Topic:
What were the benefits to the United Kingdom when they were in the EU? What were the drawbacks to the United Kingdom when they were in the EU? How has all of this changed since Brexit?
Research Paper: This is a graduate course and students will be expected to research and write paperssummarizing in their own wordswhat they have found on current topics from the weekly readings. Research is a theoretical review of relevant literature and application of findings in the literature to a topic related to a specific industry, field, or business problem.
Theresearch must be conducted using peer-reviewed trade or academic journals. While Blogs, Wikipedia, encyclopedias, course textbooks, popular magazines, newspaper articles, online websites, etc. are helpful for providing background information, these resources areNOTsuitable resources for this research assignment.
Please Note:The UC Library staff are very helpful with assisting students in using the UC Online Library journal database. Please contact them if you have issues. In addition, the instructor has provided additional resources, including a research tutorial, in the Course Resources folder in the Content area of the course.
Assignment Requirements:
Choose a research topic from the chapter readings or from the list provided by your professor.
Research/find a minimum at least four (4), preferably five (5) or more, different peer-reviewed articles on your topic from the University of the Cumberlands Library online business database. The article(s) must be relevant and from a peer-reviewed source. While you may use relevant articles from any time frame, current/published within the last five (5) years are preferred. Using literature that is irrelevant or unrelated to the chosen topic will result in a point reduction.
Write a four (4) to five (5) page double spaced paper in APA format discussing the findings on your specific topic in your own words.Note- paper length does not include cover page, abstract, or references page(s).
Structure your paper as follows:
Cover page
Overviewdescribing the importance of the research topic to current business and professional practice in your own words.
Purpose of Researchshould reflect the potential benefit of the topic to the current business and professional practice and the larger body of research.
Review of the Literaturesummarized in your own words. Note that this should not be a copy and paste of literature content, nor should this section be substantially filled with direct quotes from the article. A literature review is a summary of the major points and findings of each of the selected articles (with appropriate citations). Direct quotations should be used sparingly. Normally, this will be the largest section of your paper (this is not a requirement; just a general observation).
Practical Applicationof the literature. Describe how your findings from the relevant research literature can shape, inform, and improve current business and professional practice related to your chosen topic.
Conclusionin your own words
Referencesformatted according to APA style requiremen
