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Assignment Instructions

Assignment  3: Week 3: Term Project Part 1 – Outline

Select a topic that relates to any one of the learning objectives found in the syllabus for Mission Support Contracting.  You can do research upon an existing program or a completed program or contract. 

Topic is  Explain appropriate laws, regulations, and policies for a routine procurement

Write  an outline of your research topic paper. This outline can follow the  following format as far as section headings. But you do not have to  follow it. You can add more sections. But there must be at least four  sections highlighted by * and section titles. Include at least 100 words  per section that you use.

This outline is the one that will be developed in stages over the next few weeks leading to the final          research paper. 

Abstract Introduction* Background Literature Review* Findings* Conclusion* Summary Future Research Recommendation    Incorporate at least one peer reviewed reference from articles listed within the online APUS library.
•Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
•APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.
•Length of paper: typed, double-spaced pages with no less than two pages.
•Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
 

APA GUIDELINES
University of California Berkeley Library APA Style Citation http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/APAstyle.pdf
Purdue University APA Formatting and Style Guide http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/#resourcenav
 

RESEARCH and WRITING
APUS Online Library Tutorial Center
http://www.apus.edu/Online-Library/tutorials/index.htm
 

PLAGIARISM
Avoiding accidental and intentional plagiarism
http://www.plagiarism.org/
 

**Refer to the assignment grading rubric for details on how the assignment will be evaluated.