COURSE PROJECT

Subject Code PSCI 6331

Subject Description PSCI International and Regional Organizations

Course Project Description Persuasive Research Paper

MECHANICS

Each student is required to write a research paper on selected topic or a topic chosen from suggested list.
This research paper should be a persuasive research paper applying theories and concepts we learned
from the readings and discussion in class. There are four graded processes in writing this research paper.

SUGGESTED TOPICS

a. Role of International and Regional Organizations in the Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic
b. ASEAN Integration and its Role to the Development of Member States
c. The Role of Regional Organizations in Strengthening and Implementing Crime Prevention
Initiatives and Criminal Justice Responses
d. International and Regional Organization in the Post-Pandemic World Order

GUIDELINES AND FORMAT

A guideline to write mini-paper/research paper on topics related to international and regional organization;

Thesis Statement: _____________________________________________________________

INTRODUCTION 1. State the research question you are trying 200-300 words
to answer
2. State why the question is important
3. State the issues involve
4. State why we should be concerned with
resolving whatever issues are involved
5. State how answering the question will help
us
6. State the implications and consequences
of dealing with or resolving the issues
involved

LITERATURE 1. Identify who has tried to answer the 400-700 words

question before by doing the following:
2. Summarize how each of the sources
presents and deals with the subject
3. Explain how each source presents and
deals with its findings or results
 4. Explain the relevancy of each source to
your research question
5. State what you learned from each of your
sources
6. State in what way(s) each source
contributes to answering your research
question

DISCUSSION 1. State your answer to your research 500-700 words

question
2. State how and elaborate on how, explain
how, illustrate how each of the sources
you previously reviewed help you answer
your research question
3. State what questions about your topic you
still have that your sources may not have
answered
CONCLUSION 1. State the conclusions regarding your 200 words
topic you have reached from having
surveyed, interpreted, evaluated the
literature
2. Indicate how each of the sources
have contributed to your conclusions (and
clearly, accurately, correctly document
those sources within your text)
3. State the implications of your
conclusions
4. State what might be the possible
consequences of your conclusions
5. State the social significance these
implications and consequences might
have

DOCUMENTATIO Paper Size: 8.5 x 11 (short bond paper)

N Font: Arial
Font Size: 11
Spacing: 1.5
Orientation: Justified
Margins: 1” per sides

On a separate page, include a section labeled References which provides the full publication information
for all the sources you used in your paper

 You should have a MINIMUM of three (3) sources for your paper

 Not meeting this minimum requirement of three (3) sources will lead to a lower evaluation of your
paper for each missing source

 Use APA format for documenting your sources

Rubric for Grading:

Criteria Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Unacceptable

 (95-100) (85-94) (70-84) (0-69)_
Thesis & main points  Informative intro, grabs  Disjointed intro, may be  Intro vague or gaps in
attention, general to  Informative intro, missing key info connection
specific thesis general to  Thesis weak argument/weak  Thesis-no argument
specific verb  Introduction is based on
 Clear, concise arguable  Wordy//awkward  Thesis may be hidden and it generalizations without
thesis, strong verb arguable thesis is up to the reader to analyzing the question
with strong verb discover
 Clearly illicit precise and  Intelligent ideas,
inventive ideas on topic lacking originality

 most quotes
provide
meaningful  some quotes merely restate
 quotes provide assertions
evidence
meaningful evidence to  Quote choice needs
 most quotes  no quotes or examples or
support assertions improvement
related to inappropriate ones
 Quotes are directly  comments restate
argument  Most quotes do not show
related argument assertions/some missing
 2 meaningful connection to argument
Integration  2 strong assertions per
AQC per  Insufficient development of  missing comments
paragraph ideas
paragraph  Poor or no discussion of
 well prefaced passages  more transitional elements
 Most quotes quotes used.
 all reflective comments needed or some
prefaced no transitional
Strong, appropriate inappropriate ones
 most comments
transitional elements
reflective
transitional
elements
Organization &Style  Body paragraphs clearly  Most body  Insufficient body paragraph  Body paragraphs summarize
organized around paragraphs development to support rather than analyze
separate ideas organized around thesis  Paragraphs do not support
 Strong topic sentences separate ideas.  Weak topic sentences thesis
 Summative conclusion,  Most topic  Conclusion not persuasive, Conclusion missing
specific to general sentence strong may contain trite  Limited vocabulary
offers insight into  Conclusion expressions (i.e. “In  Incorrect/ineffective
argument specific to conclusion” or “In summary”) sentence structure
 Sophisticated, precise general  Vocab may be simplistic  Run-ons/ fragments
language engages reader needs to offer  Sentence length structure  Mostly passive verbs
 Uses language to insight into may be choppy  Weak adjectives
expresses complex ideas argument  May include colloquial
 Varied sentence  Some complex expressions
length /structure vocabulary  Some passive verbs
 Lively active verbs  Sentence
length/structure
enhances flow.
 Lively active
verbs
 Many strong
adjectives

Development: Incite Demonstrates critical Well- developed Possesses limited knowledge Undeveloped ideas, does not
thinking that is clear, with more than of subject, little substance, and form conclusions or exhibit
& Originality logical, deep, broad, and adequate detail and weaknesses in development critical thinking.
relevant to the topic. may show depth in Analysis is general and lacks Rambling generalizations that
Uses imagination to make thinking and originality are loosely, if not at all,
clear connections with research. Represents slight connected to the topic
ideas Makes connections misunderstanding of the topic Paraphrases ideas instead of
Takes risks in writing to without higher level and individual interpretation using any form of analytical
effective prove thesis. of thinking thoughts
Understands topic,
but offers slight
underdeveloped
ideas
Format/Mechanics  Displays overall accuracy  Displays many errors that  Displays glaring errors that
in which errors do not  Displays few compromise understanding seriously compromise
compromise errors that do not of writing understanding of entire piece.
understanding of writing. compromise  Uneven development in  Inconsistent, if not any, control
understanding of which grammar hinders the over the elements of writing
writing. understanding of the topic  Rambling