Erie 1 BOCES Career & Technical Centers
Final Research Project—EN120

Assignment Overview:

You will write a proposal, business plan, or paper specific to your career field including research and outlining as part of the learning process. The end product will include a cover page, 5 typed pages of content (minimally), and a Works Cited page (with at least 5 sources) in APA format. It will be research based and the body of the work will include in-text citation (using each source at least once). This project will be broken down into stages: different items will be turned in on different dates (i.e. May 6th—method of research, topic and sketchy outline of the paper are all due).

Objectives:

You will be able to write a document addressed to a specific audience

You will be able to write in a tone appropriate to the purpose of the document

You will be able to format a research paper using APA style

You will be able to use citations appropriately in your paper

You will be able to evaluate the validity of written and Internet resources

Discussion:

Options for Research Project:

Written Proposal--Persuasive document that studies a specific situation, offers a solution to an identified problem/need and may attempt to sell an idea, product, or service

Business Plan—Document that provides specific information about a career-specific business and shows its predicted success

Research Paper—Paper that discusses a topic specific to career field