Corona Virus Research  
Research paper 
Purpose: An academic research paper can be informational or it can be argumentative. An
informational paper presents the latest credible research about a topic while an argumentative
paper uses credible research to argue for a position.
A research paper is based on only credible sources.
You need five sources for this paper. At least one source must come from the Academic Search
Complete, one from Academic One File databases. Other sources may include official three US
government data and reputable news sources.
Parameters: You must use a style guide for this paper, either APA or MLA. Must include a
bibliography.
A research paper is always written in third person and has a formal tone.
For an argumentative paper, the issue should be controversial, i.e. educated people can
disagree intelligently, based on actual data and prior research.