Assignment
\nInvestigate and write the first part of your research paper (\u201cResearch Paper 1\u201d) on
\nyour previously approved topic: an entry-level position in a specific career you want
\nto pursue after college. Whichever particular entry-level job you choose to research
\nand write about, your choice must be realistic. For instance, a career as a physical
\ntherapist, pediatrician, or family law attorney is realistic; however, movie star, guitar
\nhero, starting your own high technology firm (with no experience), or CEO of a major
\ncompany is not realistic. Some successful choices for past research papers include:
\n\u2022 probation officer
\n\u2022 dietician
\n\u2022 intellectual property attorney
\n\u2022 App UI designer
\n\u2022 technical writer
\n\u2022 mechanical engineer
\n\u2022 high school PE instructor
\n\u2022 nurse
\n\u2022 specific medical professional
\n\u2022 pharmacist
\nDiscuss just the following subjects in the first part of the research paper (include in
\nthis order, with each as a separate section):
\n\u2022 Introduction: what the job is. Start wide and narrow to focus your audience\u2019s
\nattention to what you will write about, which is described in your research
\nstatement.
\n\u2022 The day-by-day activities of the job, meaning a snapshot of what people having
\nthis job do.
\n\u2022 What the career offers society; how the job affects the rest of us.
\n\u2022 Why people may be interested in this career.
\n\u2022 Required education and degrees.
\n\u2022 Continuing education requirement(s), if any.
\n\u2022 Required licenses, and by what governmental or professional organization.
\n\u2022 Legal requirements, such as credentials, fingerprinting or criminal background
\ncheck
\n\u2022 Conclusion
\nAll of the above areas of discussion requires some thought and research \u2014 perhaps
\nincluding your interviewing someone employed in such a position \u2014 as well as both
\ncareful documentation of your sources and logical presentation of the facts.
\nLogistics
\n\u2022 Your research paper topic is due in written form and approved by me in class
\nno later than Monday, October 8. This is the last date you can submit your
\nresearch topic without penalty
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\n\u2022 An MLA-formatted, draft copy of just your research paper 1 Works Cited is
\ndue on Monday, October 29. Your draft Works Cited must have a minimum of
\nfive major sources. See the discussion below in bullet 2 on p. 4 for additional
\ninformation regarding major sources and removing hypertext links. The draft
\nWorks Cited is worth 20 points of the first part research paper grade.
\n\u2022 The research paper 1 peer review is scheduled for Wednesday, November 7.
\nSend your complete peer review draft to the RP 1 Peer Rev folder on
\nTurnItIn by 10 AM to avoid a 10% late penalty (20% after class starts). You
\nalso need to bring to peer review two stapled copies of your full, formatted
\nresearch paper draft that meets at least the minimum required length, plus the
\nWork Cited page(s). You do not need to include the URL List on either the
\nprinted or TurnItIn versions. Peer review is worth 40 points of RP 1 total.
\n\u2022 You must electronically submit the final version of your research paper to the
\nRP 1 Final folder on TurnItIn by 10 AM
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\n\u2022 You must format your research paper part 1 according to our class discussion,
\nand that format is based on the MLA guidelines (see the MS Word 2013 Essay
\nFormat Instructions document and Lunsford), including:
\n\u25aa Using the correct margins, pagination in the upper right, font, font size,
\nline spacing, and first line of paragraph indentation. Include the correctly
\nformatted and positioned author block on the first page only.
\n\u25aa Setting the Spacing After command to zero, and turn off the
\nWidow\/Orphan control.
\n\u25aa Inserting a correctly positioned and formatted paper title that is relevant
\nto the paper topic, e.g. not \u201cResearch Paper\u201d or a similar title.
\n\u2022 Use the third-person point of view (POV) when writing both parts of your
\nresearch paper, which means you will use the \u201che, she, they\u201d voice rather than
\nthe \u201cI\u201d voice. Consider that your research paper does not just reflect your
\nopinion, but reflects the opinion of a group of people who have researched the
\ntopic and have gathered the same information as you. Your target reading
\naudience is a large group of people considering your research paper topic as a
\ncareer.
\n\u2022 Include an Introduction, which narrows the reader\u2019s attention from the general
\nto the specific of your research statement.
\n\u2022 Use a clear, concise research statement in the Introduction to inform the reader
\nof the purpose or organizing construct controlling the discussion topic. Like a
\nthesis statement in an analytical essay, the research statement in a research
\npaper informs the reader of what the paper is about, yet, unlike an analytical
\nessay thesis statement, does not state an opinion that the author sets out to
\ndemonstrate or prove.
\n\u2022 Use a clear organization to the paper.
\n\u2022 Employ correct grammar usage. Grammar issues will lower your research
\npaper score.
\n\u2022 Do not use contractions (for example: \u201cdon\u2019t,\u201d doesn\u2019t,\u201d \u201cwe\u2019re,\u201d \u201cit\u2019s\u201d etc.)
\nunless the contraction is originally part of any material you are quoting.
\nContractions are not used in formal writing, and correctly setting the grammar
\noptions according to the MLA Format Instructions document will automatically
\nflag any contractions you inadvertently use so you can correct them.
\n\u2022 Provide smooth transitions between paragraphs
\n\u2022 Use a series of body paragraphs, each with a clear topic sentence followed by
\ninformation, examples, analysis, and a concluding sentence (the P.I.E. model).
\n\u2022 Finish with a concluding section that acts as a summation of the research
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\nmaterial. This conclusion should be a paraphrase (not just a word for word
\nrepetition) of your most important points, and the conclusion also ties back to
\nthe research statement while answering the \u201cso what?\u201d and \u201cwhy should I
\ncare?\u201d questions.
