Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Employment-at Will
Should the law allow an employer to fire an employee without a good reason? Conduct research to provide examples to support your position and use your own personal employment experiences when possible. Have you observed situations where an employee was fired? Did the employer give a reason? Do you believe the employer’s actions were legal?
Guided Response: Review your classmates’ responses. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7, expressing whether you agree or disagree with their assessment of the employer’s actions.  Explain your position.

All papers need to include references and be written in APA format o Refer to https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ for APA formatting standards.

 

• All papers must include a well-designed cover page with document title, due date, date turned in, student name, year of schooling, name of institution, class name, instructor name;

• Students MUST include a formal table of contents/outline (following cover page) of your document using APA format.

• Refer to “The Path to Writing a Professional Document” within Blackboard for crucial tips to improve your documents.

 

SITE ANALYSIS/LITERATURE REVIEW/RESEARCH DOCUMENT

Closely examine the border area using Google Mas/Earth. Choose a specific city or rural town within 50 miles of the Mexico/US Border. What are their problematic issues? Research the specific site’s demographics using the census report (Mexican and US Census reports- links provided in the syllabus). Use other reputable sources, such as local newspapers and regional reports to discover history and problematic issues those communities are dealing with such as high unemployment, hate crimes, pollution, drugs/alcohol, forest fires, lack of water, endangered species, etc… Your research will summarize the historical and modern issues while considering demographics, the local economy, and geographic features. Research the specific site’s demographics using the census report (Mexican and US Census reports- links provided in the syllabus). Within the conclusion, demonstrate critical thought by showing that you have examined the area and its problems in detail by discussing possible solutions to the biggest problems. Last, talk about the next steps of the research by stating the specific problem you will concentrate on solving with your final design project.

This research activity is designed for the students to take their knowledge from the readings, class and guest lectures, videos and personal interest and apply background research to a meaningful design project which personally interests them. The student will consider present surroundings, natural geographic features, historical events/issues, population trends, social /environmental characteristics, current issues and future projections of the Mexico/US Border Region. This research/site analysis will form the basis of knowledge for the final design project.

Include maps of the area and images which relate to the site and research. Use the maps and images within the body of your document to support the written discussion. Include extra and important images within an appendix.

For an APA example of a proper literature review, please refer to the instructor’s thesis on pages 4-16 and the reference page on page 88. The thesis is posted in Blackboard.

• APA format w/citations in body of paper

• 4-page minimum (cover page, outline, reference and appendixes do not count towards your 4 written pages)

• Professional Cover page (image relating to theme with good text layout)

• Formal Outline using APA format.

• Describe the history of the site in detail.

• What is the site’s significance to the Mexico/US Border region?

• What are the demographics?

• What are historical issues of the specific site?

• What is the natural environment like around the specific site?

• What is the current situation/news from the chosen site and its surrounding area?

• Minimum 10 reputable sources (government websites, local newspapers, scholarly articles, etc…)

• Reference page- APA format, list sources in alphabetical order according to the author’s last name.

• Include maps and images within the body and appendix to support the written discussions.

• Use spell-check, re-read your drafts out loud and exchange with other students in class for editing purposes before submitting your final draft.

• Quality counts!

 

Your grade will be based on (100 total points):

 

• All instructions followed (4 full written pages (not including title, outline or reference pages): 10 points

• Cover page aesthetics and includes all required elements: 10 points

• Outline quality: 10 points

• APA style applied correctly to body of paper and reference page: 10 points

• Spelling and grammar: 10 points

• Critical thinking applied (mostly apparent in the conclusion): 10 points

• Good introduction and conclusion: 10 points

• All questions addressed: 10 points

• Good use of quality maps and images relating directly to the written discussions 10 points

• High quality sources (10 minimum sources): 10 points