Guidelines for Research and Outline

Once your topic has been approved, the next step is to compile signi ficant amounts of research. In your investigation, you should focus on the following: the designer's life, including any person or place that in fluenced their work (such as family members, friends, teachers, schools and other institutions, places where they lived or traveled, art / design styles), their important design work (include a variety – at least 5 examples), and where their work fits in terms of the “larger picture”.

Next, you will create an outline. It is a good idea to start by paying attention to the scope of your paper and what you will be including in your discussion. The broader your topic, the more dif ficult it is to discuss your topic in full details. This is why you should establish the scope and limitations of your paper beforehand, and this will be the foundation of your research paper outline.

Your outline will constitute three main parts: namely the Introduction, the Body and the Conclusion. Organize your paper with uppercase Roman numerals, uppercase letters, numbers, lower case letters, and lower-case Roman numerals. For exampleL I. Introduction, II. Body, etc.), A., B.,C., etc. for Main Points, 1.,2.,3.,etc. for Sub- points, then a.,b.,c., etc. for any points under Sub-points, and finally, i., ii., iii., etc. for any points after that. Use APA format throughout, including the bibliography.

Print on white A4 paper using a readable typeface such as Verdana, Tahoma, or Garamond. Use 10 or 11 pica and text should be single-spaced.

The outline is due on Tuesday, March 21 at the beginning of class. The outline is part of the final grade of the paper. Late submissions will be downgraded.

Introduction

The Introduction should contain the topic of your research, as well as the purpose of your study, along with a thesis statement to create focus. Do not start with too general of a statement. You may include the reason why you chose the particular topic or simply the signi ficance of your research paper's topic. You may also state what type of approach it is that you will be using in your paper for the entire discussion of your topic.

Body

The body of your paper is where you will be presenting all your information to support your thesis statement. Please be reminded of the “Rule of 3” where you should find 3 supporting arguments for each position you take. Start with a strong argument, followed by a stronger one, and end with the strongest argument as your final point.

Conclusion

Conclusion is where you form a summary of all your arguments and state your final stand. Explain why you've ended up with the said conclusion.

Bibliography

Include all sources you have used thus far. You should have a minimum of 5 sources.