Environmental Scanning Individual Paper: 1,200-1,800 words (roughly 3-5 pages) B

Environmental Scanning Individual Paper: 1,200-1,800 words (roughly 3-5 pages) Based on the worksheets that you and your group have submitted, you will write your first paper (as an individual and not a group). The purpose of this assignment is for you to scan the environment for trends. CONTENT OF PAPER ABSTRACT This a highly condensed summary of your entire paper. Purpose: to provide a brief yet thorough overview of your paper Should only be one paragraph INTRODUCTION What is your paper about? What subtopics will your paper cover? ENVIRONMENT. DEFINE THE ISSUE/PROBLEM What area of STEEP are you exploring? ENVIRONMENT. What are the subcategories? 1-Increasing temperatures. 2-water shortages 3-land degradation. 4-loss of biodiversity and species extinction. 5-overcrowded cities. Who are the stakeholders who will be affected? Why? What’s their role? How will your category of the STEEP framework affect (and will be affected by) the other aspects? For instance, if you are studying the technology aspect, then how will technology be impacted by the social, environmental, economic, and political aspects? How will the social, environmental, economic, and political aspects impact technology? HISTORICAL (PAST) TIMESCAPE Briefly describe the past during the time frame listed in your domain description Include some of the data collected during the past. What did researchers learn? What are some of the policies that were passed and enacted? ACTIVE (PRESENT) TIMESCAPE What are some of the major trends and conditions during the timeframe noted on the Domain Description? Where are the trends leading? Do you think it’s leading to a positive or negative direction? What do you think are the key forces driving these trends? Are there underlying assumptions that we should question? FUTURE TIMESCAPE Based on the trends and conditions that you have outlined, what do you hypothesize for the future (based on the time frame that you noted in the Domain Description)? CONCLUSION Summarize the main points of your paper Reiterate the main idea of your paper and why the issue is important FORMATTING OF YOUR PAPER 12 pt Times New Roman font 1″ inch margins (top and bottom, left and right) Double-spaced MUST follow APA style Title page with pertinent information Page numbers Headings and subheadings Think of this assignment as a professional report that could be submitted to important key officials and stakeholders In terms of sources, you should have at least 5-7 quality sources. Quality sources include academic journal articles and reports. It does not include sources like Wikipedia. Examples: Pew Research, Government Reports, U.S. Census, Public Administration Review, etc. Good examples are some of the reports that you have been assigned to read this semester. You will not get full credit if your sources only include newspaper articles Must include headings/subheadings to help organize your paper Think about the stakeholders who will be reading your report.