I’m studying for my Business class and need an explanation.

Answer the 2 questions below and reply to each student.

Student Reply must be over 100 words.

Make sure all student replies you start it with Hello (Student Name),

Please upload each question in different word documents.

******Question 2 must be APA format and i have attached the GRADING RUBRIC and Guide. *************

Make sure for question 1 we use a scholarly source since it must be attached to the post.

Question 1:

Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review the Narrowing a Topic and Developing a Research Question (Links to an external site.) web page and Integrating Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial. These resources will help you in developing a topic. It is also recommended that you review these tutorials from the Ashford University Library: Database Search Tips (Links to an external site.) Evaluating Sources (Links to an external site.) You may also want to review the Sample Final Paper GEN499, so that you can start preparing your rough draft that is due in Week 4.
Reflect: When considering a research topic, consider an interesting topic that is worth further research. For instance, having a strong opinion on a specific topic may deter you from thinking more critically, and therefore the research might end up being one-sided. It is a good idea to pick a topic in which you can provide a good argument for both sides of the societal issue.
Write: For this discussion, address the following prompts: Identify a global societal issue from the following list that you would consider researching further for your Week 5 Final Paper: Lack of education Describe effective methods you used in identifying and narrowing down to just one of the topics to further research for your Final Paper. Explain three ways you can critically analyze sources to determine if they are scholarly. Summarize information from at least two scholarly journal articles from the Ashford University Library that will support your claims for your chosen topic. Explain why scholarly sources should be used to support your writing on the selected topic. Download and attach a PDF copy of one of the peer-reviewed scholarly articles that you found from the Ashford University Library to your answer using the “Attach” function located below your response. Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide full reference entries of all sources cited at the end of your response. Please use correct APA format when writing in-text citations (see In-Text Citation Helper (Links to an external site.)) and references (see Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)).
Respond to Peers: Review your classmates’ posts, and respond to at least two of your peers by Day 7. In each response, provide comments on your classmate’s topic idea and ask a question that prompts your classmate to think more critically about how to explore the research topic in more detail. Each participation post should be a minimum of 75 words.

Student Reply 1: James Miller

Final Paper Topic:

For my research paper I chose government accountability and corruption from the list of topics. One method I used for narrowing the list to one topic, was an interest in the subject matter and wanting to learn more about it (Golden Gate University, n.d.). The topic interested me because I live in a state and area that is known for having issues with government accountability and corruption. Because the topic of government accountability and corruption is broad, I generated a list of sub-topics from the main topic (Ashford University, n.d.). The narrowed list of sub-topics provided me with a focused topic. The focused topic allowed me to create several research questions based upon my focused topic. An example of my selection method:

Broad Topic: Government Accountability and Corruption

Narrowed Topic: Illinois State Governance

Focused Topic: Cook County and City of Chicago Politics

Research Question: How can the Cook County suburban city governments compete with the City of Chicago?

Explain three ways you can critically analyze sources to determine if they are scholarly.

When conducting research, it is important to ensure that the information provided is reliable, factual, and accurate. One way that the reader can be assured that those criteria have been met is to locate scholarly articles related to the subject matter. When analyzing the material to determine if it comes from a scholarly source there are several methods that the reader may employ to vet the source.

Initial Appraisal:

If the material is from a physical source, such as a book or journal, the researcher can check the bibliographic content for the date of publication, author, and publisher. If the information is from the internet, the researcher can check the authorship and the publishing body.

Content Analysis:

The material should reach an intended and focused audience. The material should be written objectively and cover varied opinions in relationship to the topic.

Currency:

The material should show currency to the subject matter. If the researcher is investigating a more current topic, then the source provided should be from recent articles and publications. Older information sources may be scholarly, but if they have not been updated or revised, the information provided could be dated and inaccurate.

All information used in a research paper should come from scholarly sources or from professional sources to ensure it is appropriate and comes from authority (How to critically analyze information sources, n.d.). By using scholarly and professional sources when researching and writing, the author validates the material for the reader.

Summarize information from at least two scholarly journal articles from the Ashford University Library that will support your claims for your chosen topic.

In researching Cook County, Illinois, and City of Chicago politics, I came across David Hamilton’s article, Regimes and Regional Governance: The Case of Chicago, in the Journal of Urban Affairs. Mr. Hamilton writes about how public policy in cities is influenced by private firms and business elites (2002). Mr. Hamilton’s article examines how support for urban initiatives seems to end at the City of Chicago city limits and suburban Cook County city governments fail to garner the same financial support.

Anne Friedman’s paper, Doing Battle with the Patronage Army: Politics, Courts, and Personnel Administration in Chicago, found in the Public Administration Review, examines, and summarizes the impact of the Shakman decrees. The Shakman decrees were a series of rulings that affected hiring and firing of city and county employees for political reasons (1988). The paper supports my research concerning City of Chicago and Cook County government accountability practices and the corruption found within both governmental agencies.

Scholarly sources add to the research because they are unbiased and have been carefully researched. Scholarly articles are peer reviewed before they are published. The peer review process subjects the material to quality review and peer reviewed articles ensure the information is authoritative.

-Dusty Miller

Reference

Ashford University. (n.d.). Narrowing a topic and developing a research question. Retrieved from https://writingcenter.ashford.edu/narrowing-topic-… (Links to an external site.)

