Requirements.
The final product you will produce for this class will be a 15 to 20 page research paper. It may be scientific, social scientific or humanities based.
Listed below are the items that must be in your paper in order to receive a passing grade.
- A title Page
- A table of contents
- An abstract
- An introduction that explains the necessity of the research and includes a hypothesis or a thesis statement. Additional, related research questions are also encouraged.
- A literature review that places your research effort in the context of existing research on the topic, related topics or methods.
- A well considered, cogent argument or scientific test.
- A conclusion that explains the significance of your findings, or links the argument you've made to the initial hypothesis, thesis statement and/or research questions.
- A reference section or bibliography.
