ENC 1102 Assignment Sheet

Research Proposal Important Dates

Monday, Sept. 17th
Over the course of this semester, you will be investigating the ways
writing and rhetoric work within a research site of your choosing. The first Research Proposal Rough Draft
step in this research process is to develop a proposal that introduces your
line of inquiry, makes a claim for why this is worthy of academic scrutiny, Monday, Sept. 17th – Friday,
and demonstrates your plan for conducting this research. This is an Sept. 21st
important first step that requires careful thought since you will be working
with this line of inquiry for the duration of this semester. Research Proposal Conferences

The Task Sunday, Sept. 23rd

Follow these guidelines for your research proposal: Research Proposal Revised Draft

 Begin with an introduction where you identify the research topic Research Proposal Reflection
and line of inquiry that you plan to study.

o Use this section to provide pertinent background

information on the topic. This will involve some
Specifications
preliminary research and reading around your topic.
• 2-3 typed, double- spaced pages
 Explain the objective for your research, fleshing out what you want (not including appendices or
to study related to the role(s) of writing and rhetoric. Outline your citations page)
research questions and focus of your research here.
• No extra spacing (0 pt. spacing)
o Transition from what you know (information you included between paragraphs
in the introduction) to what you don’t know (what you want
to discover during the course of your study), then list your • 12-point Times New Roman
research questions. font

 Propose a plan for future research based around your chosen line • 1-inch margins on all sides
of inquiry and research questions. This plan should include a
specific secondary research source that supports your proposal, as • Proper MLA/APA format and
well as methods for collecting data, which may also include citations
identifying a research site, participants, texts to collect, etc.
• Submit as a .doc or .docx on
o You need to justify your decisions here, so make sure your Webcourses before class time
secondary resource sample provides insight into your
research questions.

o You can also use support from previous readings and

annotations.

 End your proposal with an estimated timeline for employing these

methods to demonstrate your ability to carry out this research
project to completion.