Students will be required to write a Informational/Explanatory college level research paper on a public budgeting related topic.
This paper will reveal your knowledge on a public budgeting topic. Utilize the information covered by PDF, blogs and assignments, as well as any other source of information your discover. Your research paper will consist of four things: cover sheet (includes your Title, your name, class, date), abstract (on it’s own page), body of your paper (which includes introduction, body, and conclusion), and your reference page. This research paper will be completed in the American Psychological Association (APA) Format. Spelling, grammar, punctuation and syntax count! Students will utilize the APA format to write the paper as outlined in the text.
Each research paper will utilize a minimum of five APA-style references (resources of where you received your information, example: textbook, internet website, newspaper article etc…). Wikipedia is not an accepted source! Each page in the body of your paper (not including the abstract) will contain at least one in-text citation which will marry up with your references. Students may utilize any source they would like however the reference must be properly annotated on the reference page. It is the express responsibility of the student to ensure that the paper reaches the instructor on time. Papers will checked for plagiarism. Do not plagiarize your paper!!! (Copying someone else’s work and taking credit as if it were your own, always, always, give credit where credit is due.) Write it yourself! Plagiarized papers will receive ZEROS. Papers will be graded using a RUBRIC similar to the Discussion Board Rubric. Papers will not be accepted if turned in after the due date. Students may turn papers in as early as they wish, if received a week (or earlier) before the due date, it will be accepted as a draft and the student will have an opportunity to make corrections for a higher grade. The graded paper will remain the property of the instructor. The Assignment is to be started and worked on through the course with a draft being turned in by midterm (September 13) so I can review and send you feedback. The final paper is to be finalized and turned in as a complete paper during the final week (December 12).
Papers will be due NLT December 12, 2020 by midnight.
