you plan to explore
• 2- Topic Selection
Please post the topic you plan to explore. Include why you selected it and how it impacts your profession.
Your submission should be at least 250 words after which you must comment to at least two of your peers.
At the end of the discussion, you will be asked to craft a 150 word reflection on what you have learned through this conversation and post it to the Weekly Reflection Journal. The more active you are in this part of the discussion, the more you will have to draw from in your reflection, so get involved, be active, help out your classmates when they need it, and, most of all, enjoy the conversation
• 3- Discipline Areas (Bodies of Knowledge)
The following topic(s) will demonstrate what the discussion is about, but feel free to branch off or expand on the topics. At the end of the discussion, you will be asked to craft a 150 word reflection on what you have learned through this conversation and post it to the Weekly Reflection Journal. The more active you are in this part of the discussion, the more you will have to draw from in your reflection, so get involved, be active, help out your classmates when they need it, and, most of all, enjoy the conversation.
Your research paper must address a profession-related issue from at least two discipline perspectives. Please discuss the following questions about your proposed project:
• How do the two areas you have selected relate to the issue?
• How do they appear to overlap?
• What challenges have you encountered so far in finding information relevant to your topic and how will you address those challenges? After you have posted your discussion, please comment to at least two of your peers.
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• 4- Discoveries (So Far)
The following topic(s) will demonstrate what the discussion is about, but feel free to branch off or expand on the topics. At the end of the discussion, you will be asked to craft a 150 word reflection on what you have learned through this conversation and post it to the Weekly Reflection Journal. The more active you are in this part of the discussion, the more you will have to draw from in your reflection, so get involved, be active, help out your classmates when they need it, and, most of all, enjoy the conversation.
Using the mind mapping and article evaluations completed in W3, discuss two things that surprised you regarding your topic. Additionally, are you on track with your topic or have you discovered that you may need to make some changes? Why or why not? Please respond to at least two of your colleagues
• 5- Self-Evaluation of Your Paper
The following topic(s) will demonstrate what the discussion is about, but feel free to branch off or expand on the topics. At the end of the discussion, you will be asked to craft a 150 word reflection on what you have learned through this conversation and post it to the Weekly Reflection Journal. The more active you are in this part of the discussion, the more you will have to draw from in your reflection, so get involved, be active, help out your classmates when they need it, and, most of all, enjoy the conversation.
Using the checklist on p. 130 of the text, evaluate your first draft. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses you found regarding your own writing and how you plan to build upon and/or improve what you discovered. Please respond (or give advice) to at least two of your peers.
• 6- Enhancing the Paper
The following topic(s) will demonstrate what the discussion is about, but feel free to branch off or expand on the topics. At the end of the discussion, you will be asked to craft a 150 word reflection on what you have learned through this conversation and post it to the Weekly Reflection Journal. The more active you are in this part of the discussion, the more you will have to draw from in your reflection, so get involved, be active, help out your classmates when they need it, and, most of all, enjoy the conversation.
Having written the first draft of your paper (and using the article review worksheet completed in W3), please discuss the following issues related to your topic:
• What are some potential ethical issues that must be considered?
• How might this issue impact different communities from diverse perspectives? (For example, are there differences based on age, gender, economics, political, ethnic, religious, educational or geographic?) Please respond to at least two of your peers.
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• 7- Using My Research
The following topic(s) will demonstrate what the discussion is about, but feel free to branch off or expand on the topics. At the end of the discussion, you will be asked to craft a 150 word reflection on what you have learned through this conversation and post it to the Weekly Reflection Journal. The more active you are in this part of the discussion, the more you will have to draw from in your reflection, so get involved, be active, help out your classmates when they need it, and, most of all, enjoy the conversation.
Discuss how (or if) what you have discovered has (or will) change your role within the communities in which you are a member. Why or why not? Please respond to at least two of your colleagues.
• 8- Abstract of Paper
The following topic(s) will demonstrate what the discussion is about, but feel free to branch off or expand on the topics. At the end of the discussion, you will be asked to craft a 150 word reflection on what you have learned through this conversation and post it to the Weekly Reflection Journal. The more active you are in this part of the discussion, the more you will have to draw from in your reflection, so get involved, be active, help out your classmates when they need it, and, most of all, enjoy the conversation.
Please summarize the findings of your paper and discuss how you will use what you have discovered in your profession and in the future.
