Scholars Online Writing the Research Paper

This course helps students develop a disciplined approach to writing the research paper: a sustained activity requiring imagination, introspection, research, organization, and of course, writing!

During this eight-week course we will

• learn out to identify an appropriate researchable subject
• do pre-research to refine the topic, set limits
• perform research using different sources, including film, books, and websites
• organize research results
• outline the formal paper based on research results
• write a draft and verify content, data, and conclusions
• format styles and bibliographies
• produce the final version

Prerequisite: Students should be comfortable using a text editor or word processor and understand how to print to PDF format to upload their weekly assignments to the Scholars Online Moodle.

Meetings: The course meets once a week for 90 minutes. See the 2020 Schedule for topics.

Required Texts:

There is no text for this course. Materials will be available from the teacher's website.

Required Software:

Only a current version of one of the standard browsers is required.

© 2005 - 2021 This course is offered through Scholars Online, a non-profit organization supporting classical Christian education through online courses. Permission to copy course content (lessons and labs) for personal study is granted to students currently or formerly enrolled in the course through Scholars Online. Reproduction for any other purpose, without the express written consent of the author, is prohibited.