The
        University of Maryland University College Asia
        
        
        David
        Norris, Associate Professor
        
        
        Format
        for written assignments: 
        The papers you write for this class should be computer-printed,
        double-spaced, titled, paginated, stapled, and proofread carefully.
        Fonts should be set at 12- or 14-point in a readable script such as
        Times New Roman. Use regular weight typing paper (no onion skin or
        erasable bond), size 8 1/2 by 11 or A4. 
        Double space and leave a one-inch margin on all sides of each
        page.  This gives you room
        to write in corrections and space for me to make comments. 
        Do not justify the right margin. 
        Attach a separate title page to each assignment. 
        It should have the following information on it:
        
        
        Title
        of the Composition
        
        By
        
        ____________
        
        
        
        English  _____
         
        
        
        The
        University of Maryland University College Asia
        
        
         
        
        
        _________________
        Education
        Center
        
        
         
        
        
        Papers
        are due in class on the designated date; printer problems and other
        technical difficulties are not acceptable excuses for failure to hand in
        a paper on time. To avoid such common problems, you should print out and
        proofread the final draft of your paper well before (i.e., at least an
        hour prior to) class time. Absence and/or excuses on the day a paper is
        due are not acceptable; however, if you have a legitimate reason for
        being unable to turn a paper in on the due date, please raise your
        concerns in advance of that date.
        
        
        It
        is especially important that you proofread your work after
        you have printed out a final draft. If errors appear on this
        draft, correct them and reprint the paper before handing it in.
        
        
        Plagiarism
        will not be tolerated 
        
        
        See
        http://www.ad.umuc.edu/docs/G54-05.html
        for more information.
        
        
        Students
        can avoid unintentional plagiarism by carefully following 
        accepted
        scholarly practices. Notes taken for papers and research
        projects
        should accurately record sources of material to be cited,
        quoted,
        paraphrased or summarized, and papers should acknowledge
        these
        sources in references. Plagiarism consists of representing the
        words
        and/or ideas of another as your own. If you use someone else’s ideas,
        be sure to cite your sources carefully and distinguish his or her
        thoughts from your own. If you use someone else’s words, be sure to
        place them in quotation marks and cite your sources. See the most recent
        edition of the MLA Handbook for
        Writers of Research Papers for guidance on citing sources and
        other technical matters, or consult the documentation section of Little,
        Brown Handbook.