...Student name ID (but not required) PROJ 420/Semester and Session Project Topic Proposal and Outline WEEK 1 Assignment Project Topic Proposal and Outline Topic: For the Course Project for this class I would like to prepare my risk management plan based on the topic of “_____________.” I am currently trying to plan my XX Project that will include XXX. A brief overview of my project is XXXXX. This project is driven by the fact XXX. Outline: (Not a WBS) I. INTRODUCTION to the topic II. RISK MANGEMENT PLANNING i. Approach ii. Project charter/goals iii. Roles and Responsibilities iv. Risk Tolerances v. Budget and Timing vi. Reporting and Tracking III. RISK IDENTIFICATION vii. Identify Risks viii. Identify Triggers ix. Categorize Risks x. Assumptions Analysis xi. Diagramming Inputs to Other Processes IV. QUALITATIVE RISK ANALYSIS xii. Risk Ranking for the Wedding xiii. List of Prioritized Risks xiv. List of Risks for Additional Analysis and Management xv. Trend Results V. QUANTITATIVE RISK ANALYSIS xvi. Sensitivity Analysis xvii. Decision Tree Analysis xviii. Prioritized List of Quantified Risks xix. Probabilistic Analysis of Project xx. Probability of Achieving the Cost and Time Objectives xxi. Trend Results VI. RISK RESPONSE PLANNING xxii. Avoidance xxiii. Transference ...
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...1. Choose your topic. Try to make it as creative as possible; if you're given the opportunity to choose your own, take advantage of this. Choose something you're particularly interested in because this will make it easier to write; in particular, try to select the topic as a result of pressing questions you already know you want to search for answers to. Once you've decided on a topic, be sure to hone down it to a do-able topic; often a topic is initially too broad in its coverage, which will make it impossible to complete within the time and space constraints given. Narrow down your topic to something that can really be worked within the boundaries of the paper. If the topic is already chosen for you, start exploring unique angles that can set your content and information apart from the more obvious approaches many others will probably take. Finally, whatever angle your topic takes, it should be both original in approach and insightful, something the reader will be drawn into and fascinated by. * Take great care not to choose a topic and be so set on how you see the outcome of your paper that you're closed to new ideas and avenues of thinking as you work through the paper. This is known in academia as "premature cognitive commitment". It can mar an otherwise good paper because an outcome that is pre-determined in your head, regardless of the research findings along the way, will be molded to fit the outcome, rather than the outcome reflecting a genuine analysis of the discoveries...
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...thesis statement, outline and annotated bibliography is worth 25 points. All of these concepts are described in detail below. The second deliverable, due on March 18th, is your final paper and worth 50 points. The topic of your paper is any social issues in IT topic of your choice with these constraints: 1. You must have a thesis (an argument or position on an important topic of the day that is open to debate or dispute). This can take several forms depending upon your topic: It might be that you take a position on a topic that is hotly debated (e.g. are first person shooter computer games good or bad for pre- teens to be playing?) Or it might mean that you look at a technology development and posit a position using one of Postman’s five dimensions (e.g. Who are the winners and losers when we equip knowledge workers with company provided mobile devices? Or: what are the unanticipated systemic impacts of equipping knowledge workers with company provided mobile devices? Or: What are the underlying big ideas behind a society of workers enabled to carry mobile devices so that they have access to the Internet from everywhere most all the time? Note that you wouldn’t try to address all three of these questions in one paper; probably just one of them — though I note I might have to touch on the second question in this example to adequately answer the first.) 2. Your paper should be a deep dive into a very specific topic rather than a survey of a general topic. The latter will...
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...Psychology of Personality Research Paper (100 Total Points) Paper Topic: Each student must select a paper topic from the list below. The goal of this research paper is to write about a psychologist and their theory of personality. You must select your paper topic and state in writing why you have decided to select your paper topic. This assignment is worth 10 points and it is due on February 2nd. Paper Outline and References: An outline of your research paper will be due on March 1st. Use the sample outline below to create your paper outline. You also need to complete a Reference page with 4 science-based resources (see sample reference page). The major headings for your outline are: introduction, bibliographic information, education and work history, personality theory summary, description of how the theorist’s personal experiences impacted their theory of personality, research and assessment, your reflection, conclusion, references). This outline will be edited and returned to you. After the outline is returned to you, you are expected to incorporate all the edits requested into the final paper. This assignment is worth 30 points. Late outlines will not be accepted. Final Paper: The final paper will be due on April 12th. Your paper should be 10 pages long; this includes the title page, abstract page, paper body, and reference page. This assignment is worth 60 points. Late papers will not be accepted. General Notes * Paper must be submitted using APA format...
