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Intpolicy.docx

Instructions:

Write a national intelligence policy paper on the country corresponding to the brainstorming homework assignment during week 3. Your assignment is to write the policy paper based on the following:

3. Students last names from L – O, Iran: Develop a U.S. intelligence policy to address the mounting concern over the ongoing ‘silent’ revolution in Iran. Also address regional intelligence requirements and policies, and the impact on others (Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Israel) should Iran become nuclear. Feel free to posit how this could change with the new administration.

The policy paper should be written using the APA Handbook and guidelines. Do not include works in your references that are not cited. Your entire paper including your bibliography/references MUST be in APA format – see Rebecca Rogers if you have questions or need help. Failure to use APA is an automatic 4 points off your paper grade. MANY onlineprograms will format your papers for you. We use the Purdue Owl website as a guide. Here are the links to the guide and an example:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ and,

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20090212013008_560.pdf

You will be submitting your papers through Turnitin and the following rant is because every semester we have a student who thinks they can get away with it. The end result is usually begging, tears, apologies, threats, and ultimately a failing grade – and that’s just from the instructor.

Plagiarism is a direct violation of the Florida State University and will not be tolerated. Any instances of plagiarism found may result in failure of the assignment as well as the full weight of an FSU Honor Code Violation. The Florida State University Academic Honor Policy outlines the University’s expectations for the integrity of students’ academic work, the procedures for resolving alleged violations of those expectations, and the rights and responsibilities of students and faculty members throughout the process. Students are responsible for reading the Academic Honor Policy and for living up to their pledge to “. . . be honest and truthful and . . . [to] strive for personal and institutional integrity at Florida State University.” (Florida State University Academic Honor Policy, found at http://dof.fsu.edu/honorpolicy.htm.)

Under no circumstances should you be using Wikipedia or similar web sites as a reference for your papers. This includes any website that allows for community editing of information (a wiki). However, you may visit Wikipedia, etc. to find other sources and references to use.

Your paper must be 1.5 spaced, Times New Roman 12 font, with 1” margins. You must have a title page (which does not have to be APA compliant), an abstract, and a references page. These pages do not count as written content. I use the grading rubric found below so there should be no surprises as to what you will be graded on.

Graduate Paper Requirements:

Paper must be 15 full pages of written content (This does not include title page, bibliography, or abstract), and must cite at least 15 reputable and quality sources.

Undergraduate Paper Requirements:

Paper must be at least 9 full pages of written content (This does not include title page, bibliography, or abstract), and must cite at least 9 reputable and quality sources.

	EXEMPLARY	POOR	UNSATISFACTORY
Content (8 pts.)	Policy paper makes sense, recommendations are sound and realistic.	Intelligence policy recommendations are unclear und unrealistic. Not thoroughly analyzed and researched.	Paper does not answer the policy requirements.
APA (4 pts.)	APA citations used throughout paper. Citations and works cited are all included and in APA format. Writing does not use first person (“I” or “we”) in body of paper.	Poor or incomplete APA citations in the paper. Writing does not use first person (“I” or “we”) in body of paper.	APA citations not present in paper. Writing includes the inappropriate use of first person (“I” or “we”) in body of paper.
Quality of Research (4 pts.)	Sources used for research included juried journals and/or recognized web sources. No Wikipedia or other self–modified web sites are used. All facts backed up by research	Sources used for research included juried journals and/or recognized web sources. No Wikipedia or other self–modified web sites are used. Not all facts backed up by research.	Sources used for research does not include juried journals and/or recognized web sources. Wikipedia or other self–modified web sites are used. Little or no research in paper.
Editing (4 pts.)	Sentence structure, grammar, and diction excellent; correct use of punctuation and APA format; minimal to no spelling errors. Paper follows length guidelines in syllabus.	Sentence structure, grammar, and diction are weak; punctuation and APA format often used correctly. Some (minor) spelling errors; may have one run-on sentence. Paper falls short of length guidelines in syllabus.	Big problems in sentence structure, grammar, and diction. Frequent major errors in APA format, punctuation, and spelling. May have many run-on sentences and comma splices. Needs editing. Paper does not follow length guidelines.
Professors’ Reaction (5 pts.)	Policy Paper is interesting and educational when read. Writing and research flows in a way that is easy to understand. Arguments presented are well supported by research.	Paper is interesting and educational when read. Writing and research may take some effort to understand. Arguments presented are not well supported by research.