Impacts of crypto-currencies on international businesses

Final Research Paper Guidelines/Breakdown

• Title page – 1%

A professional title page should be in line with Student APA v. 7.0 title Page specifications that includes:

• • Title of paper
    • Identify the main topics/concepts and relationship between concepts
    • Theoretical issues under investigations
    • Identify the case studied
  • Name of each author
  • Affiliation of each author
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor name
  • Assignment due date
  • page number
  • Student APA v. 7.0 title Page
• Table of Content – 1%
• Abstract (150 – 200 words) – 4%

Professional qualitative research abstract:

• • Summarizes the significance of the study using the following requirement:
    • Objectives
    • Research findings
  • Identify three to five keywords
  • This should be written at the last stage of the paper compilation and should provide the reader a gist of the paper.
    • Limited to no more than 200 words including keywords
    • Specific, clear, coherent, readable and concise
• Keywords – 1%
  • Describe the most important aspects of your paper
  • Limited to three to five
• Introduction (300 – 500 words) – 10%

Description of research problem/question

• • Frame the problem or question and its context
  • Identify key issues and framework in the relevant literature to clarify barriers or practical needs.
  • The introduction may include case examples, personal narratives, vignettes or other illustrative material Study Objective/Aims/Research
    • State the purpose/goals/aims of the study
    • Contribution of the researcher in the field of study should be provided in the introduction
    • Should provide the structure of rest of paper
• Literature Review/Bibliography (300 – 500 words) – 5%

Description of the way literature has paved the way for this particular research and in what order of significance. This section would be a justification of the foundational background of the research.

• Method (500 – 1000 words) – 33%

Research Design Overview – 13%

• • Summarize the research design, including data collection strategies, data analytic strategies and if required, approaches to inquiry.
  • Provide the rationale for design selected.
  • Method section can be written in narrative or chronological format.

Data (sources) Collection (10%)

• • State the form in which data (or sources) were collected
  • Describe the data collection process

Analysis- 10%

• • Describe the methods and procedures used and their purpose/goal
  • Explain in detail the process of analysis with the rationale
  • Describe the process of arriving at an analytical scheme
  • Indicate software if used

Findings/Results (500 – 1,000 words)— 12%

• • Present research findings compatible with the study design
  • Present synthesizing illustrations in organizing and conveying findings.

Discussions (500 – 750 words) – 8%

• • Describe the central contribution and their significance
  • Identify similarities and differences from prior theories and research findings
  • Identify study’s strength and limitations
  • Describe the limit of the scope of transferability
  • Revisit any ethical dilemmas or challenges
  • Consider the implication for future research, policy or Practice

References – 10%

• • Minimum of 15 references and in-text citations based on literature review.