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Why black history should be taught in schools in the U.S.
Joshua Holton
Interdisciplinary studies and research 4730
Research Project
If you are a student in the humanities or social sciences, you will engage in a formal research project based on primary and secondary sources. You must pose a provocative, clearly defined thesis, problem, or question and cogently present an argument based on a critical and sensitive evaluation of primary and/or secondary sources, as appropriate to the type of project submitted. The project in question must be placed firmly within the scholarly context; i.e., it must acknowledge the scholars who have influenced the question as well as assess the importance of those scholars’ contributions in the context of the question. Your research project will culminate in a 20-page (minimum) scholarly paper in Standard Academic English and follow the APA or the Chicago Manual of Style forms of citation.
As noted above, each type of project requires a capstone paper, albeit with a minimum page length depending on the type of project undertaken. The paper must be submitted to the instructor by the specified date. The paper must adhere to the rubric specified by the instructor in order to receive credit.
Submitting someone’s work as your own will result in an F on the project and a likely F for the course. In addition, I am holding people to a similarity score of no more than 33% on Turnitin. If your score is higher than this, you will need to revise your paper. Again, this assignment is not about your sharing information that is out there, it is about articulating something original or novel that suggests a more comprehensive understanding of the problem, issue, or questions that you are researching.
Please note that your paper must adhere to this format. You are to use the following headings. You may add additional subheadings for greater clarity.
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Paper Title, Name, Date, Class Section …
Abstract
An updated version of one submitted earlier in the semester
Step 1: Define the problem or state the research question
What is your research question?
How you came to develop this question?
Why is it important?
Step 2: Justify using an interdisciplinary approach
My approach
Step 3: Identify and defend relevant disciplines
(psychology & sociology)
Step 4: Conduct the literature search
Step 5: Develop adequacy in each relevant discipline
-how do writers in this discipline write about your topic/what do they focus on
Step 6: Analyze the problem and evaluate each insight or theory
Step 7: Identify conflicts between insights and their sources
Step 8: Create common ground between insights
o You must use one of the 4 techniques presented in Chapter 10 and 11. You must identify which technique you are using.
Step 9: Construct a more comprehensive understanding.
Step 10: Reflect on, test, and communicate the understanding
o Summarize your conclusions
o Based on your work, what research would you recommend for other students and scholars (This is where you suggest what other people or you might do. It is common to reflect on things that you wanted to find answers to or to pursue, but were unable to do in this project.)
+References/Works Sited, Bibliography
