Humanities 348 - Research Seminar Pathfinder

Topic 1: Literature Search

• World Wide Web Search Engines
• Bibliographic Databases
• Evaluating Internet Sources

Topic 2: Literature Search--Hands-on Exercises

Topic 3: Ethics of Research

• Plagiarism
• Other Ethics Issues
• Research Biases

Topic 4: Identifying and Narrowing a Senior Thesis Topic

• Thesis Topic

Topic 5: Recognizing and Marketing your skills

• Liberal Arts Skills in the Marketplace
• Careers for History Majors
• Careers for English Majors
• Selecting Graduate Programs

Topic 6: The Curriculum Vitae, Resume, Personal Home Page

• The Curriculum Vitae and Resume
• The Personal Web Page
• Online Employment Services

Topic 7: Writing a Research Proposal

• The Research Proposal

Topic 8: Oral Presentations--transparencies, Power Point, appropriate attire

• Oral Presentations

Topic 9: Writing a Major Research Paper--Attention to format, bibliographic detail

• Writing the Paper
• Format and Detail

Topic 10: The Interview

• The Interview

Weeks 11-14: Oral Presentations--Senior Thesis Proposals

This page created by Christopher Ryland 25 August 2000. Last updated 28 July 2002.