Guidelines for Writing a Paper on Current Scientific, Human, Social, Business, or Economic Problems

Task:

The field of science and technology is changing at a rapid pace; therefore, students must be able to keep up with the changes based on the environments in which they work. This assignment will encourage students to think independently, innovatively, ethically, and critically concerning a current scientific human social, business, or economic problem relevant to their field of study. The topic chosen should encompass an improvement to a current system.

Suggested topics for this paper include the following:

Ecological concerns: climate change, resource consumption, pollution, water usage, animal extinction, overpopulation, waste disposal, acid rain
Technological: power usage, band width, transportation, energy, satellites, communications
Socioeconomic: hunger, immigration, welfare, unemployment, birth rates, poverty, public health, public education, crime
Business: logistics, operations, finance, international trade, regulatory systems
Training and education for science, engineering, and technology students
Any other current, scientific, human, social, business or economic problem relevant to the author's field of study

Section 1: Topic Selection, Problem Statement, and Metrics

Search the Internet for topics related to current scientific, human, social, business, or economic problems. In a Word document a maximum of 500 words in length, include the following:

1.Research the historical, social, professional, ethical, and legal aspects of your discipline. Identify a problem facing the world today and create a problem statement. The problem statement should be objective, backed by statistics, clear, and concise. The problem scope and affected population should be inherent to the problem statement.

2.Rationale: Analyze the social and professional context of your discipline. Provide a one-paragraph explanation of why the topic is important, both to you personally and to the profession, as well as its effect on the professional and ethical environment.

3.Vision Statement: Include a version of the world where the problems remains unsolved as well as a version of the world if the problem is solved.
4.Metrics: Provide measurements that describe the problem's severity and that let you know if the problem is solved.
5.Factors: Define the factors that affect your problem.
6.Create a data acquisition plan: Include your keywords and how you are going to find data on your problem statement.
7.Bibliographic information on three to five related articles for the chosen topic. The articles must have been written within the last 5 years. Sources must be peer reviewed. Do not use articles with no designated authors.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Section 2: Analysis

1.Research questions: List a minimum of two research questions that will help you to analyze the problem.
2.Current hypothesis: Include a hypothesis about how you think the system currently operates.
3.Attach an Excel sheet providing the raw data from your data acquisition plan.
4.Provide your analyzed data, including two visuals forms of the data.
5.Create a comprehensive visual model of your system/process that you are researching.
6.Draw clear conclusions: Document your findings and deliver a professional statement about the analysis.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Section 3: Rough Draft

The draft must include a minimum of three in-text citations.

NOTE: Even if this is a draft, you need to make sure you proofread your work for grammatical and citation errors. Deductions will be applied for blatant spelling, grammatical, and punctuation errors.

A peer reviewer will be assigned once you post your rough draft in the designated discussion area.

Section 4: Rough Draft Peer Review

It is the peer reviewer who will be receiving the grade for this section. Read through the "Peer Review Guide" and then peer review one class member's paper. For questions which require more than a simple yes or no response, answers should be longer than one sentence and provide constructive feedback. You will be graded on your ability to accurately and thoroughly evaluate a peer's work in order to maintain or enhance its quality.

Submit your completed "Rough Draft Peer Review" assignment in a Word document a minimum of 300 words in length to LoudCloud. Provide an additional copy of your peer review assignment to the original author of the rough draft you evaluated.

Refer to "Peer Review Checklist," prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.