Instructions
Your final paper that will be due at the end of week 7 is a 5 - 7 page research paper on a military transition or other similar issue of your choice. This week you will identify your topic and develop a proposal/problem statement that you will be researching as well as explaining its importance to the topic and what you hope to accomplish through your research. Please choose a topic that is of interest or importance to you as a military person or one who hopes to work with military families. Before writing your proposal/problem statement for this week's assignment, you MUST get your professor's approval of your topic.
This link has an excellent example of how to write an informal proposal. Please let me know if you need any help.
Remember that you have 2 tasks this week:
1. Email your topic for approval (do not wait until the last minute to do this step)
2. Once your topic is approved, develop a problem statement/proposal
Final Research Paper Directions due in Week 7
To help you plan for your final assignment that is due at the end of week 7, the instructions for the final assignment is as follows. You can also find this in the week 7 assignment section:
Your paper must be 5-7 content pages. Content pages does not include the cover page, abstract page or the Reference page. Your writing must be supported with a minimum of 4 scholarly references. Your paper must show how and where the references are used in your paper with the use of citations. Your writing must be well supported by your research. Your paper may contain few, if any direct quotes. It is best to write in your own words and to cite indirectly. Your Turnitin Score must be no more than 20%. Any Turnitin Score over 30% will be reviewed carefully and may be graded with a significant loss of points or a 0 depending on the interpretation of the TII report.
Each student will prepare a research paper on a Military Transition or another similar issue of his or her choice. However, regardless of the student preference, the professor must approve the topic beforehand.
Some examples of topics are as follows:
- Discuss fully the different facets of Military Retirement or Separation. What is most important? What do you think will become more important over the next two decades?
- Describe fully the role of the family in military retirement.
- Describe the major types of relationships that exist today in military families and problems associated with the military family.
- How does education interact in the choice of when a veteran retires?
- Identify some of the unique challenges that military families face and ways to address these challenges
These are only examples and other topics may be selected based on military life or your future career in working with military families.
