Before submitting the paper, you should submit an
outline of your paper.
The outline is due on October 6,
2008.
In preparing the paper, simply summarize your sources
then analyze what you have read. (See Term Paper Guidelines).
Papers
should be at least 10-15 pages in length, and should be submitted
on November 10, 2008 via E-mail to the instructor. (Please keep a copy
of
your paper). If you need more time, you may turn it in November 24, 2008. What's the catch? You must hand-deliver your paper to my office or overnight it to my office (address will be posted on the bulletin board. No late assignments
will be accepted after December 1, 2008 for any reason, unless
the student
has made arrangements prior to the required due date.
That means you can't ask for an extension after November 24, 2008. Semester exam grades/term paper grades
will be posted inside Blackboard Vista (final grades can be accessed online).
Confused? If you have
any
questions, please contact your professor.
Economic Geography Research Paper Guidelines:
Economic geography offers the student a variety
of economic regions and topics discussing spatial distributions
of
economic and related spatial activities. The primary objective
of this paper is for you to prepare a thorough and up-to-date review
of
some topic germain to economic geography.
The literature sources must be a mix of internet and
primary sources-that is, professional not popular magazines. Exceptions
to this include Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, National
Geographic (of course!), The Economist (a very good magazine) and
newspapers (such as the Wall Street Journal)-all of which have web
addresses. You should avoid publications such as People Magazine.
You must have at least ten internet sources (there can be more)
from the web in your term paper. All topics must be approved by
me before you start.
Other potential
sources for economic geography paper-
Foreign Affairs (both this and the following magazine cover world economic
affairs such as energy geopolitics and globalization)
Foreign Policy
Economic Geography (journal-need to subscribe to access)
Strategic Forecasting
Group (Good geopolitical/economic site-sign up for a free newsletter)
Wall Street Journal
The
Commanding Heights (official website devoted the understanding
of globalization based on the book written by Daniel Yergin and
Joseph Stanislaw)
More
Commanding Heights (more information regarding The Comanding
Heights including interviews with Daniel Yergin)
The Economist
(the country economic studies are the best part of this magazine)
Petroleum
Economist
The Oil Daily
(the latest on the oil industry and energy in general)
Note: some
of the websites presented here are premium which means you
have to subscribe to access all of the website-you are not
required to subscribe to the websites in order to do well in
this course nor will you receive any extra credit if you subscribe
to a premium site already or decide to subscribe.
More sources
to come as I find them-Email me links you think will be useful
for this course
Paper
Guidelines-Choose one of the following criteria:
1. All papers must be prepared using a computer (Mac
or PC). NO HANDWRITTEN PAPERS
WILL BE ACCEPTED!
2. Your
topic must be of some aspect of economic geography (i.e., geographic
regional states such as the European Union, NAFTA, the Pacific
Rim, etc., energy economics, globalization, network analysis,
post-industrial economic development, etc.). You must address
the following
topics in your paper:
a. Discuss
the spatial aspects of your chosen topic and how it may relate
to accepted geographic theory (ie; rank size
rule, spatial interaction, Geography of development, networks,
central place theory, economic theory (Keynesian, Supply-Side
economics,
market systems, command economies and/or mixed economic systems).
b. Speculate on the economic future of the phenomena
(ie; alternative energy sources, the economic viability of the computer
software industry, rust-belt economies, etc.) in a way that future
predictions can be generated.
OR:
a. Economic geography of AN INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY (any
choice OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES-if you wish to cover an aspect
of economic life in the U.S., follow the criteria outlined in the
previous section). Trading patterns, spatial distribution of urbanized
areas, level of infrustructure (road, rail, air, seaport (if applicable)
and communications networks) should be discussed.
b. Political
geography- what role the state has in the economic development
of the country, ie; command and control,
mixed economy or market economy and its strategic position in the
world.
c. Any significant commodity (ie; agricultural or
natural resources) or product (automobiles, computers/computer software)
that the country contributes to the world economy and the strategic
significance of the products/commodities.
3. The first page should be a title page with the
paper's title, your name, course and date.
4. All information obtained that is not your own must
include a reference citation in the text (i.e., Upchurch 1990).
Avoid excessive use of quotations - read the literature and interprate
it using your own words. Avoid
plagiarism- you will receive an "F" for the course if found guilty.
5. Include a section entitled Literature Cited at
the end of the paper that includes the web addresses. Do not use
a reference if it is not cited in the paper.
6. Papers must conform to the following format: double
line spacing, 10 or 12 point font and include a map of your country
or region you choose in your paper-send in the document as an attachment
to an email.
7. Keep your paper to no less than 10-15 typed pages
(If it comes through the computer anything less than 10 pages,
points
will be taken off-so make sure you have enough information).
Citation method:
When using information that is not your own, you must cite your
source and include it in your bibliographic section. Do
not use a citation if it is not in your bibliographic sectionand
do not use a citation (bibliographic reference) if it is not used
in your paper.
Your method of citation must follow the following
format:
For one author as follows;
(Archer 1990-note: no commas between author
and year))
Two authors; (Archer and Barnes 1992)
Three or more authors; (Archer et al 1993)
Your bibliographic section must be alphabetized (by author).
A typical bibliographic reference would look like this:
Archer, S. 1990. Development and Stability
of Grass/Woody Mosaics in a Subtropical Savanna Parkland, Texas,
U.S.A. Journal of Biogeography 17:453-462.
Dickson R., R. Errico, F. Giorgio and G.Bates. 1989. A regional Climate Model for the Western United
States. Climate Change 15:383-422.
A government or private document (no authors):
Biologic Advisory Team (BAT), 1990. Comprehensive
Report of the Biological Advisory Team. Austin
Regional Habitat Conservation Plan.
Newspapers:
Steves, W.K., 1992. Novel Strategy Puts
People at Heart of Texas Preserve. New York Times, March
31 issue.
Internet Document:
Mandelbaum, Michael., 1998. The Case
Against NATO Expansion. http://www.currenthistory.com/archivemar98/mandelbaum.html.
(make sure you give the exact web address so I can reach it-not
its homepage).
More information concerning internet citations can
be found at the American
Psychological Association's (APA) website
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