Research Project Requirements and Submission
Topic: Choose a topic of musical interest to you. As this is a research project, you need to consider the materials that may or may not be available to serve as adequate sources for creating the paper. Submit the topic idea to the instructor for approval.
Topic – The Medieval Music Period Genre and Styles
Requirements:
Select a topic in music that interests you and get the instructor’s approval to write about it.
Research the topic in detail.
Write a five-page (double-spaced) paper on your chosen topic.
The paper must have a title page, including the instructor’s name, course number, date, title of the paper, and student’s name. This is an additional page.
This assignment must be typed.
Your paper must be properly documented according to the MLA format/style. You can find information at these sites: (NOTE: papers that do not use the MLA format will not be accepted).
Modern Language Association (MLA): Formatting and Citation (by Oveta Culp Hobby Memorial Library. Video length 2:41)
MLA 9 Quick Style Guide: Formatting & In-Text Citations and Works Cited
Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide
Modern Language Association: MLA Style
Your works cited page must contain a minimum of five different sources, including at least one book, at least two periodicals, and at least one encyclopedia. This is an additional page.
The total paper should be seven pages (title page plus five pages of text, plus works cited page) and must be submitted no later than the date specified in the syllabus.
Before turning in the assignment, make sure to consult the checklist below.
Checklist for Research Paper:
My research topic is from the approved list of topics.
My paper is typed.
My paper is five (5) pages of text plus a title page, plus a work cited page for a total of seven(pages) in length.
My paper has one-inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right).
I used a font that is no more than 12 points.
My paper is double-spaced.
I have put a parenthetical notation at the end of each sentence in which I have taken ideas, opinions, or statistics from another source, or I have directly quoted another source (citing must be done using MLA format).
All of the entries in my works cited page are cited within the text of the paper.
I have provided a “works cited” page at the end of the paper listing all sources cited. (The page must be typed according to the MLA format).
I have used a minimum of five different sources cited in this paper.
I have edited the paper for spelling and grammar.
My paper has a title page with the instructor’s name, course number, date, title of the paper, and my name
