: You are to write a 1,400-word research paper (minimum) that adheres to the steps and guidance below.

Fisher College

SO101

Intro to Sociology

Spring 2019

Dr. Peter Cassino

Research Paper

Due

:

Thursday 3/7

at

9:30 AM

in

Blackboard

(Word docs only)

D

irections

: You are to write a

1,400

-

word

research paper

(minimum)

that adheres to the steps and

guidance below.

1.

Select any topic from your book

2.

You are to

develop a research question

based on

your

topic.

3.

Your

research question

must be as clear as possible and must be stated in

one short sentence

.

You must type y

our

research question

centered and bolded at the top of your paper before

your opening paragraph.

4.

Use the

Library’s online databases

to find a

minimum

of 4

scholarly

peer

-

reviewed

journal

articles

that

provide

information that you will use to write a

detailed

,

developed

,

and

sociological

answer to your research question

.

5.

You must use

in

-

text

citations

in

the

APA style

.

6.

The last page (this is not part of your

word

count) must be a work cited page in the APA style.

The overall goal of this paper is for you to convince

the reader

that your sources

provide a

sociological answer to your research question.

Some notes on grading

1.

C

onstantly remind the

reader why/how the information from the

scholarly

peer

-

reviewed

journal articles

answers your research question

. Feel free to write things such

as: “this

answers my research question

because

…” throughout the entire paper.

2.

A

void

: “…blah,

blah, blah…boring summary of the material from your journal articles

…blah, blah, blah…there are no statements here that

answer

my research question

…”

The following will lead to an automatic F

1.

Writing

800 or fewer words

.

2.

Not including any in

-

text citation

s

.

3.

Not including a reference list.

Fisher College

SO101 Intro to Sociology

Spring 2019

Dr. Peter Cassino

Research Paper

Due: Thursday 3/7 at 9:30 AM in Blackboard (Word docs only)

Directions: You are to write a 1,400-word research paper (minimum) that adheres to the steps and

guidance below.

1. Select any topic from your book

2. You are to develop a research question based on your topic.

3. Your research question must be as clear as possible and must be stated in one short sentence.

You must type your research question centered and bolded at the top of your paper before

your opening paragraph.

4. Use the Library’s online databases to find a minimum of 4 scholarly peer-reviewed journal

articles that provide information that you will use to write a detailed, developed, and

sociological answer to your research question.

5. You must use in-text citations in the APA style.

6. The last page (this is not part of your word count) must be a work cited page in the APA style.

The overall goal of this paper is for you to convince the reader that your sources provide a

sociological answer to your research question.

Some notes on grading

1. Constantly remind the reader why/how the information from the scholarly peer-

reviewed journal articles answers your research question. Feel free to write things such

as: “this answers my research question because…” throughout the entire paper.

2. Avoid: “…blah, blah, blah…boring summary of the material from your journal articles

…blah, blah, blah…there are no statements here that answer my research question…”

The following will lead to an automatic F

1. Writing 800 or fewer words.

2. Not including any in-text citations.

3. Not including a reference list.