Weekly Essay/Writing Assignment Content

This week’s writing assignment will consist of the following: 

Utilize your topic of interest identified in week 1- YOUR PICO Question. Test your question with a few trusted peers. Then follow the steps below to perform and build a plan for your topic development.

The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue ( owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html ) is an excellent site at which to hone your writing and research skills.

1. Go to  owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/professional_technical_writing/audience_analysis/index.html  and complete an “Audience Analysis.”

2. Go to  owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/writers_block/more_writers_block_strategies.html  and identify your blocks to writing and try two of the suggested intervention strategies.

3. Go to  owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/conducting_research/evaluating_sources_of_information/index.html  and evaluate the value of the next three sources of information you plan to use in your research.

Using the lessons learned from these resources, write an essay describing your takeaways, lessons learned, and how visiting these sites has benefitted you and what will you implement as you develop your PICO question into a research proposal.