Overview
The research paper should be between 1500-2500 words, excluding the Title page, Abstract, and References. Focus on crafting your own analytical and critical writing rather than extensive direct quotations, as per APA academic writing standards.
1. Your research should demonstrate an understanding of the problem, relevant perspectives, debates surrounding the problem, and be supported by academic journal articles or academic books (rather than textbooks or popular press). Use the PBA University Library Database and/or other reliable sources to find at least five journal articles, specifying "peer reviewed" sources, preferably published in the past ten years related to your research interests and topics in EOB 5023 Philosophy of Social Science.
2. Your abstract is your argument or the content of your research distilled to between one hundred and three hundred words. One way to approach the abstract is to write the paper first, then check your paper and original research proposal to convey your premises and conclusions in brief, specific, concrete form.
3. To make your draft as high quality as possible, write “as if” it is your final copy. Then, incorporate changes and further research in the actual final version after you receive feedback. Graduate level papers will be logical, organized, grammatically correct, have correct spelling and sentence structure. It is often helpful to read your paper out loud to a peer to catch potential errors and issues.
4. Each draft should be APA 7 format, including Title, Abstract, and References pages. Double-space the full paper with standard 8.5 x 11 inches and 1-inch margins on all sides. Submit as a Microsoft Word document, and utilize the ABC Review feature under the top left in the "Review" toolbar. One useful website for APA 7 is: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/index.htmlLinks to an external site.
5. Higher quality papers may reference more than five peer reviewed articles. They can, of course, also critique or argue with peer reviewed publications, and perhaps use other peer reviewed publications to do so. Beyond peer reviewed articles, you are allowed but not required to consult academic books and other resources. General websites, especially “blogs,” online encyclopedias, news, podcasts, and so forth should be approached with caution, though they might provide examples of how current events, influencers, journalists, organizations, or public figures approach issues. All sources must be included on the References page and be referenced in the main body of the paper.
I'm including as docs the Research Proposal and the Annotated Bibliography for this paper.