Rogerian Essay

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Instructions: Please carefully read the following assignment details in its entirety. There are many components to this particular assignment, and each component is graded.

This essay should be between 900 and 1000 words, excluding the required annotated bibliography.

First, you will choose a public debate that has at least two opposing sides (please do not reuse your Toulmin essay topic). As before, you need to research that topic in order to narrow the topics scope, so it can be easily discussed in 1000 word essay.

Note: Consider your audience as laymen in the field who have only general knowledge of your topic.

This essay must include a minimum of five sources.  Three should be peer-reviewed sources, preferably from the APUS databases.  From the library welcome page, click on Advanced Search at the bottom of the page and then check the “peer reviewed” sources box filter.

The following should clarify the term “peer-reviewed”:  http://youtu.be/rOCQZ7QnoN0. You may use eBooks; however, as discussed in your textbook, books generally are not as current as peer-reviewed articles.  You may also use primary sources (interviews, statistics, etc); however, these primary sources should be obtained from experts within that field.  If you cannot find strong sources for your chosen topic, then change your topic. If you have a question about the validity of a source, please contact a librarian: librarian@apus.edu

Make sure to include the following sections in your essay:

an introduction and claim,
background,
body,
and a conclusion.

Make sure your essay includes the following:

The background for your chosen topic,
A discussion of both sides of the debate, including core values or warrants underlying their arguments
Your common ground (Rogerian) solution/claim
An explanation of how that common ground claim can resolve the core issue for both sides.

After you have written your essay, please make sure to revise the content of your essay. Lastly, be sure to edit your essay by checking grammar, format, and smaller technical details. Please make sure your essay is written in third person.

The Annotated Bibliography

As with the Toulmin essay, an annotated Bibliography (AB) is due with your Rogerian essay.

The following is a sample of an annotated bibliography entry.

Clark, Irene L. The Genre of Argument. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace, 1998. Print.

Clark’s textbook identifies the major steps to developing a well-researched and well-written argumentative essay. It is older, but still contains much useful material on process. Professional essays are included in the text as models. It will help me mostly with writing and organization, since internet research has changed since 1998.

CAPSTONE-CHANGE PROPOSAL

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In this assignment, students will pull together the change proposal project components they have been working on throughout the course to create a proposal inclusive of sections for each content focus area in the course. At the conclusion of this project, the student will be able to apply evidence-based research steps and processes required as the foundation to address a clinically oriented problem or issue in future practice.
Students will develop a 1,250-1,500 word paper that includes the following information as it applies to the problem, issue, suggestion, initiative, or educational need profiled in the capstone change proposal:
Background
Problem statement
Purpose of the change proposal
PICOT
Literature search strategy employed
Evaluation of the literature
Applicable change or nursing theory utilized
Proposed implementation plan with outcome measures
Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation, and a discussion of how these could be overcome
Appendix section, if tables, graphs, surveys, educational materials, etc. are created
Review the feedback from your instructor on the Topic 3 assignment, PICOT Statement Paper, and Topic 6 assignment, Literature Review. Use the feedback to make appropriate revisions to the portfolio components before submitting.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

It should address the assignment and rubric requirements listed below and in the assignment link. The appendix section would include any tools such as tests, surveys, quiz, or powerpoints that you may have developed while doing your project. In other words, if your project says it will use a survey to hand to staff, then you must create that survey and include it. Please review how to correctly format an appendix. You should combine all your Practice hour statements into one Word document and include as an appendix as well in Week 9. The clinical evaluation tools are to be submitted in Week 10.

Use these as headings in your paper and feel free to go over the word count.

Background
Problem statement
Purpose of the Change Proposal
PICO(T)
Literature search strategy employed
Evaluation of the literature
Applicable change or nursing theory utilized
Proposed implementation plan with outcome measures
Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation, and a discussion of how these could be overcome.
Include an introduction, a conclusion and a reference page.

Sleep health

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Current Event Articles
Reflect on a popular news article or podcast on a current event or topic in wellness. Some ideas will be posted on BlackBoard, or you can choose your own! These reflections should be at minimum one page and maximum two pages long (12-point font, double-spaced, one-inch margins). Please cite at least one peer-reviewed study to help support your points.
Please use the following questions as guidance:
1. What are the main points of the article?
2. Why is this article relevant now?
3. Do you agree with all the points in the article? 4. What are the implications for the future?

Computer Forensics

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“Obfuscation”  Your labs and readings this week focus on the tools used to obfuscated data. This is a common term used in forensics, meaning to hide: the action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible. Have you ever asked yourself, What are people hiding on their computers and why? After youve completed your lessons and labs, address the following

What do you believe was the original purpose of steganography tools, and how have criminals used them to their advantage? Share some steganography tools youve found on the web with your classmates, and provide links to any useful resource you find. Describe in a few sentences how you might use these tools for good, and how they might be used for nefarious purposes.

Additional post option: Search the Internet and find a FREE steganography tool, post your link and provide a brief explanation on how the tool is used