PAPER SPECIFICATIONS

Format.

1. Papers should be typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins all around. Do not submit hand-written papers.

2. Number all pages, either at the bottom (centered) or at the upper right hand corner of each page.

3. Use plain white bond or easily readable computer-printer output.

4. Please staple your papers, and do not use any plastic binders or folders.

Extra Copies. Always keep at least one extra copy of your paper on paper or on disk. You are responsible for providing one at the instructor's request.

Title Page. The title page of your paper should include in the lower right-hand corner your name, the date, the name of the course, and the instructor's name. The following is an acceptable format:

 

Susan Wilson

Feb 7, 2000

Theory of Knowledge

Professor: Henry Jackman

The title page should also include a title, of course. Try to write a title connected to the theme or content of your paper. Please avoid such easy-outs as "Plato Essay," or "Paper for Socrates."

NB: Start numbering your pages after the title page. It should not count as "page 1."

Bibliography. A bibliography is necessary whenever you use ideas that you have learned from other writers or speakers. You will use another person's ideas in just about every philosophy paper you write. Consult a style guide if necessary.

Footnotes. You must provide specific reference whenever you either a) use an idea not originally your own, or b) quote, directly or indirectly, from a text. Quotation marks are put around text and then footnoted when you quote directly (i.e., "word for word"). Otherwise, simply footnote the sentence containing the paraphrase or idea found in a source. You may use any standard referencing system of footnotes, endnotes, or parenthetical reference. But it must be standard and it must be consistently used; check a style guide if necessary.

Late Papers. Papers are due in class on the due date. Papers will be down-graded if they are turned in later than that, unless you have a medical excuse. Any other special pleading must be made in advance. Plan ahead, and back up your disks frequently. The penalty is .33 per day late (ie: an A- will drop to a B+ after a day).

If you do submit a paper late, and do not place it directly in my hands, then it should be placed in my mailbox in the Philosophy Department Office (4th Floor, South Ross). Unless you make special arrangements, it will be counted as received on the day I collect my mail; hence this method involves a gamble. Let me know by the due date when you expect to have it in.

Plagiarism and Academic Integrity. Plagiarism is a serious offense and will not be tolerated. Plagiarism is the representation of another person's work or ideas without proper referencing.* It is not always intentional; but intended or not, it is still plagiarism. It is also unacceptable to:

1. Submit work from previous university courses you have taken, unless explicitly approved by the instructor.

 

2. Employ the services of a "research service."