General Instructions for Writing a Research Paper

Topic Selection

I. General Instructions Select a topic of your choice (we recommend a topic derived from the modules/themes in the paper. Given the nature of the research paper assignment, this “sub-topic” tends to be narrower in scope) and submit it for approval to the lecturer. Please submit your idea (to your lecturer, via email) by 20/03/2020, or earlier. This assignment is a research paper, not an essay, and as such, you are expected to research your topic carefully, and write formally. Your paper must be typed, double spaced, on standard A4 paper. A softcopy of the paper will be checked using the turnitin.com service. The body of the text (excluding title page, end notes [if any], and the references section) must have a word count of around Follow APA V.6 as a referencing style and in presenting your paper. Research papers are due as part of the Portfolio, by the end of the day on 5th June 2020 (soft copy submission: Turnitin , through Blackboard). As per the AUT recommendation, late assignments, without an approved extension, are be subject to a deduction of 5% (one grade, e.g., from C+ to C) of the total marks available for each 24-hour period, or part thereof, up to a maximum of five days. Assignments over five days late (without an approved extension) will not normally be accepted or marked and students will receive a DNC (Did Not Complete) for that assessment