Prepare
Considering that this is the final research and writing assignment, you will want to review all previous class materials, including all chapters read, your discussion board responses, and your work in the research notebooks Consider how this assignment serves as a culmination of your earlier work.
Some work you have already done might help you develop this assignment, and the work you do on this assignment may be useful when working on future assignments.
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, reflect on your Week 3 Outlining the Research Analysis Essay assignment as a roadmap for this final paper.
Your Research Analysis Essay will address the following ideas:
Introduction
Present a topic or issue relevant to your academic or professional field.
This will be presented in your introduction. Explain the overall background and background of this issue and include a well-constructed thesis statement that indicates your topic and the purpose you will develop.
Article 1
Discuss your first source article.
Identify the article, and then
Describe the perspective presented in the article.
Summarize the article’s findings on your identified topic.
Show how the article’s perspective contributes to your overall thesis.
Article 2
Discuss your second source article.
Identify the article, and then
Describe the perspective presented in the article.
Summarize the article’s findings on your identified topic.
Show how the article’s perspective contributes to your overall thesis.
Article 3
Discuss your third source article.
Identify the article, and then
Describe the perspective presented in the article.
Summarize the article’s findings on your identified topic.
Show how the article’s perspective contributes to your overall thesis.
Conclusion
Analyze the significance of the evidence cited and the connections you have made.
This will be presented in your conclusion. Connect the ideas presented to show why the topic is an important one, while highlighting your major takeaways from the articles and relating them to your thesis.
The Research Analysis Essay
Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.)
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) and Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least three credible sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
Must include a separate references pages that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
