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Paper Instructions:
The world of construction management in comparison to business standpoints; reflect upon ethical, logical, and exponential values acquired
paragraph 1: being able to prepare and negotiate cost estimates, budgets, and work timetables
p2: process of hiring or selecting substantial laborers and subcontractors
p3: how to comply with legal requirements, building and safety codes, and other regulations
p4: Collaborating with architects, engineers and other construction and building specialists
p5: how to select construction methods and strategies
p6: instruct and supervise construction personel and activities on site
p7: respond to work delays and other problems and emergencies
other notes: This assignment brings together everything we have been studying in this course, from grammar and citation skills to finding reputable sources to crafting a scholarly argument. It asks you to present a sustained, nuanced interpretation of a given topic supported by reliable (primarily peer-reviewed) evidence.
Please make sure your essay contains the following elements:
A clear thesis statement, no longer than two sentences, that concisely states the argument of your essay. Thesis statements should provide a “roadmap” to your argument. A good thesis is debatable (reasonable people can differ), complex (bringing in multiple elements), and well-developed (incorporating specific assertions).
Well-structured body paragraphs that incorporate evidence from multiple reliable sources. Transitions between and within paragraphs should be fluid and clear.
Grammatical prose in Standard English. Please avoid the use of contractions and other informal linguistic elements.
In-text and end (Works Cited / References) citations that are properly formatted according to the style guide used by your discipline. At least two-thirds of the sources you use should be peer-reviewed. (I have a list of the citation style each student is using, and will be evaluating your citations based on the listed style. If you have changed the citation style you are using since the Citation Quiz, please email me to ensure that I have the correct style listed in my database.) If you are using MLA, you must select either 7 or 8 and be consistent throughout the assignment.
Essays should be no less than three thousand words long, not counting the Works Cited page, and formatted as specified in the syllabus under “Essay Assignments and Presentation”—even if that is different from what your style guide would normally require. (For example, even though APA asks you to have a title page and a running header, I do not want you to use either of those elements in this assignment, as they contradict the course style.)
We will workshop the first rough draft of the essay in class on Friday, April 14 in Cherry Hall 15. In addition to sharing your work with your workshop group, you may earn extra credit by handing in a printed copy of your rough draft to me at the beginning of class. If you do so, I will award you extra credit as follows: three points per (double-spaced) page of rough draft; two points per page of detailed outline; and one point per page of general notes. You will then have time to meet with me and revise your essay before the second workshop date on Monday, April 24, also in Cherry Hall 15. Handing in a completed rough draft by April 24 is required; points will be deducted from your final grade on the assignment if you do not do so.
Final drafts are due in class and on Blackboard on the last day of class, which is Friday, May 6. I will deduct fifteen points per day if an essay is late. I will not accept any essays after midnight on Wednesday, May 10, regardless of circumstances.
