Your CP Term Paper is due at the end of Week 14, Saturday, 1 December 2018
AVISO: Late Term Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date.
The informal statement can be very straightforward. It's a simple statement of . . .
"Here's what I'm interested in doing. . . .
Here's why I'm interested in that. . . .
Here's what I think will be useful for that project. . . .
This means that you should include three or four references to materials and activities (such as interviewing someone . . .) that you think would be helpful to your in working on your project. (No, you do not have to do an interview, that's just one possibility.)
If you include a reference to a source on the web, be sure to give its full reference (not just the URL). For a web page your full reference should look something like this (include as much of this material as is available for the site[s] you are looking at):
This means that you should include three or four references to materials and activities (such as interviewing someone . . .) that you think would be helpful to your in working on your project. (No, you do not have to do an interview, that's just one possibility.)
If you include a reference to a source on the web, be sure to give its full reference (not just the URL). For a web page your full reference should look something like this (include as much of this material as is available for the site[s] you are looking at):
For this assignment you may turn in the sources information any way you like -- except that if you are using a web site include the name of the web site (and author, if it has an author) in addition to the URL. (That is, do not just cite the URL.)
For the "Promissory Abstract" and "Working Bibliography" (that are due in two weeks) and for the Term Paper itself (due at the end of the semester) you need to use APA or MLA or Turabian/Chicago Style or a standard scientific method. Which of those you use is up to you.
What do you think?"
Or, it can be something like . . .
"I'm thinking about doing a project on X or Y, but can't make up my mind.
Here's what I'm interested in, and why. . . .
Here are some things that look like they might be useful for the project. . . .
This means that you should include three or four references to materials and activities (such as interviewing someone . . .) that you think would be helpful to your in working on your project. (No, you do not have to do an interview, that's just one possibility.)
If you include a reference to a source on the web, be sure to give its full reference (not just the URL). For a web page your full reference should look something like this (include as much of this material as is available for the site[s] you are looking at):
A more formal statement (a "Promissory Abstract") of what you eventually decide upon isn't due for another two weeks.
Week 07
Your Project Promissory Abstract and Working Bibliography are due by end of Week 7, Saturday, 13 October 2018 Date Changed to end of Week 8, Saturday, 20 October 2018
Week 12
Week 14
Your CP Term Paper is due at the end of Week 14, Saturday, 1 December 2018
AVISO: Late Term Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date.
Class Project = Term Paper & Presentation up to 540 points of about* 2000 points
( 20 + 20 + 100 + 400)
(*points will vary a little bit depending on the final number of Forum topics for the term)
The informal statement can be very straightforward. It's a simple statement of . . .
"Here's what I'm interested in doing. . . .
Here's why I'm interested in that. . . .
Here's what I think will be useful for that project. . . .
This means that you should include three or four references to materials and activities (such as interviewing someone . . .) that you think would be helpful to your in working on your project. (No, you do not have to do an interview, that's just one possibility.)
If you include a reference to a source on the web, be sure to give its full reference (not just the URL). For a web page your full reference should look something like this (include as much of this material as is available for the site[s] you are looking at):
This means that you should include three or four references to materials and activities (such as interviewing someone . . .) that you think would be helpful to your in working on your project. (No, you do not have to do an interview, that's just one possibility.)
If you include a reference to a source on the web, be sure to give its full reference (not just the URL). For a web page your full reference should look something like this (include as much of this material as is available for the site[s] you are looking at):
For this assignment you may turn in the sources information any way you like -- except that if you are using a web site include the name of the web site (and author, if it has an author) in addition to the URL. (That is, do not just cite the URL.)
For the "Promissory Abstract" and "Working Bibliography" (that are due in two weeks) and for the Term Paper itself (due at the end of the semester) you need to use APA or MLA or Turabian/Chicago Style or a standard scientific method. Which of those you use is up to you.
What do you think?"
Or, it can be something like . . .
