environment and international security

·  Logical well developed argument--support of that argument

·  Fully addressing all assignment questions in essay format

·  Topics covered in substantive way

·  Logical arguments, progressions, cause and effect

·  The use of specific examples to support arguments

·  Demonstration of quality of understanding of the topic

Sources

·  Use of a minimum of 3 scholarly resources for initial replies to my question and thereafter scholarly resources as appropriate in all other posts

·  Sources that meet the specific course requirements   

·  The use of factual documentation

·  The use of Scholarly Sources—any use of non scholarly resources in any post will result in a zero for that post

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Source Requirements—NO USE PERMITTED OF THE FOLLOWING:

·  No encyclopedias are permitted (this includes Wikipedia, Encarta, Britannica, Ask.com, Answers.com, altapedia.com, infoplease.com, info.com, about.com,

ehow, bigsiteofhistory, nationmaster.com, altapedia, howstuffworks or any similar site or print source may be used)

·  NO K-12 sites, sites intended for children, sites or sources that are travel based in focus

·  No sites with unknown authors, blogs, or sites or sources like SparkNotes, CliffNotes or anything similar is permitted

·  NO use of any site that is not reflective of Academic Integrity Guidelines is permitted

·  Use a minimum of 3 resources for initial posts

·  Sources where appropriate in all other posts

Citations

·  The use of APA or MLA Guidelines

·  In text citations (properly formatted and complete)

·  List of References (properly formatted and complete)

·  Accurate Listing of References

·  Academic Integrity Guidelines     

Mechanics

·  Proper syntax, spelling, grammar

·  Meeting the requirements of Standard English

·  Standard spacing and formatting

·  Required word count

·  Initial responses to the required instructor led question each week should be between at minimum 200 and at maximum 300 words in length

·  DO NOT change the default settings when posting--no effects on your text are permitted (no use of capitalization, bold, italics, different color of text, icons, anything like “texting” or excessive punctuation for emphasis)

Readability and Style

·  The use of standard elements of academic writing

· o Introduction

· ♣ Introduce the topic

· ♣ State your thesis

· ♣ Entice the reader to read your remarks

· o Transitions

· o Conclusion