Interview at least one “expert” or source you found locally (or in
a city you travel to this semester). Quotes from these interviews must appear in your paper. No interviews
from other students are allowed. If you can’t find a local expert, you will lose 5% of your grade. It is usually
the most challenging task, start early.
In this exercise, your work will be evaluated according to the tenets and principles of scholarly academic
research and Standard English usage and expository writing. Therefore, ensure that you are using a recognized
handbook of style, a good dictionary, and that you are guided by the highest principles of academic integrity.
The instructor will supply you with additional guidelines and advice on research topics, methods and resources
for successfully completing your paper in a “foreign” country. However, as a quick checklist of things to begin
thinking about, the following guidelines will help you in deciding on a research topic and in planning its
execution.
- Make a clear and compelling link between your topic & course themes & issues.
- Link your subject to the learning objectives listed above.
- Search out a wide variety of scholarly, peer-reviewed bibliographical sources.
- Show personal involvement in your subject in a demonstrable way.
- Use local resources and make your finished project one that could only be done in your host city.
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