Essay Assignment
This assignment requires the creation of an at least 5 page APA compliant multiple source essay citing at
most six peer reviewed full text journal articles fetched from ProQuest, BE & T, InfoTrac, and Academic
OneFile. The essay should demonstrate the following:
? Compare and contrast three business research papers as to describe how the researchers
considered ethical concerns, ensured validity, performed data collection, and defined
measurements using proper scales.
? Explain why the researchers exhibited similarities and differences in how they considered ethical
concerns, ensured validity, performed data collection, and defined measurements using proper
scales.
? Derive two rules given the above analysis.
? Explain why the rules you derived is important.
Further, the essay should have segments clearly labeled using APA Level 1 and 2 headings.
The Introduction Paragraph
The introduction paragraph should orientate the reader, prepare them for the essay, and explicitly state
the thesis statement. Introductions tend to be nine or less sentences and often draw upon one of the
following strategies:
Historical Introduction. A brief historical review of the topic may be helpful in presenting a
thesis statement.
Anecdotal Approach. A very brief story may be helpful in presenting a thesis statement.
Surprising Statement. Using a surprising statement or fact may lead a reader into a thesis
statement.
Posing a Question. Sometimes posing a question as to hook the reader may lead them into a
thesis statement.
The Funnel Strategy. This strategy opens with a very broad statement followed by a series of
statements landing the reader onto the thesis statement.
No matter the strategy, your introduction should hook the reader and end upon your thesis statement.
Body Paragraphs
The bulk of the essay uses body paragraphs as to support the thesis statement. Strong body paragraphs
contain the following elements:
? A topic sentence encapsulating and organizing the entire paragraph.
? Potentially one or two additional sentences explaining the topic sentence.
? Introduction, statement, and unpacking of evidence as to support the topic sentence.
? One or two concluding sentences illustrating how the paragraph contributed to the support
of the thesis statement.
Conclusion Paragraph(s)
The conclusions section should quickly summarize the evidence while justifying the thesis statement as
the natural conclusion.
Essay Requirements
The essay requires the following components:
? A clearly stated thesis supported by an organized essay using Level 1 and 2 headings.
? The creation of a multiple source essay citing at most three peer reviewed full text journal
articles. All papers mentioned in the references must be cited within the body text.
? One APA formatted short quote used to support the essay.
? APA formatted paper including:
o Font: Times New Roman, 12 point, and double spaced.
o Margins: One inch margins, all around.
o Indents: One-half inch indent as to begin a paragraph.
o Proper APA citations and references.
o Proper use of Level 1 headings as to label the introduction, main body, and conclusions
segments.
o Proper use of Level 2 headings as to label the sections within the main body and
conclusions.
o A proper title page.
o A reference page utilizing hanging indents and alphabetized by the last name of the first
author.
? Free of spelling errors and minimal use of passive voice.