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Paper Proposal, Psychoactive Drugs, Spring 2012 1 Overview The purpose of the proposal is to help you 1. Identify a topic and thesis for your paper (see Paper Overview) 2. Identify relevant sources 3. Receive feedback for use on your final paper. This does not mean it is not important: if there is nothing to comment on, it is very likely you will have a difficult time meeting the criteria for the final paper. The Paper Proposal is due by 11:59 PM, Wednesday, 3/28/12. Before you turn in your proposal, you may want to make sure you have checked everything below. Late papers will have 10% of the total points deducted per day, including weekends. A paper is considered turned in when it is correctly submitted to Turnitin. Terms in bold are explained in more depth in the Paper Overview. Topics / Thesis You can choose from a number of topics, but make sure that you have selected something that lends itself to writing a thesis. See the Paper Project Overview for details. Paper Contents You have a 4 6 page paper, including the Title and References pages (so 2 4 pages of text) 1. Introduction a. 1 paragraph1 describing the general topic b. 1 paragraph describing the specific topic i. This should include the source of your topic c. 1 paragraph describing your thesis i. Make sure this is a statement that could be considered true or false. ii. Make sure you can make an argument for one side or the other based on evidence. d. 1 paragraph describing your sources i. Include very short descriptions of studies ii. State whether the source represents the opposing viewpoint or whether it will be used to support your thesis. 1 This is a guideline. Since this is a proposal, you may only have one or two sentences for some of these. In this case combine, e.g. 1 2 sentences about the general topic and 1 2 sentences about the specific topic can probably go into one paragraph. Paper Proposal, Psychoactive Drugs, Spring 2012 2 iii. 2. 3. Make sure the sources are relevant to your topic and address the same issue. iv. If your topic is 1. a controversy, you have one source in support of your thesis and one representing the other side 2. an argument against a public statement (e.g. a website), you have two sources supporting your thesis Sources: 1 2 paragraphs each! a. You described each of the following in 1 2 sentences b. What was the overall issue? i. Is this the same or identical to your specific topic? c. What was the hypothesis? d. How did they test this? i. What was the sample? What was the population? ii. What were the methods? e. What were the results and conclusion? f. How does this support your thesis or represent the other side? References / Citations a. You references include all of the material you used, including the source of the topic an articles. b. The main body of the paper has the correct citations for those references. c. The references do not include things that should not be there (e.g. did you copy the reference ) d. You have cited and included in the reference any additional material, e.g. your textbook. Additional Issues 1. Writing style a. Did you check your spelling and grammar? b. I mean, did you really check it? c. Did you avoid using colloquial / slang terms? Questions in your writing? Telling me what you did? Scare quotes? 2. APA a. You have checked your paper against the APA checklist. b. You have checked your paper against the additional APA issues listed in the Overview. 3. No quotes (see exceptions in Paper Overview) 4. Plagiarism a. Is everything in your own words / paraphrased? b. c. You properly cited your sources? Paper Proposal, Psychoactive Drugs, Spring 2012 5. 6. The facts: a. Are the statements you made consistent with what we have learned? b. Are there statements presented as facts that are actually your opinions? c. Have you made any other assumptions you have not checked (e.g. what is the actual penalty for possessing drug X)? Do you have a good idea how you will expand on your topic for the Final Paper? Turning in your Proposal Papers must be: In Microsoft Word format (.doc for Word 97 2003 or .docx for Word 2007 2010) o If you used another program, make sure your formatting (e.g. APA) is preserved when converting it to Word. Submitted via Turnitin o Make sure you receive the digital receipt that appears on the Turnitin page o Make sure you receive the e mail confirmation sent to your uis.edu account. 3

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