Maricopa Community Colleges  ENG103   19986-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
ENG103 19986-20086 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Research Methods and Styles
Discipline-specific methods and styles of research and preparation of a discipline-specific research paper.
Prerequisites: (ENG101 and ENG102), or permission of Instructor.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ENG103   19986-20086 Research Methods and Styles
1. Identify research methods and styles used in the student's academic discipline. (I)
2. Create a topic for development into a research paper. (I)
3. Locate and evaluate resources for research. (II)
4. Practice documenting research materials in notes and bibliographies according to the accepted stylesheet in the student's academic discipline. (III)
5. Compose a thesis for a short (4-5 page) research paper. (IV)
6. Compose a working bibliography for a short research paper. (IV)
7. Compose a short research paper with documentation of sources in notes and bibliography. (IV)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ENG103   19986-20086 Research Methods and Styles
    I. Academic Discipline Identification
        A. Survey background sources
        B. Selection and focus of research topic
      II. Discipline-Specific Research Methods
          A. Indexes
          B. Reference works
          C. Bibliographies
          D. Statistical research
          E. Electronic research
          F. Other research sources
        III. Discipline-Specific Stylesheets
            A. APA style
            B. MLA style
            C. Systematic Botany style
            D. Other styles
          IV. The Research Paper
              A. The refined thesis
              B. The working bibliography
              C. The research paper draft
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