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COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com

For more course tutorials visit<br>www.uophelp.com<br><br> <br>COM 156 Week 1 Individual Research Plan (Appendix D)<br>COM 156 Week 1 DQ 1<br>COM 156 Week 1 DQ 2<br>COM 156 Week 1 DQ 3<br>

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  1. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com For More Course Tutorials Visit Www.Uophelp.Com

  2. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Entire Course For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com COM 156 Week 1 Individual Research Plan (Appendix D) COM 156 Week 1 DQ 1 COM 156 Week 1 DQ 2 COM 156 Week 1 DQ 3 COM 156 Week 2 Individual Strategies for Gathering and Evaluating Sources (Appendix E) COM 156 Week 2 DQ 1 COM 156 Week 2 DQ 2

  3. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 1 DQ 1 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 1 DQ 1: People often come across research in everyday life or are curious about a topic and decide to conduct their own research. Identify a time you wanted to research something and explain how you performed the research and what you learned as a result. How can you apply this experience to your own academic research?

  4. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 1 DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 1 DQ 2: Review Ch. 1, Section 2 of Writing for Success. What are the suggested methods for selecting a research topic? What method do you think will work best for you and why?

  5. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 1 DQ 3 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 1 DQ 3: Consider the time management tips you have learned in previous courses. What types of information should you include in your project schedule? How do you plan to manage your research and writing to ensure your project is completed on time? Remember to change the subject line of your post to reflect the main idea!

  6. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 1 Individual Research Plan (Appendix D) For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com In most cases, students are simultaneously enrolled in COM/156 and PSY/201. Suggested research topics for your final paper are listed below. The paper is an informative paper and not a persuasive paper, where you would be asked to take a stand and support it. Resources: Appendix A; Appendix D Select a general topic for your research paper from the following list:

  7. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 2 DQ 1 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 2 DQ 1: What websites do you normally frequent? Are these websites credible? When is credibility more important and when is it less important? Support your answers with specific examples. Remember to change the subject line to reflect the main idea of your post! I look forward to reading your replies!

  8. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 2 DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 2 DQ 2: What should you consider when searching for useful sources? How do you know when sources are reliable? What are some red flags that indicate you should avoid a particular source?

  9. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 2 DQ 3 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 2 DQ 3: Is it difficult to determine a source’s bias? What difficulties might you face as you critically read and analyze a source?

  10. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 2 Individual Strategies for Gathering and Evaluating Sources (Appendix E) For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com Resource: Appendix E Locate three sources you think you can use to support your final project. At least two of these sources should come from the University Library. Evaluate each source by answering the questions in Appendix E. Note: You will use this assignment as the basis for part of your Week Three Assignment. Your effort during on this assignment will make the Week Three assignment easier to complete.

  11. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 3 DQ 1 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 3 DQ 1: What is a style guide? Is adhering to a style guide important? Why or why not?

  12. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 3 DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 3 DQ 2: University of Phoenix selected the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association as a resource for all academic writing. The manual is the style guide most often used for writing in disciplines such as business and education, though some other fields have their own style guides. Do you think the university was wise to choose a style guide for the entire university? Why or why not?

  13. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 3 DQ 3 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 3 DQ 3: Imagine the impact of sending a business letter or memo that is improperly formatted. In particular, think about rules or standards that must be followed at your place of business. Do you think the reasons for rules and tradition for communication at your workplace apply to academic writing? Why, or why not?

  14. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 3 Individual Writing an Annotated Bibliography and Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing a Source (Appendix F) For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com review the feedback you received on your Week Two Assignment (Appendix E). Review Appendix F. Complete the two-part assignment described in Appendix F. Use Riverpoint Writer to create a new document with a correctly formatted title page. Start your annotated bibliography on p. 2 of the document.

  15. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 4 DQ 1 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 4 DQ 1: A good thesis statement helps guide the rest of your paper. Do you think this is true? Is it true of a poor thesis statement as well? Why?

  16. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 4 DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 4 DQ 2: Identify two key concepts that will help you write an effective thesis statement. Why did you choose these two concepts?

  17. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 4 DQ 3 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 4 DQ 3: Do you think the following is a weak or strong thesis statement: “The subject of this paper is my experience with teaching elementary school children”? If yes, why is it weak? How could you improve it? If no, what qualities do you think it has that make it adequate?

  18. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 4 Individual Thesis Statement (Appendix G) For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com Resource: Appendix G Use the following thesis equation in this Week’s reading to develop a thesis statement for your research essay: limited topic + controlling idea, point, attitude, or slant = thesis statement Post your assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment via the Assignments link for your instructor’s approval and feedback.

