Author: chris

Step 1: To familiarize yourself with the genre of the academic book review, read at least five book reviews that interest you in Review of Biblical Literature online at: http://www.bookreviews.org/

Step 2: With a focus on the arguments and main points, read Horsley’s, Bandits, Prophets and Messiahs.

Step 3: Write an academic book review of the book (in the form of an essay), which entails:

Explaining the main argument (or point) of the book and how the author builds up this argument in sub-arguments throughout the chapters.
Discussing the author’s methods (or approach) and use of evidence to support his points.
Providing a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the book. Does the author achieve what he set out to do? Is the argument convincing or not, and in what ways? What theoretical assumptions and/or value judgments influence the author’s reconstruction of history? Be sure to provide concrete examples (citing page numbers in parentheses) of the problems or strengths you discuss.
The review paper should have a clear thesis statement (concerning your evaluation of the book) which is supported throughout the paragraphs. The paper should be clearly written and structured with no spelling or grammatical errors. Be succinct and do not exceed the prescribed length.

Research paper

Topic:

Orgazational Change Minorities in Business

In business, we often need a solid, clear and thoughtful overview about ‘what is known’ about a specific topic. If this topic has been researched by others, then the most common form used to create this overview is called a ‘literature review’. A ‘literature review’ is a detailed look at published research (literature) on a specific topic; in this course, your literature review needs to be on a specific management skill, tool, technique or approach. For example, you may review the literature on a specific ‘creative problem solving’ approach, or a specific ‘active listening technique’ or suite of negotiation tactics.

Choose one indigenous religion (traditional African, native American, aboriginal Australian), one western religion (Bahai, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Zoroastrianism), one eastern religion (Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Hinduism, Jainism, Shinto, Sikhism), and one new religious movement (such as the Children of God, ISKCON, Scientology, Soka Gakkai, the Unification Church, or Wicca). Treat ritual in those faiths. Assert a thesis which you then seek to prove through research into five sources.

Research paper

Topic:

Leadership and communication

The Hunger games

Research paper

Topic:

Stereotypes within Athletics

success of small business

Outline

 

Chapter 1-       Abstract (3-5pages)

I.        Introduction-

i)                    Rational

ii)                   Statement of the Problem/ Research Questions

iii)                 The purpose of the study or research

iv)                 Statement of Hypothesis

v)                  Assumption of the study or the research

vi)                 Operational Definition

Chapter 3- (5pages)

1. Methodology

i)                                Sample Selection: Describe who they are, location of the study

ii)                               Instrumentation: who develop it, why it was develop,

iii)                             Procedure: based on your imagination

iv)                             Validity & Reliability

 

**N.B Due to time constraint, Methodology will be a made up. It doesn’t have to be real.

II.    Discussion

1. References

Journal One .Your written requirement will be a History Journal which you will submit 3 times during the term (refer to the schedule/calendar for recommended due dates). You can write about whatever you want, but it is best to use the textbook to study with. Your writings, each time you submit them, will consist of 10 separate journal entries (30 by the end of the course). Each entry:

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