Review the assignment instructions for your Final Paper found in Week Five of your online course. The first half of this assignment will be a thorough outline of your Final Paper, which you will build on to complete the final assignment. Provide a detailed introductory paragraph that summarizes your topic and includes a succinct thesis statement. Outline each of the topics and subtopics and discuss how they pertain to the questions noted in the instructions.
The second half of this assignment is an annotated bibliography for five scholarly sources. For each source, provide a complete reference in APA format, a brief description, and a rational statement that explains how it is pertinent to your paper and supports your findings.
For assistance with creating your outline, see the Outline Form (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. page on the Ashford Writing Center website. In addition, here is an outline specifically for this assignment . This link is a video that teaches you how to create an annotated bibliography (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. For assistance with creating your annotated bibliography, see the Annotated Bibliography Example from the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length, not including title and reference pages, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• Must include a title page with the following:
o Title of paper
o Student’s name
o Course name and number
o Instructor’s name
o Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must include all the required topics and subtopics from the Final Paper requirements. Each section must include four to five sentences to explain initial thoughts on the subtopic.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use five scholarly sources , in addition to the text (six total). Three of the sources must be from the Ashford University Library.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include an annotated reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
SOC 313 Week 3 Final Paper Outline and Annotated Bibliography Recent
SOC 313 Week 3 Final Paper Outline and Annotated Bibliography Recent Grading Rubric
Performance Category
100% or highest level of performance
100%
16 points
Very good or high level of performance
88%
14 points
Acceptable level of performance
81%
13 points
Inadequate demonstration of expectations
68%
11 points
Deficient level of performance
56%
9 points
Failing level
of performance
55% or less
0 points
Total Points Possible= 50
16 Points
14 Points
13 Points
11 Points
9 Points
0 Points
Scholarliness
Demonstrates achievement of scholarly inquiry for professional and academic topics.
Presentation of information was exceptional and included all of the following elements:
Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all of the following elements:
Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in all of the following elements:
Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in one of the following elements:
Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two of the following elements:
Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in threeor more of the following elements
Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information
16 Points
14 Points
13 Points
11 Points
9 Points
0 Points
Application of Course Knowledge
Demonstrate the ability to analyze and apply principles, knowledge and information learned in the outside readings and relate them to real-life professional situations
Presentation of information was exceptional and included all of the following elements:
Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all of the following elements:
Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in the all of the following elements:
Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in one of the following elements:
Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from and scholarly resources to a professional experience.
Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two of the following elements:
Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in three of the following elements
Applies principles, knowledge and information and scholarly resources to the required topic.
Applies facts, principles or concepts learned scholarly resources to a professional experience.
Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
10 Points
9 Points
6 Points
0 Points
Interactive Dialogue
Initial post should be a minimum of 300 words (references do not count toward word count)
The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each (references do not count toward word count)
Responses are substantive and relate to the topic.
Demonstrated all of the following:
Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
Responses are substantive
Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
Demonstrated 3 of the following:
Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
Responses are substantive
Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
Demonstrated 2 of the following:
Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
Responses are substantive
Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
Demonstrated 1 or less of the following:
Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
Responses are substantive
Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
8 Points
7 Points
6 Points
5 Points
4 Points
0 Points
Grammar, Syntax, APA
Points deducted for improper grammar, syntax and APA style of writing.
The source of information is the APA Manual 6th Edition
Error is defined to be a unique APA error. Same type of error is only counted as one error.
The following was present:
0-3 errors in APA format
AND
Responses have 0-3 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors
AND
Writing style is generally clear, focused on topic,and facilitates communication.
The following was present:
4-6 errors in APA format.
AND/OR
Responses have 4-5 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors
AND/OR
Writing style is somewhat focused on topic.
The following was present:
7-9 errors in APA format.
AND/OR
Responses have 6-7 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors
AND/OR
Writing style is slightly focused on topic making discussion difficult to understand.
The following was present:
10- 12 errors in APA format
AND/OR
Responses have 8-9 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors
AND/OR
Writing style is not focused on topic, making discussion difficult to understand.
The following was present:
13 – 15 errors in APA format
AND/OR
Responses have 8-10 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors
AND/OR
Writing style is not focused on topic, making discussion difficult to understand.
AND/OR
The student continues to make repeated mistakes in any of the above areas after written correction by the instructor.
The following was present:
16 to greater errors in APA format.
AND/OR
Responses have more than 10 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
AND/OR
Writing style does not facilitate communication
0 Points Deducted
5 Points Lost
Participation
Requirements
Demonstrated the following:
Initial, peer, and faculty postings were made on 3 separate days
Failed to demonstrate the following:
Initial, peer, and faculty postings were made on 3 separate days
0 Points Lost
5 Points Lost
Due Date Requirements
Demonstrated all of the following:
The initial posting to the graded threaded discussion topic is posted within the course no later than Wednesday, 11:59 pm MT.
A minimum of one peer and one instructor responses are to be posted within the course no later than Sunday, 11:59 pm MT.
Demonstrates oneor less of the following.
The initial posting to the graded threaded discussion topic is posted within the course no later than Wednesday, 11:59 pm MT.
A minimum of one peer and one instructor responses are to be posted within the course no later than Sunday, 11:59 pm MT.
