Structure of the Paper
- Pick a question.
- Research the scholarly literature (books and journals).
- Summarize the (relevant) literature.
- Critically evaluate the author's evidence and conclusions.
- Decide which explanation is best and why.
Paper Groups
Available Research Questions
- What are the root causes of global inequality?
- Does the globalization of the world economy have a positive or negative effect on international security?
- Are capitalism and environmental sustainability compatible? If so, how, and what policies are necessary to implement?
- Do the World Bank International Monetary Fund have a positive role to play in aiding the least developed countries and, if so, what should it do (and not do)?
- In what ways can consumers prevent human rights abuses, and is there any evidence that such an approach is effective?
- Are economic sanctions effective? When, where and why?
- What are the positive and negative effects of agricultural subsidies on international development?
- Submit your own (at least one week before the first annotated bibliographies are due), subject to professor approval.
Schedule
- Th 2/07: First Annotated Bibliography on Chosen Topic
- Find five related scholarly sources.
- Annotated bibliography should include:
- the question you intended to investigate.
- scholarly bibliographic references for all sources.
- 1-3 sentences summarizing each source.
- 1 sentence explaining how each source is relevant to your topic.
- Submit via email and hard copy.
- Th 2/28: Second Annotated Bibliography
- Repeat assignment for first annotated bibliography.
- Add five more scholarly sources.
- Correct any errors in the first bibliography.
- Submit via email and hard copy.
- Th 3/26: First Draft
- Should include at least ten scholarly sources
- Somewhere between 8-12 pages
- Double Spaced
- 1-inch margins
- 12 point Times New Roman, or Cambria font
- Normal character spacing
- Paper should follow the structure outlined at the top of this page.
- Submit via email and hard copy.
- Th 4/04: Peer Reviews
- Write 2-3 (total) pages reviewing all of the papers in your study group.
- Ask authors to clarify points in paper.
- What parts of the paper work best? Which not so much?
- Make suggestions on writing, arguments source material.
- Grade your group members' papers using the rubric (below).
- Submit via email to fellow group members and professor.
- Tu 4/09: Peer Review Meetings
- Bring a hard copy of your peer review to class
- Form into the groups to which you have been assigned.
- Discuss your peer reviews and ways that you can each improve your papers.
- ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY!
- W 5/01: Final Draft
- Should include at least fifteen scholarly sources
- Use the same formatting guidelines as for the rough draft
- Submit via email and hard copy no later than 8:00 PM
Assessment: 30% of Final Grade
- Annotated Bibliographies: 2%
- First bibliography: 1%
- Second bibliography: 1%
- First Draft: 10%
- Peer Review: 3%
- Review submission: 2%
- Participation in Peer Review meetings: 1%
- Final Draft: 15%
Assessment Rubric for Drafts
What is a scholarly source?
- Scholarly sources include articles from peer reviewed academic journals.
- Scholarly sources include books from university or other academic presses.
- Scholarly sources do not include textbooks.
- Scholarly sources do not include encyclopediae, dictionaries, atlases, or other tertiary-source reference literature.
- Scholarly sources include reports from intergovernmental organizations.
- Scholarly sources include primary records from government institutions.
- Scholarly sources do not include articles from popular magazines or non-peer reviewed periodicals (such as newspapers).
- Scholarly sources do not include Wikipedia or any other online sources unless they also conform to the categories above.
- Scholarly sources do not include any materials assigned as class material for IS 311.
- If your source is not included in the categories labeled in blue, then it is not a scholarly source unless otherwise confirmed by your professor.
