nstructions for the Research Paper:
Specific Guidelines for Written Learning Opportunities:
Prepare the research paper on a Microsoft word-processor (extension.docx) using a style with professional business practices. This paper will use the style guide of the American Psychological Association, aka APA format, as the standard. The APA style will assure a proper level of consistency, professional appearance, organization, effective authentication, and documentation. Furthermore, quality work must be free of spelling and grammatical errors.
(1) Research paper will be double-spaced. Please include, as the first page of the assignment, a title page that provides appropriate identifying information. The paper assignment will require a minimum number of five pages of research (body text); that is, the title page, table of contents, abstract, references, tables, figures, appendices, etc. are not included in the total number of body text submitted. The student must properly cite sources in the body of the paper and must provide an appropriate list titled “References” as the last page of the written assignment. Every bibliographic source must appear in the text and be cited in an APA format. An example of an APA document can be found at the following websites:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01 (Links to an external site.)
http://www.apastyle.org/asc/index.html (Links to an external site.)
http://www.tarleton.edu/Faculty/boucher/APAFormatting.htm (Links to an external site.)
For example, according to the general APA guidelines, your paper should be typed on standard-sized paper (8.5″ x 11″), using 12 pt., Times New Roman font, setting 1″ margins on all sides, with the following page layout: indent of 0” left and right, spacing 0 pt before and after, etc.
Guidelines:
§ Very Important:
(1) No encyclopedias of any kind may be used as a source (e.g., Wikipedia).
(2) No quotations may be used in the research paper
(3) The textbook can only be referenced once
(3) No Internet sources may be included*
*Online journal articles, magazines, books, conference proceeding, etc. retrieved only in scholarly databases (e.g., Business Source Complete, JSTOR, Lexis-Nexis Academic, ProQuest, etc.) are allowed!
§ Research Paper Assignment
The student will be required to answer questions related to the video clip in a research format (i.e., Introduction, Literature Review, Arguments, Discussion, and Conclusions). The video clip is found at the following website link:
Your grade will be based mainly on how well you are able to utilize the material from reading sources to address the issues presented in the video clip. Your main arguments should be based on sources other than the book. There is a requirement of a minimum of ten sources (at least 2 different sources per page).
Analyzing a case is more complex than just assumptions. The following are some guidelines that should be followed.
§ Response to the main issues on the video clip by addressing the following as appropriate:
(1) What are the main international business issue(s)?
(2) What are the most critical mishap(s)?
(3) What is the most desirable outcome(s)?
(4) What are the possible solutions to the problem(s)?
(5) What actions should be taken, when, how, and why?
§ Grading Criteria:
(1) Answers are comprehensive, complete, and well-reasoned in a research format
(2) Answers supported by the facts learned from reading sources other than the book
(3) The conclusions are well-supported and organized point by point
(4) Material from all sources is properly referenced and cited
(5) APA format is properly used (e.g., no extra spacing between paragraphs, titles, subtitles, no listings, etc.). In case of listing or providing additional material (e.g., tables, graphs) use the appendices at the end of the paper following the APA format.
