Course Syllabus

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Instructor: Elizabeth Coody
Email: ecoody@iliff.edu

Course Synopsis

This course is designed to provide support and structure to students in the first phases of thesis development. Assignments will be geared toward teaching effective and sophisticated research practices as well as writing and argumentation skills. In this class, students will define and refine their topic, thesis, and points of evidence in order to produce a proposal and a detailed outline of the thesis.

Note: Students will be expected to consult with a faculty reader at two points in the quarter. Within the first two weeks of the quarter, students should plan to discuss the viability and scope of their topic with their faculty reader. After submitting their proposal at mid-quarter, they should seek their faculty reader's guidance to refine and revise the proposal and discuss the next phases of thesis development.

Books for the Course

  • Booth, Colomb, and Williams, The Craft of Research, 3rd ed. (University Of Chicago Press, 2008).
    ISBN: 978-0226065663

The only other required book is the style manual you will need for your thesis project. Choose the appropriate style guide based on the citation style you will be using. Please check with your faculty reader to determine the style you will need to use.  Most theses at Iliff use Chicago Style.
Choose only ONE:

  • For Chicago Style, sometimes called "Turabian": 
    Turabian, Kate L.  A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers, 7th ed. Revised by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2003.
    ISBN: 9780226816388 
  • For APA Style (American Psychological Association), specific kinds of pastoral care projects:
    Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010.
    ISBN: 9781433805615 
  • For SBL Style (Society of Biblical Literature), specific kinds of biblical studies projects:
    Alexander, Patrick H., ed. The SBL Handbook of Style: For Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers, 1999.
    ISBN:156563487X 

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MA MTS Thesis Proposal Seminar Course Syllabus Printable 2014.pdf

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