Tuesday, March 29, 2011

EXAM II. Essay DUE 4/13/2011 at the start of class.

Exam II Essay Guidelines.
  1. Take one of the scenarios from the handout in class and answer the questions posed in an essay form.
  2. You need to make sure there is a clear thesis statement.
  3. Support your thesis with a logical progression of facts.
  4. Facts should be supported by cited resources.
  5. Use the APA style (Son of Citation Machine can be a very useful website)
  6. Essay should be between 1500 and 2000 words.
  7. Include a Literature Cited Section at the end of your essay.
  8. Include a Title Page with your name.
  9. Paper should be stapled when handed in.
  10. Ask your instructor questions! buddy.tignor@gmail.com

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do we have to cite from a book?

Buddy Tignor said...

High Quality Refereed Sources are the best. Does not have to be from a book, but you should have a least a couple of sources that are from primary scientific literature or at least well respected journals.

Anonymous said...

Would Popular Mechanics magazine be considered a quality source?

Buddy Tignor said...

Popular Mechanics would be a quality source as far as popular press magazines go.

A refereed engineering journal article covering the same topic would be much better.