Seminarium licencjackie: narracje wizualne w kulturze amerykańskiej 4219-ZS033
Students continue to prepare their BA theses. Students will be further developing their research and work on their writing skills.
While visual culture encompasses different media, interest in comics is especially welcome. We will be examining both modes of storytelling, and focusing on the role of gender, class, race, and ability in selected narratives.
Type of course
obligatory courses
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Upon completing this course, students:
Knowledge
- are aware of special requirements given to academic works;
- know that there are certain procedures and norms that guide the process of academic research;
- know differences between academic and non academic texts, sources, language;
- understand the issue of academic honesty and others’ intellectual property,
- understand the most important concepts of cultural studies, with a focus on visual culture.
Skills
- are able to organize a research process leading to write a BA thesis;
- have skills necessary to find and evaluate primary and secondary sources;
- are able to construct a coherent and logical argument;
- can document sources in an academic way (in the Chicago Style) and avoid plagiarism;
- can present the results of their research in an academic way (written and oral);
- knows basic rules of editing a thesis in English.
Competences
- can organize their research process;
- are able to properly plan and undertake an analysis of chosen text of visual culture;
- are aware of the possible consequences of plagiarism;
- can give meaningful feedback to others in a respectful way.
Assessment criteria
To pass the course, students needs to submit a complete BA thesis.
Bibliography
Booth, Wayne C. et al. The Craft of Research. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1995.
The Chicago Manual of Style. The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers. 15th Edition.
Kirszner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. Mandell. The Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide, Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2015.
Additional information
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