Labor Studies 625 - FinalProjResearch&Writing Sem

This is a graduate research and writing seminar with the goal of completing a final "capstone" project to fulfill the requirements for the Master's degree in Labor Studies. The goal of the seminar is for each student to research and write a significant original paper that could be published or presented at a professional conference, identical in quality to a Master's degree thesis. Required readings for the course focus on the process of researching, writing, and editing a graduate-level paper. This seminar is structured as a participatory workshop to provide each student with an opportunity to prepare an advanced paper and scholarly presentation on your topic, while also providing feedback and support to the other students. Everyone is required to write outlines, bibliographies, sections and rough drafts, and to share the drafts with the other students, to hone arguments and writing styles. We will use a peer review process with abstracts, outlines, and sections of the paper to share with the class. Based on comments from colleagues and from the instructor, the student will revise the paper before submitting a final draft.