Tobacco Control Policy in China

The requirement of the paper:

Including 1）The Puzzle: All good papers start with a puzzle or a question of interest. The puzzle, paradox or question that you pose will motivate the entire tone and substance of your paper. Most puzzles start with the question “why?” Why questions lead you to analysis and argument
• more often than papers that begin with “how” or “when.” The latter types often lead to statements of fact or detailed descriptions of events instead of careful analysis and an argument. If you cannot create a “why” or “why not” question, you may not have sufficiently developed your puzzle yet.

When you formulate your puzzle, be sure to consider a question that you can actually answer in the time and space allotted. You want to carve out some aspect of this puzzle that you can resolve in 4,000 words.

Tobacco Control Policy in China

• The case study should be an argument. In other words, it should pose and answer a research question drawn from an identification of a problem in theory or from real world events. The paper should discuss the problem and not simply narrate or describe events. It may be necessary to devote space to narrative or description, but the major task will always consist in weighing and assessing evidence and arguing from that evidence to answering your research question. Description should be aimed at illustrating your line of argument rather than merely detailing facts. There will rarely be a single clear‑cut answer to the question. When making judgments, take care to weigh your arguments against opposing views, and avoid sweeping or unsupported generalizations.

2）Thesis Statement
• The answer to your puzzle should be your thesis statement. All papers must have a thesis statement. You should be able to underline it and it should accurately summarize your entire argument from your paper. It ought to appear early on in your paper. This is not a mystery novel where the thesis and argument get revealed at the end—tell the reader right up front what you have concluded and spend the remainder of the paper illustrating the logic that ties together your argument.

 Tobacco Control Policy in China

• Everything in your paper should relate back to your thesis statement. If you argue in your thesis that you are going to cover a, b, and c, your paper must actually do so. If you reach the end and your thesis does not match your own argument, you have a major problem.

• The abstract of your paper is NOT a substitute for a clearly written thesis in the text.

3）Presentation
• The paper should have an Introduction in which the key research question or problem statement is clearly identified, the paper’s central argument outlined in your thesis, and the structure of the paper is set out. You should also discuss the way you intend to approach your analysis in this section of the paper. The Introduction is, in short, a succinct analysis of the paper, providing a signpost to the rest of the analysis.

• You must write a clear, compelling and logical argument. It must make sense to the reader at the end. The reader cannot guess what you “meant” in the part that you did not actually write down.

• The Conclusion should ideally re-state the paper’s main aim, summarize your findings, and make other points of interest.

• The style should be clear, with good spelling and grammar. You cannot receive full marks for a paper that is not carefully proofread. Print out a final copy of your paper several days before it is due. Read it out loud to yourself. Read it backwards, keeping your attention focused on the spelling of each word.

• There should be proper referencing in the text and a full listing of all sources consulted. Use a single style for listing references.