FINAL PAPER OUTLINE AND CHECKLIST
Hi Class,
I am providing you this Outline and Checklist for your Final Paper. Use this Outline and Checklist when writing your FINAL PAPER. Do not delete any of the sections of this outline.
Requirements:
1. From the Harvard Press Review Book select one (1) chapter as the basis for your paper.
• Hidden Traps…
• What you don’t know…
• Conquering a culture…
• How (un)ethical are you?
2. From your chosen chapter select one (1) element you would like to write about. For example: The chapter on Hidden Traps talks about seven (7) different traps. If you select this chapter, select only one (1) trap to write about for your entire paper.
3. From that one (1) element come up with one (1) primary question or issue you have, directly related to that one element..
4. Use the given Title page and Table of Contents as provided. Do not make changes. Make sure you retain the formatting.
5. Follow the instructions in the Final Paper Checklist. Make sure that you have covered off all the points.
6. VERY IMPORTANT POINT – Use the transition sentences high lighted in yellow to end and start off each sections of your paper. Past student who did not follow this point lost significant marks.
7. The Title page, Table of Contents, Paper Outline, Writing Quality, Citations, and Referencing must all be written following APA writing guidelines. Not following APA will result in 5 mark deduction. Consult the school’s APA writing guidelines.
8. You must reference at least six (6) additional authors in your paper. Properly citing and referencing other authors in your paper is particularly important.
9. IMPORTANT. Your paper must be written in “one voice”. This means each person’s contributions should be edited to where there is no distinction between who wrote what.
10. The page count for the paper is approximately eleven (11) full pages. Word Count – 3000 min. (not including Title Page, Table of Contents, and References). Not following the Page Count will result in a 5 mark deduction.
11. Late papers will receive a 5 mark deduction.
12. This paper is worth 15% of your course mark. See the marking Rubric below
Paper Title
Student Name(s)
Trinity Western University for the International Degree Completion Program
LDRS 320 I2 Ethical Decision Making
Mr. Gerald Van Dyck
April 30, 2021
Table of Contents
Project Definition ………………………………………………………….…….. x
Introduction ..…………………………………………………………….…….. x
Paper’s Statement …..………………………………………………….…… x
Purpose …………………………………………………………….………….. x
Analysis ……………………..……………………………………………….…… x
Response to Challenges in Decision-Making …………………………..……… x
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………… x
Final thoughts and Conclusion………………………….…………………..…. x
References ………………………………………………………………………… x
References ……………………………………………….…………………..…. x
DETAILED FINAL PAPER CHECKLIST
Project Definition
Introduction (1 page)
In this section write a one page introduction about your paper. Include the following:
• ☐ Provide a very brief overview of the entire chapter you selected. Introduce the basic idea of the chapter.
• ☐ State what the author is trying to prove in this chapter.
• ☐ Explain how this chapter’s ideas has impact on decision-making.
• ☐ Mention that your paper will be taking a critical analysis approach to the paper.
• ☐ Include a brief explanation of what you mean by a critical analysis approach to the paper.
• ☐ End this section by specifically stating the one (1) element/issue you want to write about and what you hope to achieve. Use the following phrase:
• ☐ “I am writing a paper about ……”
The Paper’s Question ( Question and Purpose 1page)
In this section develop your paper’s question and purpose.
• ☐ State that the scope of the paper is limited to your one (1) element/issue using the following phrase:
• ☐ “ The scope of this paper is limited to ……….” [Remember, you do not need to discuss the entire chapter].
• ☐ Say why this one (1) element is important to you.
• ☐ “ This is issue is important to me because……….”
• ☐ After you have made this clear, state your main question. This question should be specific enough so you can realistically solve a problem in 10 pages. Otherwise, the scope of the paper is too broad.
• ☐ “The main question, therefore, I am trying to answer is…”
Purpose
In this section you want to inform what your are trying to achieve. Begin with:
• ☐ “The purpose of this paper is to…”
• ☐ State the reason for the paper and what you hope to achieve…. state what your goals are.
• ☐ Part of your purpose is to gather information that answers or confirms the paper’s question, towards making recommendations to solve the decision-making issue you identified.