"I'm thinking about doing a project on X or Y, but can't make up my mind.
Here's what I'm interested in, and why. . . .
Here are some things that look like they might be useful for the project. . . .
This means that you should include three or four references to materials and activities (such as interviewing someone . . .) that you think would be helpful to your in working on your project. (No, you do not have to do an interview, that's just one possibility.)
If you include a reference to a source on the web, be sure to give its full reference (not just the URL). For a web page your full reference should look something like this (include as much of this material as is available for the site[s] you are looking at):
A more formal statement (a "Promissory Abstract") of what you eventually decide upon isn't due for another two weeks.
NOTE: Try to work an analytical section into your Presentation and Paper, and at least think about approaching your Anth of Food term Project from the traditional "four-fold" approach of American Anthropology. If the "four-fold" approach does not work as a major appoach, consider at least addressing in summary form the relationship of your chosen topic(s) to traditional American Anthropology.
Audience
Classmates
Purpose
To let them know what you were working on, and what you found out, and what might be interesting to look at in the future
Style
for the Presentation, it may be informal
for the Paper, formal academic
Format
Any standard format and citation convention (APA, MLA, Turabian-Chicago . . .)
doublespaced
with one-inch margins all around
with body type font 11 or 12
illustrations, tables, figures, diagrams . . . may be included, but must be properly placed and cited
When relevant to your topic be sure to work in what is happening now; that is, where appropriate, relate it to current affairs.
2.
Your Project Promissory Abstract and Working Bibliography are due by end of Week 7, Saturday, 13 October 2018 Date Changed to end of Week 8, Saturday, 20 October 2018
3.
4.
s2023 Wk 14 Term Paper (up to 400 points) due by Sunday, 23 April 2023
AVISO: Late Term Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date. Why?
NOTE: Folks who look mostly at web sites and/or sources like Wikipedia sometimes find it difficult to write 8-10 pages of quality text. If you find that you are in that position, try researching the topic in a book focusing on your topic. Many are recommended in the class WebPages.
double-spaced
with one-inch margins all around
with body type font 11 or 12
illustrations, tables, figures, diagrams . . . may be included, but must be properly placed and cited
The Writers' Workshop offers free one-to-one writing support to all members of UMD's campus community. Sessions are held synchronously online or in-person with a graduate student or faculty consultant. Feel free to bring any writing project at any stage in the writing process. To make an appointment, visit d.umn.edu/writwork or stop by the Workshop’s front desk located on the second floor of Martin Library and visit with Jill Jenson and her staff. Walk-ins are welcome if a consultant is available.
Look for the Workshop’s trademark wall mural covered with quotations about writing.
Students in this class have permission to see a Writers’ Workshop consultant for all take-home exams.
Your "Class Project" consists of a focused term paper and a presentation on what you discovered / learned while working on the paper. It is recommended that you do your term paper and your class presentation on the same subject.
For your Class Project select a topic that you are interested in and that relates to the Culture and Personality.
Your Project counts up to 540 points of about* 2000 points
(your Presentation = up to 100 points)
(your
Term Paper = up to 400 points)
(*points will vary a little bit depending on the final number of Forum topics for the term)
NOTE: Weeks 2 and 3 there will be a "Live Chat" on Moodle to help you pick a topic for your class Project. Try to make those if you can, but if you can not, the "live Chats" are transcribed so that you can review the transcriptions after the "Live Chats" are over.
Please feel free also to stop by Cina 215 if you are in the neighborhood, or to email troufs@d.umn.edu with your questions and/or observations.
Paper topic statement due to by Friday, 18 February 2011, 11:55 p.m.
NOTE: Try to work an analystical section into your paper, and at least think about approaching your Culture and Personaltiy term paper and project from the traditional "four-fold" approach of American Anthropology. If the "four-fold" approach does not work as a major appoach, consider at least addressing in summary form the relationship of your chosen topic(s) to traditional American Anthropology.
