*** THE PAPERS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN, Saturday, May 7 at the
start of class. This is the DUE DATE. They can (and should) be turned
in earlier. Late papers cannot be accepted.
PLAGIARISM IS FORBIDDEN!
Your papers should follow any generally-accepted format for term papers
in that they have a) a clear introduction, specifying "what's at
stake," and organizing your forth-coming discussion; b) a strong
discussion in which you make your key points and present your argument;
and c) a convincing conclusion. There is no required length, but the
expectation is between 17-20 pages. A 10 page paper will be considered
two-thirds of the assignment and graded accordingly.
REMEMBER: Papers must flow logically and be well-organized. If you are
not sure how to write a paper, check a term paper manual out of the
library!! Have a friend read the paper over for clarity, style, and
typos.
You should use ACADEMIC JOURNALS, although in some cases magazines are
appropriate (as when doing a media content analysis).
Remember to use good grammar---don't use glib speech without a purpose
(eg., "cops," "guys," etc). Be careful not to "genderize" language
(eg, use police officer for policeman, etc).
I am looking especially for well-thought out analysis that tells us
something NEW about the topic, and ties in some broad social issues
(e.g., ethics, gender, race, policy, values, etc).
No comments will be made on final papers, because few students pick
them up. Exceptions will be made for papers turned in early. It is my
policy to comment upon paper drafts PRIOR to submission, because this
when feedback helps the most.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, SEE ME AFTER CLASS!! YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO TURN
IN ROUGH DRAFTS (AS OFTEN AS YOU WISH) UP TO 14 DAYS PRIOR TO DUE DATE.
I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO READ THEM AFTER THIS DATE!
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RULES FOR PAPERS
Hints
1) NO DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS!!!
2) Type the papers and DO NOT use binders
3) Number your pages
4) Use SCHOLARLY sites, NOT Reader's Digest or Vogue
5) NUMBER YOUR PAGES!
6) DO NOT use plastic paper covers/jackets
7) Be CAUTIOUS of Internet resources: "Garbage in/Garbage out"
The following rules are common sense, but there may be serious
consequences if you violate them.
When writing a paper, there are a few basic rules:
1) Do your own work
2) Do not recycle papers you wrote for other
courses to this one
3) Do not falsify bibliographies
4) Turn in the ORIGINAL (NOT a carbon or duplicate)
Violation of the following may result in a 10-90 percent reduction in
your paper grade:
1. Failure to follow the assignment
2. Failure to submit your original copy (ie, no zeroxes or carbons
of any page)
3. Failure to include your bibliography
4. Messy or untyped papers
5. Late papers
6. Reproducing abstracts of articles as if they were your own words
7. Citing items in your bibliography that you did not read
ALSO: PLEASE NUMBER YOUR PAGES; DO NOT put them in plastic binders.
The following will automatically result in an F on the paper:
1. Falsifying bibliography
2. plagiarism
3. Using a paper you have used for another class in this one
without permission
4. Using text from the internet without citing it, and/or using
language from web sources as your own words.
5. Using electronic abstracts as if you had read the original works
The following will automatically result in a course grade of F and may
result in judicial disciplinary hearings:
1. Submitting a paper written by another as your own
2. Lying when confronted with explicit evidence of violations in
any of these rules
3. Evidence of using "term paper mills" to upload/download papers
relevant to this class
4. Uploading a paper to a website in order to obtain "information"
from that site (ie, electronic paper-swapping)
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