Students are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunities the school provides for gaining extra credit points toward a final grade.

In order to do so, a student should:

1. Examine the subject matter being presented in demonstration or lecture classes in the weeks ahead.
   
   
2. Select topics that are of interest to you. When selecting a topic, take into account the availability of material on the subject and/or the timeliness of the topic. Try not to select a topic that is overly broad or overly narrow.
   
   
3. Research articles on the topics in books, periodicals, and/or the Internet. If possible, a variety of sources should be used (i.e. print and electronic sources, trade and popular sources).
   
   
4. Write a report on the information you acquire. Cite to your sources in the report, and include a bibliography at the end of the report.
   
   
5. Each article meeting the instructor's standards will receive one grade point. A maximum of five grade points per course can be earned.

In order to qualify for credit, the following standards should be met:

1. Each paper submitted must be at least 500 words in length.
   
   
2. Each paper should be typed.
   
   
3. A bibliography must accompany the research paper. (Refer below for examples on how to cite sources.)
   
   
4. Research papers should reflect the academic standards of the school. The information must be written in your words. It is unacceptable to copy directly or cut and paste from your research findings.

   NOTE:
   To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit whenever you use

   • another person's idea, opinion, or theory;
     
   • any facts, statistics, graphs, drawings, any pieces of information that are not common knowledge;
     
   • quotations of another person's actual spoken or written words; or
     
   • paraphrase (rewording) of another person's spoken or written words.
     
     

5. Students may use the extra credit to increase their credit to 100% only.
   
   
6. Please see instructor for any additional requirements they may have.
   
   
   

Citing Print and Electronic Sources

Citing to a book:
Last Name, First Name. Name of book. City of publication: Publisher's name, YYYY.
Example:
Villas, James. American Taste. New York: Lyons and Burford, 1997.

Citing to a magazine article (print):
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of magazine. Date of Publication: Pages.
Example:
Hutchcraft, Chuck . "The Good Fight." Restaurants and Institutions. Feb. 1, 2001: 46-54.

Citing to a magazine article (online):
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of magazine Date of Publication.
Date accessed .
Example:
Hutchcraft, Chuck. "The Good Fight." Restaurants and Institutions 1 Feb. 2001.
7 Feb. 2001 .

Citing to a newspaper article (print):
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper Date of publication: page(s).
Example:
Marter, Marilyn. "Rating Phila. Fare." The Philadelphia Inquirer 31 Jan. 2001: F1+.

Citing to a newspaper article (online):
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper Date of publication. Section. Date accessed .
Example:
Marter, Marilyn. "Rating Phila. Fare." The Philadelphia Inquirer 31 Jan. 2001. Food. 2 Feb 2001 .

Citing to a professional web page:
Last Name, First Name. "Page Title." Overall Title. Date of publication (if known). Institution.
Date accessed. .
Example:
"Industry at a Glance." Industry Research. National Restaurant Association.
2 Feb. 2001. < http://www.restaurant.org/research/ind_glance.html >.

Citing to a personal web page:
Last Name, First Name. Home Page. Date of creation/revision (if known). Date accessed .
Example:
Friberg, Bo. Home page. 2 Feb. 2001 .

Citing an interview conducted by you:
Last Name, First Name. Kind of interview. Date of interview.
Example:
Yan, Martin. Personal interview. 27 Jan. 2001.