Term Paper Final Draft

Apparently folks have been asking for some guidance beyond our discussions in my office. Herewith some general guidelines for your edification.

What are the requirements for the Final Draft of the term paper?

The final draft should be at least 12 pages but no more than 15, not including bibliography. I suspect most of you will have to do some careful editing to get the paper in under the 15 page upper limit.

Accordingly, let us further agree that the paper should allow at least one-inch margins and no less than 1.5 line spacing in a reasonable font--times, say, 12pt, or perhaps helvetica 11pt.

Footnotes are permitted, but bibliographic entries must appear at the end of the paper. Again, the bibliography (or, list of sources) does not count for meeting the 12 page minimum or against meeting the 15 page maximum.

When is the Final Draft due?

According to our calendar, the Term Paper Final Draft is due in class Tuesday, May 13, after your presentations.

What is the Final Draft worth?

As per the syllabus, the Final Draft is worth 100 points. The notes you wrote during our rough draft meeting constitute a kind of checklist I will be using in evaluating the Final Draft.