The research paper should provide an objective presentation, based on objective sources, of a legal topic
and its impact on business in general or on a specific industry. The paper must be original to this course
i.e. it has not been submitted in a previous course. The paper should be 6 to
10 pages in length, typed and double-spaced, not including the bibliography. Each
page should be numbered. The bibliography, in Harvard Blue Book citation
style format, should provide complete references to sources and should contain,
at a minimum, five sources, with one source demonstrating the legal issue’s
impact on business in general or a specific industry. At least one of the
sources used must be retrieved from the Nexis/Uni database. Please designate
this source in your Bibliography with an asterisk.
All
information in the paper, whether quoted or not, should be sourced i.e. an
in-text citation should be provided for all information presented. Possible sources include articles from news journals
and newspapers, statutes, law cases, treatises, law reviews, books, and
interviews with legal or industry experts. Internet websites may constitute a
source but a website’s value will be weighted according to the website’s
objectivity and credibility. Wikipedia
is not an acceptable source. The Text
and cases in the Text or Application Assignments may not be used as sources for
the paper. Examples of excellent papers submitted by students are uploaded
on Canvas under Modules “Course Documents” for your review. The bibliographies for these papers have been
removed and in-text citations to the sources may not be visible.
