Instructions from the professor:
The body of the research paper must be at least 8 full pages long. The Subject, appendix, if used, and Abstract are to be on separate pages and do not count in the length. Remember 1 word short is a short paper.
You must research current authoritative periodical literature law review articles and court cases, and obtain sufficient competent information to substantiate your conclusions. The articles that you find must all be less than 3 years old, (2014 - 2016) correctly cited and used to support your position. Older Court cases which establish a precedent currently in force may be used as citations. Older works can be cited for background but do not count for the minimum current citations.
Research Paper -
1. Utilize APA guide lines.
2. A requirement of this paper, which differs from APA guidelines, is that each paraphrase must contain a page number to identify where you found the information.
3. Do not cite multiple pages.
4. Closely read and ensure that you understand the requirements in the Plagiarism and Paraphrasing document located on your dashboard.
5. Refer to the Research Paper Style Guide, located on your Dashboard, and comply with the directions.
6. Refer to the Research Paper Outline on your Dashboard to ensure that you prepare a proper outline.
7. Examine the Research Paper Examples on your Dashboard to help you prepare your paper correctly.
8. Do not use books, blogs, wiki, encyclopedias, or dictionaries as sources or for citations.
9. When utilizing current periodical publications such as magazines or newspapers ensure that you verify the information. Remember that trade journals, company publications, politically motivated periodicals and web sources will usually be slanted to a point of view that is not authoritative or verifiable.
10. At least 4 sources cited must be less than 6 months old.
11. Use no more than 5 government publications.
12. Ensure that you verify older sources to ensure that they are current and still accurate.
13. Do not use more than one article from any source document.
14. All sources must be from United States sources and must contain proper English. For example Elsevier is a Netherlands publishing company.
15. Foreign source documents will incur a 20 point reduction each.
16. Sources with improper English usage will not be counted as acceptable sources.
17. Place lengthy quotes of more than 5 lines, pictures, illustrations, and tables in the appendix and reference them in your paper.
18. Do not use "I" or other personal pronouns.
19. Do not use "Common Knowledge".
20. A paragraph will usually contain multiple citations.
21. Each citation, including quotations and other citations, must contain the page number of the article from which you obtained the information.
22. THE PAPER BODY MUST BE AT LEAST 9 FULL PAGES LONG AND CITE AT LEAST 15 SOURCES.The title, and abstract page do not count in paper length.
23. The completed paper must be submitted through Blackboard by the due date.
24. The sources cited in the paper must be submitted on the same date as a separate PDF document. The sources must be submitted as PDF file. The individual file names must be the name as cited in the paper Reference section, and the sources must be sorted alphabetically.
25. Use a cover page( A separate page) which will not count in paper length.
26. Include your Abstract( As a separate page) which will not count in paper length.
27. The paper is to be typed, double spaced, 12 font , with one inch margins top, bottom, and sides.
You must research current literature and obtain sufficient competent information to substantiate your conclusions.
You are required to research and cite articles from authoritative literature. Authoritative literature includes refereed journals, Court Cases, government regulations, and professional periodical publications such as the Journal of Accountancy, Journal of Finance or other professional periodicals such as the Wall Street Journal, written in English and published in the United States. Publications from other countries are not acceptable. Foreign based journals which are published in the United States are not acceptable. Do not cite blogs, , internet sources other than professional journals, magazines, or newspapers or publications from a professional firm such as a law firm or an accounting firm .
Citing inappropriate sources will result in a 20 point per citation penalty, will be considered as "Filler to increase paper length", and will be subtracted from your paper's length.
Lengthy quotes, which are over 6 lines long,, single article summaries, and tables which are not placed in an appendix, will be deducted from your paper length.