1 | P a g e MSA 698 Research Data Support This is an overview. The paper submission links and grading rubrics are in the weekly folders under “Weekly Materials | Tasks.” Students will produce four (4) papers and a final critical analysis paper related to their area of concentration. Papers must reflect the master’s level writing. We expect the four essays and the final critical analysis paper will require a minimum of 150-clock hours of work for completion. Cognitive tasks must be specifically designed to relate directly to the student’s professional work assignments or the approval of the instructor. The papers should be of sufficient depth to deal entirely with the issue. The minimum length is eight (8) pages with a maximum of ten (10) pages for each of the four (4) papers, and 12-15 written pages for the final critical analysis, excluding tables, graphs, and appendixes. Papers 1-4 follow the same issue, or organization, or problem. 1. Paper 1 applies to content and theory from MSA 601 to an issue/problem/research related to the student’s concentration. 2. Paper 2 applies to content and theory from MSA 603 to the same issue/problem/research developed in paper 1 and is related to the student’s concentration. 3. Paper 3 applies to content and theory from MSA 604 to the same issue/problem/research developed in papers 1 and 2 and is related to the student’s concentration 4. Paper 4 applies to content and theory from MSA 602 to the same issue/problem/research developed in papers 1-3 and is related to the student’s concentration. We expect the final critical analysis paper to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on the insights discovered in papers 1-4. I recommend that your title be generic, and here is why? If you look at the examples that we gave you in the document “MSA 698 Research Data Support,” you will find that the only thing that is constant for each paper would be “John Doe Administration.” For example, here are the titles that one could generate for each paper in the John Doe Administration: Paper one: Organizational Behavior and John Doe Administration Paper two: Strategic Planning and John Doe Administration Paper three: Diversity Consciousness and John Doe Administration Paper Four: Financial Management and John Doe Administration Besides, according to some scholars, good titles in academic research papers have several characteristics: • The title accurately addresses the subject and scope of the study. • The title should not have any abbreviations. 2 | P a g e • Make sure that one uses only words that create a positive impression and stimulate reader interest. • Always use a current nomenclature from the field of study/concentration. • Make a concerted effort to identify critical variables, both dependent and independent. • In many cases, you might want to reveal how the paper will be organized. • There are times that you might suggest ...