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Module 6 – Assignment: Submit Research Paper Draft (PLG2)       Review the research paper instructions carefully and then submit a draft of your paper for feedback.  As stated in the Course Syllabus, Embry-Riddle is committed to maintaining and upholding intellectual integrity. As a student, you have obligations to prevent violations of academic integrity and take corrective action when they occur. One of the intellectual integrity violations is plagiarism, which happens when one presents the ideas, words, or products of another as one’s own. Plagiarism includes use of any source to complete academic assignments without proper acknowledgement of the source. Reuse or resubmission of a student’s own coursework if previously used or submitted in another course is considered self-plagiarism, and is also not allowed under university policy.  This ECON course includes a research assignment. Before submitting your research assignment in the module, you are encouraged to submit it as a draft to Turnitin (Embry-Riddle’s plagiarism check tool) through the submission link below. This Turnitin submission was designed to help you maintain the highest level of academic integrity in your research assignment in this course. Each submission will generate an Originality Report. To learn more about Turnitin Originality Report, review this guideLinks to an external site.. Once you have checked the originality of the draft version of your assignment, revise it, and submit it to your instructor for grading through the submission link provided in the final module.

ECON 210 Research Paper Checklist

Your topic summary and proposed outline of your idea for the paper is due in Module 3, a draft of the paper is
due in Module 6, and the final paper is due in Module 9. Here is a checklist that you may find helpful.

 The objective of the assignment is to demonstrate the application of microeconomic theory as
presented in Arnold to a current topic you have chosen. It is the application of the theory that is
important; this is not just a research paper which describes a current situation with some economic
features.

 The selected topic must be one that relates to microeconomics; that is, any of the subjects listed in the
Arnold table of contents under microeconomics, for example, market failure. Macroeconomic topics
and analysis are not acceptable for a micro class.

 The paper should not be long. Provide enough information and detail on your chosen topic to serve as
the basis for economic analysis. The topic must be relatively current; an analysis of some past event is
not acceptable.

 Show how the theory you’ve learned from the course and presented in Arnold applies to or explains the
current situation. The analysis need not be complex, but must include a written explanation and a
graphical analysis similar to those used throughout Arnold. Basically, you are just selecting the
appropriate tools from Arnold and showing how they apply to a specific situation.

 Write a short conclusion. This might include some predictions for the future.

The paper should include the following:

 Title page

 Insert page numbers. A Running Head is fine but not necessary.

 Abstract – not required but OK if desired

 Table of Contents – not required

 Section Headings – strongly encouraged

 Citations – cite all references in the body of the text and in the Reference list.

 Plagiarism – Do not copy text from another author or Web source unless it is quoted.

 Appendices – Not necessary but may be appropriate for raw data.

Resources on APA Style

 American Psychological Association: Learning APA Style (see The Basics of APA Style tutorial)

 Purdue OWL: General APA Guidelines (General format of APA research papers, in-text citations, and
reference page)

If you have questions, please ask now.

http://www.apastyle.org/learn/index.aspx

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/