Prepare a three- to five-page scholarly paper

Unit VII Research Paper

Prepare a three- to five-page scholarly paper (excluding the title page and reference page). In addition to your primary text, you are required to use a minimum of five additional references from professional journals and books to produce your paper. CSU requires that students use the APA Style when formatting course papers. Therefore, the APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources are to be followed.
Prior to beginning Unit V, you should select one of the topics below, provide a brief (one page) outline for your paper, and e-mail it to your instructor.

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1. The Historical Perspective

• Choose an important figure in the early conservation movement. You will find several examples of such individuals in Chapter 2, or you can choose a person the text does not cover.
• Provide a detailed description of the individual’s work and accomplishments.
• How did his or her work contribute to the early conservation movement?
• How did he or she influence current environmental policy or natural resource management objectives?

2. Conservation Economics

• Select one of the “Hard Choices” described on pages 105-107 of the text.
• Provide a factual analysis for both sides of the issue.
• Who are the stakeholders involved on each side?
• Describe at least three options for solving the problem.
• Where do you stand on the issue? Choose a side and defend your position.

3. Energy

• Choose one form of renewable energy that you believe is the most viable solution to our energy crisis.
• How does your chosen energy source work?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages?
• What are the most important economic, social, and technological obstacles that must be overcome to allow the resource to be widely used?
• What are the most recent advancements in technology for your chosen resource?

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

APA Guidelines

CSU requires that students use the APA style for papers and projects. Therefore, the APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources are to be followed. Students can find CSU’s Citation Guide in the myCSU Student Portal by clicking on the “Citation Resources” link in the “Learning Resources” area of the myCSU Student Portal. This document includes examples and sample papers and provides information on how to contact the CSU Success Center.

Blackboard Grading Rubrics

Assignment Rubrics

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You are encouraged to view the assignment rubric before submitting your work. This will allow you to review the evaluation criteria as you prepare your assignments. You may access the rubric in “My Grades” through the “Tools” button in your course menu. Click the “View Rubric” link to see the evaluation criteria for the assignment. Upon receiving your assignment grade, you may view your grade breakdown and feedback in the rubric.

CSU Grading Rubrics for Papers/Projects, Discussion Boards, and Assessments

The Learning Resource area of the myCSU Student Portal provides the rubrics, and information on how to use them, for Discussion Boards, written response questions in Unit Assessments, and Research Papers/Projects.

The course writing assignments will be graded based on the CSU Grading Rubric for all types of writing assignments, unless otherwise specified within assignment instructions. In addition, all papers will be submitted for electronic evaluation to rule out plagiarism. Course projects will contain project-specific grading criteria defined in the project directions.

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BEM 4301 Environmental Strategies