The final assessment for Written Communications will require you to compose a 2,000 to 2,500-word research paper that addresses a debatable topic. Your argument should be well balanced, thorough, and supported by information gleaned from various credible sources. As part of your submission, you must first complete a topic proposal (to include your research question, a working thesis, a topic rationale, an audience analysis, as well as a working list of resources) to be approved by your tutorial faculty member. Upon completion of your paper, you will then write a 500 to 750-word reflection essay, which examines your work during the research process and details what you learned about yourself as a researcher as well as a writer.
