1. One approach – BUT NOT THE ONLY APPROACH – is have your paper arise from, relate to, delve deeper into, or otherwise concern a real case or actual example discussed in the LSB text, in the Barrons book, or in one or more of the class-related YouTube videos. Generally, it would be much better to choose a case or example that was not discussed at great length (e.g., for more than one or two paragraphs), because that gives more opportunity for you to do your own research and develop your own insights.
This is not the only approach. Generally, any law topic that is business related (very broadly defined) is acceptable. Do not write about abortion, about any subject that is more pertinent to another course than to a law course, about a matter where you are focusing on a case or an event from earlier than 2010, or about a criminal law matter not related to business.
PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ABOUT OLD FAMOUS CASES – E.G., ROE v. WADE, BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUC. – AS THE FOCUS OF A PAPER
You should submit your term paper in this folder. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR PAPER USING WORD.
The completed paper should be from 2,200 to 2,800 words, not counting the citations. The paper, assuming that you have completed an outline on time (on or before Jan. 26), is due March 16
The completed paper should be from 2,200 to 2,800 words, with that total not counting the citations, the footnoted materials, or any bibliography or title page. While writing more than 2,800 words will NOT lead to a penalty (you wont be rewarded either!), writing less than 2,200 words likely will be penalized. Please submit it in Microsoft Word.
Submissions:
Please submit your term paper using Microsoft Word (either as a .doc file or a .docx file). If you do not have access to Microsoft Word you may submit your file as a PDF. However, Microsoft Word is much preferred. Please only submit the paper as one file. If you have a second file – e.g., a bibliography – please include that material into the one main file (in other words, into the Term Paper file itself).
When you submit your paper, please print a copy of a your confirmation notice (and, of course, keep on your computer a copy of your paper). If a technology error occurs and your paper cannot be accessed, you will need to show us that notice.
The term paper folder may appear on all students’ pages (even those students who did not submit an outline). However, only those students who submitted an outline are permitted to submit a term paper.
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In the papers themselves, a common failing, among other things, is the absence of sources for various statements which are not yours (that you got from somewhere but have not cited). Put in footnotes one or more sources for every statement that you make which should require documentation (that is not simply your own thought).
Law sources for your paper can be found from many avenues Findlaw, Justia, Cornell Law School digital library, Lexis-Nexis (this one is available in the digital databases for the UF Libraries) and many others.
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