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...readings in the text, however, to add breadth and depth to your paper. Depending on your topic, you might use library research for traditional sources, online research for Internet sources, field research, or a combination of the three. Each topic chapter provides a list of Research Activities at the end. These suggestions will guide you to source material outside the textbook and provide ideas for research papers. Additionally, make use of the topic chapter links provided on this Companion Website to find more readings on each subject. What follows is a list of the steps you will take in planning and writing a paper. Remember that writing is a recursive process; you will not necessarily follow these steps in this order, and you may find yourself backtracking and looping. Find a Subject. If a subject is not assigned to you, decide what subject you are going to research and write about. Your text provides you with a wealth of ideas to start with. Use it as a springboard for discovering ideas. Develop a Research Question. Formulate an important question that you would like to answer through your research. This helps you narrow and focus your topic. The answer to the research question will become your thesis statement. Conduct Preliminary Research. To help you narrow your topic further and to find out what general information has been written on your topic, look at some general sources on your topic. Consult knowledgeable people, general and specialized encyclopedias, overviews and...
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...Selecting a Topic Eric Hartfield Com/170 January 30, 2014 University of Phoenix Selecting A Topic As I’m completing my activities throughout the course, I have learned a new skill called "freewriting", which can be utilized to write whatever comes to mind about a subject underneath the prewriting stage. It is a continuous writing session that can last from 5-10 minutes with anything that comes to mind. This skill has changed my writing process in a way to enhance my prewriting strategies with greater ideas. I'm also getting detailed ideas on how to do create a topic outline and a sentence outline. With the detailed ideas through the course of writing I have learned how to use my outline to coordinate with the start and end of my rough draft. For example, adding what is on my outline to the rough draft with more detail and supporting sentences that follow it. I'm also getting better with my revising and editing stage by using my peers second look at an assignment. They are very here to help me make any corrections if necessary. From there, I continue double-checking my grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure making sure my writing flows. University of Phoenix Material Strategies for Selecting a Topic Complete the following table. What two objects, people, subjects, or concepts are you going to compare and contrast? | Oranges and lemons | What are the similarities between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities...
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...➢ What is presentation? Presentation means the way in which sth is offered, shown, explained, etc. to others. It also means a meeting at which sth, especially a new product or idea, or piece of work, is shown to a group of people. ➢ How to Give a Talk: |USUALLY BETTER |USUALLY WORSE | |Talk |Read | |Stand |Sit | |Use visual aids: outlines, pictures, graphs |Have no visual aids | |Move |Stand still | |Vary the pitch of your voice |Speak in a monotone | |Speak loudly and clearly, toward the audience |Mumble, facing downward | |Make eye contact with the audience |Stare at the podium | |Focus on main arguments ...
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...LECTURE 1: PRE-WRITING: BRAINSTORMING, OUTLINING AND RESEARCHING Brainstorming: • Identify general topic of interest • List all your ideas about the topic • Try to indicate what sources informed your ideas • Assess your list • Group, or cluster, all related words and phrases • Brainstorm again • Inventory Clustering Ideas: • Start at center of page • Write all ideas that come to mind • Work without stopping or editing • Free writing, organized process • Link ideas to the main topic or sub points or both • Middle Topic/Thesis, Next, Main Points/Claims Next, Sub points (information data, verbal support. Narrowing the Topic: Considerations • Speaker (yourself) need interest, passion, • Purpose (inform or persuade) • Audience (what knowledge level do they have) • Topic • Context (tone, credibility of yourself Narrowing Topic: Questions to Ask • Review Material • Personal Conclusions? • What author was most intriguing? • Intriguing ideas or evidence? • What problems were observed? • What arguments were observed? • What evidence, examples, illustrations were most helpful? Thesis Statement • Overall topic • General goal (inform, persuade, entertain?) • Specific goal (what do they need to know from it) • The overall claim of your speech from audience POV o One sentence o “You, Us” • Asserted as a claim • All main points work within the scope of this statement Main Points Relate to Thesis • Each main point develops thesis ...
