Astronomy research paper

Class Project 1, Recent Research Paper Announcement

Posted on: Sunday, July 7, 2013

Sunday 7-7-13

Hello to all of you,

Project 1, a recent research paper on a specific solar system topic requires picking a topic (due 7-14-13), a draft paper including an outline and a final version of the paper including an outline.  The draft (including outline) is due Sunday 7-21-13 and the final version of your recent research paper is due on 8-4-13. The professor will take one week to grade each version of your paper.  The draft and final versions of your paper should include an outline, title page, 3-5 page typed paper, and reference page, all in one document submitted through Turnitin via the course materials section of blackboard.  Please make sure to email the topic that you have chosen to the professor by Sunday 7-14-13, using your course number in the subject line of your email.  Please make and submit a brief outline using bullet items and the sections suggested in the outline format.  The paper should be correlated to the outline.  You will be allowed to submit multiple versions of the draft and final versions, once every 24 hours before the due dates.  The similarity checks done by Turnitin do not include 1% matches with various sources and websites.  The research paper should be based on recent research related to a specific solar system topic.  I have posted in the course materials section, the paper requirements, outline and format requirements, suggested topics and the APA citation style requirements.  You should emphasize the methods and materials section describing the methods and materials used by the researchers doing the research being described and the results and discussion section describing the research.  If you want help, please make an appointment for office hours.

Grading Rubric of Draft Outline and Draft Paper (Total out of 20 points given in Grade Center)

1) Outline Format & Quality (10 points)

2) Title Page (1 point)

3) Paper Quality & Length (3 points)

4) Reference Page (2 points)

5) APA Citation Style (2 points)

6) Reference Quality (2 points).

The grading rubric for the final version is as follows (80 points total):

1) Title Page (5 points)

2) Reference Page (5 points)

3) APA Citation Style (5 points)

4) Reference Quality (5 points)

5) Recent Research (15 points)

6) Outline and Paper Format (15 points)

7) Technical Nature of Paper (15 points)

8) Writing Quality (15 points)

9) Total (80 points)

I hope this helps,

Dr. Weston