Title page (per APA format);
Abstract;
Introduction or Background, to include a thesis statement;
discuss the issue or problem to be examined, why you selected it, why it is important, and what can be expected from your analysis — what the scholarly objective of the paper is;
keep this section as brief as possible;
Discussion and Analysis
the heart of the paper;
Conclusions and/or Recommendations; and
Reference page (per APA format).
The homeland security topic papers must:
be in American Psychological Association (APA) format (a helpful APA tutorial is available here);
Title page (per APA format);
Abstract;
Introduction or Background, to include a thesis statement;
discuss the issue or problem to be examined, why you selected it, why it is important, and what can be expected from your analysis — what the scholarly objective of the paper is;
keep this section as brief as possible;
Discussion and Analysis
the heart of the paper;
Conclusions and/or Recommendations; and
Reference page (per APA format).
Refer to the course schedule for the due dates. Please contact your faculty instructor if you have any questions on topics for these writing assignments.
The homeland security topic papers must:
be in American Psychological Association (APA) format (a helpful APA tutorial is available here);
also see the Writing Resources folder in the modules section; there is a plethora of information there;
but the best approach is to actually use the APA Manual;
be objective research papers, not opinion pieces, editorials, or first person narratives;