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...objective is to deliver information or instructions and writing them in a sensible manner that the information is delivered with more meaningful note and its impact on its reader is also serious. Confined to a single topic, each interoffice, interdepartmental and company - wide memo becomes part of the institutional memory of an organization. They record daily activities and eliminate the need for time-consuming meetings. As historical documents they are often referred to when writing reports or resolving disputes regarding past activities. In short, they speed up the daily business of doing business; they keep people who need to be kept in the know, in the know. When a business organization designs an official letterhead it often also designs an official memo sheet, complete with a company logo featured at the top of the page. Besides having a professional look and feel, preprinted memo sheets often provide specialized information fields that accommodate specific procedures for expediting in-house communications. Memos Types 1. Informational Memos 2. Instructional Memos Informational Memos is an in-house communication addressed to one or more individuals. The objective is to convey one or more pieces of information that relate specifically to the topic in the subject line. Besides the actual information, the scope of a memo must provide a reason for why the information contained in it is relevant to the reader. Identify Your Reader Informational memos are often...
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... Welcome to the Purdue OWL This page is brought to you by the OWL at Purdue (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/). When printing this page, you must include the entire legal notice at bottom. Contributors:Elyssa Tardiff, Allen Brizee. Summary: This resource describes why outlines are useful, what types of outlines exist, suggestions for developing effective outlines, and how outlines can be used as an invention strategy for writing. Four Main Components for Effective Outlines Ideally, you should follow the four suggestions presented here to create an effective outline. When creating a topic outline, follow these two rules for capitalization: For firstlevel heads, present the information using all uppercase letters; and for secondary and tertiary items, use upper and lowercase letters. The examples are taken from the Sample Outline handout. Parallelism—How do I accomplish this? Each heading and subheading should preserve parallel structure. If the first heading is a verb, the second heading should be a verb. Example: I. CHOOSE DESIRED COLLEGES II. PREPARE APPLICATION ("Choose" and "Prepare" are both verbs. The present tense of the verb is usually the preferred form for an outline.) Coordination—How do I accomplish this? All the information contained in Heading 1 should have the same significance as the information contained in Heading 2. The same goes for the subheadings (which should be less significant than the headings). Example: 1. VISIT AND EVALUATE COLLEGE CAMPUSES ...
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...Argument Essay Unit: Lesson Plan and Class Activities Global Learning Outcomes for this Unit *In the course of completing the assignment students will: • Learn to compose an argumentation-oriented thesis • Defend their thesis with academic-quality research that is properly sourced and cited as per the standard of university level writing • Anticipate and respond to counterarguments • Learn to critically engage the revision process through draft writing, instructor conferencing, and peer commentary • Respond the work of their peers as peer reviewers while providing relevant, productive feedback Class 1 – Introducing the Classical Argument Essay *Daily Learning Outcomes: • Reflect on Informative Essay • Introduce Classical Argument Essay • Break down the assignment sheet *Activity 1: Individual Reflection / Class Discussion (15 min) - Students open their portfolios and journals then reflect for ~10 minutes on their experiences during the Informative Essay Unit - Discuss reflections as a class *Activity 2: Introduce Classical Argument (20 min) - Have students bring a hard copy of the assignment to class with a highlighter: a. Get into groups of 4 b. Read the sheet aloud, highlighting all the action verbs c. Discuss the sheet as a group as instructor makes rounds *Activity 3: Mini-Lecture on Assignment /Questions (15 min) - Powerpoint slides “The Features of an Academic Argument” - Allow time for student questions...
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...newspapers) and then place it in logically developed ideas. There are nine steps in writing a term paper, which will be illustrated with brief examples. Step 1: Select a Subject Step 2: Narrow the Subject into a Topic Step 3: State the Objective Step 4: Make a Preliminary Bibliography Step 5: Prepare a tentative Working Outline Step 6: Take Notes Step 7: Prepare a Final Outline Step 8: Write a Draft Step 10: Prepare Final Copy STEP 1: SELECT A SUBJECT To select a subject for a term paper, ask yourself the following questions: • • • • • Am I interested in the subject? Is the subject appropriate for my class? Is the subject too broad? too limited? Is the subject manageable in terms of length and deadline for completing the paper? Is the subject likely to be covered adequately in books, journals, or newspapers? your answers should be YES to most of these questions. Try to choose a subject you are interested in and will enjoy researching. In some courses, your instructor may give you a choice from a list of suggested topics. If you do not have a choice and the subject has been assigned by an instructor, be sure you fully understand the assignment. If you don’t, ask your instructor for clarification. Be careful not to pick a topic that is so broad it will be unmanageable in terms of the length suggested for your term paper. A subject such as "Economy" may be too broad, while one like the "Health...
