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Overview

Write a research paper using evidence to support a thesis that addresses your research question examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of your field of study. The audience is people who are generally educated but do not have extensive knowledge of your field or topic.

Grading

This assignment is worth 350 points (35%) of your final course grade.

Earning the maximum possible score on this assignment will require students to:

Step 1: complete all assigned components, use and cite
 eight sources, and answer reflection questions (earning up to 100% of the possible points)

Please note that there is no “step 2” (revise and resubmit option) for this assignment. Completion of the “initial submission” using and citing
eight sources will earn you up to 100% of the possible points. The

Research Paper Revisions and Expanded Reflection

 is to be submitted and graded as a separate assignment.

To see required components and associated points in the assignment rubric, please view this assignment through the Assignments area of the classroom and scroll to the bottom.

Due Dates

The deadline for submission of this assignment is the end of Week 6 (Tuesday, 11:59 PM Eastern). The

Research Paper Revisions and Expanded Reflection
 is to be submitted and graded as a separate assignment.

Connection to other Course Assignments

· The Issue Exploration assignment helped you develop a topic for the Research Paper First Draft.

· The Annotated Bibliography assignment helped you identify sources and plan how to  use them.

· In the Revised Research Paper and Expanded Reflection, you will incorporate feedback on this first draft and reflect on the experience of completing the research paper.

· As you complete the tasks required for this assignment, you will be working toward several of the course outcomes:

· Use research to write a paper that will inform or persuade an audience (Course outcomes 3 and 4)

· Form unified, coherent, and well-supported paragraphs in support of the thesis statement (Course outcome 4)

· Select sources, use them to inform and support your writing, and document them in APA style (Course outcomes 2 and 5)

· Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing (Course outcome 5)

· Participate in the process of receiving feedback and revising your writing (Course outcome 3)

Step 1: Submission (
earn up to 100% of the possible points for the assignment)

Your submission should include all of the following components:

Sources

To earn the maximum possible points on this assignment, use and cite at least eight sources.

At least three of these must be from scholarly journals, and all sources should be selected based on reliability, currency, and level of information/analysis. The UMGC library will be very useful in helping you find appropriate sources. You can, but do not have to, include all of the sources from your annotated bibliography.

Note that it is possible to earn a B on this assignment by using only six sources, including three scholarly journal articles. To earn an A will require an additional two sources.

Consider the following in incorporating your sources:

· Sources are meant to help you build your argument, not to define the paper’s organization. Therefore, it is usually not helpful to have an entire paragraph focused on a single source or to focus on a source in a paragraph’s topic sentence.

· To weave sources into your own writing, avoid dropping quotes into your paper without an introduction or transition in your own words. An example of a transition into a quote is underlined in the following:

This idea is corroborated by

Snyder (2019) who explains that “community-based interventions have to be adequately funded” (p. 10).

· It may also be helpful to follow a quote with a comment on its significance to the paper’s ideas.

Content and Organization

This paper is the culmination of your research project, in which you are examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of your field of study. Before drafting your paper, you will have chosen a topic, developed a research question, and identified several potential sources in an annotated bibliography. You should write on the same topic for this paper, unless your professor has asked you to make changes to your topic. 

As you write your paper, be sure to include the following:

· an introductory paragraph that includes your thesis statement. The introduction is meant to engage your readers and orient them to the topic, and the thesis statement should clearly state your position or central claim to be supported in the body of your paper.

· any definition of terms or background information that your reader is likely to need to understand your paper

· focused body paragraphs that begin with topic sentences and use transitions as needed. This is where you will support the thesis using arguments and evidence. Use the sentence outline you developed in class to guide you.

· a concluding paragraph that reiterates the thesis, summarizes key points of the paper, and leaves the reader with the “So what?”

· an APA reference list that includes all of the sources cited in the text of the paper, in alphabetical order

Research is a key element of this paper. Take care to support your claims with research throughout the paper. Include APA in-text citations whenever you use sources, whether through quote, paraphrase, or summary. 

