Research and Writing

Graduate / Professional

This is a required course for all second-year students. The purpose of the course is to guide students through the process of writing and revising a publication-quality research paper. The course meets during the spring term, but the preparation work begins in the fall. By Thanksgiving break, students must select a faculty adviser and submit a short outline of their proposed project. Over the course of the semester, students develop these projects and receive regular feedback from their faculty adviser, the course instructor, and their peers. Meetings alternate between student presentations and structured discussion of the writing and publication process. In early April, students submit a draft of their paper for review by an outside faculty member. A response memo and final draft of the paper incorporating this feedback is due in May. T 1:30pm-3:25pm