Research Paper Using Word 2010
This assignment has two goals: 1) have students increase their understanding of the
concept of Protecting Personal Information (PPI) and other ethical issues related to the
use of information technology through research, and 2) learn to correctly use the tools
and techniques within Word to format a research paper including using Word
2010/2013/Office 365’s citation tools. These skills will be valuable throughout a
students’ academic career. The paper will require a title page, NO abstract, three to
four full pages of content with incorporation of a minimum of 3 external resources from
credible sources and a Works Cited/Reference page. Wikipedia and similar general
information sites, blogs or discussion groups are not considered creditable sources for a
research project. No more than 10% of the paper may be in the form of a direct citation
from an external source.
A list of topics from which students can choose is provided below.
Topics for Research Paper
1. Personally Identifiable
7. Identity Theft
Information (PII)
8. Use of Cookies
2. Social Engineering
9. Privacy Laws related to
3. Employee Monitoring
Information Technology use
4. Information Privacy
10. Intellectual Property Rights;
5. Electronic Medical Records
Copyright
6. Biometrics (in terms of ethical
and privacy issues)
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12. If there is another topic that addresses ethical issues as related to information
technology that is of special interest to you but one that is not in the list above,
request permission from your instructor before selecting this alternate topic.
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14. Writing Quality for the Research Paper
15. * All Grammar, Verb Tenses, Pronouns, Spelling, Punctuation, and Writing
Competency should be without error.
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17. Be particularly careful about mis-matching a noun and pronoun. For example, if
you say “A person does this…” then do not use “their” or “they” when referring to
that person. “Person” is singular; “their” or “they” is plural.
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19. * Remember: there is not their, your is not you’re, its is not it’s, too is not to or
two, site is not cite, and who should be used after an individual, not that. For
example, “the person WHO made the speech” not “the person THAT made the
speech.”
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21. * In a professional paper one does not use contractions (doesn’t, don’t, etc.) and
one does not use the personal I, you or your. Use the impersonal as in the
previous sentence. It is more business-like to say “In a professional paper one
should not use contractions,” rather than saying, “In a professional paper you
don’t use contractions.”
22. *Remember: spell-check, then proofread. Better yet, have a friend or colleague
read it before submitting it. Read it out loud to yourself. Read it as if you are
submitting it to your boss.
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24. A note about the References tool in Word (based on Office 2010)
25. When you need to create a citation (giving credit for work that you are
referencing), you click on References, then on Insert Citation. The next step is to
add a new source. When you get to the “Create Source” window, it is suggested
that you click on the “Show All Bibliography Fields.” Here is a sample Source
screen.
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30. Once you have entered all the source information, click on Bibliography and then
Insert Bibliography.
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32. This is the citation:
33. [CITATION Jos00 l 1033 ]
34. This is how the source is entered into the References list:
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36.
Joseph, J. (2000, October). Ethics in the Workplace. Retrieved August 3, 2015, from asaeThe Center for Association Leadership:
http://www.asaecenter.org/Resources/articledetail.cfm?ItemNumber=13073
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38. Other fields on the source page would be used for a journal article or an article
from a periodical.
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41. Complete rubrics for this paper are found in the table on the next page.
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48. Paper should be double-spaced, 1” margins, 12 point Arial
type
47. 01
49. 0.5
52. Deliverable is at least three full pages and does not exceed
five typed, double-spaced pages
51. 02
53. 0.5
56. Title Page which shows title and author’s (student’s) name.
55. 03
59. 04
57. 0.5
60. At least three (3) APA formatted in-text citations.
61.
62. You are required to use the References feature in Word
2010/2013/Office 365 for your citations and Reference
List. It is important to review the final format for APA-style
63. 2
46. Comments
50. This is the font in
normal
paragraphs.
Heading and title
fonts may be in
bold, but should
remain in 12 point
font.
54. Charts and other
graphical
information are not
included in the
page count. Title
and reference
pages are not
included in page
count.
58. Title must be
appropriate for
content
64. These can be
anywhere in the
document, but the
citations must be
relevant to what is
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correctness even if generated by Word.
66. At least two (2) informational footnotes.
67.
68. (Note: APA Style does not use footnotes for citations;
however, APA style does allow for the incorporation of
informational footnotes)
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69. Footnotes are not used to list a reference! Footnotes contain
information about the topic to which the footnote has been
attached.
73. Reference Page using APA format for references
74.
75. You are required to use the References feature in Word
2010/2013/Office 365 for your citations and Reference
List. It is important to review the final format for APA-style
70. 1.0
76. 1.0
46. Comments
being referenced
and the APA
format is used
correctly.
71. These can be
anywhere in the
document, but the
informational
footnotes must be
relevant to the
associated text.
The purpose of
this requirement is
to effectively
incorporate the
information and
demonstrate that
you can use the
MS Word
footnoting
functionality.
77. All works listed
must be
incorporated
within the writing
of your paper as
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44. Requirement
correctness even if generated by Word.
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83. 08
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specified in APA
style
78.
80. Describe the topic and ethical issue as it relates to the use of
Information Technology
84. Discuss the trends, ways individuals and/or organizations are
impacted by the issue or are working to prevent the impact.
88. Paper must be well-organized, clearly written in a style
appropriate for college level work.
92. Paper should be grammatically correct and contain no spelling
errors.
91. 10
81. 2
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85. 2
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89. 1
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93. 1.5
95. TOTAL:
98.
46. Comments
96. 12
94. Although you
should use the
Spell Check and
Grammar Check
function in Word,
this will not catch
all errors – you are
ultimately
responsible for
proofreading.
Direct citations
should not exceed
10% of total words
(use Word’s ‘word
count’ function)
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