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GUIDELINES FOR WRITING THE ESSAY

• The paper should be two to three pages 1.5 spacing. But what is more important is quality/content.
• The paper should be organized systematically. It should have an introduction, main body & conclusion.
• Introduction should focus on your hypothesis, context and relevance.
• The body of the paper can be subdivided into different sections depending upon how you organize your data/arguments to support your hypothesis.
• Conclusion should focus on your findings. It should be analytical and can be creative.
• After conclusion you should list your References. Apart from your text book, you should have two to four References.
• You do not have to use primary data. But you are not prevented from using it.
• While basing your paper on secondary data, you must try and write the paper in your own words. The simple the better. Due credit will be given for originality.
• Do not cut and paste. Plagiarism can be detected easily and will not be tolerated.
• When you use statistics or ideas/sentences from your references you must mention the author’s name and the year of publication.
• You are welcome to give your own views and ideas on the topic of discussion.
• You can follow any format (MLA, APA etc). It is fine with me as long as you follow some format.
• Please edit, revise and proof read your essay before you submit.

Criteria for Evaluation of the Essay

• Content & Organization (full understanding of the topic and systematic organization of the material)
• Analysis & Creativity (good analysis of the topic coupled with original & creative ideas)
• Grammar & Spelling (avoid grammatical and spelling errors by proofreading and editing)

SOURCES & REFERENCES

Sources – where you get your facts, data, quotes and ideas – are important to acknowledge. To cite these, put the author’s last name followed by the year (Smith 1996). Some reports are by World Bank or other institutions and in such cases put the name of the institution followed by the year and page numbers (World Bank 2004, 23-25).

References

Book

Okuda, Michael, and Denise Reynolds. Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. New York: Pocket, 1993.

Journal Article

Wilcox, Rhonda V. “Shifting Roles and Synthetic Women in Star Trek: The Next Generation”. Studies in Popular Culture 13.2 (1991): 53-65.

Newspaper or Magazine Article

Di Rado, Alicia. “Trekking through College: Classes Explore Modern Society Using the World of Star Trek.” Los Angeles Times 15 Mar. 1995: A3.

Website

Lynch, Tim. “DSN Trials and Tribble-ations Review.” Psi Phi: Bradley’s Science Fiction Club. 1996. Bradley University. 8 Oct. 1997 http://www.bradley.edu/campusorg/psiphi/DS9/ep/503r.html.

Creative Project       

Guidelines for the Newspaper Article Report

Objective: To improve student’s ability to apply what they are learning in the class to the issues happening in the outside world.

Guidelines:

• Select any current (could be one or two months old) newspaper or magazine article which is related to any of the course themes/topics.
• Read the article thoroughly and try to apply what you have learnt in the class to the article.
• Write a half to one page report by summarizing the article and applying any course theme or concept to it. Give the source and details of the article at the end of your report.

Criteria for Evaluation (total 5 points)

• Relevance of the Article (1.5 points)
• Communicating the essence of the article (2 points)
• Ability to relate it to the course theme (1.5 points)

Make sure you submit your report by the due date and time.

Srujana Kanjula