Appendix F ENG/102 Version 4 1 Associate Level Material Appendix F Research Plan As part of your Research Plan, you must draft a research question for your research paper. A research question, which is more specific and focused than a general topic, is the question that you will answer in your paper. For example, if your general area of interest is Social Security, a potential research question might ask, “How might low-income families save more money under a reformed Social Security plan that includes personal retirement accounts?” As you develop a research question, keep in mind that you will research sources with both supporting and differing viewpoints. Do not select a narrow or one-sided issue that will limit your research; instead, develop a research question that lends itself to further exploration and debate. What is your topic or area of interest? Ethics is my topic of interest because people tend to ignore ethics in most of the areas that surround their lives. A person tends to ask what ethics mean and what the purpose in our lives does it play. By definition, ethics are the moral principles that governs a person’s behavior or principles (Moore E, 1995). In what ways is this topic appropriate for a persuasive essay? In one way or another, ethics is an appropriate topic to talk about and discuss the positive and negative part. Recently, it has brought very many arguments and different views of different people (William K, 1973). What is your research question? My research question is, should ethical values be really followed or not? How is your research question significant or relevant to the wider community? In my opinion, ethical values should be followed by most people in the society. It also helps people to stay together in work, public places and interacting in different manners. In the wider community, ethics helps in establishing the hierarchy in working posts, trusting people with each other’s research work and also it builds a basic foundation of friendships and living together. Also in the wider community, it helps in economic growth in a society and the country at large (Benn Piers, 1998). What background information provides the preliminary grounds for your research? Background information was used to find out how ethics changed from the origin to the present. From the 16th century to the present, ethics has undergone a steady but gradual change in terms of living and way of living. The constant change has laid a very good foundation in setting a background information for researching about ethics. What are some expert or authoritative sources of information for your topic? Books and articles such as (Benn Piers, 1998) and (Moore E, 1995). What types of materials do you expect to review for your research paper? I plan to use articles, books, and magazines. Any credible resources that will support my research. What procedures will you follow to conduct your research? I will use Appendix C the sta.

1. Appendix F
ENG/102 Version 4
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Associate Level Material
Appendix F
Research Plan
As part of your Research Plan, you must draft a research
question for your research paper. A research question, which is
more specific and focused than a general topic, is the question
that you will answer in your paper. For example, if your general
area of interest is Social Security, a potential research question
might ask, “How might low-income families save more money
under a reformed Social Security plan that includes personal
retirement accounts?”
As you develop a research question, keep in mind that you will
research sources with both supporting and differing viewpoints.
Do not select a narrow or one-sided issue that will limit your
research; instead, develop a research question that lends itself
to further exploration and debate.
What is your topic or area of interest?
Ethics is my topic of interest because people tend to ignore
ethics in most of the areas that surround their lives. A person
tends to ask what ethics mean and what the purpose in our lives
does it play. By definition, ethics are the moral principles that
governs a person’s behavior or principles (Moore E, 1995).
In what ways is this topic appropriate for a persuasive essay?
In one way or another, ethics is an appropriate topic to talk
about and discuss the positive and negative part. Recently, it

2. has brought very many arguments and different views of
different people (William K, 1973).
What is your research question?
My research question is, should ethical values be really
followed or not?
How is your research question significant or relevant to the
wider community?
In my opinion, ethical values should be followed by most
people in the society. It also helps people to stay together in
work, public places and interacting in different manners. In the
wider community, ethics helps in establishing the hierarchy in
working posts, trusting people with each other’s research work
and also it builds a basic foundation of friendships and living
together. Also in the wider community, it helps in economic
growth in a society and the country at large (Benn Piers, 1998).
What background information provides the preliminary grounds
for your research?
Background information was used to find out how ethics
changed from the origin to the present. From the 16th century to
the present, ethics has undergone a steady but gradual change in
terms of living and way of living. The constant change has laid
a very good foundation in setting a background information for
researching about ethics.
What are some expert or authoritative sources of information
for your topic?

