Writing Postgraduate Degrees in Massachusetts

...Strunk, William and E.B. White. The Elements of Style. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2000. ISBN: 020530902X. Recommended (but this book is very expensive)...

..., including characterization, story and plot structure, point of view, dialogue, and description. Develop skills across multiple genres, including fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic writing. Analyze works of literature and learn how to approach these texts as a writer and a scholar. Practice the... Learn about: Creative Writing...

...Notes: Students must take GVT-777 prior to taking P.AD-715. Students with no professional public management experience must take PAD 859 Public Service Internship... Learn about: IT Law, Financial Training, Data analysis...

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...courses One psychology seminar Statistical Methods One writing intensive or seminar elective A master’s thesis. Eight of the above courses need to be taught...

...Attendance in class, preparation and participation count for 35% of your grade. Those who do not prepare, contribute to discussions, complete assignments...

..., and connecting with editors. Learn techniques for conducting incisive interviews, gathering salient information, and writing compelling narratives with clarity and style. Build knowledge of the legal requirements and ethical responsibilities in journalism. Develop deeper understanding in a focused topic...

...Indeed there is a rigorous lineage of such investigations beginning with technical comparative at the grammatical level linguistics (e.g. Friedrich 1970)...

...Notes : Students must take GVT-777 prior to taking P.AD-715. Students with no professional public management experience must take PAD-859 Public Service Internship... Learn about: Financial Training, IT Law, International Relations...

...on close readings of the texts. Everyone must come to class prepared, as discussion will often take the form of a formal debate of the issues read for that class session...

...will be provided later. For this class, you are required to prepare an individual business proposal of either a new product/service or improvements to an existing product/service...

...Writing There will be four significant writing assignments: Two 5-page essays (due in Weeks 5 and 9), and a 7-8 page final project due on the last day of class...

... the connections between clear thinking, critical reading, and effective writing... Learn about: Communication Training...

...as others who have had negotiations courses around the world, buy and read all of Roger Fisher and William Ury's little paperback, Getting to Yes (Arrow... Learn about: Conflict Management...

...a section other than your regular section on a particular day, you must notify the instructor at least one day in advance. There will be no make-up... Learn about: Basic Skills...

...This subject is the second semester of four that forms an introduction to modern standard Chinese, commonly called Mandarin. The emphasis is on further... Learn about: Chinese Language...

...The grading for this course is based on discussion of basic concepts, analysis, class participation, presentations and written assignments. Students...

...are expected to post regular blog entries on a publicly accessible site (the course blog, Networked Social Movements). You may, however, choose to remain anonymous (actually... Learn about: Social Movements...

...Alternatively M. Eng. students may by petition use it as an elective in a specific EC if they have chosen a term project on a topic appropriate to that...

...potential to be a journal article. We work toward publication guided by the idea that the best way to acquire training in historical research is not to begin by reading... Learn about: Communication Training...