Task 2: Argumentative Research Paper
Writing a research paper gives you an opportunity to explore a topic of special interest, research that topic, and organize your research findings in writing for an academic audience.
Through your preparation work, you have established an argumentative thesis statement and have planned a clear organization of your main points. Your research is complete, and the details are integrated into your writing plan. You have pulled it all together in a draft and have revised the paper’s organization, ideas, and words.
In this task, you will write the final draft of your argumentative research paper. You may use the sources and thesis from Task 1, but it is not required. Aim for a polished, error-free submission. The writing tone for your research paper should be formal and appropriate for academic writing. The information in the paper should be based on credible source material. If needed, the “Topic Ideas” web link below can be used for selecting your paper topic.
The paper must follow APA documentation guidelines and must include an APA-formatted reference list, not your annotated bibliography from Task 1. Any sources that you cite in the paper must be included in the reference list, and any source in the reference list must also be cited within your paper. Please see “Appendix B: APA Format” from the learning resource, found in the web links section below, for additional directions on creating an APA-formatted reference list.
Note: An abstract is not required for this task, but including a title page is recommended.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Note: When using sources to support ideas and elements in an assessment, the submission MUST include APA formatted in-text citations with a corresponding reference list for any direct quotes or paraphrasing. It is not necessary to list sources that were consulted if they have not been quoted or paraphrased in the text of the assessment.
A. Write an original and cohesive argumentative research paper (suggested length of 8–10 pages).
1. Provide an effective introduction.
2. Provide an appropriate thesis statement that previews two to four main points.
3. Develop each of the previewed main points in effective paragraphs with support from a variety of sources.
4. Provide an effective conclusion.
B. Incorporate seven academically credible sources in your paper.
Note: More than seven sources may be used but are not required.
C. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
Note: Refer to Appendix B, linked below, for assistance with referencing guidelines.
D. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
Topics:
Banking bailouts
Best form(s) of advertising
Best management style
Best strategies for 401K retirement plans
Bitcoin currency use
Corporate culture (ways to influence it; most effective cultures; how employees contribute to it; etc.)
Corporate responsibility
Customer privacy
Downsizing
Data mining
Employees and social media usage
Employing individuals with disabilities/making accommodations
Employing undocumented workers
Entrepreneurship
Farm subsidies
Franchising
Glass ceiling
Globalization
Going green
Identity fraud
Intellectual property/capital
Internet/data security
Minimum wage
Outsourcing
Retail floor plans that most affect profits
Safety requirements for the workplace/environment
Small business/locally owned businesses
Specific strategy or practice is better or worse than another
Underage workers
Various types of management styles
Whistle-blowing
Workplace violence
Acupuncture and other alternative medicines
Addictions among health professionals
ADHD alternative treatments
Alzheimer’s and other problems related to aging
Animal-assisted therapy
Bereavement assistance and training
Burnout in the nursing profession
Buying medicines over the internet
Cultural awareness/sensitivity in providing healthcare
Deaf culture and cochlear implants
Discrimination against Medicaid/Medicare patients
Drug costs and pharmaceutical profits
Electronic/digital medical records
Employee wellness programs
Employers’ right to refuse to pay for contraceptives for religious reasons
Epigenetics
FDA approval process and restrictions
Gene therapy
Health care for non-English speaking patients
HMOs/managed care
Home diagnostic kits/self-diagnosis & treatment
Home healthcare
Hormone therapies
Hospice care and training
Hospital-acquired/nosocomial infections
Human subjects’ experiments
Humor/Laughter therapy
Interpersonal relations/conflict in the nursing profession
Living wills/DNRs
Malpractice insurance costs
Mind-Body connection
Narrative medicine and therapeutic writing
Nursing home regulations/abuse/staff training
Nursing education requirements
Organ and bone marrow donations/transplants, ethics and issues
Pre-natal testing
Prison health care
Pro-ana (pro-anorexia advocacy) subculture and “thinspiration”
Promoting preventive health screening (ex. Screening colonoscopies to prevent colon cancer)
Providing healthcare in underserved areas
