Written Assignment Papers: Minimum of TWO pages each, not including title or reference pages: Students are expected to critically analyze and evaluate when conducting the research paper. The term paper constitutes 20 % of your grade. The topic will be assigned by the Professor (See last page for subjects). A typewritten TWO- PAGE paper is required. The paper must be double-spaced, with 1.0 inch margins (all around), using Times New Roman 12 point font. It should include a title page, an introduction, and a body of paragraphs with subheadings, conclusion, and a reference page with 2-4 cited works. Of the total works cited, at least half should be from academic journals or books published by an academic press. Works cited and the references should be in APA format (details of the APA format can be found at http://www.docstyles.com).
Your paper is subject to review for text comparison by Turnitin, a plagiarism detection service. You are required to submit your paper electronically to Turnitin (through Canvass) currently accepts the following file types for submission: MS Word (.doc), WordPerfect (.wpd), PostScript (.eps), Portable Document Format (.pdf), HTML (.htm), Rich Text (.rtf) and Plain Text (.txt). The penalties for plagiarism range from failing the paper to failing the course. Submission to Turn-it-In are linked through Canvass.
1) Describe the CSI effect and how it differs from the reality of forensic science.
