1. Group Assignment Instructions
Economy and Society
Group Assignment Instructions

2. Group Assignment You will be working with a group of 3 – 4 people.
Your group is responsible to submit:
1 – A final paper (about 15 pages). DUE APRIL 11th
2 – An outline of your final paper (can be point form). DUE March 7th
3 – Discuss the idea for your final paper in class on March 7h.
4 – All group meeting notes.
Therefore you must:
1 – Meet with your group at least once a week in the month of March.
2 – Take detailed minutes of the meeting including:
- who is present at the meeting
- what is discussed
- all decisions taken by the group

3. Group Assignment
Your group will chose between two possible assignments
1 – Book Review
2 – Research Paper
3 – Research in Action Project

4. Group Assignment Book Review
1 - Choose a book related to Economy and Society
2 – Read the book
3 – Discuss the book with members of your group
4 – Write a review of the book

5. Group Assignment Research Paper
1 - Choose a topic related to Economy and Society
2 – Conduct a literature review of academic sources related to the topic
3 – Discuss this research with members of your group
4 – Write a research report on the topic

6. Group Assignment Research in Action Project
Get involved with a community group/project
Write about your experience
Come see me if you are interested in this option

7. Format of Paper Your paper should be:
pages long (not including title page and bibliography)
- Double Spaced

8. Grade Breakdown An ‘A’ Paper
- Will link concepts from other readings in this course
- Will be well thought out (argument well developed)
- Will provide strong support for your arguments
- Will be well structured
- Will not contain grammatical errors
For a topic presentation, at least 10 sources should be included
For a book review, critically analyze the readings by comparing and contrasting it to concepts that you read about in this course.

9. Grade Breakdown A ‘B’ Paper
- Will link only a few concepts from other readings in this course
- Will be thought out (argument superficially developed)
- Will provide superficial support for your arguments
- Will be adequately structured
- Will contain some grammatical errors
For a topic presentation, at least 5 sources should be included
For a book review, critically analyze the readings by comparing and contrasting it to only a few concepts that you read about in this course.

10. Grade Breakdown A ‘C’ Paper
- Will link one or two concepts from other readings in this course
- Will be poorly thought out (argument poorly developed)
- Will provide little support for your arguments
- Will be adequately structured
- Will contain grammatical errors
For a topic presentation, at least 3 sources should be included
For a book review, critically analyze the readings by comparing and contrasting it to one or two concepts that you read about in this course.

11. Grade Breakdown A ‘D’ Paper
- Will not link concepts from other readings in this course
- Will not be well thought out (argument poorly developed)
- Will provide no support for your arguments
- Will be poorly structured
- Will contain grammatical errors
For a topic presentation, at least 1 source should be included
For a book review, superficially analyze the readings