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For the final paper or project (25% of your class grade), you can choose from a number of options:
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1) Expand your autobiographical essay into a 8-10 page paper (typed, double-spaced, with proper citation and bibliography) with significant further development and additional research (required) based on comments you received on the assignment the first time, and class material you have studied since completing it. Independent work done only for the final paper must be demonstrated.
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2) Self-defined research papers - topic to be determined by student, and must be approved by instructor:
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Research papers should be between 8-10 pages long, typed and double-spaced. |
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Your topic should be based on the subjects and theories we study in class. |
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Additional research is required. |
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Research papers must include a bibliography (required) and footnotes (if appropriate) as well as a discography for an any audio works you cited in your paper, or a film/videography if you include moving image media in your discussion. |
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3) Self-defined media project - subject and format to be determined by student, and must be approved by instructor:
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Media projects must respond to the topic of this class, they should engage with class readings and discussions, as well as media works presented in class; |
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Film/video/audio pieces: recommended length is 3-5 min.; 5 min. maximum TRT (Total Running Time) |
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Other suggested format - curate sound walk, live/performative, web-based (the class blog can be a venue to host your project), hybrid - please specify in your proposal. |
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Media projects must be accompanied by a 5-page paper explaining how your project relates to the class material. This can be developed from your proposal. Citations are required in the paper. |
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Please include the technical needs of the project and your skill level in the proposal. No technical instruction will be provided (although IMS Production Center staff are always available for consultation, as is myself) so you must be familiar with the medium in which you choose to work, and have the skills to execute your project. |
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PROCESS:
- One-Page Proposal: Due Week 8: please upload your proposal to your Sakai Drop Box as an MS Word document (.docx or .doc formats only) by 5PM, Thursday, 10.21. Your project/paper proposal should contain the following sections:
- Subject: What is your project/paper about? Give a concise description and some background knowledge on the topic. Also discuss why it is an important topic in sound studies.
- Format: If you are writing a research paper, provide an outline of your investigation/exploration. What is your thesis argument? Describe the ways you will support your thesis - what are your supporting arguments and how will they be organized? If you are doing a media project: what will your project sound and look like? Is it web or screen-based, an object, a live presentation (to be documented), etc.? What are its primary elements, and how will they interact with each other?
- Methodology / Approach: How will you go about completing your paper or project? What are your primary sources and conceptual tools for research? What resources (scholarly, technical, artistic, etc.) do you have and what will you need to execute your ideas? A timeline can be useful in describing your production process. A bibliography or discography can be used to indicate your sources and direction of research. Students proposing to do a research paper (both expanded autobiographical essay and self-defined topic) are required to submit a preliminary bibliography with 3-5 sources from the class material and additional sources.
- Individual Meetings: You are required to meet with me at least once to discuss your proposal in Week 9 or 10. Additional meetings to discuss your work-in-progress are strongly recommended.
- Presentations: will take place during class time in Week 12, 13, and 14.
- Revisions: you can revise and finalize your project or paper based on the feedback you receive at the student presentation. Please upload your final draft or project to your Sakai Drop Box. The final due date is Thursday 12.16, during Finals Week. Sakai has a limit to how large a file you can upload, please discuss this matter with me if you are working with a large media file.
Your grade will be based on your understanding of the topic and theories you are engaging with, and your ability to articulate and discuss these issues (in the research paper) or apply and challenge the theories (in the media project). Your writing, analytical, media production skills
will also figure into my assessment depending on which option you select. Be specific: cite reading sources and use footnotes.
Please turn the assignment in on time, and please follow
the format I outlined: Papers that are too long or too short,
late papers, hand-written papers, etc. will lower your grade. Media project are generally accepted in the following formats: DVD, DAT tape, audio CD, web page, blog posts, online audio file or web video - most of these should be posted online or linked for class presentation and grading - beware of quality and context issues if you put your media on the web! For live presentations and performances, please schedule accordingly and realistically, and/or provide documentation in the above-mentioned formats.
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