Topic:
Funding
for General Education VS STEM in Primary and Secondary schools
Identify the global societal
problem within the introductory paragraph and conclude with a thesis
statement that states your proposed solution(s) to the problem.
Describe background information
on how that problem developed or came into existence. Show why this
is a societal problem, and provide perspectives from multiple disciplines
or populations so that you fully represent what different parts of society
have to say about this issue.
Construct an argument
supporting your proposed solution(s). Be sure to consider multiple
disciplines or populations so that your solution shows that multiple parts
of society will benefit from this solution. Provide evidence from multiple
scholarly sources as evidence that your proposed solution is viable.
Interpret statistical data from
at least three, peer-reviewed scholarly sources. Do this by discussing the
validity, reliability, and any biases; identifying the strengths and
weaknesses of these sources; and pointing out limitations of current
research and attempting to indicate areas for future research. You may
even use visual representations such as graphs or charts to explain
statistics from sources. Evaluate the ethical outcomes that result from your
solution. Be sure to provide at least one positive ethical outcome as well
as at least one negative ethical outcome that could result from your
solution, and explain at least two ethical issues related to each of those
outcomes. It’s important to consider all of society.
Develop a conclusion as the
last paragraph(s) of the essay, starting with rephrasing your thesis
statement and then presenting the major points of the topic and how they
support your argument.
The
Final Argumentative Essay
Must be 3,300 – 3,900 words in
length (approximately between 10 – 12 pages; excluding title and reference
pages) and formatted according to APA
style as outlined in the Ashford
Writing Center.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Running header with page
numbers
Must include in-text citations from at least 10
scholarly sources. Be sure to integrate your research rather than
simply inserting it.
Must document all sources in
APA style as outlined here and here.
Must have no more than 15%
quoted material in the body of your essay based on the Turnitin report.
Reference list will be excluded from the Turnitin originality score.
Must include a separate reference
page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined
in the Ashford Writing Center.
Source Document Requirements:
Multimedia sources (such as
videos) may be used, but no more than two such sources may be used. If
multimedia sources are used, they must be authored and distributed by
credible sources, such as universities, law schools, medical schools, or
professors, or found in the Ashford University Library.
Government sources may be
used, but no more than two such sources may be used. Examples include
whitehouse.gov, state.gov, usa.gov, cdc.gov, etc. These websites can be
used to make a stronger point about your proposed soluation within the
argument.
Where print documents are used
for source materials, those must be peer-reviewed, scholarly journal
articles, and academically published books. Popular media sources (e.g.,
newspapers, magazines, television and radio shows, etc.) must not be used.
Materials from advocacy groups (e.g., Greenpeace, Human Rights Campaign,
National Organization for Women, etc.) must not be used.
Sites such as ProCon.org and
Wikipedia must not be used.
Religious texts must not be
used.
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