Assignment 3: Week 5 Thesis or Creative Project

 

Assignment 3: Week 5 Thesis or Creative Project

Assignment Instructions

Topic: Identity Theft 

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• Submit your Thesis or Creative Project Introduction

Thesis or Creative Project Introduction (See the Capstone Manual)

An Introduction is due at the end of Week 5.

• The background of the topic
• Statement of the problem
• Statement of the purpose
• Research questions
• Significance of the study
• Definitions of unclear terms
• Limitations/delimitations (you may also provide in the Methodology area as well),
• Assumptions
• Theoretical framework
 

The creative project is expected to contain the following elements in the introduction: 

• Provide a clear and lucid description of the creative project including the goal and intent of the project.
• Discuss the schedule and objectives for the work to be completed.

Similarly, the introduction identifies your specific creative project and sets the general context for it.
Submission Instructions:   Please review the rubric and Capstone Manual for more specific guidelines on expectations; however, please note you are to provide comprehensive analysis of details, facts, and concepts in a logical sequence. You should demonstrate a higher- level of critical thinking necessary for 500-600 level work. You are to provide well-supported ideas and reflection with a variety of current and/or world views in the assignment. You are expected to present a genuine intellectual development of ideas throughout assignment. You should thoroughly understand and excel in explaining all major points. An original, unique, and/or imaginative approach to overall ideas, concepts, and findings is required. Overall format of assignment needs to include an appropriate introduction (or abstract), well- developed paragraphs, and conclusion. Finished assignment demonstrates your ability to plan and organize research in a logical sequence.   Please note: Papers will be automatically added to and checked against the standard Turnitin repositories. Originality reports will be returned to the faculty and student in roughly 15 minutes of the submission. Multiple submissions are allowed. 
 

Supporting Materials:

• Graduate Grading Rubric.pdf
• Capstone Manual.pdf

Grading Rubric

Requirements

Points Available

Points Earned

Comments

• The background of the topic

10

10

• Statement of the problem

10

10

• Statement of the purpose

10

10

• Research questions

10

10

• Significance of the study

10

10

• Definitions of unclear terms

10

10

• Limitations/delimitations (you may also provide in the Methodology area as well)

10

10

• Assumptions/Theoretical Framework

10

10

Reference:

• Incorporate all this sections references into one comprehensive list and should be in APA 6th Edition format.
• If you had a citation in the body of your work you must have the appropriate reference in the reference section.
• Also if you had a reference in your reference section, you must have a citationfrom that work somewhere in the body of your work. The citations and references should match.

You will be strictly held to the APA standards. Proper citations, in format and use as well as proper references must be implemented.

10

10

Writing Format:

Grammatical, spelling or punctuation—the writing is grammatically correct, clear and concise.  The response is well formulated and easy to read and understand.  Use correct terminology when needed. Turnitin will be used to assess originality report and supports attachments only—submit the paper as an attachment with less than 15% originality (not including your references).

Purdue Online Writing Lab

Writing Commons.org

APUS APA Style Guide

APUS Student APA Sixth Edition

10

10

Total

100

100