OVERVIEW
The
objective of this assignment is to allow you to explore a legal topic of
interest more fully. You are required to write a relatively short research paper
(ten pages – double spaced) on a legal topic of your choosing.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life
depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the
proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the
problem in less than five minutes.” –Albert
Einstein
This
is an opportunity to go deeper on a topic of interest to you. It should not summarize
a topic that we have covered in this course. To write a good paper, it is
critical to craft a narrow, focused research question. Examples of appropriate research questions
are:
·
How
do the courts of British Columbia treat waivers at ski resorts?
·
How
is trademark law in Canada applied to the fashion industry?
·
What
do businesses need to know about age discrimination under the Human Rights Code
in British Columbia?
Your
topic must be a legal topic that engages business in some way. For example, an
inappropriate research topic would be on divorce law in Canada.
What follows is a list of common
mistakes that I see in research papers. It is not an exhaustive guide on preparing
or writing your paper.
·
Every
piece of data, information, thought, or statement that is not your own in
origin must be cited using APA format.
·
Use
headings. This helps the reader understand the organization and flow of the
paper.
·
The
introduction is critical and should establish the topic or question you are
examining in your paper, the importance of your topic, and how the paper will
be organized/structured.
·
There
is rarely, if ever, a need to use an exclamation point in academic writing. Do
not do it.
·
Emotional
appeals are discouraged. Your arguments and analysis of the topic should be
founded in research (case law, academic publications and texts), applied
business experience and reason/logic.
Please comfirm a topic with me before you start your writing. Thanks