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M2A1: Thinking Critically about Global Issues

This essay is the foundational start to your writing in this course. In this essay, you will write about a global issue in your area of interest. For example, if you have studied environmental studies, you might want to write this paper about global pollution. (This example is being used because it is what Elder and Paul use in their article, Analytical Thinking. Remember, you cannot use pollution as your topic.)

In M1D2, you selected a topic for this paper. This was your first step. Here are the remaining steps to follow:

1. Research your chosen topic in the EC Library. You can easily get to the library through the left-hand purple toolbar. The Liberal Arts Research Guide for Undergraduate Capstones is a useful place to start. You can use web sources that are scholarly. If you are not sure, please ask your instructor. Do not use Wikipedia.

2. Select three to five scholarly research pieces about your topic. To learn more about how to tell if the research you found is scholarly, please visit the EC Library's Scholarly vs. Popular Video.

3. Using the article by Elder and Paul, Analytical Thinking, refer to pages 5 and 6. On pages 5 and 6 are examples of how to apply the "8 Elements of Reasoning."

4. You cannot use "pollution" as a topic, since that is the Elder and Paul example.

5. Write your responses to the list that Elder and Paul provide in narrative form; bulleted lists will not be accepted.

6. Use your references to support your answers.

This paper is to demonstrate your critical thinking skills. As such, you are to take what you have researched and analyze and synthesize what is written. You are to form educated responses to the Elder and Paul list, which means you need to include evidence from experts in your field.

Some remaining guidelines:

1. Write 5 pages in length, or 1250, words minimum
2. Double space
3. Include a title page
4. Refer to the SLA Writing Grading Rubric for details on the grading expectations
5. Include a "References" page using APA
6. Do not include an "Abstract"
7. Use the APA style guide for your citations

M3A1: Essay 3 Self-Evaluation of Ethics Outcome

In this essay, you will write about ethics. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate how you have met the ethics outcome through your past coursework or work experiences. The outcome states: Students will be able to apply concepts of: ethical conduct in decision making, ethical conduct in action, social responsibility in decision making, and social responsibility in action.

Here are your instructions for this essay:

1. Define an ethical issue that you either encountered or studied in a previous course (you cannot use prior papers to fulfill this assignment)
2. Write down what "ethical conduct in decision making, ethical conduct in action, social responsibility in decision making, and social responsibility in action" you used when working through this ethical issue. Be prepared to be very specific with your examples.
3. Write a 1250-1500-word essay that exhibits the issue and how you used ethical conduct.
4. Be as specific as possible.
5. Proofread your paper before submitting.

M4A1: Reflective Essay on Diversity
In this essay, you will write about diversity. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate how you have met the diversity outcome through your past coursework or work experiences. The outcome states: Students will be able to articulate the significance of diversity as a fundamental principle of understanding life.

Here are your instructions for this essay:

1. Identify how you learned what diversity means from other courses or experiences (you cannot use prior papers to fulfill this assignment)
2. Analyze your definition and explain its significance to understanding the world around you
3. Write a 1250-1500-word essay that exhibits the issue and how you used ethical conduct.
4. Be as specific as possible.
5. Proofread your paper before submitting.
6. Use scholarly resources

Capstone Final PowerPoint Presentation

Introduction:

The purpose of a capstone course is to measure how well you have fulfilled Excelsior College's outcomes for the Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts.

You chose to be a liberal arts student because you want to pursue a field, area of focus or depth that will help further your career, begin you career, or expand your personal interests. Therefore, this capstone strives to ensure that you walk away with a degree that accomplishes your goals. This Final PowerPoint Presentation is a chance to show what you have learned and expand upon your knowledge.

PowerPoint Instructions:

For this final PowerPoint, you are to expand upon what you started in M2A1: Thinking Critically about Global Issues. In that first paper, you identified a theme that comes from an area of interest, your area of focus or depth. It is this theme that you are going to use as your focus in this PowerPoint.

You will work on the Final PowerPoint Project from Module 3 through Module 7. You will complete the assignment in three parts, due in Module 3, Module 5 and Module 7, as described in detail below.

