Enrolled students must confirm the requirements of the assignment, including paper length, required sources, and the formatting style from their individual course in CANVAS, and with their instructor.
Academic Research Papers are different from high school level essays that focus on the student’s narrative. Your paper must be constructed around a Research Question, and thesis statement. Your research should then focus on answering your question, not on the students perception or feelings. This focus on research also requires rigorous use of in-text, parenthetical notations, as this creates credibility for your findings. This is why your instructor will likely require a certain number of sources subject to Peer Review.
The next section of this Guide will explain how to begin topic selection and thesis construction.