Science Impact on Entrepreneurship Design & Business Ideas Essay & Presentation PAPER
At least 5 pages of text in length
12-point font
2 line spacing, 1 inch margins at most
Clear introduction, body, and conclusion
Sources start on page 6 (not included in the 5-page length requirement)
Cited sources in text in APA format (see Canvas for guide)
Cited sources (Works cited) in APA format (see Canvas for guide)
4 sources minimum (must be peer reviewed/credible sources)
Your sources should explain experiments, or otherwise offer detailed explanations of scientific evidence.
Unacceptable sources for this assignment include personal websites, blogs, and wikis.
Avoid articles that do not describe a scientific study.
For example, articles that describe a scientific career, describe the mission of a scientific organization, articles about new technology, breaking news about an event (such as a natural disaster or awarding of scientific prizes) related to science or technology, or articles that detail a list of scientific discoveries do not meet the requirements for the paper.
Students are encouraged to use graphs and figures as long as they are properly labeled and cited, however, these DO NOT count towards the 6-page length requirement.
Submit paper as a Word Document to Canvas
This is a research paper – there should be no quotes within the body of the paper UNLESS you
are directly quoting someone’s opinion. !ll information that you obtain from your references
should be reworded using your own words as well as cited within the body of the paper. Failure to properly cite within the body of the paper (giving credit to the authors of your references) will result in a grade deduction of 20% of the possible paper grade (3 points)!
This paper will be a literature review based on your presentation topic (the topic is: “Science’s impact on entrepreneurship). You will review PEER REVIEWED and/or credible science sources on your chosen topic related to your major/career goals/interests.
Outline of paper:
Your paper should include the following parts to make a cohesive research paper; remember to transition between all of these parts, not just jump from one thing to the next:
Introduction: What will you be writing about? Why is it important? How does this scientific idea relate back to your life? Take a thesis or position on your chosen topic. Find a “theme.” You will introduce what area of science you are discussing, and introduce the scientific studies.
Body: Here you will describe the scientific studies. Include:
Problem/Observation
include independent/dependent variable
Hypothesis
Methods used to test the hypothesis
Results and discussion
Conclusion: This should summarize what you discussed in your paper. We want to relate our results back to our thesis to form a scientific conclusion. Restate your thesis and the main support and have a concluding statement.
PRESENTATION
The student will review 2 scientific papers on the topic they have chosen. The paper must be peer-reviewed. If the student is unsure if their paper is peer-reviewed, they should check with the instructor. The student must explain how the scientific method was used in the paper they have chosen, including an explanation of the hypothesis, experiment, results, and conclusion of the study. Students may need to research above and beyond the paper they have chosen to provide a sufficient introduction to the topic.
Your sources should explain experiments, or otherwise offer detailed explanations of scientific evidence.
Unacceptable sources for this assignment include personal websites, blogs, and wikis.
Avoid articles that do not describe a scientific study.
For example, articles that describe a scientific career, describe the mission of a scientific organization, articles about new technology, breaking news about an event (such as a natural disaster or awarding of scientific prizes) related to science or technology, or articles that detail a list of scientific discoveries do not meet the requirements for the paper.
Formatting
The presentation must stay within the 5-8 minute time frame or points will be deducted. Practice is highly recommended.
An outline of the presentation is required along with the presentation itself as a word document.
Creativity and use of technology and other medium is encouraged so long as the outline and other requirements are followed (power point)
Citation must be listed at the end of the presentation in APA format.
Images must accompany most of the slides.