Philosophy of Science Rubrics for the Final Term Paper FSG ... - DrJJ

What You Need To Do To Pass
Identify which categories you failed and make the necessary changes as follows:
C1: Submission: Those who sent hard copies will receive credit for this. Else, you fail the
term paper.
C2: Content:
a) Introduction: All of you are okay on this and so no changes are necessary.
b) Arguments: Many of you failed on this so you must make your arguments on whether
you agree or disagree (see example in (c)). Then provide your justification. At least
four arguments must be provided.
c) Supporting sources: You must support your arguments with the necessary supporting
sources and you must use the appropriate method to cite these sources. For example:
(My own words)
“I agree that honesty in scientific reporting must be given high priority by science
students’ and scientists alike. Honesty as defined by the The Sage Dictionary (c.f. The
Sage's Dictionary Online) is worthy of being dependent on or marked by truth. Truth
refers to a true statement or conforming to reality or actuality. There are many
examples that had been found in the scientific culture where truth of science activities
was not reported in scientific writing. In 1989, two scientists from Utah reported they
were able to harness energy from cold fusion (c.f. Times Magazine, 1989). Their
announcements in the press conference brought surprises to the scientific
community.”
d) Formatting of the article: Since your article is very long, you must create special
sections for your discussion. Sections include Introduction, Argument 1, Argument 2,
Argument 3, Argument 4 and Conclusion. This will make your article more neat and
organized,
e) Word Count: If your article is less than 2900 words than you will need to increase
your discussion to make it to at least 2900 words.
C3: Research: Most of you received credit for this.
C4: References: This is where most of you flawed in many ways. I have asked you to use
either the scientific format or the APA format when you cite the sources in the body of
your text. Many of you did not do that. So, go check again on my website for examples
on how articles are cited. When you cite it in the text then you must list it in the
references section. The example below shows an APA format for the citation I made in
my short article above.
REFERENCES:
Fusion Illusion (1989). Times Magazine. May 8 th , 1989. Accessed Nov 14 th , 2008.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,957604,00.html