Research Summaries
Prepare research summaries for at least two of your principal research sources. You must use APA format for this assignment and use the Everglades University Library to complete the research. For help on creating research summaries, please visit Research Summary/Annotated Bibliography. Additionally, refer to the APA section of your text. Your research summary looks exactly like the References page of an APA formatted paper, with the addition of a summary after each source. Each reference must utilize a hanging indent and must include all information required for APA format.
(Below is a template for making a reference entry. You don’t need the little boxes and lines; they are purely explanatory.)
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Draft Research Paper
Draft Research Paper
Please prepare a complete draft of the research paper and submit it
Please remember that the research paper should be about 5 pages (1300-1500 words) long. Late drafts will not be accepted.
Expectations for draft (please see Week 3 Live Session):
• This draft should be a rough, but complete attempt (about 5 pages or 1300-1500 words) rather than a polished, final product (no less than 4 pages or 1000 words).
• Information from roughly 5 sources from the EU library (articles and/or books) should be integrated into the draft as support for your points (no fewer than 3 sources from EU library).
• All sources should be quoted and cited by APA standards. Any words or ideas borrowed from a source but not properly quoted and/or cited constitute plagiarism.
• Draft should include an APA formatted reference page.
• I expect that this draft will NOT be polished and all points may not be completely developed and/or supported BUT you have attempted to get your ideas onto the paper in essay form, support them with academic sources as support and cite by APA standards.
ALL essays are to be in APA Style format; The Abstract is not required. Submit your draft as a .doc file.
PRELIMINARY CHECKLIST FOR EVALUATING
RESEARCH PAPERS
1. Research
• Thesis
• Should be argumentative (ie: there should be multiple sides to the issue)
• Should be clearly stated
• Should map out points to come in the paper
• Sources
• At least 5
• Should be recent and credible
• Should advance your argument as support
• Should be cited
• Should be found in the EU library
• Argument
• Should be clear
• Should be fully considered (including significant counterarguments)
• Should be well-supported
2. Writing
• Well organized and focused
• Well written (appropriate writing style)
• Grammatically correct
3. Documentation
• Correct use of sources (appropriate use of summaries, paraphrasing, direct quotes, block quotes)
• In-text sources identified and corresponding list of
• References
• APA Format
