For this discussion you will address the following prompts:
Identify two global societal issues from the following list that you would consider researching further for your Week Five Final Argumentative Essay: adult illiteracy, funding for General Education vs STEM in primary and secondary schools, minimum wage, oceans desertification, overcoming the digital divide, refugee (escaping persecution, war, or death) crises, species extinctions (modern), tax havens, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), universal statement of human rights (pick one), airport security, or wealth disparity.
Describe effective methods you used in identifying and narrowing down to just one of the two topics to further research for your final essay.
Explain three ways you can critically analyze sources to determine if they are scholarly and credible.
For one of the topics chosen, summarize information from at least two peer-reviewed journal articles from the Ashford University Library that will support your claims.
Explain why scholarly sources should be used to support your writing on the selected topic.
Download and attach PDF copies of the two articles that you found from the Ashford University Library to your answer using the "Attachments: Add/Remove" function
Prepare: As you prepare to write your response to this discussion assignment, you may want to review the following resources as these will help you in developing a topic:
Develop a Research Topic-
https://library.uncfsu.edu/reference/intro-to-library-research/develop-a-research-topic
Incorporate Sources into Your Research Paper-
https://researchguides.ben.edu/c.php?g=261722&p=1748596
It is also recommended that you review these tutorials from the Ashford University Library:
Searching in Databases -
https://bridgepoint.equella.ecollege.com/curriculum/file/e9d72b19-b0ab-41b9-b69c-f28f2f4e55bc/1/Searching%20in%20Databases%282%29.zip/story.html
Evaluating Sources -
https://bridgepoint.equella.ecollege.com/curriculum/file/4c07db30-5faa-4471-ab12-78e158e28ac0/1/Evaluating%20Sources%20Generic%20%282%29.zip/Evaluating%20Sources%20Generic