The paper must (a) identify the main issues in the chosen area, (b) contain and reference new learning that has occurred, (c) build upon class activities or incidents that facilitated learning and understanding, and (d) present specific current and/or future applications and relevance to the workplace. The emphasis of the paper should be on application of new learning. Based on what students have learned from this course, they should tell how they could be better members or instructors of groups of which they are members. Instruct them to be specific in their comments and accounts of actual professional or personal experiences. Writing the Final Project Paper The Final Project: ???Must be eight- double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. Papers with more or less than eight pages in length will have two points deducted from the final score for each page over or under, exclusive of Appendix, References, Exhibits, etc. ???Must include a cover page that includes: - Student’s name - Course name and number - Name of paper - Instructor’s name - Date submitted ???Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement. ???Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. - If possible, provide a context of a first-person experience where you saw this academic concept in operation. Do not simulate third-party statements of experience. - Readdress the concept and the experience with critical thought. That is, what is your response to the content, either positive or negative, and then defend your position. If multiple options/alternatives/positions are present and are being rejected you must also defend the reasons for rejecting an option. ???Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph. ???Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources. ???Must include, on the final page, a Reference List that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.