Freedman, A. (1988). Doing Battle with the Patronage Army: Politics, Courts, and Personnel Administration in Chicago. Public Administration Review, 48(5), 847–859. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.2307/…

Hamilton, D. K. (2002). Regimes and Regional Governance: the Case of Chicago. Journal of Urban Affairs, 24(4), 403. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1111/…

How to critically analyze information sources. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://anthroniche.com/media/pdfs/how_to_criticall…

Golden Gate University. (n.d.) Research Process: An Overview: Choosing a Topic. Retrieved from https://ggu.libguides.com/research

Student Reply 2: Jennifer Joyce

The topic I considered is Poverty and Income inequality. This is something that I have personal interest in.

Describe effective methods you used in identifying and narrowing down to just one of the topics to further research for your Final Paper.

One way to narrow down research is to use specific words, for example: I am researching poverty and income inequality. I can not just type in “poverty” there are a lot of articles to go through instead, I typed in ‘poverty’ and ‘inequality’.

Explain three ways you can critically analyze sources to determine if they are scholarly.

Look for what year the source was published, along with the website the article came from

Author, are there sub links for the references, is this author credited?

When clicking the sub links do, they bring you to the right article of reference?

Summarize information from at least two scholarly journal articles from the Ashford University Library that will support your claims for your chosen topic.

Psychology’s Contributions to Understanding and Alleviating Poverty and Economic Inequality: Introduction to the Special Section is about why Psychological research is important to understanding and eliminating poverty. Bullock (2019) states “Psychological research is crucial to illuminating and interrupting the damaging consequences of economic hardship and disparities, understanding interpersonal and institutional responses to poverty and economic inequality, and developing effective poverty alleviation programs and policies” (introduction).

Reducing Poverty and Inequality Through Preschool-to-Third-Grade Prevention Services is about the importance of education and how to help reducing the poverty inequality. According to Reynolds, Ou, Mondi, and Giovanelli (2019), “early childhood programs have been found to be an effective strategy for promoting educational success and economic well-being, but the availability of high-quality programs that are aligned and integrated with schools across the learning continuum is limited” (introduction).

Explain why scholarly sources should be used to support your writing on the selected topic.

Using a scholarly source in your paper you know the information that you are referencing is true, therefore making your paper true.

Bloome, D., Dyer, S., & Zhou, X. (2018). Educational Inequality, Educational Expansion, and Intergenerational Income Persistence in the United States. American Sociological Review, 83(6), 1215–1253. doi: 10.1177/0003122418809374

Bullock, H. E. (2019). Psychology’s contributions to understanding and alleviating poverty and economic inequality: Introduction to the special section. American Psychologist, 74(6), 635–640. doi: 10.1037/amp0000532

Reynolds, A. J., Ou, S.-R., Mondi, C. F., & Giovanelli, A. (2019). Supplemental Material for Reducing Poverty and Inequality Through Preschool-to-Third-Grade Prevention Services. American Psychologist, 24(6), 653–672. doi: 10.1037/amp0000537.supp

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Question 2:

Importance of Becoming a Global Citizen

[WLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Prepare:

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the A Model of Global Citizenship: Antecedents and Outcomes article and watch the Globalization at a Crossroads (Links to an external site.) video. Go to the Ashford University Library and locate one additional source on global citizenship that will help support your viewpoint, or you may choose one of the following articles found in the Week 1 Required Resources:

• From Globalism to Globalization: The Politics of Resistance
• Globalization, Globalism and Cosmopolitanism as an Educational Ideal
• Transnationalism and Anti-Globalism

Reflect: Please take some time to reflect on how the concept of global citizenship has shaped your identity, and think about how being a global citizen has made you a better person in your community.

Write: Use the Week 1 Example Assignment Guide when addressing the following prompts:

• Describe and explain a clear distinction between “globalism” and “globalization” after viewing the video and reading the article.
• Describe how being a global citizen in the world of advanced technology can be beneficial to your success in meeting your personal, academic, and professional goals.
• Explain why there has been disagreement between theorists about the definition of global citizenship and develop your own definition of global citizenship after reading the article by Reysen and Katzarska-Miller.
• Choose two of the six outcomes of global citizenship from the article (i.e., intergroup empathy, valuing diversity, social justice, environmental sustainability, intergroup helping, and the level of responsibility to act for the betterment of this world).
  • Explain why those two outcomes are the most important in becoming a global citizen compared to the others.
• Describe at least two personal examples or events in your life that illustrate the development of global citizenship based on the two outcomes you chose.
• Identify two specific general education courses.
  • Explain how each course influenced you to become a global citizen.

The Importance of Becoming a Global Citizen

• Must be 750 to 1,000 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style resource. (Links to an external site.)
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least one credible source in addition to the two required sources (video and article).
  • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for an assignment. The Integrating Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial will offer further assistance with including supporting information and reasoning.
• Must document in APA style any information used from sources, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s In-Text Citation Guide (Links to an external site.).
• Must have no more than 15% quoted material in the body of your essay based on the Turnitin report. References list will be excluded from the Turnitin originality score.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

Before you submit your written assignment, you are encouraged to review the review the Grammarly (Links to an external site.) page tutorial, set up a Grammarly account (if you have not already done so), and use Grammarly to review a rough draft of your assignment. Then carefully review all issues identified by Grammarly and revise your work as needed.