MUSC 302W: Musicianship VI: Developing Your Poster

Preliminary Draft of Abstract

Due Tuesday, March 12, 2024 by midnight

(5 points)

At this stage, you will submit a rough draft of your abstract for the poster. The paragraph should accomplish the following four things, most likely in this order:

• Sketch out the essential background for understanding the research question or problem
• Clearly articulate the research question or problem at hand (even if you don’t actually phrase it in the form of a question)
• Outline how you are going to explore that question or problem
• Forecast what you will conclude about the question or problem

Turn this in on Canvas, under "Assignments" (left-hand menu), in MS Word or PDF format, as a discussion board post.

Further instructions can be found in the Instructions document on the homepage.

Revised Draft of Abstract

Due Thursday night March 14, 2024 by 12 midnight

(10 points)

• Now that you’ve received feedback from other students on the first draft of your abstract, you will immediately revise those drafts for review by me and receive further feedback.
• To receive full credit for this stage of the project, you must show significant improvement on the original draft of your paragraph. 

Turn this in on Canvas, under "Assignments" (left-hand menu), in MS Word or PDF format.

Further instructions can be found in the Instructions document on the homepage.

Outline of the Poster

Due Wednesday night, March 27, 2024 by midnight

(10 points)

At this stage, you will submit a document with the following items, in the following order:

• Revised draft of abstract
• Blow-by-blow outline of the essential context and points of argumentation sections of your poster, making reference to your sources when relevant
• A revised list of all your sources, cited properly (minimum 5)

Turn this in on Canvas, under "Assignments" (left-hand menu), in MS Word or PDF format.

Further instructions can be found in the Instructions document on the homepage.

Rough Draft of the Poster

Due Monday night, April 8, 2024 by 12 midnight

(15 points)

At this stage, it's time to convert your outline into a rough draft of the poster.

• Minimum 800 words of the total 900-1000 words

Turn this in on Canvas, under "Assignments" (left-hand menu), in MS Word or PDF format.

Further instructions and the grading rubric can be found in the Instructions document on the homepage.

Final Version of the Poster

Due Thursday night, April 25, 2024 by 12 midnight

(200 points)

Your 900-1000 word poster should have a title.  You should also have a bibliography of all consulted sources at the end of the poster. Posters will be graded according to the following scheme:

• Substance and persuasiveness of evidence and argument: 115 points
• Clarity and transparency of writing: 35 points
• Organizational logic and visual layout: 35 points
• Proofreading (including proper citation of sources): 15 points

Turn this in on Canvas, under "Assignments" (left-hand menu), in MS Word or PDF format.

Further instructions and the grading rubric can be found in the Instructions document on the homepage.

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