EAPP - Finals

• Position Paper - A critical examination of position or stance, using facts and inductive reasoning.
• Position Paper - an essay that expresses a position on an issue.
• Purpose of a Position Paper

  Transfer knowledge and understanding of a particular topic, provide information to aid in making a decision
• FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE- information that is verifiable and agreed upon by almost everyone
• STATISTICAL INFERENCES- interpretation and examples of an accumulation of facts.
• INFORMED OPINION- opinion developed through research and/or expertise of the claim.
• PERSONAL TESTIMONY- personal experience related by a knowledgeable party.
• Introduction of a position paper contains two parts:

  General Statement, Thesis Statement
• General Statement - Present a big idea or concept expressed in a wider context
• Thesis Statement - More specific yet brief declaration of the argument
• Claim- idea in the argument that suggests, proves, or persuades
• Claim of Fact- what is stated is true or not
• Claim of Value- based on a subjective quality such as being morally good
• Claim of Policy- what should be done, a declaration or suggestion of an action.
• Reason- the cause as to why the claim is presented
• Evidence- support to the reason/s given to prove the claim
• Body - Clarifies the idea or main concept found in portions of the position statement
• Body- Each paragraph is supported with examples shown as evidence or research presented as facts
• Conclusion - A restatement of the position presented in the introduction.
• SCIENCE- is the systematized body of knowledge that is continuously developing through research, observation, and experimentation.
• SCIENTIFIC REPORT- is a form of academic writing explaining a technical or scientific research.
• SCIENTIFIC REPORT - gives recommendations to supplement the explanation and improve the scientific process.
• If a Scientific Report is more than six pages, provide table of contents
• ABSTRACT - stand alone summary
• ABSTRACT - Provides comprehensive synopsis
• ABSTRACT - Do not discuss the related literature
• INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW - Bait that will draw them to read your report
• METHODOLOGY - Should answer the questions What was the process? and How was it done?
• RESULTS - Provides a concise explanation of what happened
• DISCUSSION - Explain the result of your scientific research
• CONCLUSION - brief but substantial, not longer than the discussion section.
• REFERENCES - Provides information about all the references that you used.
• APPENDICES - Include the documentation of your research experiment where each image is labeled
• SURVEY- consists of a series of questions used to gather information from a particular group.
• SURVEY - used by companies and organizations to provide a demographic profile
• SURVEY REPORT- a type of academic report that uses research to provide information about a topic
• SURVEY REPORT - Involves questions that are formulated based on the research objective.
• Types of survey questions

  Demographic questions, rating scale, likert scale, multiple choice, open-ended questions
• DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS- provides background information about the respondents
• RATING SCALE- enables the respondents to use numbers to accurately represent their response