Lancaster County Economic Recovery

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The local Problem: , (South Carolina), Lancaster County fiscal plan is diversifies the economy but it does not promote strong solid growth as is shown in Union County North Carolina. This is only the Research section of my senior thesis.

The Economic factors that will benefit Lancaster County"s Economic Sustainability are:
Dave Lyle Boulavard expansion
Manufacturer awareness campaigns (to promote a future industrial workforce)
Increasing Infrastructure such as water lines and sewer (to allow for increase industrial capacity)
The Lancaster Airport could be further developed to import and export freight.
Incentives via industrial grants to lure Industries
Aerospace Companies could be targeted, but infrastructure must be developed first.

The solution should not be concluded in the Research.
There may be a better way to phrase this research, and there may be a better way to target the problem.

Let the requirements for Paper 1 guide your research:
• Give comprehensive (local and global (or general)) background for the issue
• Present the basis for the arguments you will make in later papers
• Include all sources to be used in subsequent papers
• Include a Works Cited page (25 sources minimum)

All papers must be written at a college level. All papers should be word-processed, in Times New Roman, 12-pt font, with 1-inch margins, and your last name followed by the page number as a header. Papers should be submitted in .doc or .docx format.

Content Focus: Source Credibility
You will want to read widely and consult far more sources than will be presented in your paper. Aim to ground yourself in the issue; then begin the process of deciding what has direct bearing on your local focus. Make sure that your sources meet credibility requirements for college level work. Sources from sites ending in .edu or .gov or .org can be good, but don"t rely on the site alone to assess credibility.

Consider questions such as: What are the author’s credentials? What are the author’s affiliations? What and how does the author cite? What are the qualities of the language employed? What are the qualities of the examples employed? What are the site/source editorial policies? To whom is the author beholden? Is there a vetting process for publication? What is the intention of the forum?

For example, online encyclopedias such as Wikipedia are not considered reputable sources and should not be used in college level papers. Wikipedia is a great resource for an individual to turn to for a quick reference. However, the site allows anyone to edit the information and relies on readers to correct misinformation. If you have questions about the validity of a page or a quote, you can always contact me for help.

Consider this Example
You will want to look to the Paper 1 description on the syllabus to guide your research. As you will be required to present both a global (i.e. general) and local background for the issue and problem, you will want to consider sources that are local in focus and sources that discuss the issue generally, sources that are scholarly and sources that are “popular” (from newspapers and newsmagazines, among other sources). You will want to look for precedent (what has been attempted before) both in your local area and in similar localities elsewhere. Begin to ask yourself what you will need to know to understand the issue. Naturally, more research will lead to more questions.

As an example, here is a breakdown of questions for an imagined student paper. A student decides that she wants to focus on safety on campus. This is a broad topic at this point, but it is one prompted by specific concerns (what we will refer to as the “problem”). She wants to present a comprehensive background for the issue of campus safety to place her campus’ specific problem within context. She will also want to highlight the specific background of and concerns surrounding her local problem. So, she maps out some questions before she begins her research in earnest: