Please see the attached file. This Discussion Post for week 2 is due on 5/26/2016 and pertains to the Final Paper that you will be working on for week 5. For this post you will select 2 topics to potentially work with for the final paper, one of which will be the final paper topic. Please select 2 topics from the list given on the instructions for Week 5 that you feel would be good research topics from a sociological point of view and base this discussion on the two topics selected
Gen Ed. 499 Week 2 Discussion 1 Due on
5/26/2016
Final Research Project Topic
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Write:The first step in the
research process is selecting a topic that is both interesting and
manageable. For this discussion:
- Review the Final Research Project instructions in Week Five, and
identify two potential research topics from the list given for Week 5
Final Research Paper.Keep in mind that you will
choose just one for the Week Three Annotated Bibliography assignment and
the Final Research Project.
- Describe methods to use in
identifying and narrowing your research paper topic.
- Examine and summarize
information from at least two scholarly sources for one of the topics
that may prove valuable as you seek to defend your claims regarding your
chosen topic.
- Address why scholarly sources
should be used to support your writing on the selected topic.
- Support your claims with
examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and
properly cite any references.
- Your initial post should be
at least 250 words in length.
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