Transcript NCUR ABSTRACT PREPARATION

NCUR ABSTRACT PREPARATION
Submit BEFORE December 2, 2014
Submission Guidelines: 2015 Conference
http://www.cur.org/ncur_2015/
(Must register an account and then submit abstract)
Faculty Mentor: Patricia Chantrill
1. State, in clear terms, the central
research question and the purpose of the
research.
ABSTRACT SAMPLE: Rhetoric
Stressful experiences in an individual’s life often produce the desire for a simple, unpretentious
country style of living. Because people experience a longing for these simple pleasures such as
a significant relationship with family, friends, and nature, they can readily relate to Willa
Cather’s short story “Neighbor Rosicky.” This paper is a rhetorical analysis of
“Neighbor Rosicky,” specifically focusing on Cather’s language regarding
setting which demonstrates Rosicky’s satisfaction with rural Midwestern
living. Rosicky finds an appreciation for pastoral life. Willa Cather’s rhetorical style
reveals that Rosicky loves his country friends and neighbors. Even as he
experiences the difficulties of home and life, he relies on his neighbors for support and
compassion. Rosicky also appreciates the self sufficiency he is able to enjoy as he works the
land and toils with his hands. Cather’s rhetoric also reveals that Rosicky has a deep
connection with nature. This paper demonstrates how language use can help a
reader build an alliance with characters in a short story, and through word
use the reader can experience the same emotions and longings that the
characters in the story experience. (183 words)
Annie E. Mullen (Dr. Faith Mullen) Department of Communication Studies, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA [2008
NCUR Submission]
2. Provide a brief discussion of the
research methodology. [CMST 301]
• Your Concepts To Campaigns (C2C) research
paper will describe and analyze a 2014 campaign
artifact and its connection to at least TWO
CONCEPTS in your textbook [Political
Communication: Rhetoric, Government, and
Citizens, Dan F. Hahn, 2nd Ed. (2003)]. Think
chapter headings for your conceptual focus, but
you can expand your 2-chapter/concept focus
with additional concepts discussed in class.
[From Blog 3:http://policom301.wordpress.com/blog-3/]
2. Provide a brief discussion of the
research methodology. [CMST 420]
• PARADIGM:
1.
Provide examples of real-world health communication challenges on
college campuses nationwide and evaluate how they were addressed by
health communicators. Research Question: How did health
communicators address this health challenge? Evaluate the effectiveness
and outcome.
2. Explore how communication can play a vital role in achieving personal
and public health objectives with particular attention to college student
communication preferences. Research Question: Are student
communication preferences matched to health objectives?
3. An analysis of how health messages are developed and delivered to
college students and how college-based health communication
campaigns are designed, implemented and evaluated. Research
Question: Are these campaigns working? Why or why not?
4. Evaluate and respond to (and provide solutions for) health literacy
challenges and differences across diverse (age, sexual orientation,
religious orientation, first generation, race and ethnicity, etc.)
populations of students at EWU. Research Question: How do health
literacy challenges differ across diverse student populations at EWU?
[From Blog 3: http://healthcommunication420.wordpress.com/blog-3/]
2. Provide a brief discussion of the
research methodology. [CMST 450]
From your syllabus:
“These writing assignments are designed to facilitate the
student’s ability to demonstrate productive criticism on a
specified subject. Your criticism must be aimed at
transforming problematic constructions of fear, power, hate
and/or hegemony in rhetoric. Each essay should assess the
aims and methods of rhetorical theory and criticism and the
kinds of knowledge produced by the material covered
throughout our quarter-long journey. The paper should be
carefully crafted, advancing an insightful argument about
theory and critical practices that draws upon the assigned
readings and diligent research. They should assess the key
contributions each critical perspective can or has made to a
productive study of rhetoric that seeks to change the human
condition.”•
[Also see Blog 3: http://cmst450.wordpress.com/blog3/]
2. Provide a brief discussion of the
research methodology. [CMST 450-continued]
“Each student will choose ONE
rhetorical artifact to research. You
will analyze your artifact through
TWO rhetorical lenses, one of
which MUST BE CLOSE
TEXTUAL ANALYSIS.”
--Rhetorical Methods: Why did you
choose the approaches that you
chose (relative to your artifact)?
Don’t skip CTA here—explain the
connection to persuasion.
[Also see Blog 3:
http://cmst450.wordpress.com/blog
3/]
Check out sample abstracts
• You can go directly to the NCUR site and check
out their abstract archives here:
http://www.cur.org/conferences_and_events/st
udent_events/ncur/archive/
• For those interested in what abstracts look like
and how they function generically (not from
NCUR), please see
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/presentation
s_abstracts_examples.html.
NCUR ABSTRACT GUIDELINES
Abstracts will:
1. State, in clear terms, the central research question and the
purpose of the research.
2. Provide a brief discussion of the research methodology.
3. State conclusions and significance.
4. Include text only (no images or graphics)
5. Be well organized.
• References are allowed within abstracts, but not required.
• The form will not process all formatting and special characters (e.g.,
scientific symbols). Use plain text format for your abstract. There is
space in the form to include a link to online documentation,
formulas, images, music files, etc. in support of your
submission. You may use this space to provide a link to a location to
view your abstract in its original form.
• Abstracts are usually 250-300 words long. They should be no
more than 450 words in length.
Submission Time: Be prepared.
Have the following information available when submitting
your abstract:
• Name and e-mail address for each faculty mentor and co-author:
Patricia Chantrill [email protected]
• Undergraduate Research Office Coordinator (UROC) name, e-mail address,
and phone number—EASTERN STUDENTS LEAVE BLANK
• If you do not have an UROC then provide the information for whomever is
the point of contact at your institution—EASTERN STUDENTS LEAVE
BLANK
• Presentation type: oral, poster, visual arts, or performing arts—Most
of the CMST 301, 420, and 450 submissions will be ORAL
presentations, though a few POSTERS are possible. Ask PC.
• Field of study (See below for the complete list.)
COMMUNICATIONS/COMMUNICATION STUDIES (or whatever
your preferred field is IF you think this research can reasonably fit.
Communications/Communication Studies is the default.)
It is strongly
recommended that
you draft out your
abstract
information on a
Word docx first.
Count the words,
rethink the
language choices,
be careful to fulfill
all the minimum
requirements AND
give something
extra.
Be brilliant! 