Engaging in the Scholarly Conversation

Harvard Extension School

PSYC E-300

Section 1

CRN 17339

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This course trains students in the skills of critically engaging the scholarly literature in their field of study. They learn how to assess the presuppositions, argumentation, methodology, evidence, and conclusions of scholarly writing in their discipline. After building that foundational skill set, the second portion of the course focuses on how to identify patterns, debates, and schools of thought in the larger body of existing scholarship relevant to the students' interests, which is an essential precursor of the final goal: identifying gaps or opportunities for future scholarly contributions.

Registration Closes: August 28, 2025
Credits: 4

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Term

Fall Term 2025

Part of Term

Active Learning Weekend

Format

Active Learning Weekend

Credit Status

Graduate

Section Status

Open

Instructor Info

Mayron Pereira Piccolo Ribeiro, PhD

Lecturer on Psychology, Harvard University


Meeting Info

Sa 9:00am - 5:00pm (9/13 - 9/13)
Sa 9:00am - 5:00pm (9/20 - 9/20)
Su 9:00am - 1:00pm (9/14 - 9/14)
Su 9:00am - 1:00pm (9/21 - 9/21)
F 6:00pm - 9:00pm (9/12 - 9/12)
F 6:00pm - 9:00pm (9/19 - 9/19)

Participation Option: On Campus

Deadlines

Last day to register: August 28, 2025

Additional Time Commitments

This course meets on campus in two consecutive weekends. See syllabus for additional information.

Prerequisites

Students must have completed SSCI E-100a with a grade of B or higher to take this course. PSYC E-300 must be completed before registering in the Crafting the Thesis Proposal tutorial for thesis-track students and prior to the precapstone course for capstone-track students.

Notes

Students must be present for the entire on-campus residency to earn credit for this course. Additional requirements before and after the on-campus session are noted in the syllabus. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Students in this and other sections of HUMA E-300, PSYC E-300, and SSCI E-300 may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or class sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions, they may do so alongside students in those courses. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.

Tuition

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All Sections of this Course

CRN Section # Participation Option(s) Instructor Section Status Meets Term Dates
36022 1 On Campus Team Taught Open MTWTh 8:30am - 11:30am
 Jun 23 to Jul 10
17339 1 On Campus Mayron Pereira Piccolo Ribeiro Open Sa 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sa 9:00am - 5:00pm
Su 9:00am - 1:00pm
Su 9:00am - 1:00pm
F 6:00pm - 9:00pm
F 6:00pm - 9:00pm
 Sep 2 to Oct 20

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