Audience: Classmmates
Purpose: To let them know what you were working on, and what you found out, and what might be interesting to look at in the future
Style: For the Paper, academic; for the Presentation, informal
When relevant to your topic be sure to work in what is happening now; that is, where appropriate, relate it to current affairs.
Term Paper (1) bibliography and Term Paper (2) promissory abstract due by the end of Week 7, Friday 6 March 2015
Your CP Term Paper is due at the end of Week 14, Saturday, 1 December 2018
AVISO: Late Term Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date.
Your CP Term Paper is due at the end of Week 14, Saturday, 1 December 2018
AVISO: Late Term Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date.
REM: make sure your paper--whatever else it may focus on--
relates to (and includes discussion of the relavance of the topic to)
culture and personality studies
Your CP Term Paper is due at the end of Week 14, Saturday, 1 December 2018
AVISO: Late Term Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date.
It is fine for you to begin a project by consulting with Wikipedia (and similar on-line sources of encyclopaedic-type information) but you should be aware that the Wikipedia entries are open-source and are not checked and verified in the same manner as other reference materials.
And sometimes the entries are confusing (have a look at "Macedonia," for example).
And Wikipedia, should you use it, should only be a starting point.
For a college research paper you should also have a look at other references, either traditional materials from the library, or on-line materials from sources like UMD E-Journal Locator, JSTOR, etc., or books and manuscripts On-Line. That is to say Wikipedia and the other reference-type sources listed should not be your only source of information. And you must add your own evaluations, comparisons, development, criticisms, critiques, and the like to any reference materials used. Simply cutting and pasting information from sources is not sufficient to satisfy the requirements of either a required or extra-credit research paper.
Your paper should reflect a synthesis and evaluation of materials researched.
Try getting more information by looking at sites on
the web:
Try surfing the web by searching with the search
engines found by clicking on the Web "Search" button
found on the upper righthand corner of the course WebPages.
This will take you to the course Search
Engines Page.
Hint: When you do a search on an item that has more
than one word, like "stone tools," use the "Advanced
Search" option and enter the words in the "exact
phrase" box -- otherwise it will search out everything
with "stone" and everything with "tools," and the list
of "hits" could get quite large.
Suggestion: Don't put off the Web
work. The web doesn't always work when you want it to.
When you write anything you should consider
audience, purpose, and your
personal style. For your paper, your audience
should be your classmates in this class. (Do not
write your college papers to the professor as audience.
Basically, it should
look like the paper which follows.
Your CP Term Paper is due at the end of Week 14, Saturday, 1 December 2018
AVISO: Late Term Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date.
The informal statement can be very straightforward. It's a simple statement of . . .
"Here's what I'm interested in doing. . . .
Here's why I'm interested in that. . . .
Here's what I think will be useful for that project. . . .
This means that you should include three or four references to materials and activities (such as interviewing someone . . .) that you think would be helpful to your in working on your project. (No, you do not have to do an interview, that's just one possibility.)
If you include a reference to a source on the web, be sure to give its full reference (not just the URL). For a web page your full reference should look something like this (include as much of this material as is available for the site[s] you are looking at):
This means that you should include three or four references to materials and activities (such as interviewing someone . . .) that you think would be helpful to your in working on your project. (No, you do not have to do an interview, that's just one possibility.)
If you include a reference to a source on the web, be sure to give its full reference (not just the URL). For a web page your full reference should look something like this (include as much of this material as is available for the site[s] you are looking at):
For this assignment you may turn in the sources information any way you like -- except that if you are using a web site include the name of the web site (and author, if it has an author) in addition to the URL. (That is, do not just cite the URL.)
For the "Promissory Abstract" and "Working Bibliography" (that are due in two weeks) and for the Term Paper itself (due at the end of the semester) you need to use APA or MLA or Turabian/Chicago Style or a standard scientific method. Which of those you use is up to you.
What do you think?"
Or, it can be something like . . .
"I'm thinking about doing a project on X or Y, but can't make up my mind.
