Course Description
Concepts integrating literature and the fine arts through lectures, seminars, individual research or projects, and writing.
Athena Title
HONORS HUMANITIES
Non-Traditional Format
Discussion sections will include writing and critiquing papers, and student presentations. May be offered daily during May session, or as part of a Study Abroad program.
Prerequisite
Permission of Honors
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The CURO Apprentice Seminar is designed to develop a community of young scholars who have successfully competed for funding to conduct research at the University of Georgia; to promote networking among students; to hone critical thinking and skills in writing, reading, research, discussion and presentation; and to enhance students' knowledge of research topics and methods across disciplines. Students also gain discipline specific skills in their chosen area of concentration. Course objectives: To familiarize undergraduate students with research opportunities available on campus and beyond; To broaden students’ understanding and appreciation of all research (Fall Semester) and deepen skills in one specific area of concentration (Spring Semester); To help students develop knowledge of how research is conducted and the practical, ethical, and valuable implications of research; To promote dialogue among undergraduate researchers in order to develop a better understanding of research methods and agendas within and across academic disciplines; To provide undergraduate researchers with the opportunity to improve their critical thinking, research writing and presentation skills through papers, discussion and structured comments and feedback from their peers; To facilitate students’ knowledge of interdisciplinary implications of research; To encourage students’ breadth of knowledge about research across disciplines as well as within their chosen field.
Topical Outline
Individual Writing Assignments. This class is a writing intensive course. The culminating project, the Research Portfolio, will be a collection of your final papers that display effective communication and writing. Individual Writing Assignment 1: Peer Mentor Interview Individual Writing Assignment 2: Opinion Paper [Topics TBA] Individual Writing Assignment 3: Research Observation Individual Writing Assignment 4: Opinion Paper [Topics TBA] Individual Writing Assignment 5: Research Article Review Individual Writing Assignment 6: Undergraduate Research Application and Syllabus – The Group Writing Project Reflection Assignments Portfolio Presentation and Submission
Syllabus