1. So You Want to Research Handout for MA 4

2. Proposal Identifying the problem Understand the issue Cause and effect relationship Develop strategies/solutions Call for actions/changes

3. Questions Background Problems? Your take? Visions?

4. John Swales – The 4 Rhetorical Moves Establishment of the topic Brief literature review to situate your contribution or to establish a theoretical framework Statement of the gap/problem Your solution/suggestions

5. Content of your proposal: 1. Topic Establish your topic Narrow your topic Find your angle

6. 2. Problem Problem or problems? Major & minor causes of the problem What’s the world doing about the prob now? Analyze their effectiveness

7. 3. Researching Your contribution; the niche/gap Gathering information from multiple sources

8. 4. Planning to solve the problem You probably don’t have the solution But you can have a plan Explore your steps What are the costs and benefits of your plan?

9. Getting to know your field Compare others’ work What has been done, what haven’t, what’s in progress?

10. The Proposal Introduction Description of the problem & contingencies Describe your plan Conclusion

12. In your group, write a proposal of marriage (or a romantic date) with someone using all the features of a formal proposal.

13. Concept Mapping In your group, figure out some problems that you observe around higher education. Pick one that seems most interesting to your group, and: – Specify the problem – Identify the cause and effects – Think about possible resolutions – What can you do about it

14. Individual Proposal Activity Using the same problem you have identified, write a proposal for a researched essay to tackle the issue.

15. Proposal for Final Paper Due Apr. 9 – Tuesday 400-500 words Typed/Word-processed Title Resource list