Submit Memo to the President.
Content and General Guidelines

• This assignment is based on a research paper structure. It examines topics that deal with issues around international justice.
• Students should use at least 5 scholarly sources (Links to an external site.) to complete their work. By engaging in and using investigative research tools, students will connect scholarly texts and design a research question and a hypothesis for the paper.
• Students are encouraged to use various concepts and theories of international studies to complete this assignment.

Formatting

• It should be 7-10 pages in length
• Number each page
• APA Style Citations (for guidelines on the format see https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ (Links to an external site.))
• Paper must have title
• Reference/Bibliography Page
• Must use at least five (5) peer-reviewed style texts that are not included in the course syllabus
• Course texts and other popular press materials can be used as additional not supplemental materials

Structure

• The paper should consist of three sections:
  • Executive Summary (1-2 pages)  with:
    • Problem statement, i.e. a summary and context of the issue that will be discussed
    • Research question, i.e. a phrase that captures the issue at hand in question form
    • Hypothesis, i.e. a recommendation on how to best response to the question
  • Memo (5-7 pages) with:
    • Literature review, i.e. a discussion on the selected scholarly sources
    • Methods, i.e. brief description on the research design of the memo
    • Findings and discussion, i.e. facts that you analyze to support your suggested recommendation
  • Conclusion (about 1 page) including:
    • A summary of your policy recommendation to the president
    • The potential impact on other areas (topical and geographic)