Here's what I'm interested in, and why. . . .
Here are some things that look like they might be useful for the project. . . .
This means that you should include three or four references to materials and activities (such as interviewing someone . . .) that you think would be helpful to your in working on your project. (No, you do not have to do an interview, that's just one possibility.)
If you include a reference to a source on the web, be sure to give its full reference (not just the URL). For a web page your full reference should look something like this (include as much of this material as is available for the site[s] you are looking at):
Abstract, Outline,
and List of References ("Bibliography")
"Abstracts,"
Maxine C. Hairston. Successful Writing (2nd ed., 1986).
New York: W.W. Norton, pp. 223 - 227.
Term Paper (1) bibliography and Term Paper (2) promissory abstract due by the end of Week 7, Friday 6 March 2015
Your CP Term Paper is due at the end of Week 14, Saturday, 1 December 2018
AVISO: Late Term Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date.
Put your paragraph(s) summarizing your paper here.
Put a transitional statement here.
Body
[Give this section an interesting subtitle, something
other than "Body"]
Describe and discuss your chosen topic(s) here. Use some form
of organizational structure.
The "Journalist's Questions,"
Who,What, When, Where, How
and Why are often helpful. A time sequence is also useful.
Use the Paradigm Online Writing Assistant if you do not have
much experience writing college papers.
No credit given for work determined to be created in part or whole by ChatGPT or its equivalent artificial intelligence tool.
. "Academic dishonesty
tarnishes UMD's reputation and discredits the accomplishments of
students. UMD is committed to providing students every possible
opportunity to grow in mind and spirit. This pledge can only be
redeemed in an environment of trust, honesty, and fairness. As a
result, academic dishonesty is regarded as a serious offense by all
members of the academic community. In keeping with this ideal, this
course will adhere to UMD's Student Academic Integrity Policy, which
can be found at [http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/integrity/Academic_Integrity_Policy.htm].
This policy sanctions students engaging in academic dishonesty with
penalties up to and including expulsion from the university for repeat
offenders."
— UMD Educational Policy Committee, Jill Jensen, Chair
(08/16/2007)
The instructor will enforce and students are expected to follow the University's Student Conduct Code [http://www1.umn.edu/regents/policies/academic/Student_Conduct_Code.html].
Appropriate classroom conduct promotes an environment of academic
achievement and integrity. Disruptive classroom behavior that
substantially or repeatedly interrupts either the instructor's ability
to teach, or student learning, is prohibited. Disruptive behavior
includes inappropriate use of technology in the classroom. Examples
include ringing cell phones, text-messaging, watching videos, playing
computer games, doing email, or surfing the Internet on your computer
instead of note-taking or other instructor-sanctioned activities."
— UMD Educational Policy Committee, Jill Jensen, Chair
(08/16/2007)
Failure to comply with the above
codes and standards when submitting an Extra Credit paper will result in
a penalty commensurate with the lapse, up to and including an F final grade for the course, and, at a minimum, a reduction in total
points no fewer than the points available for the Extra Credit project.
The penalty will not simply be a zero for the project, and the
incident will be reported to the UMD Academic Integrity Officer in the
Office of Student and Community Standards.
A Note on "Cutting and Pasting" without the Use of Quotation Marks (EVEN IF you have a citation to the source somewhere in your paper)
If you use others' words and/or works you MUST so indicate that with the use of quotation marks. Failure to use quotation marks to indicate that the materials are not of your authorship constitutes plagiarism—even if you have a citation to the source elsewhere in your paper/work.
Patterned failure to so indicate that the materials are not of your own authorship will result in an F grade for the course.
Other instances of improper attribution will result in a 0 (zero) for the assignment (or a reduction in points equal to the value of an Extra Credit paper), and a reduction of one grade in the final grade of the course.
All incidents will be reported to the UMD Academic Integrity Officer in the
Office of Student and Community Standards as is required by University Policy.
