Early in the course participants will be offered to choose from a number of proposed topics for the course project. Participants may also propose o topic of their choice. A time schedule will be negotiated with each participant which should include the dates for the project steps. These steps are:

1. Choice of topic.
Early in the course each participant chooses a project topic from a list of suggested topics.
2. Producing an annotated reading list.
Each participant will conduct a library search and produce an annotated reading list for the chosen topic and make it available to the class.
3. Conduct an online conference about the topic chosen for a project.
Each participant will organize an online conference for his/her project. For this the student prepares an annotated bibliography and a first outline of his/her paper. The outline should be broken down in a number of main topics and presented for discussion. Comments and feedback from peers and faculty should be built into the final paper. (Much of the 30% for active, visible participation are to be earned here.)
4. Produce the project document.
The participant will use the critical feedback for improving the final project document. The project paper itself will consist of a document of about 5000 words (maximum 7000, minimum 4000). (The final project contributes 70% to the grade.)