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Demonstration of Application

Purpose

This assignment gives you the opportunity to apply course material in a way that both provides evidence that you understand the scholarship and allows you to generate texts (papers, plans, and/or tools) that you can use after this course.

Instructions

Epistemological Process
Your first task is to choose a theory, a practice, or an issue related to the course content. Then you will...

  • decide the type of text you think will 1) be usable after this course and 2) demonstrate what you have learned from this course. Types of texts can include, but are not limited to:
    • traditional term paper
    • a pedagogical outline for a educational unit with rationale
    • a series of academic assignments with rationales
    • a PowerPoint for a workshop with script and rationale
  • conduct additional research on the topic. You are required to provide a grounded rationale for your position or practice.

Writing
The writing process will vary from project to project. However, the following parameters will be consistent across projects:

  • choose an appropriate genre for the project and follow the generic conventions
  • 2500-5000 words

Presentation
On the day the DOA is due you will spend a maximum of the first half of class presenting your DOAs. For these presentations, each student will have five minutes to present a brief, informal summary of their work. These presentation will not be evaluated; their purpose is to share what you have done with your peers.


Criteria

Logistic:

  • 2500-5000 words
  • appropriate genre
  • due on March 19, 2008
  • 200 points

In addition to the general evaluation criteria, the instructor will be looking for evidence of...

  • an informed understanding of the course material and its application; this will be supported by your readings for the course and other research
  • a sense of audience–the DOA should be written for the appropriate audience for the given document
  • a document that is "original," at least in the context in which it is being applied
  • a document that is viable; this obviously has a different definition for different genres. For an academic paper it should be conference-worthy; for a pedagogical apparatus, it should fulfill your academic goals. You need to demonstrate an understanding of the genre you have chosen
  • a rhetorical awareness of the situation and/or discipline you are proposing to work within
  • an ability to articulate your knowledge of the course material
  • appropriate use of conventions, including MLA or APA citation formatting