museum reaserch paper

“Museums Today” CCA 232 A, SP2020 Final Paper (25% of course grade) Due: Wednesday, May 13 by 5:00 p.m. at the Art Museum Assignment: Write a research paper concerning the broad topic, “Envisioning the Museum of 2030.” Length guideline is 5-7 pages with a minimum of 5 scholarly sources. Sources should include texts, journals, periodicals, newspapers, annual reports, etcetera, and may include online, academic or professional articles. (Please do not rely on unattributed website information.) Format: 1-inch margins, 11-12 point appropriate font, double-spaced. Include footnotes and bibliography per Chicago Manual of Style NB-System OR Kate L. Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. (For citation help, try Purdue Writing Center’s OWL Resource: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/chicago_manual_17th_edition/cmos_formatting_ and_style_guide/chicago_manual_of_style_17th_edition.html

- Research a topic related to contemporary ideas, current trends, or new technologies in museums. Possible topics might include social media marketing, crowd sourcing, “pop- ups”, 3D-printing, or Augmented Reality.

- Develop a thesis for a paper that addresses your findings and reflects upon how you

believe the museum field might evolve over the next decade. You may wish to narrow your focus by concentrating on one area of evolution such as museum operations/administration, development, marketing, collections management, exhibitions, education, visitor services, security, etcetera.

- Preliminary thesis statement OR questions for further study AND preliminary annotated

bibliography due March 18.

- In your paper, be sure to describe the researched ideas, trends, technologies and their use(s) in museums by providing specific examples.

- Analyze the effects of these contemporary activities on current museum practices and

interpret their significance to the museum field.

- Speculate/theorize about how museums might evolve as a result of the activities addressed.

- In conclusion, evaluate the pros, cons, and issues associated with, the evolution of the

museum field as you envision it. (This should be a well-reasoned opinion derived from your research.)

Grading criteria: Quality of research/effort demonstrated in completing assignment 25% Persuasiveness of thesis and strength of evidence presented 25% Expression of ideas/organization and structure of paper 25% Writing clarity and mechanics 25%

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