You may write a formal outline or present your information in paragraph form using current APA formatting. Regardless of the outline format, you must provide the following:
Detail that aligns with your macroeconomics topic
List of your sources
Two of the sources must be from academic journals
To learn more about developing an outline, review the Types of Outlines and Samples information (Purdue Online Writing Lab). (Links to an external site.)
You will submit your outline in Module 3. Review the assignment rubric for detailed grading criteria.
Your first draft must include the following four sections:
An introduction that introduces the selected topic and discusses how the analysis was conducted.
A literature review that provides a detailed summary of the economic circumstances and facts that serve as the foundation of the economic analysis.
A narrative body that includes:
An economic analysis that uses the tools developed in the course along with your graphical depiction of the economics applied to your topic. Provide an explanation of the graphical analysis. Don't leave it to the reader to figure out your intention. The specific analysis will depend on your chosen topic.
Statistics that support your topic and narrative.
Conclusion and a brief summary.
Use current APA formatting for your paper including these elements:
Title page
Running head
Page numbers
Headings
Source citations
Reference list
An abstract and table of contents are not required.
You will submit your final paper in Module 9.