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Nov 21, 2024
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MG 631 - Research and Writing (Module One)1 lecture hours 0 lab hours 1 credits
Course Description
This course is the first of a three-course sequence designed to familiarize RSOB graduate students with the fundamentals of research and writing necessary for successful completion of academic papers in graduate work at MSOE. MG-631 is a blended course. The majority of the course’s learning activities take place online, but the course does feature two, two-hour, face-to-face meetings at MSOE that all students are required to attend. MG-631 is designed to introduce students to fundamental concepts and tools in graduate-level library research and academic paper writing, including types of research, library databases, Internet research techniques, and bibliographic management tools; the course also covers use of the APA style manual, as well as the planning, organization, writing, formatting, and documentation of academic papers. Students will have access to online resources to assist them in completing research and writing projects for this course. (prereq: graduate standing)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the characteristics and differences associated with types of research (primary, secondary, and tertiary)
• Demonstrate an understanding of, and an ability to apply in a research project, library and Internet research concepts, definitions, and strategies – including topic selection strategies
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use of bibliographic and full-text article databases to retrieve relevant source material for research and writing projects
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use of bibliographic and full-text book databases – as well as bibliographic databases providing access to other types of information – to retrieve relevant source material for research and writing projects
• Demonstrate an ability to discern credible research literature
• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic conventions and requirements associated with the writing and the organization of academic papers
• Demonstrate an ability to apply the principles, requirements, and procedures associated with the proper documentation and formatting of academic research papers in compliance with the APA style manual
• Demonstrate an ability to use REfWorks, the MOSE online bibliographic management system
• Demonstrate an ability to apply academic integrity principles, concepts, and procedures in an academic research paper
• Demonstrate an ability to express ideas in a clearly written brief academic research paper.
Prerequisites by Topic
None appended
Course Topics
• Types of research
• Library and Internet research principles, strategies, and expectations
• Library and Internet tools and resources for doing research and for managing research
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (i.e., the APA style guide)
• RefWorks online bibliographic management system
• The academic paper versus “real-world” writing
• The organizational structure of an academic paper
• The writing of Abstracts and Executive Summaries
• Plagiarism
• Basic grammar, punctuation, and writing tips
Laboratory Topics
None appended
Coordinator
Gary Shimek
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