Course Code
CHES4500
CCSS4520
Course Name
Thesis Research Paper
Time
Mon 10:30am - 1:15pm
Venue
GAO YIA_408
LIN YIA_409
CHEN FYB_402
SUN FYB_403
TBA FYB_107B
Instructor
CCS Faculty
Teaching Assistant
HU Yijun
Course Description
This writing-intensive seminar is the capstone course for Contemporary China Studies and Chinese Studies majors in their final year. It gives graduating seniors the opportunity to explore in depth a China topic of particular interest to them, and design, research, and write a research paper on this subject. Students will formulate a research proposal, conduct research, write a bibliographical essay, and prepare their capstone research paper in multiple drafts. The class will be divided into Research Groups based on shared research interests that will work together and support each other and meet separately with the instructor.
Course Outline
Session 1: January 6 Organization Session: The Project
Session 2: January 13 Presenting the Proposal: Sources & Data
Session 3: January 27 Analysis & Planning I
February 3-14 NO class; research on one’s own project
Session 4: February 17 Writing Workshop I: Critiquing Outlining, Argumentation & Citation (Guest Lecturer: TBC)
READING WEEK March 3 – March 8 (NO class; research & writing on one’s own)
Session 5: March 10 Analysis and Planning II: Individual Sessions
Session 6: March 17 Writing Workshop II: Presenting and Analyzing the Evidence (Guest Lecturer: TBC)
Session 7: March 24 Analysis and Planning III: Individual Sessions
Session 8: April 14 Critiquing Drafts
Session 9: April 28 Capstone Project Final Presentation
Assessment & Assignments
Research Proposal, Bibliography & Outline & Bibliographical essay 10%
Revised Outline & Drafts 10%
Reports & Participation 20%
Research Paper 60%
Honesty in Academic Work
Students should submit written assignments to the Veriguide system, print out the Veriguide receipt and scan it into a PDF file before submitting to the Blackboard. See the website: https://services.veriguide.org/academic/login_CUHK.jspx. Any cases of plagiarism will be severely penalized and reported to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, which could result in failure or expulsion from the University. http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/.