The Signature Assignment for this class is worth a total of 300 points.  It i

 
The Signature Assignment for this class is worth a total of 300 points.  It is a writing-intensive project designed to give students who are interested in negotiation and conflict resolution the opportunity to polish their skills as a negotiator facing an intractable negotiation challenge.
This paper will be graded using Turnitin.  If, when you submit your paper, you receive a Turnitin score of 10% or greater, immediately open the Turnitin notes to see where your paper needs correcting.  If a paper has a score of more than 10% and extraordinary circumstances do not dictate otherwise, you will receive a zero for the assignment.
The first part of the project (value: 50 points) will be an exploration of a real, ongoing conflict, including substantial backgrounds on the parties involved, the nature of the conflict, and its significance.  The minimum length of this section is three pages, not including cover and reference pages. A minimum of three references is expected.
Every word of your Signature Assignment should be essential to conveying its overall message: do not over-explain ideas, use larger words when smaller ones will do, or add text only to help you bulk up the length of your paper.  You will have opportunities to strengthen the language of your paper in sections 2 and 3.
Specific dates and point values for each section of the Signature Assignment are in the Course Requirements and Assignments section of the syllabus. 
Before submitting your research paper, please be sure it meets the following guidelines:
All parts of this project must be produced in Microsoft Word.
The text must be double-spaced, have one-inch margins, and be in either 12-point Times New Roman, Calibri, or Arial font.
At least three sources must be included in your paper and must be documented both in the paper and in the references using the APA Author-Date writing style, 7th edition.
Your paper must include a title page, body, and reference page. The title page and reference page must be separate pages.  
For every day this section is turned in late, 5% of the value of the assignment will be lost.