1 of 2 CJS 108 C OMMUNITY A NALYSIS R EQUIREMENTS

1 of 2 CJS 108 C OMMUNITY A NALYSIS R EQUIREMENTS ( 2 5 % ) The CA allows you to apply what you have learned this year to one of your communities . You provide a p icture of something important to your community, and expl ain how it relates to some of the typical community features and problems we have discussed in class. Due: Fri day December 11 th at 11:59 pm (1 minute before Satur day. ) Length: 2 pages double - spaced, plus cover page with p icture , & bibliography page . Sources: Your own personal experience informed by relevant class readings . Please do not interview anyone for this assignment (interviews require research ethics approval) . Topic: 1. Choose any community that is meaningful to you, and with which you have had direct personal involveme nt . 2. Find a picture of something that symbolizes that comm unity, and include it on the cover page of your paper. 3. Use that picture , and topics and terms from the course to help outline : a. the boundaries of your community , and; b. its key strengths and weaknes ses . 4. Conclude with a brief suggestion about what needs to be done to make your community better/stronger in the future. See below for the required organization and f ormat. Submission Step 1 Turnitin: All essays must have a Turnitin score on th eir cover pa ge. Turnitin does not accept pictures, so send a copy of your paper without pictures to Turnitin. You should allow 1 - 2 days to get that score on your final draft. If Turnitin is very slow , submit the essay on time and send the score in by email later. Bu t no essay will be marked until its Turnitin score is received. See Critical Path , and Course Outline page 6 for Turnitin details . Submisssion Step 2 Blackboard : S ubmit your essay in Word format (.docx) through the “assignments” tab on Blackboard . DO NOT send it by email of any kind. Paper documents and other file formats will not be accepted. Remember to include the Turnitin score on the cover. Essay Format: The essay must be 2 pages long (not including cover page /picture, and bibliography page ). Its c ontent must be as follows : • First Paragraph ( thesis ) ( ¼ page max.): must briefly describe your community, and the picture’s relevance to it. • Second Paragraph ( argument summary ) ( ¼ page max.): must outline the 2 or 3 main points you will use to show how the picture helps explain your community . • Third Section ( body ) ( 1 to 1 ¼ pages, around 3 - 4 paragraphs): must flesh out the 2 or 3 main points by supporting them with sub - arguments , evidence from our readings (and proper citations – see below ). Argue conci sely , using clear, direct language for maximum effect. • Conclusion ( ¼ page): should summarize the key points you have made, and show how they all come together to show what needs to be done to make your community better/stronger . • Bibliography (or referen ces): must be included in every essay, including this one. Use proper APA citations ( s ee below) for all the course readings used, and include the URL of your picture if you got it from the internet. Rubric: A rubric based on the above will become visib le if you click the link above this link in Blackboard’s “assignments” area. SEE PAGE 2 BELOW FOR QUOTATIONS, CITATIONS, PLAGIARISM & LATE PAPERS 2 of 2 Quotations: Points from research should usually be bits of information or opinions from people other than you , which are put into your own words and properly cited. In this paper, you can use more of your own experience, but you need to link it to course materials. Very o ccasionally you will want to use very brief direct quotations to make your argument stronger or clearer. But in general do not overuse direct quotes, never string one after another, and always introduce them with your own words to make their relevance clear. Your argument should be understandable even if all the direct quotes were removed – the y are used to deepen or illustrate your argument, not replace it. Direct quotations must always be placed in quotation marks (or indented if they are very long), and their source must be properly cited, otherwise you are engaging in plagiarism. Citations : Every important statement you make needs to be supported by evidence drawn from your readings or your own experience . Every point drawn from your research - even if it is not a direct quote - needs to be clearly linked in the body of your paper to it s exact source (author, year and page number if it is a direct quote). Source details must be spelled out in a bibliography or list of references. Citations must be in APA style (see guide s in “assign ments” on Blackboard ) , and all words and ideas that a re not yours must be cited. Penalty for improper citation is at least 10% of your grade. Plagiarism : In serious cases, improper citation is a form of plagiarism. Another form consists of submitting the words of someone else as your own. Such academic dis honesty can result in penalties like a grade of zero for the assignment, or failure in the course. Using common research sources is not plagiarism, but when you go to write your paper, it cannot be anything like that of another student. If I find two pap ers are structured or phrased even partly the same, I will suspect plagiarism. If you need clarification, speak to me, or refer to the Humber policy on plagiarism, available at: http: //fulltimestudents.humber.ca/academicregulations.htm Late Papers: The CJS late penalty is 5% per day, for seven calendar days. After seven calendar days, including weekends, the paper receives a grade of zero.