Term Paper

Course Code: EDU-403                                                                            Credit Hours: 03 (3-0)

Note:

The students, who will opt term paper, will work on their research projects under the guidance of professor and will submit a report of 8000 to 10000 words with proper referencing in APA style. (Plagiarism certificate must be attached; maximum 30 % similarity would be acceptable)

Term Paper and Oral Presentation Evaluation Criteria

 Students got approved term paper topic and they have been assigned the tasks of (i) writing a term paper that describes their topic in detail and (ii) presenting an oral presentation about their topic to the class.

The Term Paper Write up (60 points):

Students will submit a report of 8000 to 10000 words with proper referencing in APA style. (Plagiarism certificate must be attached; maximum 30 % similarity would be acceptable). Every citation used in the text should be listed in the references at the end, and vice versa. It’s not always obvious when to provide a citation for a piece of information, but in general, specific data (numbers) and statements of fact that are not common knowledge should be accompanied by a citation.

The following major criteria will use in evaluating your paper:

1. Quality of content (40 points).

Students must go beyond a general, superficial treatment of the subject. Dig into the primary literature, and defend any original ideas of your own. Avoid websites as references…go find the original information. Remember, “one paragraph – one idea”.

1.  Organization (20 points).

The paper should be organized in a logical manner, and flow smoothly from one section to the next. This was the purpose of developing an outline. Use that outline to structure your paper. Each section should have a heading that describes the general content of the section, and begin with a general statement before going into specifics and details. Examples should follow, and then a concluding sentence(s) that wraps up the information AND explains why the information is important. Any arguments should be developed in a clear, logical sequence of ideas.

Due dates: The paper is due in HARD COPY form on May 15th .

The Oral Presentation (40 points):

Each student will present a brief oral report to the class Reports should be no less than 20 minutes and no more than 25 minutes in length, to allow time for discussion and the presentation of up to three student reports during a single class period. Please practice presentations for time.

Reports will be on the subject of your written term paper topic and must be presented via powerpoint and graded according to the following criteria:

1. Content – Is it well researched or is the information superficial? (10 points)

2. Organization – Does it make a good general statement of the importance of the issue at the beginning, explain the pertinent background information, present relevant data/examples and end with meaningful conclusions? (8 points)

3. Clarity and style – Is the speaker articulate, are appropriate words used, is eye contact maintained? (8 points)

4. Visual aids – Are font sizes and colors appropriate and easy to see in the classroom? Are the figures appropriate and do they help for understanding the topic? (4 points)

5. Time limits – Stay within the assigned time-frame. (12 - 15 min)