Structure of the Paper
Your research paper must contain the following elements:
– A Cover Page and Abstract: This page contains the title of your paper, followed by your name, affiliation, contact information (e-mail), and date. The abstract is a brief presentation (a page or less) of your research project, highlighting the major themes of your paper, basic rationale, methodology, a summary of your findings and conclusion. At the end of your abstract, present a few keywords that describes your study, words that reoccur in the paper. We will demonstrate these keywords in class, using examples from actual research papers.
– Introduction: this will include the goal and rationale of your research
– Literature Survey and Hypotheses Development
– Methodology: Research Design
– Data Collection
– Data Analysis and Hypotheses Testing
– Research Results and Interpretation
– Conclusion
Submission Requirements of the Final Research Paper
Length: Again, because of the uniqueness of each research project, lengths of paper would vary. However, papers should not exceed 25 pages, with similar presentation features as above: 1.5 line-spacing, with a 12-font character size.
References: As above, students should use either the APA or MLA (but not both) styles of presenting bibliographical information.
Appendices and/or Exhibits: Students are encouraged to use appendices and/or present additional material in the form of exhibits, outside the body of text. Appendices would include raw or analyzed data, tables, charts or graphs or any other relevant information that augment the narrative of your research paper.
Grading and Evaluation: Grade levels will be based on standard university grading system to be further explained in class.
Evaluation of a student’s work will reflect the following:
• The level of understanding of the research process as demonstrated in the course assignments; displayed in fulfilling the course requirements
• The effort devoted to the course overall and specifically on each assignment
• The level of professionalism (e.g. effective editing of papers and quality of presentation) a student demonstrates
• The content of oral and written presentations.
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