Project description
Write a research paper on a topic that relates to MEEC

Must be a minimum of 5 pages (not including your references – references should be on their
own page)

Must be in APA format and include a references page and in-text citations for anything that is
not your own words (quotes, paraphrasing, numbers, etc)

See syllabus for additional formatting requirements

Do NOT include a title page or abstract

Must use a minimum of 3 different sources (books, interviews, websites, articles, etc). One of
those sources MUST be the text book.
Helpful Tools:
References page: www.bibme.org
APA Format and In-text citations: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
http://www.apastyle.org
http://psychology.about.com/od/apastyle/a/apageneral.htm
Points will be deducted for the following:
1. Less than 5 pages (-10 per page)
2. Spelling/Grammar: up to 5 (-0)
1. up to 5 (-0)
2. 5-10 (-5)
3. 10+ (-10)
3. Missing in-text citations
1. 1-3 (-5)
2. 3-5 (-10)
3. None (-15)
4. Missing references
1. One not the book (-5)
2. Missing 1-2 (-10)
3. Missing all (-15)
5. Missing headers/sub-headers (-5)
6. Not APA format (-10)
7. Topic does not relate to MEEC (-20)
8. Other items: per instructor