criminology WA
First you must pick a topic to write your final research paper on
(it
must be a criminology related topic)
.
Then find at least two credible journal articles (hard copy journals, or electronic journal ) on your research topic. These sources must be scholarly research based articles that have
bee
n published, and have authors. Then w
rite a summary analysis of
the
two journal articles you have
found for your research paper
.
You also need to write the thesis statement, theory and primary data methodology explorations for
your
final research paper.
Write your introduction which tells the reader what will be explored in your term
paper including your thesis statement. Use your textbook to define and then apply a theory we have
covered in class to your research topic. Next use your textbook to defi
ne and then explore a
methodology that you would use to collect primary data on your research topic if you had the
opportunity in the future (explore examples).
Again
you must demonstrate the ability to know
when and how to use APA style
citations
to gi
ve credit
to your
sources for quotes and paraphrases, and their ideologies, definitions, dates and statistics.
You
also need to create an APA style reference
page
(at the end of your
essay
)
.
Your essay format should
follow the research process listed b
elow.
I expect you to make corrections based on my feedback and
use this data in your final research paper.
Four
–
page
maximum length.
S
how your ability to apply terminology from the assigned readings
and classroom discussion
in
to
your
essay
when appropr
iate
. It is very important to note that this class is a discipline specific writing class
and we will be using APA style citations. You must demonstrate the ability to use the APA style tools
you have learned in
–
class in all your writing assignments this
semester.
T
ype you
r
name, writing assignment number, class meeting time and date in the upper right
/left
hand
corner, this
header
should be
single spaced
.
The writing assignment should be in proper left align
paragraph format.
The
body
of the text
should be
double spaced
using a
10 or 12 font size with 1”
borders
. To guarantee the assignments do not accumulate late points they must be turned in
on or
before
the beginning of the
c
lass period of the assigned due date. If you send the assignments as a
n E
–
mail attachment
,
make sure your file is sent as a MS Word or Rich Text Format (rtf) document or I may
not be able to open it
—
which is the same as not receiving it. Remember
,
there is a loss of 5 points per
each day the assignment is late (see syllabus
).
The Research Process Explored:
Abstract
–
Introduction
(thesis Statement)
–
Methodology: Analyzing
secondary data
(your research sources) is what we are doing for this assignment
–
Theory
–
Methodology (primary data collection not conducted but explored)
Findings
Discussion & Conclusions
–
References