Explaining a Position To understand a topic fully, the writer often finds it necessary to do research which will help support the assertion made in the thesis. Before undertaking the search for secondary material, the writer must have a clear sense of purpose to guide the research. The more open-ended or vaguely framed your thesis is has a direct effect of the quality of the process, not only in locating material, but, more importantly, in carefully and critically reading and integrating that material into your essay. This essay requires you to locate a limited number of secondary sources to help you present and support your response. The first step is to have a clear controlling thesis position on the topic. At this stage, the thesis need not be finalized, but it should be more than a general announcement or overgeneralized opinion. A thesis that establishes concrete and narrow limits gives you better control of locating supporting material. Your thesis also needs to express a clear position—^taking a stand, framing an argument—on the topic. This will also help direct your research more effectively. The second step involves locating sources that are the most suitable to your thesis position; obviously, this relates to the particular approach. For example, you may find that providing a sense of the history of the topic is needed. This kind of material will be very different from an approach that looks at a contemporary aspect. Your search should begin with Connelly Library; use material from the internet only after carefully evaluating it; remember that most internet search engines are keyword based, which can bring in not only millions of sites, but ones that have no relation to your essay. Also remember not to limit your examination of internet results to the first page; often more suitable material can be found if you look through at least five pages of results. However, don’t get caught up in the search, since the number of sources is limited. You are not allowed to use Wikipedia as one of your formal sources. You will also not be allowed to use newspapers as sources. Be careful in you search of journals to avoid using book reviews for source material. You are to locate 3 secondary sources for this paper. The third step involves careful reading of the selected material. You, of course, must make sure you understand the content presented in the source. Just as important as critically reading, you must critically evaluate the source material; after all, you have selected a source because you feel if supports your position. Therefore, you need to think how the material fits into your analysis and discussion of the topic. Accomplishing both of these steps means that you must manage your time effectively. Too much time spent searching takes time away from critical reading; waiting until the last minute to do the research produces an essay that is rushed and, as a result, presents a very weak presentation in terms of content and style. The four ...

1. Explaining a Position
To understand a topic fully, the writer often finds it necessary
to do research which will help support the assertion made in the
thesis. Before undertaking the search for secondary material,
the writer must have a clear sense of purpose to guide the
research. The more open-ended or vaguely framed your thesis is
has a direct effect of the quality of the process, not only in
locating material, but, more importantly, in carefully and
critically reading and integrating that material into your essay.
This essay requires you to locate a limited number of secondary
sources to help you present and support your response.
The first step is to have a clear controlling thesis position on
the topic. At this stage, the thesis need not be finalized, but it
should be more than a general announcement or overgeneralized
opinion. A thesis that establishes concrete and narrow limits
gives you better control of locating supporting material. Your
thesis also needs to express a clear position—^taking a stand,
framing an argument—on the topic. This will also help direct
your research more effectively.
The second step involves locating sources that are the most
suitable to your thesis position; obviously, this relates to the
particular approach. For example, you may find that providing a
sense of the history of the topic is needed. This kind of material
will be very different from an approach that looks at a
contemporary aspect. Your search should begin with Connelly
Library; use material from the internet only after carefully
evaluating it; remember that most internet search engines are
keyword based, which can bring in not only millions of sites,
but ones that have no relation to your essay. Also remember not
to limit your examination of internet results to the first page;
often more suitable material can be found if you look through at
least five pages of results. However, don’t get caught up in the
search, since the number of sources is limited. You are not

2. allowed to use Wikipedia as one of your formal sources. You
will also not be allowed to use newspapers as sources. Be
careful in you search of journals to avoid using book reviews
for source material. You are to locate 3 secondary sources for
this paper.
The third step involves careful reading of the selected material.
You, of course, must make sure you understand the content
presented in the source. Just as important as critically reading,
you must critically evaluate the source material; after all, you
have selected a source because you feel if supports your
position. Therefore, you need to think how the material fits into
your analysis and discussion of the topic. Accomplishing both
of these steps means that you must manage your time
effectively. Too much time spent searching takes time away
from critical reading; waiting until the last minute to do the
research produces an essay that is rushed and, as a result,
presents a very weak presentation in terms of content and style.
The fourth step requires you to make the necessary technical
choices about the structure and development of the content, as
well as tone and language. You must also pay attention to the
influence of your reader on these decisions. You should draft
the essay at least once in order to evaluate the effectiveness of
these choices and make the necessary adjustments. Since you
are now incorporating secondary material into your essay, you
must be sure you have copied all identification information
about the source completely and accurately. You will be using
the MLA format for citing materiaUn the essay and on the
works cited paged. This will be reviewed in class.
You are to present an essay that provides
background/explanatory information about your topic.
Your thesis position must be narrowly focused and presented in
concrete language that asserts a clear opinion/position.
You must choose a structure that presents the support for your
thesis in a smoothly organized manner.
You must provide sufficient concrete support for the thesis

3. based on secondary sources.
You will be limited to three (3) secondary sources. You may use
academic sources [Connelly’s databases as well as high end
popular sources and the internet. However, you must carefully
evaluate them. No newspapers will be acceptable as sources.
You must incorporate secondary material accurately in the paper
and on the works cited page; this includes citing direct
quotations, paraphrases, and summaries. All in-text citations
and the works cited page must use MLA format.
You must avoid building the paper simply on a string of
references to source material.
You must develop that support as completely as necessary for
the reader to understand your position.
You must present the essay in a style that is clear and
straightforward and suitable to the academic environment. This
includes third person and present tense.
You must proofread your essay carefully to correct grammatical
and mechanical errors.
The essay length is 4-5 pages of text. One line on the last page
does not qualify as a page; to be acceptable the last page of
essay must be at least one third filled. The works cited page is
not included in this count, but must be numbered. All papers
must have page numbers.
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Nestle (Chapter 4)
Thoroughly read the case study on pages 109-10 and fully
answer the four questions located on page 110.
Your report for solving the case must include the following
headings:
· Overview – Summarizing the case scenario and identifying all
the problems, issues, constraints, related to the case.
· Discussion Questions – Answering all the questions.

4. · Debriefing – Reflecting your thoughts, opinions, and solutions
based on the case.
Written assignments must adhere to APA style guidelines.
Writing style resources are available in the Tools and Resources
folder within your Blackboard shell. Submit your response to
the questions in a MS Word document. Use the following
assignment title format:
· LastNameFirstInitial_Case1 (example: SmithJ_Case1)

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CASE STUDY 1
Complete Case # 1, “Brothers Going Separate Ways or not?” on
pp. C-1 through C-2 in the back of your textbook. Answer the
end-of-case questions and submit your answers where
designated in Blackboard.
Instructions
Write your case study paper according to APA style guidelines
including cover and reference pages. The cover page should
contain a running head, page number, and byline. The body of
the paper should include an introduction, narrative (body), and
conclusion. These three sections should discuss the case study
contents and provide the reader with adequate information that
when the questions are answered, the reader is able to make a
connection between the case study and the question responses.
Please address the questions in a comprehensive and scholarly
fashion; additional citations and references are expected. The
page length for this assignment should be 3–5 pages excluding

6. cover and reference pages. No abstract is required for this
assignment; however, a table-of-contents is.
POINTS: 100 TOTAL
Formatting – APA Basics
1” margins all around
Double-spaced from beginning to end
Times New Roman Font
12-point font size
Indent beginning of paragraphs one-half inch
Use headings as necessary:
Introduction (Use title of the paper, not the word introduction)
Narrative (Body of the paper)
Conclusion
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4 (as necessary)
References