The entire paper will be 6-8 pages in length – meaning the body MUST BE AT LEAST 3 and no longer than 5 pages in length.  You will turn in the topic, with title, abstract draft, and outline by week 3 following APA style (counts 15% of your term paper grade).  If you fail to do so, 15 points will be deducted from your total grade for the term paper.
Resources to assist you with APA writing style are available in the media Center (LRC), in which there are handouts. There is also a link in the Webliography for additional help with APA.  Specific guidelines will be covered in class prior to due date.  Also, Purdue Owl is an excellent website for assistance. Note:  The dates for APA workshops will be announced. See posted in classroom or in LRC.
These research papers have been included as a requirement in SCI 110 to give you an opportunity to conduct research and to help you improve your writing proficiency. Finished, high-quality papers are expected. It is important that papers be free of errors and not plagiarized.  Please seek out a second pair of eyes to proofread.  There will be a tab in Blackboard (TBA).
Be sure to put everything in the order provided below. Note:  your outline is not part of your final paper – so, do not include it!
1.    Cover Page that lists the following (see handout to be reviewed in class)
2.    Abstract (on a separate page with the word Abstract on top)
3.    Body of the paper (4-5 pages)
4.    Reference list:
These are cited works (a minimum of 4 (FOUR, final REFERENCES) using PERFECT APA Style. All of these references must be CITED in the text of the paper and listed in the Reference List. Follow the APA Manual of Style. Don’t turn in a list of Web sites-points- will be deducted! These are not the only kind of references required and available for this assignment, for instance you can also use Wikipedia (only to get a jump start on your paper; however, references from this site are unacceptable!!!!); newspaper and magazine articles (can count although accessed from the internet), scientific journals, subject matter books, interviews with subject matter experts, etc.  Don’t forget that you can use your own textbook as a reference! No blogs accepted.  Do not include pictures, or images.
The following items must be considered and included in the research paper (APA style):
1.    Include a Title/Cover Page (Page 1, APA style)
2.    Abstract (on a separate page – Page 2)
3.    Body  (should be on Pages 3-6)
4.    Reference Page (APA style – Page 6 or 7)
5.    Use no bold or underlining
6.    Set the font for 12 pt with Times New Roman, double-spaced
7.    Do not use one-sentence paragraphs
8.    In-text citations that correspond to the references (APA style)
(Reminder-No plagiarism)
•    TBA (to be assigned; for suggestions, see handout)