WI Assignment

Flesh out the details of the study of Narcotics Detection in Fingerprints found in the journal Analytical Chemistry Anal. Chem., 2010, 82, pp 9150
Topics? Consider Harris chpt. 0. I expect that you will describe, discuss in greater detail, and/or comment on all of these aspects of the paper Relevance of the project and project design Sampling methods (what limitations were they working under and why did they use the methods they used?) Analytical methods they used (how do they work) Their interpretations and conclusions Was the project useful in the end

I dont want extraneous details I want a physical-intuitive understanding of the experiments they performed and the overall (scientific, social, political, historical) context in which that was done.

WI Assignment
2500 words (~10 pgs w/ 11pt font not including citation list), double spaced a minimum of four additional academic citations (journal articles or books not websites) , but you can have as many additional citations as needed (ie. websites) Upload your draft paper on blackboard (near Thanksgiving), and make an appt. with me for a short 15 min conference where I will give you feedback on your paper. Note: all papers will be parsed through Turnitin.com (which checks for plagiarism)

Writing Tips
Thesis? Every papers 1st paragraph should contain a thesis statement (organizing principle) and every paper should end with a closing paragraph (usu. summarizing the argument in support of the thesis). In between, you should present appropriate background material, and a logical, coherent argument in favor of your thesis statement. See http://www.studygs.net/index.htm for helpful material about writing. Be wary of plagiarism. Make use of UMKCs Writing Center (even if only to have another good writer proof read your paper).

Plagiarism
See http://www.studygs.net/plagiarism.htm for a working definition of plagiarism and how to avoid it. Either paraphrase & provide a citation or quote & provide a citation. These are the only correct options! Anything else is plagiarism.

When is it appropriate to quote vs. paraphrase?

Citations & Formatting

Use google, SciFinder or any other library resource. Sources must be in English and available in their entirety online or from a library on this campus. American Chemical Society Reference Citation Formats: See http://library.williams.edu/citing/styles/acs.php and http://chemistry.library.wisc.edu/writing/acs-style-guidelines.html for examples and usage Please use superscript numbers in the text and a numbered list of citations at the end of the paper in the order of appearance. Note: only 2 people on the whole UMKC campus can use SciFinder at any one time! Dont try to do this the day before it is due.

The College of Arts & Sciences Writing Center

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