  19. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 5 DQ 1 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 5 DQ 1: The video “Developing Outlines” provides an overview of the purpose of planning an outline. Does an outline make the writing process go more smoothly? How?

  20. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 5 DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 5 DQ 2: In our assigned article, Tips on Honing Your Writing, we are told “the outline is the most important step in writing – it is the architecture of writing; words and sentences are just the interior decoration (p. 103).” Does this statement surprise you? Why or why not? Why is the outline the most important step—even more that the actual draft?

  21. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 5 DQ 3 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 5 DQ 3: In the writing process you use developing an outline, planning topic sentences, and identifying supporting points in planning and writing your final essay. Do you think these steps are essential? Why or why not?

  22. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 5 Individual Outline (Appendix H) For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com Resource: Appendix H Review the criteria for outlines in the “Developing Outlines” video on the student website. Create an outline, using Appendix H, with details that support your thesis. • Outline only the body of your paper. • Remember to avoid bias to strengthen your writing and present a balanced case for your thesis. • Include in-text citations in your outline and reference citations at the end.

  23. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 6 DQ 1 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 6 DQ 1: It is important that an essay not be a series of quotes or paraphrased material; one’s own analysis must be part of the essay. How can you create a balance between your own analysis and the source material?

  24. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 6 DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 6 DQ 2: Choose one of the following scenarios: • The leadership role of women in national politics has changed dramatically in the last 60 years. • Teachers and parents are concerned with whether standardized tests are a good indicator of a child's intelligence. A healthy diet and regular exercise improve health and lower • health care costs.

  25. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 6 DQ 3 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 6 DQ 3: Parallelism, sentence variety, and sentence clarity are necessary to effectively complete your body paragraphs. Why? How might you use them?

  26. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 6 Individual Body Paragraphs For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com Resources: Center for Writing Excellence: • WritePoint® • Plagiarism Checker • Sample Paper (APA and Writing & Style Guidelines) • Grammar and Writing Guides: APA Reference and Citation Examples

  27. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 7 DQ 1 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 7 DQ 2: What type of introduction do you plan to write for your paper? Why did you choose this type of introduction?

  28. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 7 DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 7 DQ 2: What type of introduction do you plan to write for your paper? Why did you choose this type of introduction?

  29. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 7 DQ 3 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 7 DQ 3: One purpose of the introduction is to draw readers into your topic. Is that important? Why or why not?

  30. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 7 Individual Introduction and Conclusion (Appendix I) For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com Resource: Appendix I Review the components of an effective introduction and an effective conclusion outlined in this Week’s reading and Appendix I. Write the introduction for your research paper. Use techniques to draw readers into your thesis.

  31. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 8 DQ 1 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 8 DQ 1: What was your experience using the Center for Writing Excellence in the past? In addition to the Center for Writing Excellence, what other writing tools are available for revising a research paper?

  32. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 8 DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 8 DQ 2: In addition to the Center for Writing Excellence, what other writing tools might you rely on for revising a research paper?

  33. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 8 DQ 3 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 8 DQ 3: In which areas do you think you need to improve? How will you make these improvements.

  34. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 8 Individual Revision Analysis (Appendix J) For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com Review Appendix J. Use Appendix J as a checklist or prewriting tool before you write your response. Write a 300- to 400-word response to the following in a new Microsoft® Word document:

  35. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 9 DQ 1 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 9 DQ 1: his course has provided you with several writing strategies and skills you can use to improve your writing. Which strategies or skills from the do you think will be most helpful as you develop as a writer and researcher? Why?

  36. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 9 DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 9 DQ 2: The introduction in this course of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association as a resource for writing was to increase your confidence when using it. Was that goal accomplished? Why or why not?

  37. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 9 DQ 3 For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com WEEK 9 DQ 3: What is still your biggest challenge with APA formatting? How might you overcome it?

  38. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com COM 156 Week 9 Individual Research Paper For more course tutorials visit Www.Uophelp.Com Resource: Appendix A; Appendix K Compose a 1,450- to 1,700-word research paper. Include the following elements in your research paper: • Title page • Introduction with a thesis statement • Body paragraphs with supporting evidence, including in-text citations • Conclusion • Reference list of citations containing at least three to five sources—at least two from the University Library

  39. COM 156 Your world/uophelp.com For More Course Tutorials Visit Www.Uophelp.Com

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