Introduction
The Term Paper assignment is to write a 5 – 7 page APA formatted paper, double spaced, 12 pt. font, based on the research you do. Note that the 5 – 7 pages do not include the required Cover Page and Bibliography. The Cover Page is described below. You will submit this paper via email to me and an APA Abstract to the BB Journals. Please name your file with your first initial, last name and title of the term paper. Note the paper will be evaluated using Turn it In software to check for plagiarized content.
Topic
Business Culture and/or Employee Culturalization/Socialization. (i.e. how does Business culture affect efficiency/effectiveness/innovation and/or how are employees on-boarded and socialized into the business culture.). You may cite and describe your CISS 260 Internship experiences as they relate to your research/paper.
Grading
The papers will be graded based on 3 categories:
1. Grammar/spelling/organization
2. Research, knowledge acquisition and application (application is your research contrasted with your work experience)
3. APA Format
Grammar/Spelling/Organization
Grammar and spelling are factors in grading citing that proper English is an important part of the IT world, and as such, grammar/spelling will be taken into consideration. Formatting and spelling should never be missed and note that a Spell Checker will not correct misused words. Please use a thesaurus to replace words repetitively used words to make your papers more interesting while expanding your vocabulary. Maintain correct tense throughout each paragraph and each paragraph must have an explicit direction and context. Examples:
Do not begin a paragraph with “This theory…”
Begin the paragraph with “Quantum Theory…”
Please use the following correctly:
i.e. in other words
e.g. for example
Research
It is expected you use at LEAST five credible reference sources (these may be reputable Internet websites) noted in an attached bibliography. More sources are acceptable provided they are properly noted in the bibliography. People are NOT a valid source of information: this research must be done using written mediums. For a valid bibliography format, search the Internet and choose any one of several. Quotations from sources are permissible as long as they are properly denoted in the paper and relevant to the topic.
References serve 2 purposes, (1) they prevent plagiarism but more importantly they (2) serve as an empirical foundation preserving and extending a discipline’s body of knowledge. With this basis you may state, “an author found or has shown or asserts or concludes” … or based on this evidence “one could assert or conclude”, etc.
PLEASE NOTE that plagiarism will NOT be tolerated and will result in an automatic failure of this assignment, in addition to whatever penalties Hudson Valley Community College institutes for all parties involved.
Content advice and criteria:
The written word is often your first impression and this is one of your credentials. (Consider that the Internet has flattened the world with email, outsourcing and project management). Of course, your papers must be grammatically correct however you are free to write a descriptive information paper, an opinionated paper or a combination of these two. Whichever direction you take with your papers, you are now scientists thus:
Do not write anything that can’t be proved
Be aware of and minimize what may be misconstrued
Be specific and concise while minimizing superfluous words (e.g. that, ever)
If it is your opinion state this i.e. preface your supposition with “It is my opinion, etc.”
If it is consensus state this
Avoid sweeping generalizations
Cite everything if there is any doubt of its veracity or origin
Computer Science is rooted in the Mathematical Sciences thus please be aware of the following Mathematical Quantifiers and choose your vocabulary carefully and appropriately:
For All
There Exists
APA Format
First, the Purdue OWL APA resource is here: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html
In a nutshell, I require a Title/Cover Page, Main Body and References (not annotated bibliography).
The Cover Page should have your name, the title of the paper and the date.
An APA Abstract is required for your journal posts but should not be counted as one of the 5-7 pages.
A Table of Contents is also not necessary as the paper’s length is not overwhelming and again, I do not want to deduct points for an optional item.
In terms of headings, I believe level one or level two headings should be sufficient.
Standard APA is double spaced text, 12 point font with 1-inch margins. I prefer a Sans Serif Font (e.g. Times New Roman or Arial) since this is in concert with our goal of accessibility (i.e. rendered correctly on all devices).
Page numbers and the paper’s title should be included right justified in the page headers.
Please do not trust Microsoft Word’s or any other APA formatting tool as they are error-prone and you are responsible for formatting content, not Microsoft.
Please use in-text citations liberally as any fact you state that is not general knowledge must be cited. In essence, you cannot have too many citations but you can have too few. Properly citing references preserves the academic integrity of the discipline as it not only gives due credit to the researcher but also provides a basis for your correlations and opinions. If you are stating your opinion (and please note this is entirely acceptable), you may qualify your statement by prefacing it with: “I conclude”, or “I assert” or “I believe” or “it is my opinion”, etc.
References:
See Purdue Owl – https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html
Thank you,
Prof James Looby