- 29 Mar, 2021
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Research
The major assignment in this course fulfills Brandman University’s Instructional Learning
Outcome (ILO), for “Global Cultures,” which requires that students are able to “explain the
relationship between a global issue and the history, values, politics, economy, communication
styles, or beliefs and practices of one or more cultures affected by that issue.”
Prior to completing this paper, you will submit a topic proposal in Week 2 and a first draft in
Week 5. This preliminary work will serve as the foundation for your final paper, and your work
will benefit from the feedback you receive from your instructor regarding the topic proposal
and the first draft.
For your final research paper, you will examine at least two cultures from the time range of
antiquity to 1800. The examination can be across international and/or geographical boundaries,
such as comparing the Roman Empire to the Han Dynasty of China.
OR
It could be an internal comparison across time periods, such as how Catholics and Protestants
interacted in England prior to coming to the New World and how they interacted after their
migration to British North America.
Your topic will be approved at the topic proposal stage.
Your final paper is a polished version of the draft you submitted earlier in the term. It must
include:
• Cover page with the title of the paper, your name, course number, instructor’s name,
and date.
• Introductory paragraph in which you describe the two cultures/groups you will study.
This paragraph should be an expansion of the introductory sentence from your topic
proposal and include an explanation of why you chose these groups and why your topic
is important.
• Thesis in which you explain the historical similarities or differences between each of the
populations.
• Body in which you support the thesis with research from a minimum of four scholarly
sources (to include books and/or journal articles). The body must also include
graphics/photos/statistics/charts/newspaper clippings/music tracks as needed, as well
as an explanation why you selected this support.
• Conclusion which is a discussion of why your research is important. Specifically, you
should include a reflection of insights you gained, such as lessons you learned about the
two populations. You should also include a discussion about how these two populations
shaped other historical events.
• Working bibliography***
The research paper needs to be 10-12 pages in length plus a bibliography and needs to
incorporate a minimum of 4 scholarly sources.
***Anyone who uses websites like Wikipedia, Ask.com, eHow, or any K-12 educational
website will, at the discretion of the instructor, automatically be deducted a letter grade on
the first offense. Subsequent offenses will receive harsher penalties, with a maximum of a 0
on the project. This is to protect the academic integrity of this course, which is held to
University-level standards.***
Also, make sure to follow the proper guidelines for citing sources for your paper. You can use
either MLA or APA, whichever is required by your instructor