Draft of the Research Paper
Submit a draft of your research paper here. By midnight on Sunday, I will provide feedback in a screencast to you regarding your paper. This draft will go through Turnitin, so be sure to cite your sources!

For the draft due, you must turn in the following MINIMUM:

· 100 words of your summary

· 250 words of your critical analysis

· 750 words of your synthesis

As you can see, I do not expect that you will have the entire paper completed. I want you to turn in enough of each section so that I can make sure you are on the right track. However, keep in mind that the more you submit here, the more feedback you will get.

The instructions for the research paper are located here in the syllabus . As the syllabus states, your paper has five distinct sections:

1. Title page

2. Summary of your chosen book

3. Criticism of your chosen book

4. Synthesis with 7 Habits and Critical Analysis

5. Works Cited page

For your draft, make sure that you have written a good part of each section. In other words, do not turn in 5 pages of a summary! I need to see how you are developing each section. Document all of your research carefully because I will be checking all of your sources to ensure they pass T he CRAAP test .

Additionally, this draft and your final paper will go through Turnitin. Make sure to cite your sources!

The draft is worth 25 points. These are “all or nothing” points. If you turn in a completed draft (5 pages) on time, you earn 25 points. If you do not turn in a draft, do not turn in a draft on time, or do not turn in a complete draft, you do not earn 25 points.

FULL RESEARCH PAPER INSTRUCTIONS:

Research Paper
Your research paper will be based on the two required books for this class: Covey and the book of your choice.

Format requirements:

· title page

· single spaced with double space in between paragraphs–no indents

· Microsoft Word

· font size 11 points

· one inch margins

· paginated

· appropriate headings—each section starts on a new page and each section clearly identified with headers

· altogether approximately 5-7 pages single spaced with double space in between paragraphs

· professionally designed

Content requirements:

1. Catchy designed title page with an interesting title, your name, name of your chosen book, and author of book prominently displayed. I expect you will incorporate a professional report format—not an academic format. You may use a report template that you find online, or you can create your own.

2. Summary of your chosen book.

· 250 word synopsis/summary/highlights of your chosen book. Do not go over 250 words!

3. Criticism: List any criticisms you have or points you disagree with in the book and why.

· 500 word critical analysis that refers to specific statements, theories, or concepts that you find not usable, inadequate, or irrelevant. Also, you may point out areas in the book that are over explained, under explained, not supported by adequate research, and/or that deviate from the primary purpose/message of the book.

· You must use at least one outside research source in this section. This source must in some way provide support for your critical analysis. Look for experts and leaders who have written on the same topic and/or written critically about the author and the book.

· It’s common for students to say “I can’t find anything to disagree about in my book.” When I hear that, my response is you are not looking hard enough.

4. Synthesis with 7 Habits and Critical Analysis

· This section is the heart of the research paper! This section must showcase your analytical, critical thinking, and research abilities

· 1500-2000 word critical analysis of how your chosen book overlaps with Covey 7 Habits. What would Covey say about this book? Where do these two books intersect (agree)? Where do they disagree? How does each one of the Habits correlate to one of the key points in your chosen book?

· You must include a discussion of implications of acting on the information in the two books that you see for individual behavior, for group processes, and for managers/supervisors’ effectiveness in the workplace. In other words, how are the two books practically applied in the real world?

· Report research you find that supports, detracts from, or adds to both books’ effectiveness as a guide to becoming a better person. This section should address the question of whether the information in the books is supported in the current literature as improving a person’s effectiveness.

· This section must include a minimum of three outside researched sources.

5. Include a bibliography and citations.

· A minimum of four quality research sources are required

· The Covey book and your chosen book are not to be included in your bibliography, nor are they considered researched sources. However, I do expect that you will quote heavily from these books.

· May use MLA or APA format—whichever is most familiar to you