Topic Differences between Male and Female Leadership Styles Paper structure Introduction Write a general presentation of the research topic. You should then lay out exactly what you are trying to achieve with this particular research project. State your own position/thesis statement Discuss research in the literature (scholarly articles) What do researchers have to say about the topic? What are the industry trends? What practices have been shown to be most effective? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Body of your Argument Headings can come from the literature, but you have some flexibility here to write the body of your paper. This should be at last 2 pages of the entire assignment: it's the meat or body of the body and should be the main discussion. Strong Conclusion Tie it all together: link the first paragraph to the last Summarize the topic and how your position or thesis statement has been proven or disproven. Show how the research supports your position. strong concluding sentence. References APA format (look up APA or OWL on the internet for how to format something in APA) Tips Create an outline: This will help you organize your thoughts. SPELL CHECK! Create several drafts and revise at least 3 times. This will improve your grade significantly. Revise, Rewrite, Proofread! DO NOT PLAGIARIZE: properly cite and source your materials. We do not tolerate copying and pasting from the internet or anywhere else. Blackboard will give you a plagiarism report from SafeAssign. If you have higher than 0% matching percentage, you need to revise your writing by using better paraphrasing. Write your own materials. Do not copy each other. If English is not your first language, please go to Smartthinking.com through our Blackboard class to get tutoring assistance with your writing. The rubric for writing assignments is in your course platform. Requirements: Page length: 6-8 pages Font Size: 12 Spacing: Double APA Template Required (see Doc Sharing for APA Template)