Approximately 100 Wordsat Least Eco 4462 Troy Uni
RESEARCH PAPER:
- For guidance, instructions, rubric, and sample formatting go to Modules > Research Paper
- Research topic, a 100-word (approximately) abstract, and list of scholarly references to be emailed to instructor during Week 5 and no later than 11:59 p.m. Central, Sunday, of week 5. Textbook(s) are not acceptable references for this research paper.
- If these three elements, research paper topic, 100-word research paper abstract, and list of scholarly references are not submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central, of week 5, a late submission penalty will be applied when submitted.
- I do not approve or disapprove a topic; I merely obtain a topic from you and then check your submitted research paper against your submitted topic.
- Five percentage points from research paper’s final grade will be deducted for each day, or portion of a day, the research paper topic, a 100-word research paper abstract, and list of scholarly references is submitted after Sunday of Week 5.
- It is your responsibility to ensure that your research topic meets the criteria for analysis of international trade and finance.
- A submitted research paper that does not analyze an international trade and finance topic will receive a grade of zero. E.G., research papers dealing with a custody situation, women in the local workforce, current trends in local taxation, hiring bias at the neighborhood gas-and-go.
- If you are not sure if your topic deals with international trade and finance, contact me before you submit your paper’s topic; I am always available.
- Research Paper for Review – Email to instructor in Week 7 (voluntary)
- Papers will be returned with comments; however, reviews will only occur in week 7 and will be limited to one review.
- Review does not include a check for plagiarism.
- Research paper for grade must be submitted using Modules > Module 8 > Submit ECO-4451 Research Paper Here!
- Final paper will not be graded if it is not submitted through Modules > Module 8 > Submit ECO-4451 Research Paper Here!; zero will be assigned.
- Research paper due by 11:59 p.m. Central, Sunday of week 8
- Ten percentage points deducted per day, or portion of a day, for submitting after 11:59 p.m. Central, Sunday of week 8
- Research papers will not be accepted for grade after Wednesday of week 9 and will receive a zero.
RESEARCH PAPER INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
- Research paper must provide economic analysis of your research (research paper’s title).
- Research paper to be an economic analysis of a current (2014-2020) International Trade and Finance activity.
- Focus on economic analysis of activity occurring 2014 or later.
- Economic analysis to address the economic activity and financial implications of your research topic expressed in the affected country’s currency or US dollars.
- Economic analysis must address relevant economic factors expressed monetarily. Relevant economic factors could include but are not limited to: labor, material, manufacturing, shipping costs, savings, expenses, taxes, return on investment (ROI), profitability, monetary benefits, monetary detriments, etc.
- Disparity in socioeconomic factors, political considerations, environmental impact, etc. must be addressed as an economic variable, not a political/social problem.
- Background information and definitions should be minimal
- Do not provide political analysis
- An example, if you wish to write about locating foreign automobile manufacturers to right-to-work states and then only tell me about local unionization problems, your grade will be minimal since you did not address the economic impact of the location selection.
- Use either MLA or APA format for Research Paper.
- Bibliography is required
- Research paper, excluding abstract and bibliography, to be approximately 1,500 words – no less than 1,300 words, no more than 1,700 words.
- Paper must contain your name; however, no title page or table of contents
- Abstract to be included but it does not count as part of the paper’s required word count. Abstract should be approximately 100 words
- At least two refereed journal articles are required and must be included within your citations.
- (Google Scholar is a good place to search for articles in refereed journals.)
- Cited material cannot exceed 15% of the total word count.
- Textbook(s) are not acceptable references for this research paper.
- Proper titles to be used, no last names, e.g. Secretary of State Clinton, President Obama, not Clinton or Obama.
- Content to be spellchecked and proofread before submission, no Instant Message text.
- Use of third-person (he, she, it, and they) format is required. (No “I” “we”, “us”, or “you”)
- Use of Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) is required.
- Times New Roman recommended, size 12 font (title may be larger)
- Standard margins – APA or MLA
- Double-spaced
- If you are not sure of your topic choice, call to discuss.
- If you are not sure of the direction your paper is going, send it in week 7 for a review.
- Bottom Line – – this paper should be a research paper based on solid economic analysis expressed in the affected country’s currency or US dollars.
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