Research Overview

RESEARCH GUIDELINES

To meet the research requirements for Senior Project you must have a variety of research types that you have documented in a formal Works Cited page.

Types of Research 

Your research must include information gathered from a wide variety of modalities, including, but not limit to:

• Printed material (books, magazines, newspapers)

• Electronic material on-line articles, scientific papers)

• Personal interviews

• Personal experiences (apprenticeships, site visits, formal observations,  formal experiments)

• Podcasts

• Videos

Evidence of Research 

• A complete MLA form Works Cited page maintained for the duration of your research.

• An organizational system—agreed upon by you and your mentor—in which you keep the evidence of your research. 

• A minimum of 10 sources (Wikipedia and encyclopedias may be used but will not count toward the 10 sources)

• A minimum of 10 pages of notes (12 point font, single spaced) 

  • Notes can can full sentences or a bulleted list

  • Notes CANNOT be a cut and paste

  • Highlighting or underlining printed documents is not sufficient evidence of research

• Annotated drawings or pictures should be included with research.

• Copies of email correspondence should be included in research notes.

• Personal experiences must be documented through reflections or other written notes.

• Videos must be documented with written notes.

• Personal interviews must be documented with interview notes.

Your research will be assessed by your mentor, in consultation with your panel.  You will NOT attend a formal panel meeting for this checkpoint.