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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
Understand the nature, purpose and usage of a Position Paper; and Prepare a Position Paper
POSITION PAPER
A position paper presents an arguable opinion about an issue. The goal of a position paper is to convince the audience that your opinion is valid and worth listening to. To influence the pending implementation of new policies, systems and procedures
ISSUE CRITERIA
To take a side on a subject, you should first establish the arguability of a topic that interests you. Ask yourself the following questions to ensure that you will be able to present a strong argument: Is it a real issue, with genuine controversy and uncertainty? Can you distinctly identify two positions? Are you personally interested in advocating one of these positions? Is the issue narrow enough to be manageable?
Organization
Your introduction should lead up to a thesis that organizes the rest of your paper. There are three advantages to leading with the thesis: 1. 2. The audience knows where you stand. The thesis is located in the two strongest places, first and last. It is the most common form of academic argument used.
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7. STRATEGIES TO EFFECT CHANGES (Part V) Cite key activities to implement changes with brief discussion
8. AFTER EFFECT OF PROPOSAL (Part VI) Cite perceived impact of proposal on the current situation
10. EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSAL (Part VIII) Compare the advantages and disadvantages of the proposal Highlight its resulting improvement from the present set-up
11. ANNEXES / REFS / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (Part IX)
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