Unethical Price Gouging of the Oil and Gas Industry
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Research Paper Guidelines and Topic
Course is Commercial Transactions in a Technological Environment: Law, Management, and Technology
Research Paper Topic:
Unethical Price Gouging of the Oil and Gas Industry and relate it to Acquisitions and Supply Chain Management. So far in class we have discussed ethics theories in relation to binding contracts and contract law.
Each student will complete a 12-15 page (title page, abstract, reference pages and appendices are additional pages) research paper based on a selected topic related to the course.
Abstract: A proposed abstract (5 points) for the paper. The proposal should include 3-4 paragraphs summarizing the topic and discussing at least 3 relevant scholarly references from UMUC's library. The reference page should list at least 3 relevant scholarly references from UMUC's library on the topic. Papers must be in APA format.
Outline: An outline (5 points) for the paper. The outline should be a minimum of 2 pages of text, written in full sentences and use a descending format. A separate reference page, in APA format, listing at least 5 scholarly sources, should be attached.
Paper: The research paper (20 points) is due in week 10. The paper must be written on a topic approved by the instructor and must include discussion of how the topic relates to Acquisition and Supply Chain Management. The paper must list and discuss a minimum of 10 scholarly references (other than websites and the textbook) with at least 5 references that are scholarly journal articles on the topic from UMUC's online library databases. Papers will be submitted to Turnitin to check for compliance with UMUC's Academic Honesty policy.
The paper must be in APA format and prepared with graduate-level professional expectations. APA refers to the 2010 publication manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition. This requirement includes following all formal writing requirements and using correct APA style and citation formatting requirements. Proper formatting includes correctly formatted in-text reference citations to indicate the location of reference and source materials relied upon as well as a separate reference page. Grammar, spelling and punctuation are also an important part of this assignment.