Overview
Week 3 - Assignment
- Due Monday by 11:59pm
- Points 3
- Submitting an external tool
Final Paper Proposal
[WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 5]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Chapter 12 in the textbook, and review the assignment instructions for the Final Paper in Week 5.
For this assignment, you will be developing an outline for your Week 5 Final Paper. For detailed information regarding outlines, see the Writing Center’s Outlining resource.
Submit an outline for your Final Paper that includes the following:
- Develop an introduction with a thesis statement for the Final Paper.
- For assistance, see the Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
- Create an outline of the major headings with a two- to three-sentence description of what you will discuss under each heading.
- See the APA Style ElementsLinks to an external site. resource for assistance with headings.
- Provide a references page for the sources you will use in the Final Paper (the Final Paper has a minimum requirement of five scholarly sources in addition to the course text).
- State the complete bibliographic citation for the scholarly source, which should include the reference entry as well as a short summary of the source.
- Follow APA Style guidelines, and see the Annotated Bibliography resource for assistance.
- State the complete bibliographic citation for the scholarly source, which should include the reference entry as well as a short summary of the source.
The Final Paper Proposal paper
- must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
- must include a separate title page with the following:
- Title of paper in bold font
- Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
- Student’s name
- Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
- Course name and number
- Instructor’s name
- Due date
- Title of paper in bold font
- must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
- must include an introduction. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
- must use at least five credible and/or scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
- The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
- To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
- must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
- must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
- See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.