\n\u2022 Your research paper must include quotes or data from a minimum of five
\nmajor sources to support your discussion, and all of your sources must have
\nboth correct MLA parenthetical citations and accurate entries on your MLAformatted
\nWorks Cited list. Five major sources does not simply mean five
\npages from one web site; you instead need to use a mix of sources in your
\nresearch. Delete the hypertext protocol abbreviation, the colon punctuation and
\nthe two forward slashes from the urls you place on your Works Cited list, and
\nbegin the urls with whatever follows the second forward slash. An example is
\nhttps:\/\/www.fhda.edu, which would actually appear in a works cited entry as
\njust www.fhda.edu. Other than the http:\/\/ at the start of a url, include all of the
\nremaining url information in the Works Cited entry for all web sources listed
\non your Works Cited page. You also need to disable the embedded link in each
\nurl on that Works Cited page by right-clicking the url and choosing REMOVE
\nHYPERLINK from the right-click menu that appears. Doing so will remove the
\nembedded web link, change the font color from blue to black and remove the
\nunderline.
\nYou can certainly use reputable web sites for some of the Works Cited entries,
\nbut again, you can only count any number of pages from the same web site as
\none source towards the minimum five sources. As an example, you might look
\nup the Wikipedia.org web pages for \u201cInterviews,\u201d \u201cSalary\u201d and \u201cConsulting.\u201d
\nYou should list those on your Works Cited page if you quote or paraphrase
\nfrom any of those three web pages. However, you only get credit for one Works
\nCited source (e.g.Wikipedia.org), not three. Remember also that the Works
\nCited list is on a separate page at the end of the research paper, and that, again,
\nthe Works Cited does not apply towards meeting the minimum five- page
\nlength. As this is a research paper, these properly MLA-formatted Works Cited
\npage and parenthetical citations are a key part of your grade for this
\nassignment.
\nYou also need to supply a URL List, but only in the final version of RP 1 (and
\nlater, the final version of the combo RP) you send to TurnItIn. The URL list is a
\nseparate page after the Works Cited page, and simply includes the full url for
\neach source on your Works Cited page. List those urls in the same order they
\nappear on the Works Cited page. Non-internet sources will not have a url, so
\nyou do not need to include any non-internet sources on the URL List. Note for
\nyour future classes that the URL List is not a part of the MLA format
\nrequirements. I just need the list in case I need to check your sources. Failing
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\nto include a list of urls may result in a failing grade for the research paper
\nassignment.
\n\u2022 You should use quotes solely to buttress your argument and inform the reader;
\nyou do not want to over-quote just to lard up your paper. Consequently, use the
\nfewest amount of words in each quote to make your point \u2013 do not quote more
\nmaterial than is necessary. An excessive number of direct quotes (quotes set off
\nby double quotation marks), or direct quotes that are excessively long \u2013 more
\nthan two lines of essay text \u2013 will lower your grade. In addition, the excessive
\nuse of paraphrasing will also lower your grade. Your research paper needs to be
\nthe summation of your research, not simply a collection of other people\u2019s
\nwords. Refer back to the document discussing plagiarism you read earlier, as
\nwell as Lunsford pp. 89-95 if you have questions about acceptable paraphrasing
\nand plagiarism.
\n\u2022 The paper is stapled in the upper left corner. Spell-check, grammar-check
\nand proofread your paper.
\nGrading
\n\u2022 The research paper first part totals 270 possible points: 10 points for the
\nresearch paper topic, 20 points for the draft Works Cited, 40 points for the peer
\nreview requirements, and 200 points for the first half research paper itself. Part
\n1 and the later combined research paper assignments represent the bulk of the
\nterm grade, so start work early and do your best. Again, simply meeting the
\nabove minimum requirements constitutes a \u2018C,\u2019 or an average grade paper. If
\nyou want a higher grade than average, you need to exceed the above
\nrequirements.
\nSome Things to Remember
\n\u2022 Lunsford includes all of the Works Cited entry information you need to create
\nyour Works Cited page. Your paper will receive a lower grade if you do not
\ninclude both properly formatted parenthetical citations and a Works Cited page.
\n\u2022 Please, please remember the WRC tutoring center in AT 309, a terrific resource
\nto help you in any phase, from the initial start of the paper to the final polish of
\nyour work. However, remember the tutors are almost certainly not familiar with
\nyour chosen topic, so they will be limited in how much they can provide you in
\ndeciding what material to research for your paper. Also, remember that while
\nthe tutors can help you correct mistakes, they cannot act as an editor or
\nproofreader, so you cannot simply ask the tutor to \u201cfix your grammar\u201d; their
\nguidelines do not allow them to do so. What they can do is help you fix your
\ngrammar by pointing out why some paragraphs or sentences need revision.
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\nAdditional Help and Advice
\nWe will have scheduled times during regular class meeting for you to use in working
\non your research papers. Attendance is required during those periods so bring your
\nlaptops, Lunsfords, drafts and questions. My schedule is limited outside of those
\ntimes; however, I am certainly able to meet with you during office hours, but I urge
\nyou to make an appointment because those with appointments have priority.
\nMoreover, I can only provide extremely limited help via email so find a way to meet
\nme on campus. And, of course, keep in mind I likely will not have much time if you
\nwait until just before a research paper deadline to contact me. Please also note that I
\ncannot pre-grade your paper by reading \u2014 or proofreading \u2014 the entire draft. I can
\ninstead answer specific questions, including grammar questions, about a section of the
\npaper, as well as give you general advice about the paper structure or research
\nsources. Again, remember that the WRC is available during their open hours, and they
\ncan give you advice regarding research, structure, paragraph construction and
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