Question description<\/p>\n
Final Research Project
\nThe topic of your project needs to be a contemporary
\nsocietal problem, such as healthcare reform, immigration reform, privacy
\nrights, euthanasia, First Amendment Rights, stem cell research, capital
\npunishment, corporate prisons, legalizing drugs, ageism, animal rights,
\ncloning, prayer in schools, racial profiling, recycling\/conservation,
\nsexism, outsourcing jobs, workplace bullying, etc. The topic must focus
\non a single aspect, as in \u201cHow far do corporations intrude into
\nthe private lives of their employers?\u201d or \u201cThe social costs of financing
\nthe distribution of custom-designed drugs.\u201d You may suggest another
\ntopic to use, but the instructor must approve the topic during the Week
\nTwo Homework help – Discussion.
\nThe Final Research Project will present research
\nrelating the responsibilities of a critical thinker to contemporary
\nsociety. In this assignment, you will do the following:
\nResearch one aspect of a contemporary social problem.Define the problem.Propose a possible solution for the problem.Create an argument that supports your thesis position.
\nYou should take on the perspective of a critically thinking researcher.
\nThe argument must present a thesis statement and evidence to support
\nthe thesis statement.Evaluate the ethical outcomes that result from the
\nposition you take on the issue and explain how those outcomes would
\ninfluence society and culture.Interpret statistical data from at least two peer-reviewed scholarly sources.Evaluate evidence using the following standards:
\nvalidity, reliability, and bias related to the chosen topic and
\naccurately identify strengths and weaknesses.
\nResearch and Define the Problem
\nYou must take on the perspective of your major field of
\nstudy and explain in your paper what that perspective is and how it
\ninforms your view of the topic. The topics listed above are far too
\nbroad to write about in 10\u201312 pages (3,300\u20133,900 words). Instead, you
\nmust choose a narrowly defined thesis and approach it from the
\nperspective of your field.
\nExample: If you are an economics major,
\nand you are interested in immigration reform, you should approach a
\nvery specific aspect of immigration reform through the lens of economic
\ntheory and practice. A specific thesis question would not be, \u201cHow does
\nillegal immigration influence the U.S. economy?\u201d One could write
\nthousands of pages on such a topic. Instead, a better question would be,
\n\u201cHow do illegal immigrant hotel workers in Chicago impact the economy
\nof Northern Illinois?\u201d You would then want to do the research and
\ndetermine the positive and negative impacts they have, ultimately trying
\nto conclude how illegal immigration in this area should be approached
\nethically.
\nHow to Hone Your Thesis: It is important
\nthat you start your research early in this course. Try to find the most
\nimportant contemporary questions and theories in your field of study
\nand then align the most important questions with a very specific aspect
\nof the general topics above. For example, if you are a psychology major,
\nyou might want to start thinking within the realm of healthcare reform
\nor aspects of mental health and criminality in the prison system.
\nYour Argument
\nYou must present a complete argument, including a major
\nclaim with at least five points of evidence, information, or data that
\nwill prove the claim.
\nThe thesis statement must be
\nA clear, simple declarative sentence as the first or last sentence in the opening paragraph of the essay. Of such a nature that it can be substantiated,
\ncorroborated, verified, and proved through appeal to primary or
\nsecondary academic research source materials.
\nThe introductory paragraph must Present the thesis statement, an explanation for the importance of the topic, and its relation to the student\u2019s field of study.
\nBeliefs, opinions, and personal opinions must not be introduced at any point in the essay.All beliefs and opinions should be supported with academic evidence. Sweeping generalizations with no supporting academicevidence do not reflect adequate critical thinking skills.Do not include rhetorical questions in your essays.
\nAll the questions that are pertinent to your project need to be answered
\nin your essay and your answers again need to be supported with evidence
\nfrom peer-reviewed journal articles and academically published books.
\nAttributes of Good Critical Thinking in Papers
\nYour paper should include academic sources that explain multiple sides of the issue. The evidence that you use should come from high-level researchers engaged in your field of study.Your interpretations of the evidence should be
\nobjective and state the conclusions and theses presented in the evidence
\nclearly and fairly.Your paper should place the various forms of evidence
\nin relation to one another and demonstrate why one form or perspective
\nis stronger than the other positions that one could take on the issue.Your paper should point out the limitations of current evidence and attempt to indicate areas for future research.
\nEthical Outcomes of the Position You Take
\nAfter you have defined the problem and created an argument
\nabout how one ought to respond to the issue, you need to explain the
\nethical outcomes of the position you have taken. This should again be in
\nrelation to the field of study in which you are working. There might be
\ndifferent ethical outcomes that result from your analysis. For example,
\ngoing back to the example issue above, from an economic standpoint,
\nillegal immigrants might contribute positively to the economy of
\nNorthern Illinois in a specific number of ways. Thus, an economist who
\nbelieves that positive impact to the economy is the greatest good would
\nsay that one should promote the use of illegal immigrants. However,
\nbecause these workers are often paid less than others and eliminate
\njobs that could be done by residents of Chicago, there could be other
\nnegative ethical outcomes that would outweigh the positive impacts to
\nthe economy. It is your goal to draw out the ethical implications of
\nyour thesis and explain the underlying rationale that is the foundation
\nfor your claim that one action is better than another.
