Each student will prepare a research paper on an Acquisitions Business issue of his or her choice. The research paper should be 10-12 pages in length and include at least four bibliographic references in addition to the course text. References should be listed at the end of the paper and should follow the American Psychological Association (APA) formatting.

The APA web site can be consulted for assistance. Some examples of topics are as follows: – Discuss the principle of Acquisitions Management thoroughly. What is the most important? What do you think will become more important over the next two decades?

– Describe the policy-making process and the manager’s role in acquisitions.

– Describe the major types of relationships that exist today between the DoD and corporate America in the acquisitions field.

– Discuss the ethical problems in acquisitions and the effects that it may have on an organization.

– What can be done by Leaders/Commanders to make their organizations better in acquisitions?

– Explain the Lessons in “Leadership” and “Acquisitions” in organizations. Note: These are examples only. You should consider a research paper topic that will be of benefit to you and your organization. If you decide to use a different topic, please contact your professor to discuss in advance.

Instructions

The purpose of the major research paper is to develop student’s research, analytical and writing skills. The paper will assess student’s ability to apply their research skills to write an analytical paper that expands their sociological knowledge of the study of race and ethnicity. Students will select a topic of interest while conforming to the following criteria:

1. The focus on the paper must be on issues of race/racism/ethnicity
2. The paper must be from a Canadian context
3. The paper must link your argument to at least one theory from the course (e.g. democratic racism, biological racism, cultural racism, critical race theory, anti-racism, hidden/formal curriculum, spatialized justice, “good girl”, etc…)
4. The paper must be an analytical paper

Papers should be NO MORE than 6 double-spaced pages in length (12pt Times Roman font) (excluding work cited and title pages) and must include a minimum of 5 academic sources (e.g. scholarly books, peer-reviewed articles, government reports and statistics) that are not readings the course. You can use materials from the course but they will not count towards the 5 required academic sources. APA or MLA formatting must be used. Papers will also be graded on organization, spelling, grammar and usage. There will be a deduction of 5% for every page over the required maximum length.

Submission

The research paper must be submitted in the drop box by 11:59pm Monday March 21, 2022. Deductions of 5% per day will be applied to late papers. Plagiarism software is applied to all submitted papers- any significant, unreferenced use of another author’s ideas or text will result in and automatic fail or grade of zero on the paper, and potentially more serious penalties depending on the amount of plagiarism.

Research Paper Rubric

Essay length: 2500 words (about 10 pages double spaced) but I’m not strict about page count at all. If you can write a good essay in 7-8 pages, you can still get an A+. On that same note, you are also free to go over 10 pages if you need to. I am not grading you on the length of the essay, but on the quality.

Make sure references are done properly! Whether you use APA, MLA, or Chicago, make sure you follow the citation guidelines. You need 5 external sources for your essay. You can have as many or as few course references as are relevant to your topic, but they do not count towards the 5 external sources. Your essay topic needs to be underpinned by at least one major course theme (you’ll need to reference relevant course readings when discussing that theme).

You may use your original topic that you wrote your proposal on, you may change that topic, or you may use one of the topics Paul provided (see my previous email with that list from a few weeks ago). Whatever you choose to do, you don’t need to confirm it with me.

“The essay will be based on a summary and discussion of your choice of any of the topics covered in this course, followed by a detailed analysis that expands on your topic based on sources from outside our course. The final paper should be approximately 2500 words. For example, if you choose to write about imperialism your essay should cover what our course says about imperialism by citing course materials, and then find 5 more sources from outside of our course to expand on the topic. You need not write an argumentative paper – instead try to present an overview of the topic you have chosen from various perspectives.”

If you have no interest in changing your topic, you can completely disregard this email.

The topics shared by Paul were:

1. Discuss the significance of the difference between mainstream economics and political economy (as we have described in this course). In your response, please discuss the role of thinkers such as Adam Smith and Karl Marx. Do we often misinterpret and misunderstand the insights of these thinkers? 
2. Do you believe that Adam Smith provides us with a useful model to understand and conceptualize capitalism in the modern age? In your response, please discuss the two of the following ideas: mercantilism, the invisible hand, innovation and the free market. 
3. Discuss the significance of the ideas of Karl Marx to an understanding of capitalism. Discuss Marx’s core ideas of alienation and exploitation. Are these key ideas in our attempt to grasp modern capitalism? 
4. Discuss Veblen’s idea of ‘conspicuous consumption.’ Do you feel that this idea goes to the core of modern behavior in a capitalist society? Further, is consumption the key organizing and motivational principle of the modern economy? And what are the dangers of such a focus on consumption 
5. Discuss the issue of economic development considering the concerns of human rights. Do these issues sometimes collide? If so, in what manner can the drive for development and economic wealth creation come together with a concern for human rights? Please use some examples from the modern world to show your argument. 
6. Discuss the role of the state in economic development. Do you feel that the state has an important role to play in guiding development in the modern age? Or, alternatively, do you think that the state should leave development to the market? In your response, discuss the contrast between neo-liberal models and neo-statist models. 
7. Discuss the role of international politics and international relations in the process of development. Do you feel that this ‘international order’ impedes or enhances development? In your response, please discuss the contrast between ‘internationalism’ and ‘nationalism.’ 
8. Discuss the idea of colonialism in the context of decolonization and postcolonial thought. Do you feel that we are moving towards an equality among nations? Or is this a new age of imperialism? Please explain with reference to the thought of DuBois or Fanon. 
9. Discuss the persistence of race and racism within the global economy. How does this system of inequality reproduce itself?

1. b) Short Paper (22%)
Choose one question/statement from the list below. Write a 2-3-page (double spaced) paper in
response. You will need to research the topic area before you develop a thesis (in other
words, your topic statement or argument): begin with Mad Matters. Next, do library research
and find at least five scholarly, peer reviewed articles that relate to your topic. Use these to
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inform and support your discussion. DO NOT use websites as sources of information for this
paper.
1. Explain the concept of epistemic violence. How does it apply to the experiences of
people who are labelled as “mentally ill”?
2. What is a Community Treatment Order? Why are they controversial?
3. What is “recovery” in mental health? Discuss it as viewed from a psychiatric survivor
perspective vs. a professional perspective.
4. What is Mad Pride? How and why is it important to the Mad movement?
The paper will be graded based on the short paper criteria (see the link in the eClass), which
addresses readability (including grammar, punctuation, and spelling, and referencing style), the
quality of your thesis, the quality of the support for your arguments, adherence to guidelines,
and your ability to incorporate course concepts into your paper.
Use APA 7th edition style to format and reference your short paper. (NOTE: you don’t need an
abstract for this paper). If you are unfamiliar with APA, please see the APA website or the Owl
Purdue education website
Other requirements:
– Do not use material from websites, a dictionary, or an encyclopedia.
– Do not quote the lectures. This material comes from other source material–look for the
original whenever possible.
– Review the use of medical terminology vs. refusal terminology (see Chapter 5 and the
chart on page 83 of the textbook). Using medical terminology in your paper limits the
scope of your discussion in this course; use refusal terminology instead.
– Do not quote without using quotation marks; always reference ideas that are not
considered “common knowledge”
– Submit your paper through Turnitin1 before the due date (you will be able to resubmit) in
order to view your similarity report.
– Write your paper early and then make use of the online Writing Program. There are also
some very useful resources for writing available on SPARK.