is more like just an introduction to what are im going to write about
INSTRUCTIONS
The Research Topic is a one-page narrative of a proposed research area. The Research Topic describes a general topic of historical research, notes the topics significance, and suggests areas of potential inquiry. The Research Topic must include five academic sources in a bibliographic format.* The Research Topic requires the use of Dallas College Library databases of academic sources and scholarly sources.
Your Research Topic must be a topic from American History 1302. Your paper must be formatted in Times New Roman and 12-point font. Your assignment will be checked through the Colleges plagiarism tool.
*Bibliographic citation example:
Book:
Meacham, Jon. American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers and the Making of a Nation. New
York: Random House, Inc., 2006.
Article:
Dugan, James and Carroll Stewart. “German Defenses and Allied Intelligence.” The Airpower
Historian 9 January 1962: 1-20.
Research Topic can include academic sources from the following databases from the Dallas College Library or directly through the Internet:
The Research Prospectus builds upon the work done in the Research Topic and covers an approved topic in American History 1302. The Research Prospectus must give an overview of the research topic, provide the boundaries of your inquiry, describe the research methodology employed, note potential difficulties in conducting the research, and present a working thesis or hypothesis.
The Research Prospectus should also review available sources, including their strengths, their weaknesses, and the way that they can be used in your research. The Research Prospectus must include a bibliography of ten academic sources. (The Research Topic Assignment was about a special topic; the Research Prospectus Assignment describes how you will do further research.)
Your assignment will be checked for originality through the College plagiarism tool.
The Research Prospectus must have the following:
1. Cover sheet (giving the course number and name, your name, and the semester/term)
2. A 2-page proposal narrative (described above); and
3. A 1-page bibliography listing a minimum of 10 academic sources.
4. Double Space, 12-point font, Times New Roman.
this is a research topic is one page