CALL FOR PAPERS

The Mass Media & Communication Program announces the sixth annual

SCT GRADUATE STUDENT COMPETITIVE RESEARCH FORUM

Friday, February 27, 2004, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The goals of the Forum are to:

• make students and faculty aware of students' research interests

• provide discussion and critique of student work

• prepare students for making presentations during job searches and conferences

• provide recognition for outstanding student work

All SCT graduate students are encouraged to submit a paper on completed or ongoing work.

Submissions of any sort of academic writing are acceptable.

Types of papers that may be submitted include:

• research proposals (including condensed dissertation proposals)

• papers written for class assignments

• submissions to conferences or journals

All submissions will be blind-reviewed by SCT faculty and invited outside reviewers.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the authors of the top papers.

Criteria for judging will include:

• originality of research/contribution to field

• theoretical and methodological soundness

• clarity and organization

Deadline for submissions: Friday, January 23, 2004

Submissions must include a 100-word abstract of the paper and a cover sheet with the submitter's name, phone number, mailing address, and e-mail address. Submitter's name should not appear anywhere else on the paper.