REPORT CRITERIA FOR MRS. SMITH

Reports must be bound in a report folder.

Reports must be typed in Times New Roman, 12 point font, and justified.

Reports must be double spaced.

Reports must be at least 500 words within the body of the report, unless otherwise specified.  A final word count, in parenthesis (534), must be listed after the last word of the body of the report.

Reports must include at least 4 cited references, unless otherwise specified. References are to be cited in end note style with a separate reference page at the end of the report.  References are to be cited in APA format.  Word can do all of  this automatically. Learn how at: http://www.uwp.edu/departments/library/guides/apa.htm

Wikipedia is not an acceptable source and will not be accepted.

Reports must have a title page.  The title should be centered in the middle of the page.  Name and class info must be in bottom right corner.

Reports must be original thoughts and in the student's own words.  Any plagiarism is an automatic zero and a possible suspension.  I will run all reports through a plagiarism checking program.

See Georgetown University's explanation of plagiarism at: https://www11.georgetown.edu/programs/gervase/hc/plagiarism.html or visit www.plagiarism.org

Reports must be turned in on time. Late reports will receive an automatic -20 points and a -10 for each day late thereafter.

Reports must be neat, spell checked, correct grammar, etc.

Additional criteria called for (such as pictures, etc.) must be mounted and bound in the report folder following the report. Lose items will not be considered

Students are responsible for the timely completion of all assignments.  All work must be done, including work that needs to be redone, is not graded, or is receiving a zero.  No excuses.