Analysis
Response to Challenges in Decision-Making (6 to 7 pages)
This is the critical analysis part of your paper.
Step 1:
• ☐ You need to bridge your Question and Purpose to the analysis section of your paper.
Start this section :
• ☐ “As stated earlier the scope of this paper is limited to answering the question -…. [insert question]…… We asked this question with the purpose of ………..”
Step 2:
• ☐ Begin the critical analysis of the chapter by briefly re-phrasing what you wrote in your Introduction about the Chapter.
Step 3:
• ☐ This is where you do your critical analysis of only the one (1) issue/question you identified. This is where you use the research you did on at least six (6) other authors.
• ☐ Gather facts only from the chapter and six (6) other literary sources that relate to your one (1) issue. Since your scope is limited to one issue you will need many outside references to support your arguments.
• ☐ From the facts/literature gathered, write about what all the other authors say about your question
• ☐ Make sure you cite all of the other authors correctly. You must give proper credit to each author you use in your paper. See APA on how to cite authors.
Step 4:
• ☐ After step 3, state your own personal opinions. Explain what you think about the issue, and what you think of the problem.
• ☐ Support your opinion with examples and other authors’ writings.
• ☐ Again, make sure you cite correctly. This is an especially important part of the paper for me.
• Use the following phrases:
• ☐ “It is our opinion that ….”, “we believe that ….” or “we think ….”, “we are of the opinion that….”
• ☐ “To support our argument, we provide the following example:” “For example …..”, “The following example supports our idea that…..”
Step 6:
• ☐ Make good and realistic recommendations on how to possibly fix things the issue you are writing about.
• ☐ Recommendations can come from the chapter, the other references or from your own thoughts.
• ☐ Make sure you cite correctly.
• Use phrases like……
• ☐ “We recommend ….”, “We make the following recommendations …..”
Conclusion
Final Thoughts and Conclusion (2 pages)
This is where you conclude and summarize your ideas and thoughts written above.
The conclusion must include the following:
• ☐ Start your Conclusion by restating your question and purpose by saying:
• ☐ “ We began this paper by asking the question, [insert question]” Further, our purpose was to [insert purpose]”
• ☐ State whether you successfully answered your question or not by saying:
• ☐ “Based on our analysis, we were able to successfully answer our paper’s question.”
• ☐ Summarize (a) the problem you identified in your analysis, (b) your opinions and ideas. This should not be too long, but long enough to understand the findings of your critical analysis. Begin this by saying:
• ☐ “ In summary our analysis shows that ……”
• ☐ You must now conclude. This is your final paragraph. Conclude by using the following phrase:
• ☐ “To conclude, we are of the opinion that to resolve the issue identified in our analysis we make the following recommendations: ……….”
• ☐ It is often good to end with some ‘wise’ final closing sentence by quoting something that relates to your paper.
References
Citations and references are extremely important in the body of an academic paper.
• ☐ Provide a reference for each additional source you used. Although, the minimum requirement is six (6) additional references, having more adds credibility to you work. It is important that the names cited in the paper match the references in this last section. It is important that I can distinguish between your original thoughts and the thoughts of other authors. All sources must be given their proper credit.
• ☐ Minimum six (6) additional references.
• ☐ Reference the chapter used from The Harvard Press Review Book.
• ☐ Please consult and latest version of the APA writing guidelines.
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CHECKLIST AND OUTLINE FOR THE FINAL PAPER
Hello, Class.
This Outline and Checklist for your Final Paper is provided by me. When writing your FINAL PAPER, use this Outline and Checklist as a guide. None of the sections in this outline should be removed.
Requirements:
1. Choose one (1) chapter from the Harvard Press Review Book to serve as the foundation for your work.
• Beware of Hidden Traps…
• What you don’t know about…
• Overcoming a cultural barrier…
• What is your level of (unethical) behavior?
2. From your chosen chapter select one (1) element you would like to write about. For example: The chapter on Hidden Traps talks about seven (7) different traps. If you select this chapter, select only one (1) trap to write about for your entire paper.
3. From that one (1) element come up with one
