Law – Court System
Field: Law – Criminal
The Research Paper Abstract is due at the end of this week, Week 8. Read the assignment guidelines and grading rubric in the Course Resources and below. Please submit your paper to the final submission link, the required SafeAssign.
General Guidelines
Writing 20%
· Paper meets APA/Graduate School standards.
· Paper is organized; each paragraph flows logically into the next paragraph.
· Appropriate terminology it used; writing is clear and concise.
· Proper spelling and grammar is used; sentences are properly constructed.
Content 80%
· Appropriate article selection (scholarly and/or empirical); recent (last ten years).
· The thesis of the article is clearly stated; the research problem is clearly identified (i.e. what is the purpose of the article?).
· The research methods used to study the problem are identified.
· The major findings/results are provided.
· The authors’ conclusions/recommendations are provided.
· Contributions to the literature are identified.
Week 8 Written Assignment Rubric
Grading Rubric
Points Possible
Points Earned
Writing/format
20
Article Selection (scholarly/recent)
10
Thesis/Research Problem
15
Research Methodology
15
Findings/Results
15
Conclusions/Recommendations
15
Contributions to the Literature
10
Total:
100
