Writing Question

Access the First Draft of an Op-Ed Assignment document for the instructions to complete this assignment.

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ENG-105: Topic 6 (Online)

First Draft of an Op-Ed Assignment

For this assignment, write a 750-1,000-word Op-Ed that addresses an issue related to the topics listed below. This assignment must be written in formal academic tone, meaning third person language is required.

Identify an issue related to emerging technologies, such as AI, and its effect on your chosen field of study or topic of interest. Based on your research, choose an issue related to one of the fields or topics below. You are not limited to the topics on this list.

Education– Ethical concerns in education, AI and plagiarism, impact on the future of online learning, or in person learning.

Business– Jobs replaced by AI, emerging jobs, and new technology/social media in marketing.

Health/Nursing – New technology in medicine, machines assisting in surgery, ethical concerns in digital healthcare (telehealth, etc.).

Justice Studies- Cybercrimes, digital court, digital profiling, and emerging jobs due to new technology

Psychology- Ethics in digital therapy and psychiatry, social media impact on mental health.

Engineering -New technologies impact on engineering, new fields emerging because of new technologies.

Theology: Streaming services, online prayer groups, social media/online religion.

Fine Arts/Media: Copyright and AI issues, AI replacing artists, how new technology is changing the arts, e.g., digital sets in theater.

Instructions

Prewriting

Research at least five credible sources to support your claims, two of which must be peer-reviewed journal articles. Use the Research Matrix Resource in the Course Materials to help you organize your sources.

Use the research you have conducted in your Research Matrix resource to clearly define the issue, by examining:

oThe causes and effects, who is affected, and current approaches (envision current approaches as current ways of thinking and current solutions).

Use this material to narrow the topic to a specific issue and develop your clearly defined opinion on the issue (consider this as adding to the ongoing conversation) that you will persuade readers to accept. You may use the resource Narrowing the Topic to a Thesis Statement to help.

Drafting

Provide an introduction that briefly introduces the topic and leads the reader to the thesis statement that states your opinion on the issue you are trying to persuade the readers to adopt. Example thesis: Social media sites should not be required to implement monitoring systems for underage users because it is expensive to implement, invades the users privacy, and limits parental autonomy.

Include body paragraphs that address the following:

oThe context of the issue that includes:

Significance of the issue (Why should anyone care?)

At least one cause and effect related to your issue (who is affected?)

Current ways of thinking or current solutions (envision current approaches as current ways of thinking and current solutions) in one to three paragraphs.

oPersuade your audience to accept your well-supported opinion. Explain your reasons for this opinion. This must be an addition to the ongoing conversation with support and should not merely agree or disagree with someone else. Think critically, include support, and discuss the value of adopting your perspective/opinion to your reader (two to three paragraphs).

oConclude with a call to action or solution directed to a clearly defined audience (who can influence the issue). Consider: Who are you trying to convince and why?)

On your reference page, include the sources you cited in the essay.

Use the Self-Review/Reflection Op-ed to help ensure that you meet each requirement of the assignment.

As you are constructing your essay, keep in mind the Op-ed is NOT a summary of an issue. Rather, it is an examination of the issue in which you will form an educated opinion that you will persuade the reader to accept.

First Draft Grading

In addition to your instructors feedback for this draft, consider previous feedback from your instructor, class resources, and your self-review to aid with revisions.

Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the final draft assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the first draft assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Do the assignment based off this one; Business– Jobs replaced by AI, emerging jobs, and new technology/social media in marketing. I have attached a rubric for grading to ensure I get an A on this assignment.

One source I might use in my op-ed is the World Economic Forums Future of Jobs Report 2023. This source provides research and data about how artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and other emerging technologies are expected to impact jobs and industries over the next several years. According to the World Economic Forum (2023), employers predict that AI and automation will replace some jobs while also creating new careers that require advanced technical skills and adaptability. This source adds to my argument because it supports my claim that AI is significantly changing the workforce and forcing workers and businesses to adapt. Rather than relying only on personal opinion, the report uses large-scale data collected from employers and industries around the world, making the information more credible and balanced. It also helps explain the significance of the issue because the effects of AI are not limited to one industry. AI is expected to impact manufacturing, transportation, customer service, administrative work, and even parts of the construction and management fields. This matters because many workers may need additional training or education to remain competitive in the future job market. Using this source strengthens my op-ed by showing that concerns about AI and job displacement are supported by research and are already being discussed on a global level. The report also presents both the positive and negative impacts of AI, which helps create a more balanced and well-supported argument instead of a biased opinion.

Reference:

World Economic Forum. (2023). The future of jobs report 2023. So let’s use this as one of our sources.

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