Teaching
Media, Technology and Society 525-20
The Practice of Scholarship
The overall goal of this course is to teach students how to write a
publishable-quality empirical research paper. Students will work on
formulating a research question, explaining the motivation for the project
and its significance and writing up a research proposal. The focus is on
empirical social-scientific research. This course will help students
critically evaluate social science research, creatively plan research
projects and confidently conduct empirical research projects. Additional
goals include: to learn the foundations of research proposal preparation;
to master the craft of reviewing scholarly papers and research proposals;
to demystify the process of publishing papers in professional journals;
and to strengthen and polish presentation skills.
Maximum class size: 10. Preference is
given to students in the Media, Technology and
Society PhD program. Space permitting, the course
is open to all doctoral students in the Graduate School at Northwestern.
Contactthe instructor for more information.
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syllabus.
