Description
Assignment Instructions: To help you complete your final project/presentation, you will submit an outline to organize your thoughts and main points. Your outline should be formatted in the specified way as described below. (This is a wonderful skill to add to your toolbox!). The information in your outline will contain the work you have already done in weeks 1-4 but expanded to include specific information from your sources on your environmental issue.
Use this example outline as a guideline which includes details on required information – EVSP180 Project Outline.pdf
Be sure to add your name, course number, and title at the top of the page.
The Outline Format: Your outline must be formatted as described and exemplified in the example linked above – an alphanumeric outline created with MS Word and saved as a .pdf, .doc or .docx file type only. Please note other formats cannot be read by the system and will not be accepted.
Use an alphanumeric sequence
Sections should be indented and aligned
Follow the suggested order of the required topics/subtopics
Use brief but detailed and descriptive phrase (no full paragraphs, rather be very concise)
Title should be informative and reflect your chosen topic
Please make note of the following general tips and tricks for your Outline:
I understand that this is a rough draft and, as your research and writing continue over the next few weeks, details may be added or changed. Although you do not have to resubmit it to me, I recommend that you update this outline to help you best complete the final presentation.
Write your outline so that it has detailed and descriptive phrases in bulleted format. It should not be in paragraph form, rather be concise.
All internal citation references (in-text-citations) should be listed on the reference page, and vice versa.
Use your own words (paraphrase). For help with paraphrasing, please review the ‘Quoting and Paraphrasing’ help in the Trefry Library Writing@APUS Center.
Note that your Turnitin report similarity score should be under 20% (not including references) and free of paraphrasing issues. Review the color-flagged text on your report, fix any issues, and resubmit again before the deadline (this assignment is set to unlimited submissions until the deadline).
Note that less than 10% of your work should contain direct quotes.
Email me with any questions!
*Writing Expectations: Apply scientific concepts and use scientific terminology correctly. Utilize proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Additional Resources:
Use MS Word’s Outline Function. Use a MAC? Here is a video link (captioning included on the link) that you may find useful that reviews formatting in MS Word. (Setting up APA headers in Word).
Also, please see the resources below at The Owl at Purdue site for more information on how to develop an outline:
Types of Outlines and Samples
Four Main Components for Effective Outlines
Why and How to Create a Useful Outline
For more information on how to format in-text citations and references lists, the links below:
In-Text Citations: The Basics
Evaluation: Please review the EVSP180 Outline Grading Criteria.pdf that describe how your outline will be graded.
Submission Instructions:
You must submit your Outline as a Microsoft Word or PDF document in either a .pdf, .doc or .docx file format (rather than a Word Pad, Works, etc. document) AND title your file name as FirstnameLastname_EVSP180_Assg3.doc.
Upload your assignment for grading by clicking on the “Add a File” button at the bottom of the page.
The new screen will prompt you to click the “My Computer” button so you can locate the MS Word document of your Outline on your computer.
Find the file and double-click on it.
Click “Continue”.
Double-check to ensure that your outline was successfully uploaded as an attachment.
Click the “Submit” button.
Your Outline is automatically submitted to Turnitin with your submission: Outlines will be automatically added to and checked against the standard Turnitin repositories. Originality reports will be returned to the faculty and student within roughly 15 minutes of the submission. Multiple submissions are allowed before the due date. Once the due date has passed, your assignment is final and so please check beforehand and email your instructor with any questions or concerns.
If you wish to learn more about and how to access Turnitin.com, a plagiarism detection website, these are available from the Trefry Online Library. APUS Writing Center.
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EVSP180 Project Outline.pdf
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EVSP180 Outline Grading Criteria.pdf
