Syllabus (docx). Defining the academic text and your research project.
Types of research. Formulating research questions. The TQS paradigm of your project (Home Assignment 1).
Fine-tuning research questions. Working hypotheses. Storyboarding.
Setting up a Brainstorming Sheet.
Finding sources. Evaluating sources. Effective reading. Note-Taking.
Critical reading: working with other people’s ideas – supporting, expanding, challenging. Finding your own voice.
Mid-term Assignment
Feedback session.
The Methods section.
Constructing an argument. Induction vs. / and deduction. Synchronic vs. / and diachronic approaches.
Presenting evidence.
Critical thinking. Cognitive blindspots and biases. Personal heuristics. Profiting from feedback.
Logical fallacies.
Digital accessibility – presenting, editing and formatting your dissertation.
Moral boundaries of research: plagiarism, AI, post-humanism, scientism.
Additional topics:
Institute formal guidelines for dissertation, citations. Chicago Manual of Style (Turabian).