Help me study for my Biology class. I’m stuck and don’t understand.

PART 1: Submit your AP Draft 1

Upload your paper to the discussion board below (2,000 words minimum).

Your draft must be an MS Word file.

To post your paper, click “Reply” below and then click “Attach” in the bottom left corner (below the text box).

Your draft is due by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, February 23.

Part 2: PEER REVIEW (We’ll go over this in class on the Monday of Week 8):

Everyone will provide feedback on two of their colleagues’ drafts, and everyone will receive feedback from two classmates on their own draft. Plan to spend thirty-five minutes per paper. I recommend setting a timer. Don’t forget to save your work!

REMEMBER:

• Balance praise and constructive criticism.
• Don’t be skimpy — write out full sentences and ask questions.
• Your job is comprehension, not evaluation: have a conversation with the text, asking questions as you read.
• Do not comment on grammar, typos, or spelling errors.
• Do not line edit within the text or make any changes to the text. Your feedback should be in the form of marginal and summary comments only.
• Your job as a reader is to help the writer understand how their writing is being received by their audience.

Techniques to Help You Bridge the CP and AP

AGWR Chapter 9 (pages 243-244)

As you develop your AP and its arguments, keep in mind that you are seek-ing your audience’s cooperation. Your audience may be composed of groups or individuals with a range of values and concerns related to the problem and the various and possible solutions. If you take on multiple perspectives when explaining the problem and analyzing various solutions, you will likely succeed in persuading your audience to follow you through your argument, to keep reading, and to consider your arguments seriously. You will probably need to employ a number of argumentative strategies to become a convincing advocate. Your CP should provide you with a steady foundation on which to stand as you repurpose the knowledge you’ve gained for the different argumentative purposes of the AP. Here are a few techniques you might use to bridge the CP and the AP.

Causation

What are the root causes of the problem? Some problems will lend themselves to this type of argument, some will not. Nevertheless, a robust discussion of possible solutions to most of the problems you will be able to address will have to involve analysis of causes and effects of possible solutions.

Research Direction: If while researching for contexts, you found persuasive evidence of particular causes of your problem, research to find further evidence that directly addresses that cause.

Coverage

Do the potential solutions discussed by scholars and experts satisfactorily address the problem for a significant number of those most affected by the problem? How comprehensive are the proposed solutions in addressing the scope of the problem? Research Direction: To support a coverage analysis, you will need to show how many people, or what groups of people, will be affected or have been affected historically; for example, you might present demographic data or studies that quantify the effects of the problem and solution on different groups of people.

Cost/Benefit

Do the solutions debated by scholars and experts exceed the costs?

Research Direction: To support a cost/benefit analysis, you will need to detail how much a potential solution or solutions may cost to implement, what benefits will result, and how long it will take for benefits to be seen. You will also need to consider what other solutions have been tried in the past and then document and analyze the results. Although this will often take the form of an analysis of financial costs and benefits, other factors—like human well-being—can also be used. For federal policy proposals, the Congressional Budget Office, for example, may have budget estimates available; some think tanks may also have this information.

Feasibility

Are the solutions being debated feasible? Is one or another easy enough to implement without significant negative consequences for other social interests? Does a particular solution have enough support from significant parties to make it likely to be accepted by stakeholders, interested parties, and others in positions to take real action?

Research Direction: To support a feasibility analysis, you will need to present evidence to show that implementation of a particular solution or solutions is feasible in terms of money, time, and support. You will want to offer historical comparisons that tie such feasibility claims to past failures or partial successes. You may also need to show that there is enough political or popular will to support a given solution and/or demonstrate that implementation would not be overly difficult or expensive. You might present budget data, public opinion polls, or politicians’ statements and voting records on similar proposals.

Comparison

Comparison is usually a type of feasibility argument. To make a comparative argument, you ask, Have similar solutions worked well, not so well, or failed in another comparable context? Such a comparable context can also draw from the past, as you may have done already in your CP. Research Direction: To support a comparative analysis, you present evidence to show, for example, that a similar policy has worked before in a similar context (i.e., in another city, state, or country, or at some time in the past). In addition, you must show that the other context is comparable to the current circumstances. You may want to look at historical data or policy reviews, for example.

1. In a command economy, ________ establish(es) what will be produced and when, set(s) production goals, and make(s) rules for distribution.
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Your company, Rasmussen Consulting, was hired by MovieFlix, a company that provides subscription service for on-demand Internet streaming media and DVD-by-mail within the U.S. You are the consultant that Rasmussen has decided to assign the MovieFlix case to.

To begin your assignment you will need to select one of the business problems described in the “Capstone Project Introduction” page of Module 01. You will complete this assignment in 2 parts. To complete your assignment, you will need to do the following:

Part I

• Research your business issue. You will need to use a minimum of 4 credible sources for your research, with 2 being academic sources, such as a book or an academic scholarly journal. Academic scholarly journals can be accessed through the Rasmussen Online Library. For business sources, ProQuest and EBSCO Host are helpful.

*A note about credible sources: Credible sources are reliable, accurate, and trustworthy. These sources are written by authors respected in their fields of study. You want to identify sources where the author of the article is listed, if they’ve referenced other information, the sources should be cited so that you can check for the accuracy of and support what they have written. Wikipedia is not considered a credible source. For more information on credible sources, please visit the Rasmussen Online Library.

In 2-3 pages, describe the problem that you’ve selected:

• What is the problem?
• Why is it a problem for businesses?
• Why does this problem exist or what causes it?
• What are some of the consequences if the problem goes unsolved?
• Remember to use proper tone in your paper. You are speaking from a “consultant” point of view. Your audience is the Leadership Team at MovieFlix.
• Make sure to write your paper utilizing proper APA formatting guidelines, and to include an APA formatted title page. Use NoodleBib to document your sources and to complete your APA formatted reference page and in-text citations.

Part II

Now that you’ve shown MovieFlix that you’ve adequately researched their issue it’s time to write them a formal business letter to discuss next steps.

• Write a formal business letter from your company (Rasmussen Consulting) to MovieFlix. For your letter, you will need to follow proper business formatting guidelines and use “block letter formatting.” Also, include an APA formatted title page
• Your business letter needs to be a minimum of 2 pages in length and must include the following:
  • Let MovieFlix know that you have researched the issue and what your conclusions are for their company based on your research.
  • Discuss latest developments surrounding the issue.
  • Describe what the first steps will be in helping them to resolve their issue. Explain why it’s important that these be the first steps and what your role will be in helping them to implement these first steps.
• Because this is a formal business letter, tone and grammar are extremely important. You will need to submit your letter to “Grammarly” which a free service for Rasmussen students, prior to submitting your paper to the drop box. Once you’ve made all of your suggested grammar corrections, submit your paper to the Drop Box, along with your Grammarly PDF report as a separate attachment. Your goal is to obtain a Grammarly score of 90 – 100%.

• Grammarly instructions can be accessed here.
• Submit your paper, business letter, and Grammarly report as three separate attachments to the drop box below.

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