After you complete your QEP Research Paper Annotated Bibliography, begin working on your QEP Research Paper rough draft. The rough draft of the QEP Paper should be between 2,000 to 2,300 words. Make sure to construct your paper as a persuasive essay where you critically examine the factors in making a decision on whether or not to use your energy source as a component in the overall energy landscape.
a. Use the elements of critical thinking in your analysis:
1 .identify the purpose of your paper
2 .the question to ask
3. the information you use to make an evaluation
4. the clarification of any concepts used
5. the assumptions you make in the evaluation
6. the inferences created to arrive at a conclusion
7. the identification of a point of view
8. the implications of your decision
9. how the core values are used to inform your decision
Explicitly state what your answer is to the decision you have to make. Go to Doc Sharing and view the QEP Research Paper Rubric to review how your instructor will grade your rough draft.
Cite any sources used in your paper using the APA style guide for in-text citations and include all references in a list on a new page at the end of your paper.