This is a final paper and the topic is Leadership Trends. Once you have an approved article, you will need to find two additional scholarly, peer-reviewed articles on your topic.  https://libraries.

This is a final paper and the topic is Leadership Trends. 

Once you have an approved article, you will need to find two additional scholarly, peer-reviewed articles on your topic.  https://libraries.mercer.edu/research-tools-help/citation-tools-help/scholarly-journal-vs.-popular-magazine (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

1. Writing Quality: You are expected to do your best writing for this assignment. Be mindful of syntax, coherence, and APA style for in-text citations and the list of references you use.  If you need help with your grammar, punctuation, or syntax, the Writing Center can help you.  https://arc.mercer.edu/online-writing-lab/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. OR   https://arc.mercer.edu/tutoring-programs/atlanta/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  
2. Sources: You are required to use a minimum of three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles--your assigned article and two other related articles. For help with citing your sources, a Mercer Research Librarian can help you. https://libraries.mercer.edu/research-tools-help/ask-a-librarian (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  
3. Assigned term paper article: one of the leadership articles in Canvas Module Week 2 is assigned for each student. 
4. Search for 2 other, peer-reviewed, scholarly articles that relate to the assigned article.
5. For each article, this process will help your analysis:

(a) Read the beginning—the first page or two—until you come to something that looks like an argument/argumentative thesis (i.e. the BIG POINT).

(b) Then read the end—the last few pages, looking for a summary. Are they the same?  Is one a fuller statement than the other?  If they aren’t the same, did you find the right thesis, or has the author flip-flopped? 

(c) Then read the article, looking for main points (usually 3-5 main points). Your goal is to divide the article into topics. Skim the first and last sentence of each paragraph, and divide the article into chunks.   

(d) Pay attention to words like thus, therefore, as a result, in consequence, because of, etc. These are signals that there is a small summary of the preceding paragraphs!

(e) When you’re done, you should have an outline: Opening thesis, sections A, B, C, and D, and closing thesis or summary. Only then do you start reading in earnest.  Always remember to stop and ask yourself: how does this paragraph relate to the key point/thesis of the article?

1. Compare and contrast the three articles, including the key argument for each article, the main points, the conceptual definitions of key words, and conclusions.
2. At the end of your paper, list your sources in APA style

*Please use threthree scholarly peer review articles and please following what the directions are saying. The topic is Leadership Trends.

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