\nCritical thinkers are those who can outline the
\npositive and negative ethical impacts of their positions. In addition,
\nthey are able to provide a rationale for why they believe a specific
\nposition is the right position, even when it leads to negative outcomes.Critical thinkers are also able to be honest and objective about the limitations and gray areas that pertain to their theses.
\nFinal Research Project Requirements
\nThe Final Research Project may be presented as a formal
\nresearch paper (essay format), a PowerPoint presentation, a video, or a
\npodcast equivalent to a minimum of 10\u00a0 pages in APA format
\n(approximately 3,300 \u2013 3,900 typewritten words, excluding title page and
\nreference pages). Written essays must adhere to all APA formatting
\nstandards and requirements, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
\nPowerPoint presentations must include the full text (at
\nleast 3,300 words) in the speaker notes portion of the slides, with
\nappropriate citations, and full reference pages. PowerPoint
\npresentations must adhere to the basic principles of PowerPoint presentation design and must include citations and references according to APA standards and requirements.
\nVideos and podcasts must include a full transcript, in
\nAPA format, including appropriate in-text citations and a references
\npage.
\nQuotations:
\nThere must be no more than 15% quoted content in the body
\nof your essay. All quoted material must bear quotation marks and a full
\nquotation citation.
\nSource Documents:
\nThere must be 10 or more source documents used, cited, and referenced.Multimedia sources (such as videos) may be used, but
\nno more than two such sources may be used. If multimedia sources are
\nused, then they must be authored and distributed by credible sources,
\nsuch as universities, law schools, medical schools, or professors, or
\nfound in the Ashford University Library.Where print documents are used for source materials,
\nthose must be peer-reviewed, scholarly journal articles, and
\nacademically published books. Popular media sources (e.g.,
\nnewspapers, magazines, television and radio shows, etc.) may not be
\nused. Materials from advocacy groups (e.g., Greenpeace, Human Rights
\nCampaign, National Organization for Women, etc.) may not be used.Two of the peer-reviewed scholarly sources used must include statistical evidence, which must be accurately interpreted.Sites such as ProCon.org and Wikipedia should not be used.Religious texts are neither peer-reviewed nor scholarly and so may not be used in any way.
\nSummary Conclusion:
\nYou must have a summary conclusion as the last paragraph(s) of the
\nproject, presenting the major point of the essay and the evidence
\nsupporting that point.
\nWord Count:
\nThe content body of the project must be 3,300 words or
\nmore. The word count does not include anything in the title page,
\nrunning header, or reference list. It is expected that you meet all
\nlogistical requirements of this paper.
\nReference List:
\nThe list of references must include only those source documents that are cited within the body of the project. The project must fully comply with APA formatting standards and requirements as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center: title page, running header with page numbers, font face and size, line spacing, citations, and reference page(s).Second file wouldn’t load, so I will copy and paste…~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
\nThesis
\nstatement<\/p>\n
Share your progress on the
\nFinal Research Project, including the following:<\/p>\n
Identify the Final Research
\nProject topic. What influenced you to make this choice?<\/p>\n
Describe your rationale for
\nselecting that topic in relation to your academic and career
\npursuits.<\/p>\n
Provide your thesis statement.<\/p>\n
Homework help – Discuss interesting finds
\nand\/or frustrations that you have encountered in your research.<\/p>\n
Your initial post should be at
\nleast 250 words in length.<\/p>\n
Topic<\/p>\n
The
\ntopic of research is \u2018the use of semantics and semiotics to improve
\nsocialization among students\u2019.<\/p>\n
The
\nmain influence on choosing this topic was basically the increased
\nfocus that has been provided to the natural language as well as voice
\nresearch. Further, I also wanted to research more on the various
\nmeanings that are conveyed through the common signs as well as
\nlanguage and its use in the educational institutions.<\/p>\n
Basically,
\nit has been a significant aspect to try and figure out the
\ndevelopment of language and its impact on human culture. With
\nincreased diversity in all parts of the economy, I always figured
\nthat understanding is crucial particularly in the educational
\ninstitutions since the cultural diversity is intensive here. These
\naspects have a way of improving communication through developed
\nwriters as well as speakers with the intent to persuade certain
\naudiences. Through understanding of the meaning behind a specific
\nword, contrary to the meaning that can be attained in an entire
\npassage, understanding of the intended message is enhanced and thus
\nsocialization becomes a lot easier.<\/p>\n
The
\nuse of semantic and semiotics can improve socialization amongst
\nstudents from different and diverse cultures.<\/p>\n
Through
\nthe research process, I have encountered quite a number of
\nfrustrations first being the fact that there is quite limited
\ninformation available on the topic. A lot of information in the
\nlibrary and internet sources only defines the terms and their logic
\nbut application is not provided on socialization. Nevertheless, I was
\nable to get diverse information that I could combine together and
\nargue my thesis statement. In addition, I was also able to encounter
\nvarious symbols and how they are applicable across various cultures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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