Undergraduate Research Opportunity in English 102

The PIT Journal is linked to eight sections of ENGL 102 in the spring of 2012 as research exposure courses. Students who enroll in these sections will conduct original research and will be introduced to the research genres of the academy.

In the spring of 2012, the following English 102 sections will be linked to the PIT Journal.

Students enrolled in these sections will conduct original research in their major using research methods appropriate for their chosen field of study. Students will share their research publicly by writing a conference proposal, preparing a conference presentation, and writing up the results of their research as an article manuscript or multi-media project. Instruction in these sections will focus on introducing students to these genres and guiding them through the academic publishing process by submitting to the PIT "Works in Progress" Undergraduate Research Conference and the PIT Journal.

Advantages of taking a specially designated PIT course include:

• practical hands-on introduction to conducing original research,
• guidance using research methods effectively and in ways appropriate to your chosen academic discipline,
• practice writing in research genres customary to your chosen academic discipline,
• an opportunity to apply to present your research at an academic conference (proposals are peer-reviewed and competitively selected; all students will be invited to attend the PIT Undergraduate Research Conference but not all students in PIT classes will be invited to present their research)
• an opportunity to submit your research for publication in a scholarly peer-reviewed academic journal (article manuscipts and multi-media projects are peer-reviewed and competitively selected; not all students in PIT classes will  be invited to publish their reseach)

For more information about PIT sections of English 102 or about the PIT Journal in general, email ashley.hall@unc.edu