Agri 140 Technology in Agriculture Spring 2012
Research Paper Guidelines
Write a 3-5 page research paper about the future of farming or ranching technologies. Focus on technologies that will be changing the way farming or ranching is currently managed and will increase productivity and/or sustainability. Boards. Focus on one technology or similar ones … don’t make your research too wide. All sources must be cited within your paper and you must include a bibliography with at least 5 sources in APA format
Formatting Guidelines
• The cover page does not count as a page and is the only thing that does not have to follow APA guidelines
• Your first 3 pages must be full pages
• 2.0 Line spacing, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, Normal margins (1.0” all the way around)
• Your bibliography must follow APA formatting guidelines and you must include in-text citations throughout your paper.
The rubric is included on the following page. Each of categories listed are worth the following number of points:
1. Title Page – 10 points
2. Thesis – 10 points
3. Introduction – 10 points
4. Body & Formatting – 45 points
5. Organization – 15 points
6. Conclusion – 10 points
7. Mechanics – 10 points
8. Usage – 10 points
9. Citation – 10 points
10. Bibliography – 20 points
150 points total
