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Research Essay Assignment (25% of overall grade)

Draft Due (for work-shoppingin class): Tuesday, November 24

Final Draft Due: Tuesday, December 8

 

This essay will be 5-6 pages in length, double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font, and 1-inch margins. The pages should be numbered in the top right hand corner of each page and you should have an appropriate running head and essay title. This essay requires at least three outside sources and a proper references page.

 

Possible topics:

1. Alternative Medicine
2. Body Image
3. Youth and Sport
4. Sex Education in Schools
5. Artificial Intelligence
6. Clean Needle Programs / Safe Injection Sites
7. Vaccinations
8. Holistic Wellness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presentations are worth 15% of your grade. The topic of your oral presentation is your final research paper. The presentation must be 5-7 minutes in length and will take place on Tuesday, December 3 or Thursday, December 3 in class.

Sample Oral Presentation Outline

 

Introduction
Hello, my name is ____.  I am a ___-year student at Brandon University majoring in ____.  I’m going to talk to you today about my research on _____. 

Context of research

I got interested in this area because ….

Research question and significance

• I wanted to find out _______[insert your research question].

• This is an important question because _____. OR This question interested me because ______.

Research methods/design 

I thought the best way to answer this question would be by ______. 

Research activity
Here’s what I did:  _______. Discuss the sources that you used for research and the process that you used to determine whether the sources were useful.

Results
Here’s what I found out:  ______.

Significance of results/where this research might lead

• This result matters because….

• Now that I’ve learned this, I see that some other questions to ask are….

Conclusion/Summary of main points 
I set out to answer ______ [research question] by _______ [research methods].  And I discovered that ______ [brief statement of results].  This was interesting because _____ [significance]/This will help us understand ____. 

Questions
I would be happy to take your questions.