Schedule and Assignments
- (M 10/24) Annotated Bibliographies
- Pick a question
- Find six related scholarly sources
- Bibliographic reference of each source
- 1-3 sentences summarizing the source
- 1 sentence explaining why it's relevant to your paper
- (M 11/14) Rough Drafts Due
- Should include at least nine scholarly sources
- Make sure these sources conform to the scholarly source guidelines below
- Number of scholarly sources must not include sources assigned in POLI 487
- Somewhere between 10-15 pages
- Submit a hard copy and an electronic copy
- (M 11/21) Peer Review Day
- Write 2-3 pages reviewing each of the papers in your study group
- Ask authors to clarify points in paper
- What parts of the paper work best? Which not so much?
- Make suggestions on writing, arguments source material
- Grade your group members' papers using the rubric (below)
- (W 12/21) Final Drafts Due
- Should include at least twelve scholarly sources
- Make sure these sources conform to the scholarly source guidelines below
- Number of scholarly sources must not include sources assigned in POLI 487
- Somewhere between 10-15 pages
- Double Spaced
- 1-inch margins
- 12 point Times New Roman, Arial, Cambria or Calibri font
- Normal character spacing
- Turn in no later than 12:30 PM EST in person
Structure of the Paper
- Pick a question.
- Research the scholarly literature (books and journals).
- Write a literature review.
- Critically evaluate the author's evidence and conclusions.
- Pick a side.
- Annotated Bibliography: 5%
- Rough Draft 5%
- Peer Review 5%
- Final Draft 15%
What is a scholarly source?
- Scholarly sources include articles from peer reviewed academic journals.
- Scholarly sources include books from university or other academic presses.
- Scholarly sources do not include textbooks.
- Scholarly sources do not include encyclopediae, dictionaries, atlases, or other tertiary-source reference literature.
- Scholarly sources include reports from intergovernmental organizations.
- Scholarly sources include primary records from government institutions.
- Scholarly sources do not include articles from popular magazines or non-peer reviewed periodicals (such as newspapers).
- Scholarly sources do not include Wikipedia or any other online sources unless they also conform to the categories above.
- If your source is not included in the categories labeled in blue, then it is not a scholarly source unless otherwise confirmed by your instructor.
Research Questions
- What are the root causes of global inequality?
- Does the globalization of the world economy have a positive or negative effect on international security?
- What positive role can governments play in moderating the business cycle, if any?
- Are capitalism and environmental sustainability compatible? If so, how, and what policies are necessary to implement?
- Does the International Monetary Fund have a positive role to play in aiding the least developed countries and, if so, what should it do (and not do)?
- In what ways can consumers prevent human rights abuses, and is there any evidence that such an approach is effective?
- What are the positive and negative effects of the trade restrictions USA has placed on Cuba? (Submitted by Belen)
- What are the positive and negative effects of US subsidies on international agricultural development? (Submitted by Juan)
- Is colonialism responsible for underdevelopment in Western Africa? Why and why not? (Submitted by Mor)
- Should governments invest in green energy? Why and why not? (Submitted by Tiffany)
- How do economics and state politics affect the global distribution of aid for AIDS/HIV? (Submitted by Stacey)