GEN499 Ashford University Rise of Artificial Intelligence Thesis Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated BibliographyIntroduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated BibliographyPrepare: Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) and Annotated Bibliography (Links to an external site.) web pages, and Evaluating Sources (Links to an external site.) and Annotated Bibliography (Links to an external site.) tutorials.Reflect: Reflect back on the Week 1 discussion in
which you shared with the class the global societal issue that you would
like to further address. Explore critical insights that were shared by
your peers and/or your instructor on the topic chosen and begin your
search for scholarly sources with those insights in mind.Write: For this assignment, review the Annotated Bibliography Formatting Guidelines and address the following prompts:
Introductory paragraph to topic (refer to the Final Paper guidelines for your topic selection).
Write an introductory paragraph with at least 150 words that clearly
explains the topic, the importance of further research, and ethical
implications.
Thesis statement.
Write a direct and concise thesis statement, which will become the
solution to the problem that you will argue or prove in the Week 5 Final
Paper. (A thesis statement should be a concise, declarative statement.
The thesis statement must appear at the end of the introductory
paragraph.)
Annotated bibliography.
Develop an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read.
Summarize in your own words how the source contributes to the solution of the global societal issue for each annotation.
Address fully the purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other
sources you found on this topic (your annotation should be one to two
paragraphs long—150 words or more.
Include no less than five scholarly sources in the annotated
bibliography that will be used to support the major points of the Final
Paper.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills by accurately interpreting evidence used to support various positions of the topic.
The Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography
Must be 1,000 to 1,250 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 (Links to an external site.) resource.
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 use at least five scholarly sources.
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.
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.