Complete the following readings: “How to Write a Summary” (courtesy of Odegaard Writing and Research Center) (see website http://depts.washington.edu/owrc/Handouts/How%20to%20Write%20a%20Summary.pdf) “How to Write a Summary (from Washington State University), see website (http://public.wsu.edu/~mejia/Summary.htm Writing Summaries from the Purdue Owl at Go to the writing menu, choose Types of Graduate Level Writing, choose Article Precis and Summary Critique. “Most Common Writing Errors” from Eastern Tennessee State University website http://faculty.etsu.edu/leroyfra/MALSWriting/1a1gradvsundergradwriting.html Choose the following: 1) Getting Started, then Graduate vs. Undergraduate Writing; 2) Common Errors and Solution, then What Is Expected at the Graduate Level and Most Common Errors and Their Solutions, including (at bottom) “Most Commonly Found Errors in Student Essays” “Standards for Graduate Writing” (see website from Eastern Tennessee State University) (http://faculty.etsu.edu/leroyfra/MALSWriting/5a1standards.html) “What is critical thinking?” – A directory of resources online: http://www.austhink.com/critical/ Written Assignment Application Assignment 1: Learning Objective #1: Learning to use Microsoft Word. Learning Objective #2: Learning to review and analyze scholarly writing. In a 5-7 page APA paper, write a synthesis, summary, and analysis of at least 2 of the articles that you read during Week 1 regarding ethics. Your analysis will use the ideas presented in the articles for this week’s readings. Also, from the Keiser University Online Library, find two scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles that are related to the ideas that you read about this week and last week. Research for these journal articles in the EBSCO or ProQuest databases in our library. See instructions for using the library in the Week 1 library assignment instructions. NOTE: With the exception of required readings, no credit will be awarded for sources from outside of the library. The library sources will be used to justify your stance and back-up your opinions. Cite all sources (textbook, articles, research) in-text citation and at work’s end according to the APA standards in your APA manual. If you have never written a review, use the resources located in your Getting Started > Course Resources folder to guide you in the process.
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