Identify the global societal issue you have chosen to research for your Final Pape

Final topic essay: RELIGIOUS CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE

I chose the topic of ‘religious conflict and violence.’ The first strategy is the aspect; in the aspect, I considered the lens through which I view the research problem as presented in the topic. The second strategy is the components. In the elements, I figured that if the content of the topic can be broken down into smaller units, the problem can be analyzed more precisely. It creates a more in-depth understanding of the research in various perspectives. The third strategy is the methodology. The methodology is the considerations of the research methods that will be used in collecting the information concerning the research. The fourth is the relationship. Through the relationship, there is an understanding of how different prospects relate to one another. And the fifth is the time. It is essential to consider the time available to research since the shorter the time the narrower the focus.

To tell if the source is scholarly is through the author. The writers of academic articles are experts in their areas of study. Another way is through the audience. The educational materials are engraved for academics and scholars.

The first article focuses on how to narrow a topic. The first step is creating a list of areas of interest, coming up with the research question, and concentrate on the research questions (Ashford University Writing Center, 2018). These are the strategies that are used when trying to narrow down a research topic. The third article is the one that explains the importance of the in-depth of learning. It also focuses on the cultural differences and the things that will help you think more critically. It is crucial to use scholarly articles because it allows you as a writer to produce a credible and convincing paper that is based on the paper facts and evades biases due to emotions and hearsay. They are utilized in supporting the arguments.

References

Ashford University. (n.d.). Narrowing a topic and developing a research question (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://writingcenter.ashford.edu/narrowing-topic-and-developing-research-question (Links to an external site.)

Ashford University Writing Center. (2018). Integrating research (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) [Tutorial file]. Retrieved from https://content.bridgepointeducation.com/curriculum/file/5408ee9b-e793-44d5-8a4d-e54bc6e72f74/1/Integrating%20Research.zip/story_html5.html (Links to an external site.)

Dowd, M. (n.d.). What is the purpose of taking general classes for a college degree? (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) Retrieved from http://education.seattlepi.com/purpose-taking-general-classes-college-degree-1876.html (Links to an external site.)

Prepare: In preparation for this discussion forum, make a list of what you learned most throughout the process of researching your final essay topic, as well as difficulties you may have encountered along the way.

Reflect: Think about what you have learned in the development of your research findings on the global societal issue you chose in the Week 1 discussion forum, your proposed solution and its ethical outcomes, and share with your classmates why this specific issues requires further research.

Write: For this discussion, you will address the following prompts:

• Identify the global societal issue you have chosen to research for your Final Paper, an argumentative essay, and explain why further research on this topic is important.
• Provide a clear and concise thesis statement that includes a solution to the global societal issue (see Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.) for assistance).
• Explain how this global societal issue impacts a specific population.
• Locate a peer-reviewed scholarly source and provide statistical data that you found surprising on the topic.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide full reference entries of all sources cited at the end of your response. Please use correct APA format when writing in-text citations (see In-Text Citation Helper (Links to an external site.)) and references (see Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)).

Required Resources

Multimedia

Cendejas, M. (2015). Scholarly and popular sources (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://ashford.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Scholarly+and+Popular+Resources%281%29/0_ue1ih9qt

• This video addresses the differences between popular and scholarly sources. It also provides some tips on how to search for specific types of sources through various databases in order to determine what sources are scholarly and can be used in a research paper. This article will assist you with your Scholarly Sources and Research discussion.

Kloza, B. (Executive Producer), Fabian, R. (Director), & Baber, J. (Producer). (2011). Effective Internet search: Basic tools and advanced strategies (Links to an external site.) [Streaming video]. Retrieved from Films On Demand database.

• The full version of this video is available through the Films On Demand database in the Ashford University Library. This video addresses the differences between popular, scholarly, and trade publications. It also provides some tips on how to search for specific types of sources through various databases in order to determine what sources are scholarly and can be used in a research paper. This article will assist you with your Scholarly Sources and Research discussion forum and your Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography assignment this week. This video has closed captioning and a transcript.
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Library La Trobe University. (2009, September 16). Why can’t I just Google? (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/hqjJyqfceLw

• This video provides an animated dialog between two college students in which one appropriately researched her sources for the assignment and the other student simply did a web search and used sources that were not scholarly within his paper. The student who did better on the paper explains the issues with finding sources via a web search compared to scholarly sources one can find in the school library. This article will assist you with your Scholarly Sources and Research discussion this week.
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