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Call for Papers:
2004 SCT Graduate Student Competitive Research Forum
The Mass Media & Communication Program announces the sixth annual
SCT GRADUATE STUDENT COMPETITIVE RESEARCH FORUM
WHEN: 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
Submission guidelines
Submission format: 4 printed copies to Priscilla Murphy, 220 Weiss Hall, plus an e-mail attachment in Word to priscilla.murphy@temple.edu.
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.
