Argument Section on Literature Review

Building on your literature review, write a research paper that discusses an issue facing higher education and promotes a solution or a position within that issue. Your research paper should address a revised version of your research question.

Research question: factors affecting international student experience and how can they be mitigated

Purpose:

To make an informed argument based on careful research defending or proposing a specific solution or position to an issue within higher education. Your audience is your fellow student-researchers.

Requirements:

· APA paper including the following sections:

· title page 

· revised abstract

· revised literature review

· discussion section--which includes your thesis (this is the section where you will develop your argument)

· be sure to use appropriate section headings to organize the discussion

· references page 

· minimum of 10 scholarly sources (your 5-6 literature review sources and an additional 4-5 sources used to develop your thesis, though you also may draw on information from your original literature review to support your position)

· approximately 10-12 pages (including your revised literature review, but excluding title page and references page--the discussion section will comprise about 5-6 pages)