3. Books and articles such as (Benn Piers, 1998) and (Moore E,
1995).
What types of materials do you expect to review for your
research paper?
I plan to use articles, books, and magazines. Any credible
resources that will support my research.
What procedures will you follow to conduct your research?
I will use Appendix C the stages of the research and the Center
for Writing Excellence
What difficulties do you anticipate in conducting your research
and supporting your side of the issue?
I feel that if I follow the guidelines when conducting my
research I should not have any difficulties in supporting my side
of the issues.
Annotated Bibliography
Haggerty, M. (2011, May 6). Business ethics. CQ Researcher,
21, 409-432. Retrieved from CQ Research database.
This is a great article from the University Library that focuses
on ethics in business.
Ethics codes 1958–1978: the cleanup begins. (2013). Guide to
Congress (7th ed., Vol. 2). Washington, DC: CQ Press.
Retrieved from CQ Research database.
This article is an exceptional source from the university library

4. which provides detailed information in reference to the ethics
code of conduct.
Kaufman R. A practical definition of ethics for truly strategic
planning in higher education. New Directions For Higher
Education [serial online]. Summer 2008 ;( 142):9-15. Available
from: Professional Development Collection, Ipswich, MA.
Accessed February 13, 2015.
This is a great overview article from the university library that
provides a practical definition of ethics and gives information
on strategic planning in education.
Frankena, William K. (1973). Ethics. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,
Prentice-Hall.
This source gives general information on ethics and values.
Benn Piers. Ethics. New York Press. 1998. Print.
This sources gives addition information in reference to ethics
and morals.
In my opinion I should be able to use my annotated
bibliography to learn more about my topic, by reading the
information in each of my sources I found for my research
paper. Each source will tell me about the issues, and what has
been done to resolve them. Also the bibliography will help me
to determine if the sources I have chosen are useful, reliable,
bias, or objective. Writing my annotated bibliography and doing
a summary also helps me to know what and where to insert my
information in my draft. Annotated bibliography will also prove
that I researched some valuable information for my research
paper, also provides a way for my instructor and other readers
to access my sources. Writing an Annotated bibliography help
me to keep track of all research sources I chose to use in my
topic.
Annotated Bibliography

5. Haggerty, M. (2011, May 6). Business ethics.
CQ Researcher
,
21
, 409
-
432. Retrieved from
CQ
Research database.
This is a great article from the University Library that focuses
on ethics in business.
Ethics codes 1958
–
1978: the cleanup begins. (2013).
Guide to Congress
(7th ed., Vol. 2).
Washington, DC: CQ Press. Retrieved from
CQ Research database.
This article is an exceptional source from the university library
which provides detailed
information in
reference to the ethics code of conduct.
Kaufman R. A practical definition of ethics for truly strategic
planning in higher education.
New
Directions For Higher Education
[serial online]. Summer
2008 ;( 142

6. ):9
-
15. Available from:
Professional Development
Collection, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 13, 2015.
This
is a great overview
article from the university library that provides a practical
definition of
ethics and gives information on strategic planning in education.
Frankena, William K. (1973).
Ethics
.
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
, Prentice
-
Hall.
This source gives general information on ethics and values.
Benn Piers.
Ethics.
New York Press. 1998. Print.
This sources gives addition information in reference to ethics
and morals.

7. I
n my opinion I should be able to
use my annotated bibliography to learn more about my
topic, by reading the information in each of my sources I found
for my research paper. Each
Annotated Bibliography
Haggerty, M. (2011, May 6). Business ethics. CQ Researcher,
21, 409-432. Retrieved from CQ
Research database.
This is a great article from the University Library that focuses
on ethics in business.
Ethics codes 1958–1978: the cleanup begins. (2013). Guide to
Congress (7th ed., Vol. 2).
Washington, DC: CQ Press. Retrieved from CQ Research
database.
This article is an exceptional source from the university library
which provides detailed
information in reference to the ethics code of conduct.
Kaufman R. A practical definition of ethics for truly strategic
planning in higher education. New
Directions For Higher Education [serial online]. Summer 2008
;( 142):9-15. Available from:
Professional Development Collection, Ipswich, MA. Accessed
February 13, 2015.
This is a great overview article from the university library that
provides a practical definition of
ethics and gives information on strategic planning in education.
Frankena, William K. (1973). Ethics. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,
Prentice-Hall.
This source gives general information on ethics and values.
Benn Piers. Ethics. New York Press. 1998. Print.
This sources gives addition information in reference to ethics
and morals.
In my opinion I should be able to use my annotated
bibliography to learn more about my

8. topic, by reading the information in each of my sources I found
for my research paper. Each