Week 7 - ETHICAL BEHAVIOR, DIVERSITY, AND CIVIL DISCOURSE
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Title of Your Paper
Your Name
EDD8010
Foundations of Doctoral Studies in Education
Month Day, year
Title Your Paper
Please match your title page and the title on page 2. Do not use the actual word, Introduction, to title your paper. Begin writing your opening section under your paper title to introduce your paper. Your opening section should include the main themes of your paper with integrated literature support. Review the MEAL plan to help you with paragraph structure throughout your paper. Your opening section should also include what you will specifically address in your paper.
Level 1 Heading
You can use a Level 1 heading to begin the body of your paper. Make sure your paragraphs are fully developed with at least three fully developed sentences with integrated literature support. Try to avoid placing one reference at the very end of your paragraphs. Integrate the literature so the reader understands what part of the paragraph is supported by the citation. Make sure you include citation(s) from the literature. Whenever words such as literature, research, study, or studies are mentioned in a narrative, you should cite literature examples. If the word is plural, then at least two citations are needed. If the word is singular, then one citation is needed.
Level 2 Heading
Begin your Level 2 content with a fully developed paragraph and provide leverage from the literature to support your statements, assertions, claims, rationale, et cetera. With any subheadings, such as Level 2, 3, et cetera, you need at least two of each subheading. If you plan to use Level 2 headings, make sure your Level 1 includes content before creating a Level 2. Level 2 headings should serve as an expansion of your Level 1 content and provide more details.
Level 2 Heading
Again, if you use Level 2 headings, make sure you have at least two Level 2 headings. As a scholarly writing tip, try to avoid colloquial expressions, slang, conversational writing, and anthropomorphisms. Anthropomorphisms give inanimate objects human attributes. You want to make sure your writing is precise and clear in your intent to demonstrate your scholarly tone. Be careful when using the word this. Make sure the reader will know what you mean by this. Sometimes, the word this can be ambiguous and should be avoided as a stand-alone pronoun. Try to avoid stand-alone pronouns such as this, that, those, et cetera.
Level 1 Heading
You may decide to use only Level 1 headings in your papers, especially if your papers are only a few pages. Practice writing in third person during your doctoral program. You do not need to refer to yourself when you are the one writing the paper, unless the paper calls for use of first person. When you write in third person, focus on demonstrating your analysis and voice through the literature. Leverage the literature to support your position and rationale. Please refer to Smarthinking or our Writing Center to help you with writing in third person.
Conclusion
Make sure you include a conclusion in your course papers. A conclusion helps you summarize and emphasize the main themes in your paper. Review your paper to make sure you addressed all basic writing and APA errors. You can also send sections of your paper to Smarthinking to address more specific writing questions you have. Review all the writing tips, resources, and links provided for you in the courseroom and on Campus.
References (examples)
Bojinova, E., & Oigara, J. (2013). Teaching and learning with clickers in higher education. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 25(2), 154‒165.
Furco, A., & Moely, B. E. (2012). Using learning communities to build faculty support for pedagogical innovation: A multi-campus study. The Journal of Higher Education, 83(1), 128‒153.
Kerby, M. (2015). Toward a new predictive model of student retention in higher education. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 17(2), 138‒161. https://doi.org/10.1177/1521025115578229
Kopcha, T., Ding, L., Neumann, K., & Choi, I. (2016). Teaching technology integration to K–12 educators: A 'gamified' approach. TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 60(1), 62‒69. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-015-0018-z
Long, T. (2016). Influence of international service learning on nursing students’ self-efficacy towards cultural competence. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 23(10), 28‒33.