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...English I Brodsky Holocaust Research Paper For this assignment you will select a research topic from the list below, create a thesis and write a 2-4 page paper, that explains how indifference inspired the journey or impacted the life of the person or group you are researching. Research Procedure: 1. Choose your topic from the list provided. 2. Research your topic, creating source cards for all sources consulted and note cards (total of 50). We will have 3 days in the library, but you will need to do some research on your own as well. 3. Write a strong working thesis statement to be submitted. 4. Create a sentence outline for your paper, following the format provided. 5. Write the rough draft of your paper, following the outline and using note cards. 6. Peer edit the rough draft with a classmate 7. Turn in final paper to turnitin.com and submit all research work Requirements: -At least 4 different sources, 2 databases, 1 book and 1 other. -An annotated source card for every source consulted -At least 50 note cards with notes from your research. At least 20 of those note cards should have direct quotes -A working thesis statement -A sentence outline -A 2-4 page research paper -A formal MLA works cited page (using the main sources from your source cards) Library Dates: Period 4- 11/18, 11/20, 11/26 Period 5- 11/18, 11/19, 11/25 Topic Ideas Survivors of Genocide Righteous Gentiles Danish Boat Resuce Chambon sur Lignon- Village in France Jewish Resistance...
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...Find contradictions, inconsistencies, logical fallacies, false assumptions, and so on. – Statistics are misleading Purpose, Method, and Persona • Persona: – What is the author’s persona? • Is he comical, serious, academic, angry? – What is your persona (for this exam) • Formal and doubtful – Sarcasm – “Now, we offer a more enlightened, more humane way of disciplining wrongdoers: We should lock them up in cages” – is part of his persona here. Doubt the efficacy of this approach. He wants to make prisons sound less humane, but should humanity be a part of this argument? Has he left himself wide open for attack? Exam • You MUST bring a large blue book and a pen or pencil • You MAY bring – Your textbook – Your syllabus – An outline that doesn’t contain any complete sentences (except quoted material from the text) – A dictionary / thesaurus • You MAY NOT bring – A computer – A phone – A completed essay Sample Exam Question 1) Jeff Jacoby, an established journalist for the Boston Globe, feels that flogging should be reintroduced into the American legal system. Contest his argument by refuting at least four of his claims. You should not submit new arguments to disprove his claims, so you do not need to incorporate outside sources. Instead, refute his claims based on their inherent weaknesses. Write an engaging introduction with a clear thesis...
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...achieve the effect you want • Revise, edit, and proofread to make your final copy accurate, professional, and attractive Preview Preview Writing a strong letter to apply for a job or putting together a convincing argument for a business report requires more than a collection of nouns, verbs, and punctuation. Good communication skills include the basics, of course, but proper planning, a pleasant style, and close attention to detail also count. This study unit is designed to help you make the best use of the writing tools you already have by making them work for you as you plan, develop, revise, and present your work. iii 1 Prewriting Organizing Your Material Patterns of Organization Outline Options Developing an Outline The Formal Outline 2 6 6 9 11 16 WRITING YOUR DOCUMENT 21 Types of Writing Key Considerations Writing the First Draft STRENGTHENING YOUR STYLE How to Give Your Writing Punch Choosing the Right Words Informality and Formality Using Words Properly REVISING, EDITING, AND PROOFREADING Revising Your Writing Editing Your Work Proofreading the Final Draft Presenting Your Work 21 25 33 36 36 41 44 47 55 55 58 61 64 PRACTICE EXERCISE ANSWERS 67 SELF-CHECK ANSWERS 73 EXAMINATION 77 Contents Contents THE PLANNING PROCESS v Improving Your Writing THE PLANNING PROCESS Just as there are many ways to write, there are many ways to describe the process of writing...
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