Introduction to researching and writing papers, identifying reference materials and sources. Emphasis on utilizing the resources of libraries, indices, and the internet. Students will report their weekly progress on their websites.
In order to participate in this course, students must open and use their free NYU internet account.
Course Objectives
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (2nd ed.). Modern Language Association, 1998.
USING A STYLE GUIDE
USING THE LIBRARY
USING THE INTERNET
EVALUATING AND USING ELECTRONIC SOURCES
ASSEMBLING A WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY
STYLE AND MECHANICS OF WRITING
EXAMPLES, FIGURES, and TABLES
PREPARING TEXT IN ELECTRONIC FORM
DOCUMENTING PRINT AND ELECTRONIC SOURCES
Week 1: Writing as Inquiry, Choosing a Topic & Introduction to Library (Marybeth
McCartin, Librarian, NYU)
Assignment: 1. Write an essay on what music means to you, taking
as the theme: "Why Did Music Choose Me?." You might address the following:
Week 2: Setting up your website. Connecting to a Topic from you are "passionate" about.
Assignment: Launch Your Website
Hand in personal essays.
Week 3: Dr. David Elliott, Guest Professor and Researcher
Some Tips On Publishing Your Paper on the Web
Send professor e-mail with a brief topic statement.
Week 4: The Internet as a Research Tool. Review Finding Sources, Resources
and connecting them to your interests or topic.
Assignment: Send Professor
John Gilbert an e-mail that includes six references from three different
sources on a topic or area of interest in music: 2 books, 2 journals, 2 dissertations.
Use correct MLA style.
Week 5: Introduction to NYU Music Reserves and Resources (Kent Underwood,
Music Librarian) Presentation and Discussion on Topics. problems encountered
in locating sources and materials.
Assignment: Start outlining your Topic. Post it on your website.
Week 6: Outlining as a process of bringing order and organization to collected
sources and materials.
Assignment: Continue outline. Refine Bibliography.
Week 7: Editing and revising Outlines, Adding resources.
Assignment: post a revised outline on your website. Add to your working
bibliography.
Week 8: From outline to draft: the writing process. Citing sources. (Parenthetical
citations and/or footnotes).
Assignment: Begin draft. Post whatever you have on your website.
Week 9: Discussion of various writing problems and problems of style. Using
examples, figures, tables.
Assignment: Continue writing draft, and post additional material.
Week 10: Reviewing and Reading Your Work With a Critical Eye and Mind.
Assignment: Post a finished working draft and bibliography on website.
Week 11: No Class: Internet Collaborative Performance. Individual Conferences
To Be Arranged.
Assignment: Revise draft. Write and post on your website a critique
of two of your fellow student's drafts as posted on the web.
Week 12: Thanksgiving Holiday!!!
Please note that because of this holiday, the NYU Administration is declaring a legislative day so that Wednesday, December 13th, runs on a Thursday schedule in order to have the required number of class meetings.
Week 13: Criticism and Metacriticism. A reflection on how to use this writing
and discovery process to develop thinking and writing skills of students.
Assignment: work on finalizing paper and bibliography.
Week 14: Hand in final paper with bibliography in hard copy format. Discussions
of papers.
Assignment: Post version of final paper on your website.
Week 15: Final Exam: Write a Metacritique of the process used in the course and evaluate the course in the context of your own needs and development.
TEXTBOOK:
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Reseach Papers. 5th ed. New York: The Modern Langage Association of America, 1999.
Duckles, Vincent, Michael A Keller, Adv. Ed. Music Reference and Research Materials: An Anotated Bibliography. 4th ed. New York: Schirmer, 1997.
Holoman, D. Kern. Writing About Music: A Stylesheet from the Editors of Nineteenth Century Music. Berkeley: U. of California Press, 1988. Bobst MusicRef ML63.W68 1988
Li, Xia and Nancy B. Crane. Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc., 1996. Bobst Ref1 and Ref6 PN171.F56 .L5 1996
Lowell, John Bruce. Style Manuals of the English-speaking World: a Guide. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1983. Bobst Ref1 Z5156.H68 1983
McGuire, Mary, Linda Stilborne, Melinda McAdams, and Laurel Hyatt. The Internet Handbook for Writers, Researchers, and Journalists. 2000-2001 ed. New York: Guilford, 2000.
Mitchell, John Howard. Writing for Technical and Professional Journals. New York: Wiley, 1968. Bobst Ref9 T11.M56
Music Educators National Conference, Richard Colwell (Ed.). Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning. New York: Schirmer Books. 1992.
Phelps, Roger P., Lawrence Ferrara, and Thomas W. Goolsby. A Guide to Research in Music Education. 4th ed. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow. 1993.
Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations.5th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. Bobst Ref1 LB2369.T8 1987
Li, Xia and Nancy B. Crane. Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc., 1996. Bobst Ref1 and Ref6 PN171.F56 .L5 1996
Cohen, Laura. Conducting Research on the Internet. <http://www.albany.edu/library/internet/research.html>.
The Columbia Guide to Online Style. Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor. New York: Columbia UP, 1998. <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html>
MLA Style. <http://www.mla.org/set_stl.htm>
Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association. <http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html>
<http://www.nyu.edu/classes/gilbert/resources/htmlcode.html> http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/mused.html