Govt 2305

Powerpoint Assignment

Students are required to complete a research paper as part of the course, I have chosen to have you all complete a comprehensive PowerPoint assignment. These papers are to be original work, which will contain both researched information and your personal analysis and application of that information. These papers are to be fact based and driven, and not to include speculations or slangs. These papers will be graded mostly for content but will need to be composed at a level appropriate for college students.

Research PowerPoint Guidelines:

The following guidelines must be adhered to in your PowerPoint. Failure to do so will result in a lowered grade.

This PowerPoint should not be less than 15 slides. Cover pages and Bibliography pages do not count as part of the slides.

You must use source citations for all quotes, paraphrases, or borrowed ideas or facts on the above

Do preliminary research to ensure that you have sufficient sources to support your information. In a paper of this length you should have no fewer than three Comment by valentine okei:

Every well-written paper should have at least three main parts, I will expect this in your PowerPoint. You should have an opening statement, which addresses the question or issue you are researching, and adopt a framework/design/plan for organizing the information/data of your research. The body of the PowerPoint should present the evidence to support your thesis. If there is contradicting evidence from your sources, you should pay attention to that also. The PowerPoint should end with a well-stated conclusion that either supports or refutes your thesis and explains why and the effect or repercussion of the issue you are

There will be one term paper for the course. More information concerning the specific assignment themselves will be provided on Canvas. It is the student’s responsibility to remain up to speed once details concerning these assignments become available to the class.

PowerPoints are required to be submitted electronically through Canvas., students will need to either look for the “Turnitin Activities” tab found under the “Assignments” tab found on the left side of your screen or on “• PowerPoint Assignment” found somewhere near the middle of your screen (you may have to scroll down to see the link). PowerPoints not

submitted to www.turnitin.com (Links to an external site.) WILL NOT be graded.

When submitted on Canvas, your assignment will also be submitted to turnitin.com (Links to an external site.), an anti-plagiarism tool many professors use to check for plagiarism. PowerPoints in which www.turnitin.com (Links to an external site.) reports at least 50% of which are from uncited and/or improperly outside sources also may NOT be graded. While use of outside sources are required, please avoid using direct quotes from these sources to fully avoid any suspicion of academic dishonesty; ALWAYS paraphrase