ECON
430: Term Paper Guidelines Fall 2015
TERM
PAPER ASSIGNMENTS:Your term paper
assignment is for you to write two short essays, eachof them tiedone of the two
books we will read and discuss over the course of the semester. While your
papers must be tied to these books, you will have some latitude in how you
approach this assignment. One possibility would,of course, be for you to
elaborate some more on the details of one of the issues that we discussed in
Class. Another possibility would be for you to write on some specific aspect of
one of the issues at hand that you believe calls for further scrutiny. Or, if
you wish, you can focus on issue thathas been in the news and then compare and
contrast that with things that we discussed during the class.
TERM
PAPER SUBMISSION: The papersmust be
submitted by uploading the papersin BlackBoard.
ORIGINALITY: The paper must be your own original work
written specifically for this class. Both of your papers will be checked for
originality using turnitin.com.
LENGTH: While the length of your paper must of course depend
on your chosen topic, each of your papersmust
be at least 1000 words exclusive of the title page, any direct quotes, and
references.
SPELLING AND GRAMMAR: You must thoroughly check the grammar and the
spelling of the paper before you submit it. Grammar, spelling, and the quality
of your writing will count for at least 15 points of the total 50 points of the
grade for each paper.
CITATIONS & CITATION
STYLE: You must cite all your
sources and you must cite these sources using one of the following styles: MLA, APA,
Harvard, Chicago, Turabian, or the
style of the American Economic Review.
While you are free to select any of these citation styles, you must follow whichever
style you choose to the letter.
PROPER QUOTATIONS&
QUOTATION MARKS:You must use quotation marks, or else use indented blocks, to identify
all quotations. It is OK to paraphrase and not use direct quotes only when
your language is completely different from the original, but you must still
give proper credit to your sources. It is not OK to just insert a few
words of your own into another writer’s text and then appropriate it without
using quotation marks.
All quotations must
correspond exactly to the original wording, spelling, and punctuation. Page numbers must be given for each citation.
Changes must be clearly indicated: use brackets to identify insertions; use
ellipses (…) to show omissions. Also indicate where emphasis has been added.
REFERENCES:The last section of your paper must be a list of
references. Your references must correspond to your citations in the text of
your paper and must be completely consistent with your citation style. Your reference
list should not include any sourcesother than those that you cite in the text
of your paper. The reference listshould begin on a new page (i.e., put a page
break in front of the reference list).
