****For C. Owens Only****

Each student will write a final term paper for this course. The specifications for this paper are as follows:

Write a concise paper on a negotiation perspective, issue or case of your choice. It is recommended that

you choose a subject that you are interested in studying. All topics must be approved by your instructor

before you begin writing.

Please note that the length of your term paper is intentionally limited to a strict minimum and maximum in

order to ensure that you will organize your thoughts very carefully, and express them through a rigorous

choice of words and sentences that minimizes the quantity and maximizes the quality of the paper.

All term papers will be MS Word-processed, double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font, left

aligned with one inch margins. Term papers are to be submitted using the APA formatting and citation

style.

Grading Rubric

1. Logical Organization (30% of paper grade)

A. Is or are the negotiation issue (s) clearly stated? (Are the major issues/questions presented concisely in

the introduction so that the reader knows what the paper is about?)

B. Does the paper keep the promise of the introduction?

C. Is the method of presentation and analysis clear? Is it justified?

D. Is the sequence of ideas and information logical?

E. Do you do something worthwhile with each idea you present or each source you cite?

F. Is it clear what ideas are yours and what you got from someone else?

G. Is the negotiation process clearly articulated and its import assessed?

2. Development (30% of paper grade)

A. Are transitions between paragraphs and topics clearly stated and integrated?

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B. Do you basically present one full idea per paragraph?

C. Do you use the best ideas or every idea you could get your hands on?

D. Does the size of your paragraphs fit the size of the ideas and/or issues and processes?

3. Content (30% of paper grade)

A. Originality and creativity (1.Do you have anything interesting to say? Do you have your own

interpretation? 2. Have you thought about what you learned and analyzed it or do you just copy it?)

B. Support (1. Do you support your ideas with evidence from readings, with clear reasoning, with

examples, or with a combination? Is your support relevant and persuasive? 2. Is language from what you

have read quoted? Are the quotations that you use necessary and helpful?)

4. Style (10% of paper grade)

A. Are sentences clear and concise?

B. Are sentences grammatical? (1.Do you have pronoun-verb agreement? 2. Do you have verb tense

consistency? 3. Do you put commas in the right places?)

C. Does each of your sentences say something?

D. Do you cite your sources and follow the formatting style you have chosen consistently?

E. Is your spelling correct? , Are your possessives and plurals correct? Have you used the right words and

used them correctly?

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