Master Paper Rational: Students have been introduced to Islamic Humanities through a vast amount of content in this course. As the course comes to a close, students must reflect on the many topics that they have studied in the 8 course Modules and select one focused topic to write the Master Paper. Assignment: Students will create a one-page paper on a topic that they feel they have “mastered” (learned excellently) because of this course. The paper must be research and fact-based, and contain at least one color image (unless none exist on this topic). Students may decide how creatively they wish to make this document (MS Office, Apple Pages, Adobe Illustrator, etc.). THE SUBMITTED PAPER MUST BE A PDF OR WORD FILE. The end result must look like a published page of a scholarly journal. The one-page document must be Wow! – Intelligent to the mind, and beautiful to the eyes. All work must be in English. If Arabic or another language is utilized in any form, then its translation and the source of translation must be clearly stated in the document itself. When a work of art or a literary phrase showcases calligraphic writing or cultural value in Arabic language or culture, for example, then translation – and relevance – of the written word(s) must be included in the paper. The document must include a title and the author’s (student’s) full name, which must be appropriately incorporated in the one-page; include a minimum of 3 web and print sources.

Draft and Peer Review, and Master Paper Rubric

Points and Criteria

0

Student did not submit the draft and the master paper by the Due Date.

1

Student submitted the paper but one or more of the following problems occurred:

The document could not be opened.

Wrong file.

The instructor is expecting a response to the specific feedback from the student.

25

Draft was submitted by the posted Due Date and 2 Peer Review comments were made.

26 – 50

The paper does not meet the minimum requirements for all or most of the following reasons: exceeds 1 page; unorganized; lacks coherence; lacks focus; spelling errors; grammatical errors; factual discrepancy; inaccurate information; formatting is inconsistent and unclear; highlighted random portions in the text; hyperlinks; font change; copy and paste of 4 or more consecutive words; no image (if applicable); the content is overgeneralized; lack of specific research; less than 3 sources.

51 – 74

The paper meets the minimum requirements but contains 3 or more of the following errors: exceeds 1 page; unorganized; lacks coherence; lacks focus; spelling errors; grammatical errors; factual discrepancy; inaccurate information; formatting is inconsistent and unclear; highlighted random portions in the text; hyperlinks; font change; copy and paste of 4 or more consecutive words; no image (if applicable); the content is overgeneralized; lack of specific research; less than 3 sources.

75

“Wow” paper! The paper is exactly what the assignment requires. It contains all pertinent researched information and image(s). There are no glaring errors in the reading of the paper.