FDF 5 - Visual Arts Computing
Research Paper Topic: Due Monday, August 21 at 9:00am
Send a email message to deburekr@eckerd.edu with the subject research paper
topic. The contents of the mail should describe the topic you have chosen for your research
paper. (You may provide an alternate topic in case the one you have chosen has already been
requested.) Topics will be unique within this class section and will be approved on a first-come-first-served basis. If you submit a request for a topic which has already been chosen, I will reply
to your email informing you of the situation and you must resubmit a new topic within 24 hours.
Research Paper Outline and References: Due Thursday, August 24 at 9:00am
Prepare a thesis statement for the introductory paragraph of your paper. Also provide a detailed
outline which demonstrates that you have read your sources at this point in time.
Research Paper: Due Tuesday, August 29 at 9:00am
Prepare a research paper, five pages minimum (not including the bibliography), comparing two
artists or art movements of your choice. Use either MLA or APA style for your citations and
bibliography. The paper should be typed, double-spaced, spell-checked, font size 12, with 1 inch
side and bottom margins, and a 1.5 inch top margin.
Your paper should use a minimum of five references and may include books, art encyclopedias, journal articles, and academically approved Internet sources. No more than two documents from Internet sources may be used. Photocopy the pages from the text sources which supply the information for your first five citations and attach them to your paper following the bibliography. On each photocopy, indicate the relevant original text with a highlighter or other similar means of identification. If used, Internet sources must be appropriately cited and full text of the source should be attached to the paper.