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Introduction to IDS IDS-1100 sec. 001 2019-20

Research Paper

In this paper you will be responding to the ideas of two of the three books and authors on which we have focused in class: Chang’s 23 Things, Collier’s Bottom Billion, and Green’s From Poverty to Power. Your paper needs to do the following three things:

· Explain the approach to change that each author would take in response to the issue you chose.

· Compare the two approaches: What are their main similarities and differences?

· Identify which of the two approaches to change do you prefer for this issue and explain why.

In carrying out these tasks you should:

· Give a brief overview of each author’s approach to change (see note at the beginning of this document). Make sure you support the overview by citing material written by or about each author. As much as possible try to use your own words rather than lengthy quotes to sum up each author’s approach. This overview should not take up more than 1½ pages (350 words) of your paper.

· Identify at least two important points of comparison between the two authors’ approaches to change. At least one of these should be a difference. Make sure you support the points in your comparison by citing material written by or about each author.

· Clearly state which of the two approaches you prefer. (Hints: You can say one author’s approach is more likely to be effective, or you can argue that both have crucial flaws, or some other answer in between these two extremes. Remember that you are talking about their approach vis-à-vis a specific issue; this isn’t a general response to the two authors’ ideas.) Give at least two reasons, with supporting evidence from your research sources for your answer. Remember this is the most important part of your paper; it should take up at least 2 pages (500 words).

Paper Format

Your paper should be formatted as an essay, meaning written in paragraph form without bulleted lists. Use transition sentences rather than headings to signal which of the three tasks you are writing about. Your paper should not be much more than 1500 words (roughly 6 pages), and not less than 1000 words (roughly 4 pages). Your references list does not count toward this total. Use a legible font (i.e. 11 or 12 point) and double-space your paper.

There will be a separate Research Paper dropbox for this assignment. Please submit it in either a Word compatible format (.doc or .docx) or in PDF.

Research Expectations

In addition to reading and referencing the two authors’ books, you should read and make reference to at least two recent scholarly sources (i.e. substantial, research-based articles from scholarly journals or chapters from scholarly books that have been published since 2005). Appropriate research beyond this minimum will receive a higher grade.

Documentation of Research Sources

Your paper must include appropriate in-text references for any information taken from any article, book, case study or internet sources you used in your research. This includes both direct quotes and points where you have taken either facts or significant ideas from the source, even though you express them in your own words. Your references should be formatted according to the Chicago author-date system or the APA system. In both formats it is important that you, as a student, include the page number(s) when providing the location of the information you used. You can find a quick help with these formats at Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html ) and copies of the reference manuals for each in the library’s reference section as well as in the Tutoring Centre. If you are including information that is not common knowledge in your paper, it is best to have a reference for it. You should have a reference for each piece of information like this, not just put one reference at the end of a paragraph or page. It is much better to have too many references than too few.

Your paper should end with a references list (APA format or Chicago name-date format) of all the research material you used to write the paper. Be sure to include a full reference for the two authors’ books here, plus any non-scholarly and internet sources you consulted in the process of writing your paper.

Marking Guide

The template that follows is a rough guide to the weight I will give to different parts of the research paper. Some elements—such as failure to properly document sources or inadequate/inappropriate research—may result in lower grades in other areas as well.

· Clear, research-based answer to the first question (shows knowledge of the two authors plus issue of focus)—about 20% of the grade

· Clear, research-based answer to the second question (shows knowledge of the two authors plus ability to make critical comparisons)—about 20% of the grade

· Clear, research-based answer to the first question (shows knowledge of the two authors and issue of focus plus ability to make evidence-based evaluations)—about 30% of the grade

· Base of research for the paper and proper, consistent documentation of sources in text and in references list using either APA or Chicago format—about 20% of the grade

· Clear organization of paper and quality of writing (grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.)—about 10% of the grade

Getting Help

You can get help identifying appropriate research sources (or determining whether a source you have found is scholarly) from a librarian at the reference desk on the library’s main floor. If you are not sure what counts as a scholarly source, please review the points in the Beginner’s Guide on the Library website (http://libguides.uwinnipeg.ca/c.php?g=1647&p=657544). Remember that finding something via a scholarly database search increases the chances that the item is a scholarly source, but you should still check to make sure that it meets most of the criteria listed under Scholarly vs. Popular Sources.

You can get help with the writing process from the university’s writing centre (https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/writing-centre/ ).

If you are having trouble thinking through the two authors’ approaches to change or applying them to your issue of focus, come see me during one of my office hours or by appointment. I can answer simple questions by Nexus email as well. Please remember that none of these sources of help can do much for you if you wait till the last minute.