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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.

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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 (whichchecks for plagiarism)

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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 appropriatebackground material, and a logical, coherent argument in favor of

your thesis statement.

See http://www.studygs.net/index.htm for helpful materialabout writing.

Be wary ofplagiarism.

Make use of UMKCs Writing Center (even if only to have

another good writer proof read your paper).

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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?

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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.

Citations & Formatting

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The College of Arts & Sciences Writing Center

http://cas.umkc.edu/writingcenter/

The Writing Center at 5201 Rockhill Road is a free service

available to all UMKC students. Students may go to the Writing

Center at any point in the writing process. This can include just

talking about an assignment youve been given in order to decide

on an approach, map out a research strategy, or narrow a topic.The Writing Center is not a copy-editing or proofreading service,

but tutors can help you become a more effective editor of your

own writing. Writing Consultants generally work on an

appointment basis, so its a good idea to call ahead (816-235-1146).