Essay

IPS Integration Essay Instructions

IPS Integration Essay: Cognate/Career Synthesis Incorporating a Christian Worldview

General Instructions: This final essay will synthesize chosen cognates with a view to career application and a Christian worldview. The following parameters are to be followed:

·       Essay Form

1.     5–7 pages

2.     Formatting style preferred by your favored cognate department—noted on Cover Page (APA, Turabian, MLA, etc.)

3.     Minimum of 6 sources (may include lecture notes, course readings, etc.)

4.     Cover Page: Name, Course/Section, Date, Cognates Listing, Paper Title, Chosen Formatting Style, Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for INDS 400 Capstone Course

5.     Essay form—See the Assignment Instructions folder for a sample IPS Integration Essay.

6.     Introduction

7.     Body

8.     Summary

9.     Conclusion

·       An integrative device such as an analogy/metaphor must be used within the body of the essay as a vehicle for clarity. (For example, for an essay from a female with Business/Communications cognates, the Proverbs 31 woman could be used.)

·       Conclusions must clarify career aspirations/plans/desires which incorporate chosen cognates all of which must also be filtered through a Christian worldview.

·       Sample provided by Liberty University English Department, using MLA format:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20090701095636_747.pdf

·       Prepare your Integration Essay as a Microsoft Word document; title the document “INDS 400_section#_Name_IPS Integration Essay” and upload as a file into the submission area in the Module/Week 6 assignment folder.