Buddhism
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14 Sep 2019 06:12
Assignment Objective
The goal of this research paper is to allow you to explore in greater detail a topic of interest to you related to one of the three religious traditions covered in Units 5–7 of this course. In the process, this assignment will help to develop your research skills by searching scholarly sources on your chosen topic and using your critical thinking skills to synthesize and assess these differing scholarly perspectives.
Instructions
• You are to write a research paper of 2000–2500 words of interest to you on the development, doctrines, figures, rituals, myths, OR philosophy of one of the three religions covered in Units 5–7, i.e., Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, or Chinese Buddhism. You are not allowed to compare two or more religious traditions together for this paper.
• Please remember to consult with your tutor about your topic before you start researching your paper.
• You are to write your paper using secondary sources (books and journals) that are written by academic scholars about your topic.
• You are to use 5 to 7 academic sources for your paper. These cannot include your Study Guide or textbook.
• Online encyclopedias like Wikipedia and similar websites are not allowed to be used for your essay. If you want to use an internet source, you must consult your tutor about your source.
• In addition to using secondary sources—that is, scholarly texts written about a religion—be sure that you employ actual passages from the sacred text or texts of the religion with which you are concerned. Sometimes secondary sources themselves will contain translations of substantial passages.
• Do not assume that the reader of your paper has a scholarly background on the subject of your paper—provide sufficient information to allow a reader to identify the issues in question.
• A good research essay will contain a thesis statement, a well-developed body with proper citations, and a conclusion. The Athabasca University Write Site has a number of useful links on how to develop the outline for a research essay, and can be accessed at: http://write-site.athabascau.ca/research.php
• If you need guidance on how to cite your sources, you can consult with your tutor or you can look at the following link from the Athabasca University’s Write Site about documentation and what constitutes plagiarism: http://write-site.athabascau.ca/documentation-plagiarism.php
• Your assignment will not be graded if it is found that you have copied any portion of it from another source or if it is not properly cited. This is academic misconduct and is a serious offence that will be dealt with in accordance with university policy. The university’s misconduct policy can be found at: http://ous.athabascau.ca/policy/registry/academicmisconductpolicy.htm
• Please use the MLA citation format when writing your essay. For help with the MLA format, please use the following link as a guide: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
The goal of this research paper is to allow you to explore in greater detail a topic of interest to you related to one of the three religious traditions covered in Units 5–7 of this course. In the process, this assignment will help to develop your research skills by searching scholarly sources on your chosen topic and using your critical thinking skills to synthesize and assess these differing scholarly perspectives.
Instructions
• You are to write a research paper of 2000–2500 words of interest to you on the development, doctrines, figures, rituals, myths, OR philosophy of one of the three religions covered in Units 5–7, i.e., Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, or Chinese Buddhism. You are not allowed to compare two or more religious traditions together for this paper.
• Please remember to consult with your tutor about your topic before you start researching your paper.
• You are to write your paper using secondary sources (books and journals) that are written by academic scholars about your topic.
• You are to use 5 to 7 academic sources for your paper. These cannot include your Study Guide or textbook.
• Online encyclopedias like Wikipedia and similar websites are not allowed to be used for your essay. If you want to use an internet source, you must consult your tutor about your source.
• In addition to using secondary sources—that is, scholarly texts written about a religion—be sure that you employ actual passages from the sacred text or texts of the religion with which you are concerned. Sometimes secondary sources themselves will contain translations of substantial passages.
• Do not assume that the reader of your paper has a scholarly background on the subject of your paper—provide sufficient information to allow a reader to identify the issues in question.
• A good research essay will contain a thesis statement, a well-developed body with proper citations, and a conclusion. The Athabasca University Write Site has a number of useful links on how to develop the outline for a research essay, and can be accessed at: http://write-site.athabascau.ca/research.php
• If you need guidance on how to cite your sources, you can consult with your tutor or you can look at the following link from the Athabasca University’s Write Site about documentation and what constitutes plagiarism: http://write-site.athabascau.ca/documentation-plagiarism.php
• Your assignment will not be graded if it is found that you have copied any portion of it from another source or if it is not properly cited. This is academic misconduct and is a serious offence that will be dealt with in accordance with university policy. The university’s misconduct policy can be found at: http://ous.athabascau.ca/policy/registry/academicmisconductpolicy.htm
• Please use the MLA citation format when writing your essay. For help with the MLA format, please use the following link as a guide: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
