Each student is required to complete a descriptive research report, in APA format, about
the Station Night Club Fire. The research paper should include a discussion relative to
topics covered in this course, such as building construction, interior finishes, interior
coverings, fire behavior and spread, and recommendations for preventing a similar
event. The research paper shall be a minimum of two pages and a maximum of three
pages, not including the title page, and reference page.
* Use Times New Roman font size 12 for your class project.
* Use the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association [APA],
7th edition as reference to complete the class project.
* Never plagiarize! Submit your own work! Paraphrase and site the author.
Take the following steps to complete this assignment:
1. Access one or more of the libraries listed below and identify a minimum of two
references (more is better) that are relative to the Station Night Club Fire case study.
You may also use Internet resources or other publications for this assignment.
However, Wikipedia is not an acceptable resource for use in this course.
• Eastern Gateway Community College Library
Eastern Gateway Community College
Fire Science Program
https://egcc.edu/library/
• National Emergency Training Center Library
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/library/
• University of Illinois – Fire Service Institute
https://www.fsi.illinois.edu/content/library/
2. Read and study the materials you found that describes the Station Night Club Fire
case study.
3. Write a descriptive research paper which provides a meaningful conclusion and/or
recommendation that is based on the material presented in the body of your work. This
descriptive research paper/article must include all of the following:
• Title Page: The title page should conform to APA style and format. “A title should
summarize the main idea of the paper simply and, if possible, with style”. (Use
sample title page attached to syllabus).
• Introduction. The introduction must be no more than two paragraphs and must
define the topic. The introduction discusses the purpose and scope of your work.
• Literature Review: A minimum of one (1) and a maximum of two (3) pages review of
the literature. This is where you provide information about the topic. Do not
editorialize, rationalize, or make judgments about the material. Just report (review)
what you found in the literature. (This section follows your one or two paragraph
introduction with no “white-space” between the two. You should begin to use level
one, two, and three headings, refer to the APA Guide (page 62) for additional
details.
• Conclusion and/or Recommendation: The Conclusion and/or recommendation
section should be a minimum of 1 paragraph.
It is very important to relate the conclusions to your academic major (fire service) or
profession. Try to include examples as to how what you have written about relates to
the major.
• Reference Page: The Reference Page should list all of the sources used to support
your work. The Reference Page should be formatted in accordance with APA
requirements.
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