research paper

Important Check Points in writing a mini-research Paper Hello Class, please make sure you follow the guidelines I have posted in the folder in BB. The document for steps to write paper is the most important one. In there, Introduction section must have a clear objective/mission statement for your research work to accomplish. You also need to clarify it briefly before you move to the next section for Literature Review. Without objective in Introduction, your paper will be rejected and will have to rely on the best score of the 2 papers, if submitted both. In Introduction, you also need to start with the issues related to your topic from relevant reading materials with proper citations (last name of author, Yr of publication, and P#s you read from). Citations are very important to authenticate your reading resources (to list in reference list where you give citations from). In addition to the guidelines, I like to highlight the following check points for your paper to be substantial for proper assessment. 1. Topic should be your headline start with on the top of the page (cover Page) and also on the top of the Page to start with introduction. 2. Format of the paper is very important with all requirements I have listed. 3. Make sure your objective statement is clear in Introduction related to your topic. 4. Citations must be complete wherever you write your experience from reading, such as your writing contents in Introduction, Literature review, Methodology section, Analysis section, etc. 5. Make sure to follow the reference and citation procedure by APA guidelines that I posted. Citations must have authors' last names, yr of publication, and P#, p. you have read from). In your literature review where you would have to provide many citations because you would have to read many articles and books, magazines for understanding how other authors made contribution to this area of your research topic. 6. Make sure your methodology of research analysis is clear even though it could be a just paragraph. It has to have your model structure of analysis with identification of variables and their relationship and how to measure. Then state the type of data (mostly secondary I suppose) of those variables and sources of data collection and why the research approach is qualitative or quantitative (briefly give reasons).

7. Analysis part is the longest section of your research paper and it has to have detail data with chart, table and graphs (make sure to give sources of those information) with your own analysis in your own words including the results of your analysis related to you objective mentioned in Introduction section. 8. Conclusion section could be very brief containing your results from analysis and how did you fulfill your objective or not and strengths and weaknesses of your paper and policy recommendations, if any. 9. Make sure you list your references based on APA guidelines, I posted a sample of references in the folder to follow. 10. Abstract is your brief summary of your research paper to be written in 200 words or less after completion of your research work. The contents for abstract must include objective from Introduction, research methodology used, research results and concluding points. Abstract has to be placed before the Introduction section write after the table of contents with page #s. Grade Rubric: Maximum of 40 points distributed as follows: Abstract, Intro, Literature review, Methodology and Conclusion sections will carry a maximum of 4 points each for 20 points. Analysis: maximum of 20 points.