Robotic Surgery

EPD 155 Rough draft due: Tues., March 30 (3 copies)

Argumentative essay (Project 3) Final draft due: Fri., Apr. 16 (4 p.m., mailbox)

Page 1 of 3 Include:
                                          • Hard copies of all sources
                                          • 1-2 pg. “What I revised and why”
                                          • 2 peer edits
                                          • Instructor comments
                                          • Nutshell worksheet

Purpose: This writing assignment should help you learn to research a controversial technical issue and take a stand on it. When writing this paper, you will practice making a logical, ethical, emotionally compelling argument with an attempt to persuade.

Format: Typed, double-spaced, 2000-2500 words, not counting references page(s). Font size should be 12 pt. Your rough draft should be at least 5 full pages, and the final draft must be at least 2000 words or you will lose points. Be sure to put the word count on the top right corner of the final draft, along with your ID number.

Documentation: Use APA style, including in-text parenthetical documentation. See your textbook.

Sources: Use at least 12 outside sources for your paper, including at least one article from a scholarly journal, preferably a publication that uses the peer review process. Remember to hand in hard copies of all sources that you use. If you fail to hand in hard copies, the instructor will not grade your paper because she will not be able to verify the authenticity of your research, writing, and documentation.

Tone: Use a professional tone. In general, avoid using "I" and "you."

Topic: Choose a controversial topic in an engineering or technical field and take a stand on it. Make sure the issue is relatively complex, and not something upon which there is already easy agreement. Your position should probably not be an all-or-nothing stand, but a careful weighing of the many...