Language Choices

· As a writer, you are free to decide how you use language, keeping the following in mind:

·
style: your language choices should result in a consistent writing style that is purposeful and aligned with your goals

·
readability: your language choices should ensure that your ideas are clear and easy to follow

· When composing your assignment, think about the conventions for academic writing, including:

·
punctuation: this includes things such as recommended use of commas, colons, and apostrophes.

·
word-level accuracy: this includes things such as capitalization, spelling, word-tense, and usage.

·
sentence-level accuracy: this includes things such as sentence boundaries, subject-verb agreement, and pronoun-antecedent agreement.

· Take time to review your language choices after you’ve drafted your assignment. Think about your goals for the style of this writing and your own writing habits (like using “text-speak,” omitting capitalization, or writing sentence fragments). Revise as necessary to accomplish your style and readability goals.

· Reading your writing aloud is a helpful technique when reviewing your language choices for style and readability.

This paper calls for an academic style, which most frequently involves third person point of view. Second person “you” is seldom used in academic writing. First person “I” is best restricted to discussions of your personal experience or involvement with the research topic or your role of as the researcher. Not all research papers will will include these discussions. First person statements of opinion (“I believe,” “I would say,” etc.) may weaken your claims. Instead, state your position without these phrases, and provide evidence.

Length and Format

This paper should be at least 2000 words, including references.

Incorporate these elements of APA style:

· Use one-inch margins.

· Double space.

· Use a consistent, easy-to-read font between 10-point and 12-point.

· Include a title page with the title of your paper, your name, and the name of your school.

Reflection Questions

The reflection questions are to be answered separately. Post these in the “comments” box when submitting your assignment. Be sure to address all four questions.

1. Aside from simply meeting the requirements, what were your personal goals for this assignment? State at least two goals and answer in a short paragraph of at least three sentences. Goals may be of any sort: specific areas of writing, organization, time management, etc.

2. When reviewing your language choices, what choices did you make to approach your goals for staying within or moving beyond conventions for academic writing? Please be specific and answer in a short paragraph of at least three sentences. Examples of specific language choices are writing only in third person, using discipline-specific vocabulary, writing to reflect one’s own dialect, etc.

3. What parts of your work on this assignment are you most proud of? Please be specific and nswer in a short paragraph of at least three sentences. 

4. What challenged you in this assignment and/or where do you need additional support from your instructor? Please be specific and answer in a short paragraph of at least three sentences.

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Research Paper
Course: WRTG 112 A324 Academic Writing II (2228)

Content Complete Incomplete Absent

Paper addresses a research question

examining a current issue or event in

the news from the perspective of the

student’s field of study.

Terms are defined and background

information is provided, making the

paper the paper accessible to an

audience of people who are generally

educated but do not have extensive

knowledge of the student’s field or

topic.

A thesis statement expresses a position

in response to the research

topic/question.

The paper supports the thesis

statement using arguments and

evidence.

14 points 12 points

0 points

14 points 12 points 0 points

14 points 12 points 0 points

60 points 45 points 0 points

Organization Complete Incomplete Absent

Paper begins with an introductory

paragraph that orients readers to the

topic and states the writer’s position or

central claim in a thesis statement.

Body of paper is composed of focused

paragraphs that begin with topic

sentences and use transitions as

needed.

Paper ends with a concluding paragraph

that reiterates the thesis, summarizes

key points of the paper, and leaves the

reader with the “So what?”

15 points 12 points 0 points

15 points 12 points 0 points

15 points 12 points 0 points

Language Choices Complete Incomplete Absent

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Style, including point of view

Readability

14 points

Language choices employed result in a

consistent writing style that appears

purposeful

12 points

Language choices employed approach a

consistent writing style that appears

purposeful

0 points

Language choices employed do not result

in any consistent style

14 points

Language choices employed promote

readability

12 points

Language choices employed result in

readability with some difficulty

0 points

Language choices employed hinder

readability

Sources and Documentation Complete Incomplete Absent

Six sources, including at least three

scholarly journal articles

Seventh source, cited in text and on

reference list

Eighth source, cited in text and on

reference list

Sources are of appropriate reliability,

currency, and level of

information/analysis.

APA-style in-text citations

APA-style reference list

Sources are woven into the paper with

transitions, introductions, and/or

follow-up comments.

