annotated bibliography
literature review
bibliographic essay
identify a primary and a secondary source relevant to a specific event
or person
write an entry for a dictionary or encyclopedia
evaluate and edit an article in Wikipedia
for a given topic, compare & contrast one or more of the following:
- a reference book and journal article
- an article and a book
- a popular article and a scholarly article
- disciplinary approaches (e.g. psychology and sociology)
creative projects
- video
- photography
- performance
- painting/drawing/prints
- fiction/poetry
- creative non-fiction
- music/sound recording
- web site
grant proposal or research funding request
- identify appropriate agency/funding source
- conduct literature review
- assess current state of the field
- identify next steps
poster sessions
- students take turns presenting their findings and "making the rounds"
mini-conference
- program with abstracts
- panels organized by broad topic areas
- brief oral presentations
- question and answer period
curate an exhibit (actual or virtual)
- research objects in an given collection
- decide what to display
- write labels and/or wall text
- write catalog entries and/or essays
- create metadata
recommend the purchase of an object (work of art, book, manuscript, etc.)
- research an existing collection
- study current auction catalogs and market conditions
- justify recommendation
stage a debate
- teams research and argue opposing viewpoints
write a rebuttal
- read an article and identify a viewpoint that is not represented -- research
the topic and argue from that perspective
predict the outcome of an election or auction
project the impact of new or proposed policies or legislation
develop a communications strategy for a political campaign or activist
organization
analyze key journals and decide where to submit an article
- editorial board
- submission guidelines
- circulation/distribution
- indexing/aggregating sources
- trends in content
propose a new topic for the course
- suggest readings
- relate new topic to others in the course
consult data/statistical sources to support an argument
track reports/uses of scientific research in the popular press
collect original data and compare findings to results in relevant literature