PROPOSAL – WEEK 2 (50 POINTS)

Create a proposal of approximately 700 words that references one academic scholarly source for the research project you intend to complete. This project should engage at least one academic source, should include an introduction and thesis to the best extent that you know it at this point in time, and should locate a central controversy that requires deft and subtle handling. Be sure to adhere to APA style for in-text citation and final reference page. (No cover page is needed.) NR 391 Week 6 Course Project Milestone 3

Select a project from among those suggested on the Course Project page under Course Home or discuss a special topic with your professor.

Example Introduction/Thesis to a Student Paper:

It never ceases to amaze me that we pay so little attention to the greatest bulk of our intelligence—that is, the quality of thinking that helps us adapt, deal with stress, love, and live lives of fulfillment. Aristotle argued that educating the mind and not the heart is no education at all. For decades, educators have focused on cognitive skills because they are testable and, therefore, metrics can be applied to them. NR 391 Week 6 Course Project Milestone 3

This kind of education, testing, and then metrically interpreting results has governed American education for decades. And the results have been losses of creativity, imagination, courtesy, civic interest, and the ability to invent businesses that serve people and advance us as a society. Although measurable skills are important, they are not exclusively important, and in fact lose value when separated from an education in the heart, the spirit, and the abstract qualities that make students fully human and excellent participants in a healthy society. NR 391 Week 6 Course Project Milestone 3

Example Publication Detail Capture:

Mezirow, J. (2003). Transformative learning as discourse. Journal of Transformative Education, 1(1), 58-63.

uggested Topics of Investigation

Here are suggested topics, which you may elect to use or not use. If you wish to work outside of these suggestions, be sure to clear your project with your professor.

• Compare and contrast society during the early Renaissance in Europe to contemporary society
• Compare and contrast human understanding of the nature of revenge prior to and after the creation of Hamlet
• Analyze the themes, imagery or interpretation of The Waste Land and describe how one or more of these are found in contemporary society
• Evaluate the work of Artemisia Gentileschi Renaissance Artist and interpret why she is considered an early feminist
• Analyze views of women’s reproductive solutions in the 19th Century and interpret their historical and contemporary impact. NR 391 Week 6 Course Project Milestone 3
• Distinguish the essential differences between the major thought of Plato and Aristotle and use the information to illustrate the impact of philosophy on contemporary views on a given them (life, freedom, power, equality, and more)
• Examine views of warfare and battle throughout the ages and provide an interpretation that explains the evolution of the faceless war
• Analyze the impact of the Industrial Age and the rise of capitalism and discuss the key features of both and their influence on contemporary society
• Investigate the history of slavery and discuss the ways in which this history impacts contemporary society NR 391 Week 6 Course Project Milestone 3

• Week 2: Course Project: Proposal

  The Course Project proposal is due.Please review the Course Project Overview in Introduction and Resources for details.

  Rubric

  Course Project Topic Proposal

  Course Project Topic Proposal

  Criteria	Ratings	Pts
  This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent	25.0 pts Proposal addresses all aspects of the assignment. •The thesis statement clearly defines the topic •The introduction and thesis clearly identify a central controversy •The purpose of the paper is clear. NR 391 Week 6 Course Project Milestone 3 21.0 pts Proposal addresses most aspects of the assignment. •The thesis statement clearly defines the topic •The introduction and thesis clearly identify a central controversy •The purpose of the paper is clear. 17.0 pts Proposal addresses some aspects of the assignment. •The thesis statement clearly defines the topic •The introduction and thesis clearly identify a central controversy •The purpose of the paper is clear. 13.0 pts Proposal addresses few aspects of the assignment. •The thesis statement clearly defines the topic •The introduction and thesis clearly identify a central controversy •The purpose of the paper is clear. NR 391 Week 6 Course Project Milestone 3 0.0 pts No effort	25.0 pts
  This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeClarity, Organization, and Writing Quality	10.0 pts Throughout the whole work, the writing •actively engages with the topic •is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation •demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety •logically organizes ideas 8.5 pts Throughout most of the work, the writing •actively engages with the topic •is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation •demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety •logically organizes ideas NR 391 Week 6 Course Project Milestone 3 7.0 pts Throughout some of the work, the writing •actively engages with the topic •is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation •demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety •logically organizes ideas 5.5 pts Throughout little of the work, the writing •actively engages with the topic •is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation •demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety •logically organizes ideas 0.0 pts No effort	10.0 pts
  This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReferences	10.0 pts •At least one academic scholarly source is identified •The proposal includes an APA citation in proper format. 6.0 pts •At least one academic scholarly source is identified •The reference is not properly cited. NR 391 Week 6 Course Project Milestone 3 0.0 pts There is no academic scholarly source included.	10.0 pts
  This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLength	5.0 pts Proposal is 2 pages. 0.0 pts Proposal is one page or less.	5.0 pts
  Total Points: 50.0

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