a working annotated bibliography.
Research Paper: Outline and Final Annotated Bibliography Assignment
The student will submit a structured outline for his/her Research Paper, as well as a final bibliography (minimum of 10 sources).
Research Paper: Deep Outline Assignment
The student will build upon his/her previously submitted outline, up to a fifth level of detail.
Research Paper: Rough Draft Assignment
The student will submit a rough draft of his/her paper (approx. 27 pages).
Research Paper: Final Draft Assignment
The student will submit his/her final paper (approx. 20-25 pages).
Quiz: Worldviews and Research Paradigms, and Concepts
The quiz will cover the reading material for the assigned Module: Week. The quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain multiple-choice and true/false questions, and have a 2-hour time limit. Assessment of the quiz will be quantitative and non-subjective; reading comprehension for the assigned Module: Week will be assessed in the quiz.
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