Research Paper Proposal Format
Name: Your name
Title: Title of your paper. I encourage you to make this a question. Ask yourself a research question and answer it in your paper. Analysis of an issue is much more important than describing it. For example, instead of The War in Afghanistan the title might be Did the U.S. Invasion of Iraq in 2003 Help or Hurt the Global War on Terrorism? The answer to this question is your thesis.
Course Objective Link: Your topic must be much narrower than these objectives. They just need to fall under one of these large subject areas.
The topic of my paper is directly related to the CO below (Place an X): IN MY CASE CO-#5
_______CO-1: Deconstruct the flow of intelligence to support strategic decision making at the White House, Congress, and the executive departments and agencies.
_______CO-2: Assess the challenges and role facing strategic intelligence analysis and strategic counterintelligence.
_______CO-3: Critique the elements, methods, processes, and capabilities of strategic covert action.
_______CO-4: The role of congress is explored during your Mid-term Paper and should not be explored during this paper.
___X____CO-5: Differentiate the fundamental capabilities and limitations of strategic intelligence collection.
Thesis Statement: Thesis statement (i.e. The sentence or two that will sum up what your paper is about). For tips and examples of a good thesis statement follow the below link. In short, it answers your research question. https://wts.indiana.edu/writing-guides/how-to-write-a-thesis-statement.html
Outline: Main points you will discuss in your paper.
1. Introduction. Make the last sentence your thesis statement.
2. Main Point #1 to support your argument/analysis.
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3. Main Point #2 to support your argument/analysis.
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4 Main point #3 to support your argument/analysis.
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5. Conclusion.
FIVE REFERENCES: At least 3 must be from a book or journal searches library such as EBSCOHOST, ProQuest, or JSTORS. Format examples below
Rose, Nikolas. 1999. Control. In Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought,
233-73. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Thomas, Nicholas. 2008. Pedagogy and the Work of Michel Foucault. JAC 28 (1-2):
151-80.
Toulmin, Stephen. 1990. Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity. Chicago:
University of Chicago Press.
