Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2021 - CA 822 G100

Research Colloquium in Contemporary Arts (5)

Class Number: 7289

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    GOLDCORP

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The research colloquium, a core course taken in the final term of the MA program, focuses on professional development in careers in the arts or PhDs. Through intensive peer review, students revise their extended essay (CA 829) for publication. They identify their audiences, choose appropriate journals, and other venues for publication, and prepare to submit their work, and plan their responses to journal decisions. We discuss permission, contracts, and other intellectual-property issues. Students practice job and grant applications, prepare CVs and cover letters, and work on their public profiles. Students also explore extending their research into curating and public programming. We devote time to public presentation skills for a variety of venues including the final symposium, in which they present their research to the public. Students with credit for FPA 822 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

The research colloquium prepares students in research presentation and other aspects of professional development. Students research the most appropriate venues to publish and present their work, from academic journals to public events. They develop their extended research essays into publishable works and have the option to develop non-academic projects. The course guides students in methods of writing extended prose works. During the semester, students submit a draft of their essay to their peers and make a formal presentation in the colloquium. Each student’s essay is discussed in detail in the seminar, in order to evaluate the framing of the research topic and research problem, timeliness, originality, appropriateness of research methods, depth of research, structure and effectiveness of argument, and style. Students learn how to develop useful comments that will help their peers in revising the essay for publication. We will devote time to developing public presentation skills for a variety of venues. The goal is to finish the colloquium with clear plans for publishing and presenting your research, so that you will have clear plans for next steps after you graduate.

Students will also plan the graduating symposium, a public event for students to professionally present their work to friends, colleagues, and the public.

 

Grading

  • Research plan and venue identification 15%
  • Peer review notes 20%
  • First draft of paper 10%
  • CV and public profile 5%
  • Presentation in symposium 10%
  • Final paper or project proposal 20%
  • Participation (including symposium planning) 20%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Wendy Laura Belcher, Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success. Los Angeles, London: Sage, 2009.
ISBN: 9780226499918

Eric Hayot, The Elements of Academic Style: Writing for the Humanities. Columbia University Press, 2014.
ISBN: 9780231168014

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021

Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place.  Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.