06 Oct Week 4 Assignment For the rese
Week 4 Assignment
For the research paper you will choose your own topic (see "research paper requirements" lecture notes in this week's Content).
This week's assignment will help you to understand how to locate data that you will incorporate into your research pape.
Before you begin to gather data for your research paper it is very important to identify a thesis statement or research question to develop keywords, so that you can effectively and quickly locate data.
You will use these keywords AND boolean operators to search for data via the Monroe College Library and the Internet. Your lecture notes and video included in this week’s content will explain both types of searches to conduct.
View this video for assistance on selecting the right keywords so that you will work smarter, not harder!
Visit this website to learn how Boolean operators work. Go to the Site Map and select Searching Online under the section for Research. This entire site contains valuable information for all types of writing assignment, and I suggest you bookmark it for this and future classes.
A good research paper uses a variety of sources and students will need at least three scholarly journal articles for the research pape and four Internet sources. (a total of 7 sources)
View this video In order to get a better understanding of what makes an article scholarly.
****"ASSIGNMENT:"****
This week please develop the research question OR thesis statement that you plan to use for your research paper.
Then, identify the keywords AND the Boolean operators to use in your search parameters via the library databases and the Internet. Remember to include the entire pathway, not just single words for the search path. Submit as one file to the Week 4 Assignment dropbox by Thursday Sept 30th at 5 PM. Remember you are only submitting the thesis statement which would be a sentence or two, and the keyword path for the electronic databases and your internet searches (search conducted differently).
For example, if your thesis statement is: Funding for prison education programs should be restored to reduce recidivism, then your keywords Could be: Prison AND education AND recidivism. These keywords will limit your results from the library or Internet search to articles/website that only contain these words, but they would not be just single words to search.
EN 121-
Analytical Thinking, Writing & Research
Final Research Paper
Your research paper must contain the following:
· 6 BODY pages,
· Cover page (First Page),
· Abstract (Second page),
· APA formatted Reference page (Last page),
· Typed, double spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman
· APA format that included a upper left header on each page, and APA formatted in-text citations, as well as the Reference page. The latest version for APA formatting has eliminated the header from a research paper.
Types of sources that can be used but must be reputable and reliable are:
newspapers
magazines
books
scholarly journals
websites
A well-researched paper will include a variety of sources. For academic papers, books and scholarly journals tend to provide the best information.
Requirements for sources on Reference Page:
Minimum of SIX sources, add more if your research paper entails
· At least ONE book source (Print or Electronic)
· No more than THREE websites can be used
· Minimum of TWO Peer Reviewed/ Scholarly Sources used from the Library Databases MUST be used. If you do not use a book source there should be a third Scholarly Article from the electronic databases.
MUST HAVE LEVEL 1 HEADINGS THROUGHOUT PAPER.
*Hint: Main Points from Outline Assignment*
If you have level 2-5 heading that is fine but stay in the comfort of level 1 headings if you are unsure of the format.
Due Dates and Other Information Important for this Paper
Annotated Bibliography (Weeks 5 & 6)
Outline (Week 7)
Title page and Reference list (Week 8)
Body pages only(Week 9)
Introduction only(Week 10)
Conclusion and Abstract only (Week 11)
First Draft (Week 12) not graded but reviewed
Final Draft (Week 13)
Oral Presentation of Highlights of Final Draft (Week 14)
THIS ASSIGNMENT IS IMPORTANT!!! Remember, this paper is 20% of your final grade. The Oral presentation of the paper is your final and worth 15% of your grade.
It doesn’t matter what discipline you are in, you will have to write well-researched papers. You need to get used to finding good sources (not just whatever pops up first in a google search) and figuring out ways to effectively integrate those sources into your own writing. Becoming familiar with techniques to determine, credible, reliable, accurate, and current information is critical to writing a successful research paper, as is correct documentation using APA formatting, especially for in-text citations and a Reference page.
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