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COM 156 Week 1 Individual Research Plan (Appendix D)

COM 156 Week 1 DQ 1
COM 156 Week 1 DQ 2
COM 156 Week 1 DQ 3
COM 156 Week 2 Individual Strategies
COM 156 Week 1 DQ 1

WEEK 1 DQ 1: People often come across research in everyday life or are curious
about a topic and decide to conduct their own research. Identify a time you wanted to
research something and explain how you performed the research and what you
learned as a result. How can you apply this experience to your own academic
research?
COM 156 Week 1 DQ 2

WEEK 1 DQ 2: Review Ch. 1, Section 2 of Writing for Success. What are the
suggested methods for selecting a research topic? What method do you think will
work best for you and why?
COM 156 Week 1 DQ 3

WEEK 1 DQ 3: Consider the time management tips you have learned in previous
courses. What types of information should you include in your project schedule? How
do you plan to manage your research and writing to ensure your project is completed
on time? Remember to change the subject line of your post to reflect the main idea!?
COM 156 Week 1 Individual Research

Plan (Appendix D)

n most cases, students are simultaneously enrolled in COM/156 and PSY/201.

Suggested research topics for your final paper are listed below. The paper is an
informative paper and not a persuasive paper, where you would be asked to take a
stand and support it.
Resources: Appendix A; Appendix D
COM 156 Week 2 DQ 1

WEEK 2 DQ 1: What websites do you normally frequent? Are these websites

credible? When is credibility more important and when is it less important? Support
your answers with specific examples. Remember to change the subject line to reflect
the main idea of your post! I look forward to reading your replies!
COM 156 Week 2 DQ 2

WEEK 2 DQ 2: What should you consider when searching for useful sources? How
do you know when sources are reliable? What are some red flags that indicate you
should avoid a particular source?
COM 156 Week 2 DQ 3

WEEK 2 DQ 3: Is it difficult to determine a sources bias? What difficulties might you

face as you critically read and analyze a source?
COM 156 Week 2 Individual Strategies for

Gathering and Evaluating Sources
(Appendix E)

Resource: Appendix E
Locate three sources you think you can use to support your final project. At least two
of these sources should come from the University Library.
Evaluate each source by answering the questions in Appendix E.
COM 156 Week 3 DQ 1

WEEK 3 DQ 1: What is a style guide? Is adhering to a style guide important? Why or

why not?
COM 156 Week 3 DQ 2

WEEK 3 DQ 2: University of Phoenix selected the Publication Manual of the

American Psychological Association as a resource for all academic writing. The
manual is the style guide most often used for writing in disciplines such as business
and education, though some other fields have their own style guides. Do you think the
university was wise to choose a style guide for the entire university? Why or why not?
COM 156 Week 3 DQ 3

WEEK 3 DQ 3: Imagine the impact of sending a business letter or memo that is

improperly formatted. In particular, think about rules or standards that must be
followed at your place of business. Do you think the reasons for rules and tradition for
communication at your workplace apply to academic writing? Why, or why not?
COM 156 Week 3 Individual Writing an

Annotated Bibliography and Quoting,
Summarizing, and Paraphrasing a Source
(Appendix F)

Review the feedback you received on your Week Two Assignment (Appendix E).
Review AppendixF.
Complete the two-part assignment described in Appendix F.
COM 156 Week 4 DQ 1

WEEK 4 DQ 1: A good thesis statement helps guide the rest of your paper. Do you
think this is true? Is it true of a poor thesis statement as well? Why?
COM 156 Week 4 DQ 2

WEEK 4 DQ 3: Do you think the following is a weak or strong thesis statement: The
subject of this paper is my experience with teaching elementary school children? If
yes, why is it weak? How could you improve it? If no, what qualities do you think it
has that make it adequate?
COM 156 Week 4 DQ 3

WEEK 4 DQ 3: Do you think the following is a weak or strong thesis statement: The
subject of this paper is my experience with teaching elementary school children? If
yes, why is it weak? How could you improve it? If no, what qualities do you think it
has that make it adequate?
COM 156 Week 4 Individual Thesis

Statement (Appendix G)

Resource: Appendix G
Use the following thesis equation in this Weeks reading to develop a thesis
statement for your research essay:
limited topic + controlling idea, point, attitude, or slant = thesis statement
Post your assignment as a Microsoft Word attachment via the Assignments link for
your instructors approval and feedback.
COM 156 Week 5 DQ 1

WEEK 5 DQ 1: The video Developing Outlines provides an overview of the purpose

of planning an outline. Does an outline make the writing process go more smoothly?
How?
COM 156 Week 5 DQ 2

WEEK 5 DQ 2: In our assigned article, Tips on Honing Your Writing, we are told the
outline is the most important step in writing it is the architecture of writing; words
and sentences are just the interior decoration (p. 103). Does this statement surprise
you? Why or why not? Why is the outline the most important stepeven more that
the actual draft?
COM 156 Week 5 DQ 3

WEEK 5 DQ 3: In the writing process you use developing an outline, planning topic
sentences, and identifying supporting points in planning and writing your final essay.
Do you think these steps are essential? Why or why not?
COM 156 Week 5 Individual Outline

(Appendix H)

Resource: Appendix H
Review the criteria for outlines in the Developing Outlines video on the student
website.
Create an outline, using Appendix H, with details that support your thesis.
Outline only the body of your paper.

