3 Page add on research paper
Im studying and need help with a Political Science question to help me learn.
In Week Three, you presented the first three sections of your paper. This week, you add the final sections and present the full paper.
The two main sections you should add to the paper for his submission are: the Analysis and Findings section and the Conclusions/Recommendations section.
Analysis and findings are not the same as conclusions. In the analysis component of this section you identify how you analyzed the data. The second part is the finding you got from your analysis of the data. The findings are the facts that you developed, not your interpretation of the facts. That interpretation is conducted in the conclusions and recommendations section of the paper. Findings will come from the prior research you examined and your analysis of those prior findings to create new findings for your paper. While there may be some facts that are such that they will stand and translate to your paper, the intent is to create new knowledge, so you will normally analyze the data to create your own findings of what facts that data represents.
Conclusions and Recommendations is the section where you give your interpretation of the data. Here you tell the reader what the findings mean. Often, the conclusions and recommendations sections will mirror the findings in construct as the researcher tells the reader what that researcher sees as the meaning of that data, their conclusions. Then, drawing on those conclusions, the researcher tells the reader what they believe needs to be done to solve/answer the research question. This section may include recognition of any needs for further research and then finishes with a traditional conclusion to the paper as a whole.
Remember, your paper should seek to answer a question that helps to solve the research puzzle you identified.
Scoring Rubric: A copy of the complete scoring rubric for this assignment is provided in the Writing Resources module within the course lessons. The following is a synopsis of that rubric.
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Area of Evaluation |
Maximum Points |
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Focus/Thesis |
20 |
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Content/Subject Knowledge |
20 |
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Critical Thinking Skills |
20 |
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Organization of Ideas/Format |
20 |
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Writing Conventions |
20 |
Technical Requirements:
Length: 2-3 additional pages (added to what you have previously submitted and revised based on feedback you received), double spaced, 1″ margins, 12 pitch type in Times New Roman font left justified format.
Citations/References: You must use the APA format.
Submission: All work is to be submitted as an attachment to the assignment link by 11:55 PM ET on the due date. All work should be prepared in Microsoft Word format and submitted as an attachment.
