Thesis Proposal Workshop

1 unit

This 1-credit thesis proposal workshop will guide students on the conventions of proposal writing, as well as giving students an opportunity to get feedback on their ideas. The course focuses on five main components, each of which build upon each other: 1) outlining a proposed honors thesis topic and developing the research question; 2) understanding and drafting the literature review; 3) outlining and drafting the methods section; 4) detailing a timeline for thesis research; and 5) incorporating feedback from prior drafts and producing a full, edited honors thesis proposal for submission. The course will also address some of the nuts and bolts of research, from the IRB process to the logistics of gather data or exploring an archive. Finally, the course will encourage students to reflect on their own writing practices, from preliminary brainstorming around a research topic to building out a plan for data collection, interpretation, and argumentation. Requirement: Feminist/Queer Research Methodologies (concurrently during the same semester or completed in a prior semester).