Remember to avoid bias to strengthen your writing and present a balanced
COM 156 Week 6 DQ 1

WEEK 6 DQ 1: It is important that an essay not be a series of quotes or paraphrased

material; ones own analysis must be part of the essay. How can you create a balance
between your own analysis and the source material?
COM 156 Week 6 DQ 2

WEEK 6 DQ 2: Choose one of the following scenarios:

The leadership role of women in national politics has changed dramatically in the last
60 years.
Teachers and parents are concerned with whether standardized tests are a good
indicator of a child's intelligence.
A healthy diet and regular exercise improve health and lower health care costs.
Is there one best way to support each of these topics? If yes, which one, and why? If
no, why not?
COM 156 Week 6 DQ 3

WEEK 6 DQ 3: Parallelism, sentence variety, and sentence clarity are necessary to

effectively complete your body paragraphs. Why? How might you use them?
COM 156 Week 6 Individual Body

Paragraphs

Resources: Center for Writing Excellence:
WritePoint
Plagiarism Checker
Sample Paper (APA and Writing & Style Guidelines)
Grammar and Writing Guides: APA Reference and Citation Examples
Create the body paragraphs of your research paper by converting your outline into the
body of your paper. (You will write the introduction and conclusion in Week Seven.)
COM 156 Week 7 DQ 1

WEEK 7 DQ 1: Ch. 9, Section 4 of Writing for Success explains the role an effective
introduction should have in a paper. What aspect of writing an introduction do you
anticipate may be a challenge for you? Why?
COM 156 Week 7 DQ 2

WEEK 7 DQ 2: What type of introduction do you plan to write for your paper? Why did
you choose this type of introduction?
COM 156 Week 7 DQ 3

WEEK 7 DQ 3: One purpose of the introduction is to draw readers into your topic. Is
that important? Why or why not?
COM 156 Week 7 Individual Introduction

and Conclusion (Appendix I)v

Resource: Appendix I
Review the components of an effective introduction and an effective conclusion

outlined in this Weeks reading and Appendix I.
Write the introduction for your research paper. Use techniques to draw readers into
your thesis.
Write a conclusion for your research paper that effectively summarizes your paper.
COM 156 Week 8 DQ 1

WEEK 8 DQ 1: What was your experience using the Center for Writing Excellence in
the past? In addition to the Center for Writing Excellence, what other writing tools are
available for revising a research paper?
COM 156 Week 8 DQ 2

WEEK 8 DQ 2: In addition to the Center for Writing Excellence, what other writing
tools might you rely on for revising a research paper?
COM 156 Week 8 DQ 3

WEEK 8 DQ 3: In which areas do you think you need to improve? How will you make
these improvements.
COM 156 Week 8 Individual Revision

Analysis (Appendix J)

Review Appendix J.
Use Appendix J as a checklist or prewriting tool before you write your response.
Write a 300- to 400-word response to the following in a new Microsoft Word
document:
Describe, in detail, the feedback you received from WritePoint, from the
Plagiarism Checker report through the Center for Writing Excellence, from your
facilitator, and from any peers in a peer-review thread.
COM 156 Week 9 DQ 1

WEEK 9 DQ 1: his course has provided you with several writing strategies and skills
you can use to improve your writing. Which strategies or skills from the do you think
will be most helpful as you develop as a writer and researcher? Why?
COM 156 Week 9 DQ 2

WEEK 9 DQ 2: The introduction in this course of the Publication Manual of the

American Psychological Association as a resource for writing was to increase your
confidence when using it. Was that goal accomplished? Why or why not?
COM 156 Week 9 DQ 3

WEEK 9 DQ 3: What is still your biggest challenge with APA formatting? How might
you overcome it?
COM 156 Week 9 Individual Research

Paper

Resource: Appendix A; Appendix K

Compose a 1,450- to 1,700-word research paper.
Include the following elements in your research paper:
Title page
Introduction with a thesis statement

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COM 156 Week 1 Individual Research Plan (Appendix D)

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n most cases, students are simultaneously enrolled in COM/156 and PSY/201.

Resources: Appendix A; Appendix D

COM 156 Week 2 DQ 1

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WEEK 2 DQ 1: What websites do you normally frequent? Are these websites

COM 156 Week 2 DQ 2

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COM 156 Week 2 DQ 3

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WEEK 2 DQ 3: Is it difficult to determine a sources bias? What difficulties might you

COM 156 Week 2 Individual Strategies for

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COM 156 Week 3 DQ 1

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WEEK 3 DQ 1: What is a style guide? Is adhering to a style guide important? Why or

COM 156 Week 3 DQ 2

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WEEK 3 DQ 2: University of Phoenix selected the Publication Manual of the

COM 156 Week 3 DQ 3

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WEEK 3 DQ 3: Imagine the impact of sending a business letter or memo that is

COM 156 Week 3 Individual Writing an

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COM 156 Week 4 DQ 1

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COM 156 Week 4 Individual Thesis

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COM 156 Week 5 DQ 1

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WEEK 5 DQ 1: The video Developing Outlines provides an overview of the purpose

COM 156 Week 5 DQ 2

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COM 156 Week 5 DQ 3

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COM 156 Week 5 Individual Outline

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Outline only the body of your paper.

COM 156 Week 6 DQ 1

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WEEK 6 DQ 1: It is important that an essay not be a series of quotes or paraphrased

COM 156 Week 6 DQ 2

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WEEK 6 DQ 2: Choose one of the following scenarios:

COM 156 Week 6 DQ 3

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WEEK 6 DQ 3: Parallelism, sentence variety, and sentence clarity are necessary to

COM 156 Week 6 Individual Body

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Resources: Center for Writing Excellence: