The
course requires a final research paper on a topic related to global
inequalities. The paper should be at
least 8 pages and no longer than 10 pages. This will require that you select a
topic at the outset, write a proposal (abstract), conduct library and online
research and complete an annotated bibliography, and complete a final draft for
feedback from the instructor, and finally make final revisions on your paper.
You may use secondary academic sources, especially books, web resources, newspaper
and scholarly articles.
Paper Topic ………………………..………10pts (Due 2/7)
Paper Proposal…………………………….20pts (Due 2/14)
Annotated Bibliography………….................30pts (Due 3/21)
Draft Paper…………………. …............….40pts (Due 4/11)
Final Paper………………………............…200pts (Due 5/3)
RESEARCH PAPER
-Guidelines-
TITLE:
● Need a Title that hints to the reader your topic and main argument/ thesis. You can be creative with the title to catch the audience/reader’s attention.
● You need a separate title page with your name, course title, and I.D.
MAIN THESIS:
●The starting point of any good research paper is always What you do not know or understand but feel you must.
●Your research topic is too broad if you can state it in fewer than 4 to 5 words.
● STEP1: Name Your Topic (What are you writing about)
● STEP 2: Suggest a Question (What you don’t know about it)
● STEP 3: Motivate the Question (Why you want to know about it)
(Why is it important to ask your question at all or so what?)
PAPER FORMAT:
1) TITLE PAGE (1 page)
2) INTRODUCTION (1-2 pages)
Use a “narrative hook” to attract the reader
Begin with a story, current event or pressing issue being debated, a popular film etc..
The Introduction provides a brief description of the research topic. What is the general idea of your research? Why is the topic interesting to you? What makes the topic and the questions of importance to researchers, policy makers, and community activists?
At the end of the Introduction Section include a paragraph with Main Argument or ”Guiding Thesis”
3) BODY (5-6 pages)
-Analyze, rather than describe
-Think of secondary sources as “how to” guide for writing your original paper
-Use subheadings
-Avoid unintentional borrowing that results in plagiarism. To avoid plagiarism use quote marks or footnote page numbers.
-Avoid too many BLOCK QUOTES
4) Conclusion (1-2 Pages)
- Restate your research thesis and main argument
-So What!!!! Why should we care about your topic?
-What new idea(s) did you learn from your topic
-Limitations of the study
5) Bibliography (1 page)
Should include:
-Web sources
-Books
-Journal Articles
-Newspaper Articles
CITATION STYLE
Use Chicago Manual of Style Only
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html
Avoid in-text citations (Miller, 1990), Instead use footnotes or endnotes ONLY.