PAPER INSTRUCTIONS
KNOWLEDGE APPLICATION
For the successful completion of the course, you will write a seminar paper. The main purpose of this paper is to foster your critical reading and thinking skills. Also, writing this paper will help you to consolidate your academic writing skills. The paper will indicate how effectively you can express your knowledge and understanding in writing (e.g. using disciplinary conventions such as those discussed during the Academic Writing Lab during the first semester). An important aspect of this assignment is that your paper should have a clear outcome. This outcome may either be a theoretical contribution to knowledge or consist of the application of a concept to a specific context. In both cases, the reader should take something home to reflect upon.

The following general guidelines will help you to write your paper. Your paper
should:

 be written in English (either British or American English, not a combination of both!)
 be between 2400 and 2800 words (excluding the list of references)
 include at least 8 scholarly sources (e.g., journal articles, book chapters)
 use the APA style of referencing to cite and quote authors in your text
 include an introduction, a main body and a conclusion
 introduce the topic by showing its relevance
 explain or/and define key concepts
 support your arguments with evidence from the literature
 ensure your arguments are logically presented and sufficiently developed
 clearly state your conclusions to tie things up but also leave the reader reflect
 have paragraphs not shorter than 8 lines and not longer than 20 lines (if possible)
 include a list of references of the work cited in your text (use APA style