Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements

INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE WRITTEN REPORT

1. Length:

10 pages (one side only) excluding bibliography and appendixes, double spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt. font

2. Organization:

a. Cover page (see Turabian’s style manual on Blackboard)
b. Introduction: ½ a page to 1 page
c. Literature review: 1½ to 2 pages
d. Discussion / analysis / critique / applications / numerical examples
/ real-life case, etc.: 6 to 7 pages
e. Conclusions, implications and limitations: 1 to 1½ pages
f. Bibliography in alphabetical order, using Turabian’s manual,
should follow the Conclusions section
g. Appendixes containing large amounts of data, calculations, long
tables, etc., should follow the Bibliography

3. Citations and referencing:

Students are expected to give full credit to authors’ works and other sources used. Follow Turabian’s manual. Failure to fully reference all passages, ideas, diagrams, data, or any other information that is not the original work of the student will be considered plagiarism and will result in a formal accusation of academic dishonesty being initiated against the student. The penalties for plagiarism can be severe and can include dismissal from the University.

INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE ORAL PRESENTATION

1. Prepare an oral presentation that provides a synopsis of your written report.
2. PowerPoint slides should contain bullet points with brief explanations, and should not be wordy, cluttered and crowded; i.e., they should not look like pages from a printed book.
3. Slide should include only key equations, formulas, diagrams, etc. (if any).
4. Use a large, dark font against a simple, light-colored background (for clarity and contrast). Do not use dark multicolored backgrounds because the projector can change the colors from what you see on your computer screen and the slides may become unreadable when projected during your presentation.
5. Full credit (authors, sources, etc.) should be provided on your slides and verbally, during your presentation. Insufficient credit may result in charges of plagiarism and penalties being applied against the student.