McDaniel College Budapest 

Spring 2009 McDaniel Research Prize
Interested in putting your research and writing to the test? McDaniel College, Budapest is holding its second McDaniel Research Prize, to give you a chance to show off the research and writing you' ve done in Budapest and hear others share theirs. All students enrolled in the McDaniel College, Budapest program are entitled to enter the competition.

The competition consists of two stages: 1) a written submission to be judged by members of the faculty; 2) for the top three written submissions, an oral presentation at an Open Forum, to be judged by a jury of faculty members and your student peers.

Dates:

Due date for entries
(submit it electronically to Bernadett Solti)
Noon Fri. April 17
Announcement of finalists Wed. April 29
Final Round Open Forum Wed. May 6
 
Guidelines for entries
  • 7-10 pages (not including endnotes and visuals)
  • a research paper resulting from a McDaniel course assignment* (*Any entries from Study Abroad students must be based on research done in Budapest.) These papers can come from any discipline. Pieces of creative writing are not accepted.
  • must include proper citations and references in the form of endnotes. (A separate sheet with the required referencing style (Chicago style) is available in Room 226 or on the mcedaniel.hu website.)
 
Criteria for papers
  • Development of ideas
  • Clarity of language
  • Depth of analysis
  • Originality
  • Sound use of resources and proper citations – details
 
Criteria for oral presentations
  • Quality of the substance of the presentation
  • Clarity of exposition
  • Ability to answer questions
 
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