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Shelva Cox
English Composition II
November 11, 2021
Research question: Is a College Degree Worth its Price?
Working thesis statement: A college education should be worth the price paid for by the people pursuing the programs because it offers incentives that allow the individuals to live a quality life, be enlightened, and be exposed to numerous work opportunities relative to those who have not had a college education.
Detailed Outline
Working Thesis: A college education should be worth the price paid for by the people pursuing the programs because it offers incentives that allow the individuals to live a quality life, be enlightened, and be exposed to numerous work opportunities relative to those who have not had a college education.
Hook the thesis with description statistics on college education about the incentives that allow the individuals to live a quality life, be enlightened, and be exposed to numerous work opportunities relative to those who do not have a college education.
Introduce two concerns: the resulting opportunities from college education, reasons for college education and the associated benefits.
Source 1: Elengold et al., 2019; The Complexities and Contradiction in Assessing the Value of Higher Education
Source 2: Lobo & Burke-Smalley, 2018: An empirical investigation of the financial value of a college degree.
College Graduates earn more than non-Graduates.
College graduates have some work experience from academic background.
College graduates have diverse technical skills.
College graduates have good work ethics.
Source 1: Elengold et al., 2019; The Complexities and Contradiction in Assessing the Value of Higher Education.
Source 2: Lobo & Burke-Smalley, 2018: An empirical investigation of the financial value of a college degree.
Majority of Jobs Require College Degree.
Most employers think those with college degrees are jib ready than those who do not have.
Most employers have the view that candidates with degrees have more soft and hard skills than those without degrees.
Most employers use the qualification to allocate duties at work.
Source 1: Elengold et al., 2019; The Complexities and Contradiction in Assessing the Value of Higher Education.
Source 2: Lobo & Burke-Smalley, 2018: An empirical investigation of the financial value of a college degree.
College Graduates have a High Likelihood of Own Health Insurance.
To reduce their experience of economic or occupational stress.
They are less likely to experience common illnesses due to their healthy lifestyle they have learned all along.
The college graduated have few reports of metal illnesses.
Source 1: Elengold et al., 2019; The Complexities and Contradiction in Assessing the Value of Higher Education.
Source 2: Lobo & Burke-Smalley, 2018: An empirical investigation of the financial value of a college degree.
Majority of college graduates have job security.
College graduates have the potential to use their skills to begin their own jobs.
College graduates have high chances for job transfer.
College graduates have the potential to get promotions which offer them job security.
Source 1: Elengold et al., 2019; The Complexities and Contradiction in Assessing the Value of Higher Education.
Source 2: Lobo & Burke-Smalley, 2018: An empirical investigation of the financial value of a college degree.
College graduates have the potential to transform the society.
College graduates can transform the society through their progressive ideas.
College graduates apply diplomatic approach to issues.
College graduates influence people in the society to be a remedy to social injustices and inequality.
Source 1: Lobo & Burke-Smalley, 2018: An empirical investigation of the financial value of a college degree.
Source 2: Elengold et al., 2019; The Complexities and Contradiction in Assessing the Value of Higher Education.
Counterargument
College Graduates will Likely Graduate with Student Loan Debt.
High-Paying Jobs are not Guaranteed.
College Degree Programs Take More than Four Years to Graduate.
Source 1: Elengold et al., 2019; The Complexities and Contradiction in Assessing the Value of Higher Education.
Source 2: Lobo & Burke-Smalley, 2018: An empirical investigation of the financial value of a college degree.
Conclusion
College degree offers people incentives to be exposed to opportunities more than the people without the college degree which justifies the costs involved in acquiring the college degree.
College degrees are worth the cost since it offers other associated benefits apart from enlightenment such as quality lifestyle to individuals with the experience and high social status that may result from promotions at work which justifies the involved investment to the education.
Reflection Questions
Learning to conduct research is important because it is a skill you will use both in academia and in your professional life. It improves critical thinking and empowers you to find information for yourself. Consider the process of researching as a whole. What was the most challenging aspect of the process for you? (2-3 sentences)
Conducting research may be complex since it will compel one to source the appropriate resources to ensure they have implementable work. Choosing peer-reviewed sources may have divergent results that may be confusing. Therefore, the most challenging aspect of the process is choosing the correct research materials.
The working thesis statement is a proposed answer to your research question. It should clearly identify a debatable topic and take a position on one side of that topic. Analyze the effectiveness of your working thesis statement. (3-4 sentences)
I believe that my working thesis statement allows key points that will ensure a well-thought research throughout my essay. It is both debatable and agreeable. I tried to give why I felt this topic was important, without giving out too much information. My mission was to seem like I knew what I was talking about instead of trying to throw things together. The thesis statement will inspire the research conclusion since it will help summarize the points of the research.
A detailed outline is an effective tool for laying out the progression of an argument. It allows you to consider the arrangement and organization of your ideas, as well as choose places to incorporate outside source materials. Review your detailed outline and summarize the argument you’ve presented. (3-4 sentences)
I provided lots of valuable information in reference to why a college degree is worth the investment as well as subtopics throughout each paragraph. The outline clearly shows what side I’m on but it also gives the counterargument view with good reasons to back it up. The ability of an individual to acquire a college degree allows them to be competitive in the job market and have the expertise needed to undertake a given work. Therefore, a college degree is worth it than not having one, limiting the scope of an individual’s skills.
You will use the same topic on three of the remaining Touchstones in this course. What kind of feedback would be helpful for you? What are specific questions you might have as you go deeper into the research process? (2-3 sentences)
The feedback that I feel will be most beneficial to me is simply receiving feedback on my topic selection, grammar, thesis, and any additional information about my outline. It would also be helpful if I received as much critique as possible to ensure that will help me write a remarkable essay.