TERM PAPER TEMPLATE ATP The term paper for Advanced Topics in Political Science will involve one the following: You can tackle the general question over what is preferable as an engine of success in American society government or business, private sector or public. Select a policy issue as your case study. Be sure to provide constitutional support, evolution of policy on the issue, along with a discussion of foundational values. Take a position, one way or the other, on the larger issue and the case, or You can identify a topic involving the intersection of business and government in the United States in the 21st century. Detail the nature of the issue, on whose behalf the topic is being advanced and, how it is being advanced. Show how this issue illustrates the relationship between these two spheres of American society. You are going to need to cite relevant constitutional, historical and legal considerations that are salient for the topic. Your task is to characterize the outcome as being a net positive or negative for American society, in your explanation of the outcome. You will then select another nation in the world and show how the same or similar issue has been addressed there. You will cite relevant traditions there that account for its outcome. You will explain which outcome and system you regard as the preferred one. If they are equally meritorious, that is fine as well. SUGGESTED OUTLINE I. Problem Identification. II. Brief Topic Description III. Research Questions IV. Hypotheses V. Detailed topic description VI. Detailed outcome description VII. Comparative Analysis (if comparative) VIII. Conclusion October 16, 2013 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Proposal to Raise Awareness about the Downside of Multi-Tasking Overview Multi-tasking is doing two or more “tasks” at the same time. This practice is also referred to as juggling different jobs or projects. Most people are proud of their multi-tasking skills, but there is a downside to asking workers to work simultaneously on differing projects in a short span of time. Issues Here are the problems that arise: confusion, setting priorities, lower quality work, lack of expertise, and burn-out. Some training, education, and workshops would help improve in this area. By having a company-wide effort to support focused work on projects, the quality of our products and services could increase greatly. Also, employees would be able to go deeper into solving problems and creating new products and services. Just raising awareness alone will not change the corporate culture. Research Multi-tasking relates to time management, setting priorities, building expertise, stress management, and quality measures. The research needed to support this proposal will be primarily web-based research and some types of experiential research: observation, interviews, surveys, etc. There are several pages in the textbook, Business Communications: Building Critical Skills, that discuss this t ...

1. TERM PAPER TEMPLATE
ATP
The term paper for Advanced Topics in Political Science will
involve one the following:
You can tackle the general question over what is preferable as
an engine of success in American society government or
business, private sector or public. Select a policy issue as your
case study. Be sure to provide constitutional support, evolution
of policy on the issue, along with a discussion of foundational
values. Take a position, one way or the other, on the larger
issue and the case, or
You can identify a topic involving the intersection of business
and government in the United States in the 21st century. Detail
the nature of the issue, on whose behalf the topic is being
advanced and, how it is being advanced. Show how this issue
illustrates the relationship between these two spheres of
American society. You are going to need to cite relevant
constitutional, historical and legal considerations that are
salient for the topic. Your task is to characterize the outcome as
being a net positive or negative for American society, in your
explanation of the outcome.
You will then select another nation in the world and show how
the same or similar issue has been addressed there. You will
cite relevant traditions there that account for its outcome. You
will explain which outcome and system you regard as the
preferred one. If they are equally meritorious, that is fine as
well.

2. SUGGESTED OUTLINE
I. Problem Identification.
II. Brief Topic Description
III. Research Questions
IV. Hypotheses
V. Detailed topic description
VI. Detailed outcome description
VII. Comparative Analysis (if comparative)
VIII. Conclusion
October 16, 2013
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT: Proposal to Raise Awareness about the
Downside of Multi-Tasking
Overview
Multi-tasking is doing two or more “tasks” at the same time.
This practice is also referred to as juggling different jobs or
projects. Most people are proud of their multi-tasking skills,
but there is a downside to asking workers to work
simultaneously on differing projects in a short span of time.
Issues
Here are the problems that arise: confusion, setting priorities,
lower quality work, lack of expertise, and burn-out. Some
training, education, and workshops would help improve in this
area. By having a company-wide effort to support focused work
on projects, the quality of our products and services could
increase greatly. Also, employees would be able to go deeper
into solving problems and creating new products and services.
Just raising awareness alone will not change the corporate

3. culture.
Research
Multi-tasking relates to time management, setting priorities,
building expertise, stress management, and quality measures.
The research needed to support this proposal will be primarily
web-based research and some types of experiential research:
observation, interviews, surveys, etc. There are several pages
in the textbook, Business Communications: Building Critical
Skills, that discuss this topic.
Audience
This effort would be geared toward those who are juggling
multiple, terminal projects and new initiatives. This does not
have any bearing on workers who are doing multiple, repetitive
tasks.
Call to Action
I’m happy to provide more details if that will help you in
making a decision. I await your decision on whether I can move
forward with this research.
Topic: Religion and business
The research proposal is an overview of the subject you plan on
exploring for your short research report. You can define your
subject, discuss your personal experiences related to that
subject, list myths and misconceptions, explain what you need
to research, discuss the impact on business, look at ways to
educate on this topic, etc.
Write your research proposal following the basic memo format.
(like the sample of research proposal)
Here are grading criteria for the research proposal.
1. Type this as a memo and address it to your instructor.
2. Include headings in the memo:

4. · Overview (topic, definition, and background information),
· Issues (business related problems related to topic),
· Research (types of sources to support research),
· Audience (who needs to know this), and
· Call to Action (conclusion and request to move forward).
3. Be precise in your writing and get to the point. Provide
necessary details.
4. Check your spelling and grammar.
5. Proposal should not exceed one page.
6. Topic should be researchable and lead into the short research
report where you will be making recommendations for
improvement.