Research Paper topic and preliminary references

Research Paper for ISOL632 Assignment: Write a 3-4 page APA formatted paper comparing your organization’s disaster recovery and business continuity plans with the best practices outlined in our course text. Content should include, but not be limited to: selecting the DR team, assessing risks and impacts, prioritizing systems and functions for recovery, data storage and recovery sites, developing plans and procedures, procedures for special circumstances, and testing the disaster recovery plan. Your paper should include an abstract and a conclusion and a reference page with 3-5 references.

Requirements: A05: Submission of paper topic and preliminary references due June 12, 2016 @ 11:55PM EDT PAPER: Submission of final paper due on August 14, 2016 @ 11:55PM EDT (NOTE: Late papers (up to 24 hours late) will receive a 50% penalty. Papers not turned in within 24 hours of the due date will receive a grade of ZERO!)

Comments:

 For help with APA formatting, see the Information links on iLearn. They are located on the Module for the week of June 6th (Module: 06/06). There is a sample paper as well as a link to a site that has extensive APA documentation.

 Please pay careful attention to the due dates and times for this assignment

 The grading rubric for this paper is on page 2 of this document.

ISOL632 – BCP/DRP Research Paper Grading Rubric Student: ____________________________________

CATEGORY Unacceptable (Below Standards)

Acceptable (Meets

Standards) Good (Occasionally

Exceeds) Excellent (Exceeds

Standards) SCORE

5 points 10 points 12.5 points 15 points Subject Matter Introduction does

not convey topics,

subtopics and

thesis statement. Paper is not

logically

organized and

lacks transitions

between sentences

and paragraphs. Sources are non-

existent or not

considered

scholarly in

nature. Conclusion does

not reiterate and

support thesis

statement.

Introduction

conveys a topic,

vague subtopics,

and a general

thesis statement. Paper discusses

topics and

subtopics but may

be poorly

organized; student

attempts to

provide

transitions. Sources are not

peer-reviewed but

are generally

acceptable. Conclusion does

reintegrate key

concepts and

reinforces the

thesis statement.

Introduction

clearly conveys

topic, subtopic,

and a general

thesis statement. Paper discusses

topics and

subtopics and is

well organized

with clear

transitions. Sources contain

some elements of

research that

support the thesis

statement. Conclusion

reflects a strong

review of key

ideas that clearly

relate to the thesis

statement.

Introduction

strongly conveys

topic, subtopics,

and specific thesis

statement. Paper clearly

discusses topics

and subtopics; it

is strongly

organized with

transitions linking

all topics. Sources contain

only peer-

reviewed

research. Conclusion

strongly reflects

key points and

integrates these

ideas is the thesis

statement.

15 points

.5 points 1 point 2 points 3 points Grammar and

Mechanics Grammatical

errors,

punctuation

errors, and

spelling errors

significantly

interfere with

reading the paper.

Few grammatical,

spelling, and

punctuation errors

occur in the paper

and do not

interfere with

reading the paper.

Grammatical,

spelling, and

punctuation errors

occur rarely in the

paper and do not

interfere with

reading the paper.

The paper is

virtually free of

grammatical,

spelling, and

punctuation

errors.

3 points

.5 points 1 point 1.5 points 2 points APA Style,

Citations, and

References

APA style errors

with page format

interfere with the

reading of the

paper. Paper is informal

in tone and word

choice. Errors with in-text

citations and

Reference page

citations

significantly

detract while

reading.

APA style errors

with page format

are noticeable. Paper is

occasionally

informal in tone

and word choice. Two sources are

incorrectly written

in either the in-

text citations or

on the References

page.

APA style errors

with page format

are rare. Paper is written in

a scholarly style. One source is

incorrectly written

in either the in-text

citation or on the

References page.

No APA errors

are seen with page

format. Paper is written in

a scholarly style. All sources are

correctly written

in the in-text

citation and on the

References page.

2 points

Total