17.5 points 15 points 0 points

26.25 points 14 points 0 points

26.25 points 14 points 0 points

17.5 points 15 points 0 points

17.5 points 15 points 0 points

17.5 points 15 points 0 points

17.5 points 15 points 0 points

Length and Format Competent Incomplete Absent

Format: title page; 1-inch margins,

double-spaced, clear 10-12 point font

Length is at least 2000 words

10.5 points 7.5 points 0 points

10.5 points 7.5 points 0 points

Reflection Questions Answered Competent Absent

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Total

Overall Score

What were your personal goals for the

assignment?

What were your intentions regarding your

language choices?

What are you proud of in your work on this

assignment?

Where were you challenged and/or need

additional support from your instructor?

3.5 points 0 points

3.5 points 0 points

3.5 points 0 points

3.5 points 0 points

A (315-350)
315 points minimum

B (280-314)
280 points minimum

C (245-279)
245 points minimum

D (210-244)
210 points minimum

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Michael Carr

November 22, 2022

Annotated Bibliography: How cookies affect our privacy

Research question: How does the public use cookies on the Internet?

Cranor, L. F. (2022, June 08). Cybersecurity (A Special Report) — In Search of Personalized Online Privacy: People rarely read the privacy consents they approve. There’s a better way to do this. Wall Street Journalhttp://ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/cybersecurity-special-report-search-personalized/docview/2673834593/se-2

This article talks about how organizations have been trying to organize an easier way for the public to determine how they would like to be tracked online. The average person doesn’t have a problem with cookies being followed on their devices. We give up some privacy for convenience on the Internet. All data being tracked is not bad. But cookies are also used to build personal profiles for everyone on all personal devices, and they also share this data with third parties. There is a nice amount of people who enjoy seeing ads on their personal devices, while other people find them creepy and they are very disturbed by what they find. One way to stay clear from data collection is to browse from an Incognito mode on your web browser.

Miyazaki AD. Online Privacy and the Disclosure of Cookie Use: Effects on Consumer Trust and Anticipated Patronage. Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. 2008;27(1):19-33. Accessed November 22, 2022. https://search-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsjsr&AN=edsjsr.25651576&site=eds-live&scope=site

This journal article discusses some of the darker sides of using cookies on users with gambling addictions. A consumer can log on to these websites, and they collect data that consists of banking income and debt based on a personal profile. Third-party companies have access to all of your website visits. They can prey on a person with an addictive nature to gamble by showing more ads about credit cards and loans from banks. Browsing the web in Incognito mode is the only thing that could help someone like this. In most cases, we like to see ads for shopping and small things that are no major threats to our livelihood. For an addictive gambler, this could become a nightmare and cause much more harm than convenience.

Martinez, D., Calle, E., Jove, A., & Erez-Sola, C. P. (2022, November). Web-tracking compliance: websites’ level of confidence in the use of information-gathering technologies. Shibboleth Authentication Request. ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/cybersecurity-special-report-search-personalized/docview/2673834593/se-2?accountid=14580

This journal article discusses how cookies are collected through social media and how we are not always aware of all of the privacy rights that we give up while using these apps. They have a long list of privacy terms that pop up and are normally annoying. The average person doesn’t read any of the privacy terms. We just want to get to our social media platforms, or we want to get to our apps as fast as possible. With some third-party companies, their terms may be a lot more extreme than we can imagine allowing access to our phones and laptops for days, months, and even years.

Wang, R. (2021, November). COOKIES AND WIRES. https://eds-s-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=56d64942-7113-437b-a5ac-7dd0b22e9ca3%40redis. https://eds-s-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=56d64942-7113-437b-a5ac-7dd0b22e9ca3%40redis&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=155302625&db=bsu

This article talks about Facebook luring users into giving information under the wiretap act. Facebook Has been known for putting its users into many privacy scandals over the years. Even if a user logs from Facebook, there are numerous plugins that contain data about their interest, which is called a get request to whatever web pages you are browsing. The average person doesn’t even know that the like button on Facebook can be used to target ads. This is a way to communicate with third-party websites. By clicking the like button on whatever the users have an interest in, this data is sold to 3rd party companies and more websites are being delivered to our timelines.