Requirements of the Research ProjectLIT 200This research paper is worth 40% of the final grade, and as, in addition, there is no final exam, it is expected and required that students put considerable time and effort into writing this paper. FORMATThe paper should be typed (double-spaced) and be 12-15 pages in length. A bibliography of all writers and the works cited in the paper should be attached. The print size should be 12. The paper should be presented in a folder. RESEARCHAs this is a RESEARCH paper, students are required to read any additional relevant works not covered in the lectures. Students are encouraged to actually interview Bahamian writers where possible. TOPICSStudents are expected to select their own topics; however they are advised not to be too ambitious considering the length of the paper and the time constraints. Students should limit their topic.
Students can concentrate on a particular Bahamian writer, poet or playwright or a theme in Bahamian fiction, poetry or drama. The topic MUST be approved by the lecturer before the student embarks on the research and writing. Students must not change their topic without consulting the lecturer. Remember this is a literature course, not social science; so the topic must concern and relate to Bahamian Literature. Therefore, topics such as: "Slavery in the Bahamas"; "Bahamian Dialect"; "Obeah in the Bahamas"; "Relationships between men and women in the Bahamas" are not acceptable. DEADLINE All papers must be submitted to the lecturer personally no later than the date specified (see syllabus). In order to avoid problems with computers, printers, typists, domestic conflicts, illness, and other unforeseen circumstances, students are strongly advised not to leave the writing and typing of the paper until the last minute. When students are given six weeks to write an assignment, a problem developing in the final week of the semester is no excuse. |