Guidelines:
1. At least five sources must be cited. Two of these must be from a book or an article (Online sources alone will not be accepted).
2. Paper must be 4-5 pages in length (double-spaced, type-written pages, 12 font).
3. Correct grammar and spelling is very important. Proofread your paper. Poor grammar and spelling will negatively affect your grade.
4. MLA format is required for your research paper. Any direct quote or paraphrased information must be cited. Failure to do so is considered plagiarism.
5. Plagiarism is a serious offense. Any paper deemed unethical will be given a zero and will be turned into the CSUCI Office of Judicial Affairs. If you borrow quotations, exact language or detailed information from a source it must be cited.
6. Late papers will not be accepted. If you are not in class on the day the assignment is due it is your responsibility to get a hard copy to the Instructor before that class. Emailed papers will no be accepted.
7. You will submit your paper electronically through Turnitin. Click on the research paper link on CI Learn and follow steps to submit your paper via Turnitin.

Suggestions:
1. A strong opening paragraph. In your opening paragraph summarize what your topic is about and some of the information you will be touching on to demonstrate your points. In other words, tell me what you will be telling me.
2. In the body of your paper use well-placed quotations and paraphrased material from a variety of your research sources to back up your points and arguments.
3. Make sure the paragraphs and sentences make sense. Avoid jumping around to several different subjects in one paragraph. Your paper should be clear, coherent and easy to read. Try reading your paper aloud to see if it makes sense.
4. Have someone proofread your paper for sentence problems, grammar, spelling issues, etc. These simple to fix problems can really hurt the flow of a paper.
5. A strong closing paragraph. Summarize the information and points you made in the body of your paper. In other words, tell me what you just told me.

Suggested Resources:
Books-The History of Jazz-Ted Gioia, Essential Jazz-Keith Waters, Experiencing Jazz-Richard J. Lawn, Jazz Styles-Mark C. Gridley
DVD/Video-Jazz by Ken Burns (available on blackboard)
Encyclopedias-New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Grove Online (available from library computers), Jazz and Popular music Encyclopedias
Articles-Jazz Journals, Inter-library loans and the OCLC first search online database.

Suggested Websites:
redhotjazz.com, europeanjazznetwork.com, iaje.org, wbgo.org, kjazz.org, jazzcentralstation.com, bigeastern.com, library.berklee.edu, allaboutmusic.com, wikipedia.org, allaboutjazz.com. Search using Google and Yahoo search engines.