Student Manual (2012-2013 PDF) - Newberry College

Political Science: CACP Level 3 RequirementsStudents must certify at least one Level 2 paper before attempting a Level 3 paper.I. Political Science projects for Level 3 papers might include research papers, termpapers, reports or other written assignments of a length specified by the professor.A. Projects are jointly developed between the student and professorB. Projects are submitted by or on the assigned or agreed-upon dateC. Projects are submitted in the appropriate format—formal papers have a coversheet,table of contents, endnotes, charts, tables, footnotes as needed, and bibliography.D. Students will submit a rough draft, corrected copy or copies, bibliographic cards ornotes, and statistical data.II. General Composition: Written material must satisfy Level 1 and 2 criteria forstandard English grammar and mechanics.The student’s project will be comparable to a junior or senior level paper.The paper will be evaluated using standard grading criteria including the following:paper organization, depth of research, critical thinking skills (observing, comparingand contrasting, classifying and sequencing, identifying cause and effect, inferring,synthesizing, recognizing bias, distinguishing fact and opinion, analyzing, evaluating,inducing, and deducing), use of political science vocabulary, and paper length.The following steps are recommended in order that you may successfullyaccomplish this task:A. Select a topic and discuss it with your professor.B. Undertake a preliminary investigation to determine if the research materials exist.C. Draft a research plan (including materials) and discuss it with the professor.D. Undertake the research and develop and present an outline for your project.E. Perform the research and writing using the professor’s suggestions.F. Submit the rough draft for the professor to critique.G. Revise the rough draft utilizing the professor’s comments. (More than one revisionmay be necessary.)H. Submit the project to the professor by the agreed-upon date.28