The paper needs to be about why a college student would become a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) after graduating college.
The paper should include:
An Abstract – Write a brief summary (100 to 150 words)
of what your paper is about. Your abstract should give your readers an idea about the thesis,
the main points, and the purpose of your paper.
An Introduction – The introduction should be in the
form of a paragraph and should include the following:
A.
Topic:
What is your topic, which should be relevant to your personal goal.
One example of the topic: Cybersecurity is relevant to many majors
and programs such as business, criminology/criminal justice, computer science,
law enforcement, and health administration
B.
Research
Question and Thesis Statement: Make sure you ask a question that should help
you to relate your topic to your major and the personal goal you would like to
achieve.
Example of the Research Question: Why is becoming
a cybersecurity consultant, which is relevant to criminal justice, an effective
path to follow in our digital world?
Example:
Becoming a cybersecurity consultant, which is relevant to criminal justice, is
an effective path to follow in our changing, digital world since it provides
protection of personal data, health information, educational records, and
sensitive governmental and business data. (Apply the S.M.A.R.T
criteria as you discuss each main point in the body of the research paper).
C.
Main
points/ideas/reasons that you are going to use to support your thesis: What are
the major points related to your personal goals and overall purpose?
(Note that the use of I should be limited to the introduction. Examples of main
points listed in the thesis: (cybersecurity provides protection of personal
data, health information, educational records, and sensitive governmental and
business data.)
The Body of the
Research Paper:
A-
Address
each main point from your introduction in a topic sentence. Each key point should be addressed in a body
paragraph and should include evidence from the research that you have
already conducted. As you address each main point
in support of your thesis, connect it with your academic plan to date and discuss
the relevant skills required that connect to your selected personal goal. How
do these skills connect to your personal goal and the remaining requirements to
graduate? How do the resources at
Charter Oak help one to reach one’s personal goal?
(This
is where your work on researching sources from week 4 is going to be
beneficial.)
B-
In a separate paragraph, talk about the
counterargument/challenge, which is part of the paper:
1.
address
the counterargument/challenge to your position/opinion about your personal
aspiration goal,
2.
acknowledge the counterargument/challenge, and
3.
provide a response to the counterargument/challenge
by refuting and providing alternative solutions.
Conclusion:
Review the
thesis and the main points and provide your final insights/comments about your
thesis and main points. Bear in mind that this is your conclusion, which means
you are concluding and not generating new ideas.
Style and Format:
Font: Use times New Roman
Font Size: 12
Line Spacing: Double
Number of pages: 6 to 8, excluding the title page, abstract, and the
references.
Number of
references: between 5 and 6 (one of them should be an example of a
counterargument).
