English 1101 Research Paper Guidelines

TOPIC: Examine the modern history of viral epidemics (COVID), researching what is known about the emergence of deadly viruses.

1. From the approved list, select a topic that you would like to research. This list will be provided by the instructor.
2. Submit a research paper proposal. The guidelines and an example of the proposal have been provided by the instructor.
3. Conference with the instructor about the topic and obtain approval to research the topic.
4. Begin searching Galileo, Credo, and the Internet for information on your topic. Your final paper must include four (4) to five (5) sources.
5. After finding information, on your topic, print, read, annotate, take notes and summarize the information. Be sure to write down bibliographic information for the information used.
6. Type your research paper.
7. The research paper must contain at least three (3) to four (4) pages of content. This does not include the Works Cited page.
8. For your sources, you can only use one website.
9. The research paper must contain at least one in-text citation from each source used.