CMRJ524 B001 Winter 2024

The Research Paper will be 19% of the course grade and consist of 14-20 double spaced pages (excluding title page and reference page). The research will address one of the following five topics:

1. Terrorism and Organized Crime: Similarities and Differences (Connected to Course Learning Objective #4, i.e., Report on how terrorism differs from organized crime).

This paper must have at least 10 references from primary sources, for example, the weekly readings, peer-reviewed journals, etc. The use of newspapers, news magazines, and similar periodicals must be kept to a minimum but a fine for background material. Students are encouraged to use the APUS online library in order to utilize peer-reviewed journals to the maximum extent possible.

Web sources should be evaluated based on the site sponsor, among other things, such as: How long has the site existed? Is there sufficient information to judge credentials, authenticity, credibility, and bias? Are facts supported by cited sources? Is the material published only on the web? Wikipedia is not an acceptable source.

The evaluation of the paper will be based upon the rubric below.

The research paper must be written using the American Psychological Association (APA) style 7th Edition. In part, this must include the following: (b) Times New Roman style, (c) 12-point font, (d) double-spaced, with (e) 1-inch page margins all around.

For the paper, please follow the below format/roadmap:

Title page

Abstract

Introduction

Headings as needed for the body of the paper that you create/name based on the focus of your paper

Conclusion

References

Note: All quotes must be encapsulated in quotation marks with in-text citation including the page number. Direct quotes over 40 words must be in block format. Likewise, all papers must be 100% original work for this class.