M3D3: Final PowerPoint Topic Discussion

This discussion is designed to help you flesh out your final PowerPoint topic. Here is what you should do:

1. Review your M2A1 paper. Identify your theme on a large scale, for example, poverty and education. (You cannot use this theme now.)
2. Take the theme you have identified and narrow it down to a more specific topic (For example: How does poverty in urban centers effect preschool-age children's learning, if at all?)
3. Once you have defined this topic, you should brainstorm about how you can show that you have learned about diversity, ethics, critical thinking, and communication with regard to this topic. (For example: Urban centers may encompass diverse demographics. Therefore, should educational funds be distributed equally across urban centers, or alternately in a way that redresses existing inequality? What does each side say about the topic? Can you communicate these ideas well?)
4. You will finish this topic exploration by constructing your discussion thread.
5. Here are the instructions for your discussion thread (M3D3):
a. Write a 250-300 word post
b. Write your theme and topic in the subject line
c. Identify the larger theme
d. Write a unique topic (no one in the course can have the same topic)
e. Identify your topic and write about how it evolved from your original theme
f. Write about how your topic will address diversity and ethics
g. Explain how you will use critical thinking
h. Explain how you will improve/master oral and written communication

M5A1: Capstone Final PowerPoint Presentation Outline
An outline is essential to creating a clear and organized PowerPoint that fulfills the assignment requirements. Students who use outlines tend to do much better in their assignments than students who do not. Thus, this part of the Final PowerPoint Presentation outline is intended to assist you in writing a thesis statement, organizing the presentation, and demonstrating how the research and your claims connect.

Here are your instructions:

1. Construct a title

2. Write your thesis statement

3. Place your thesis statement as the first sentence at the top of your outline

4. Write an introductory statement that includes:
a. A preview of what you will cover in your PowerPoint
b. A segue into the PowerPoint body

5. Write what claims you are espousing from your thesis statement
a. This requires breaking the thesis statement down and defining what it means and what the points are. These points are called your claims.

6. Support each claim with research

7. Write a few words on how this research connects to the claims and PowerPoint thesis

8. Write a conclusion statement, which includes a short summary

9. Outlines are written using either incomplete sentences or complete sentences (you can choose)

10. Use correct grammar

11. Do include citations, so you can refer back to your research

12. The outline should be 3-5 pages in length

13. Use the APA style wherever you include citations

14. It is not necessary to include a reference page

15. HINT: Remember you need to show that you have learned about diversity, ethics, critical thinking, and communication with regard to this topic. You can expound on what you wrote about your topic in Module 3.

16. Here are some tips to assist you from:
a. eHow
b. Purdue Writing Center
17. Here is assistance for your writing:
a. Smarthinking
b. Grammarly

M7A1: Capstone Final PowerPoint Presentation
You have been working on your final PowerPoint for four modules. The PowerPoint presentation is your opportunity to show off what you have created to the class. For this assignment, you will do two things. You will submit the PPT through a drop box for your instructor to assess. You will also submit your PPT via a discussion board link in Module 8 to share with your peers.

Here are your instructions:

Using your assignments completed to date (essays, topic selection discussion and PowerPoint outline), you are to showcase what you researched.

Here are the guidelines:

1. Create a title slide - research title, your name, date, course, professor
2. Create 15 to 20 slides (not including title slide or reference slide)
3. Include a reference page
a. 10 scholarly references are required
4. Use correct grammar
5. Let your slides tell your PowerPoint's story
a. Include animation and images to illustrate your story, not overwhelm it
6. Create well organized slides (use your outline to assist you with this)
7. Include an introduction and conclusion, as well as a body
8. Use citations on your slides (it is essential to use your research)
1. a. Use the APA style guide
9. Create a voice-over for the PPT Here are some tips to assist you:
1. 12 Tips for Creating better Power Point Presentations
2. How to Create a Great PowerPoint Presentation
3. Design Shack

Here are some voice-over PPT tips:

1. Atomic Learning has videos on how to create the voice-over
2. Microsoft PowerPoint

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