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Comma Splices, Fused Sentences, and Fragments: Common Grammar Problems and Their Solutions

The fifteen examples here come from your classification and division (personality t.est) ess-ays.

Identify each as either a comma splice, a fused sentence, or a fragment (review independent and dependent clauses)

W.rite a revision of the sentence that corrects the problem you identified.

There are seven comma splices, four fused sentences, and four fragments.

1. Seeing the results and noticing how accurate the results and I typically do these things daily and just never noticed.
2. I agree that I am modest and do not like being alone, I love being in a healthy romantic relationship.
3. I am not a true believer in these tests because I can never agree to a set personality, we are not locked into that behavior.
4. I was unsurprised by six of the categories, however I was taken aback by my score in offbeat vs conventional.
5. Although I have times when I don’t feel like the executive type and question myself a hundred times a day about minor inconveniences.
6. I am definitely not an organizational person however I am really good at understanding directions.
7. Someone who has an enthusiastic attitude towards people that they want to be around.
8. For example, I scored a 94% in the vitality category with the average being a 50%, this shows a potential for overconfidence in one’s abilities.
9. Psychometric tests are assessments that categorize personality traits these are typically the most popular.
10. Which will depend on the questions and if they are relatable to you or not.
11. The two tests have tried their best to categorize me however they have been unsuccessful in doing it accurately meaning that the classification system in use does not properly work like it is supposed to.
12. I love to take trips at anytime and anywhere, this helps me be a team player by being easygoing.
13. I agree that I am modest and do not like being alone, I love being in a healthy romantic relationship.
14. I am not a true believer in these tests because I can never agree to a set personality we are not locked into that behavior.
15. I strike a balance between seeking adventure and having a routine, I enjoy new hobbies and opportunities while finding comfort in familiarity

Classification and Division Es-say

Take two personality tes.ts online (similarminds.com is a good place to find several kinds of personality tes.ts).

In an es-say of 500-600 words, consider the following:

How does the first tes.t classify you? What criteria does it use to do so? You might consider such things as the questions asked, the categories listed, and your response to the results. How does the second test classify you? What criteria does it use to do so? You might consider such things as the questions asked, the categories listed, and your response to the results. Based on your observations of the issues above, come to some conclusions about the process of classification. Requirements

Use APA style throughout the es-say, double space, and use Times New Roman font, size 12, with one-inch margins.

Cite quotations correctly and that direct quotations are integrated into your own writi.ng rather than allowed to “float.”

Include both APA references and in-text citations for the online test.s you use.

Use active voice only in the first sentence of each para-graph.

Please title your es-say.

Bold your thesis, which you may place either in the first or last paragraph.

Week Four Assignment 3 – Elevator Pitch

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Week Four Assignment 2 Final Project – Presentation

Week Four Assignment 3 – Elevator Pitch

Instructions
Final project — Elevator Pitch!
Have you ever got on an elevator and the CEO gets on too? You then have a “captive” audience only for the time until you reach the top floor! Let’s say 60 seconds!!! Therefore, you must also submit a 60-second video of summarizing your entire project! (Your instructor will stop watching at exactly 60 seconds, and score you based only on what was watched.) You may record using Collaborate, Kaltura or any other method.
• Upload your video here (or a link so your instructor can find it!)
• NO AUDIO-only files will be accepted
• NO MORE than 60 seconds — your instructor will stop watching when the CEO gets off the elevator
Consider:
• Introduce yourself
• Remind CEO about your project
• Details on your progress so far
• Actions needed — CEO attend your presentation?
You must provide a link to your video or upload your MP4 file.

Rubric Name: SCM 610 – Elevator Pitch Rubric

The purpose of the project is to demonstrate your depth of understanding of the course concepts. This applications project will also help you to retain the key material of this course for years to come.
This is an individual project.
Option #1:
Find a business who would like your help! This may be the company that you work for or a company where you know a senior manager. Offer to conduct a Supply Chain Management process assessment! The process is shown on Figure 13-3 in our textbook – your responsibility will be to get through the Gap Analysis with recommendations for improvements (note – there will not be time in this course to actually implement your recommendations nor validate their successes!). See also Figure 10-3 for details to prioritize your findings. For step #1, “Select Process”, the suggestion is to start with CRM or SRM with a customer or supplier with whom the company is having problems or is expanding business. Any other process would work well if there is a “burning bridge” problem that Supply Chain Management could support. Note – you will need to start early on this! By the end of Week One, you’ll need firm commitment from the company’s leadership, or you’ll have to default to Option #2 below. Should you gain approval, the sponsor will need to quickly assign a team of experts and schedule two meetings below:
1- Review sub-processes (where you give a short training session on the process selected), EXTRA CREDIT.
2- Assess performance (this can be done individually in a virtual survey–see the appendices in your textbook).
NOTE: You will NOT have time for a consensus building session to discuss scores and implementation ideas. Therefore, just present your average scores and ranges with your recommendations to your sponsor.
Option #2
If you do not have access to a sponsor for data collection, contact your instructor with the following:
1- Select your ideal company: provide name and product lines
2- Identify the supply chain process of greatest importance to your company
Your instructor will provide you a data set to analyze! You will also need to add your own “estimated assessment” as one additional participant in the assessment.
Your report will consist of:
1- All the materials you provided to the company,
2- All of the resulting assessments (should the sponsor allow confidential viewing by your instructor, or a summary of the results, or a signed memo from your sponsor stating what you accomplished),
3- A statement from your sponsor stating his/her impressions of your efforts, and
4- A formal report:
1.
a. Executive Summary (in lieu of Abstract)
b. Introduction of your project, company and SCM process (1-2 pages)
c. Summary of your actions with the client (minimum 1 page) – NOT applicable for Option #2 (simulated data)
d. Your analysis to include Prioritized assessment results (minimum 2 pages with tables/charts)
e. Recommendations to the company with supporting details (minimum 2 pages)
f. Lessons that you learned through the project
g. Conclusion (summary of key findings for action)
h. References

Documenting your project
Reports must be in 12-point font, double spaced, and APA guidelines should be strictly followed, with the exceptions of NO Table of Contents and writing an Executive Summary (in lieu of Abstract). Project work will be graded on a number of criteria, including: conformance to prescribed content and format, grammar, readability, and the use of technical notations and diagrams. See rubric for details of assessment.
All written assignments must be the students’ original ideas and own work. Students’ work will be checked for plagiarism. Students found plagiarizing are subject to penalties outlined in the Policies and Procedures section of the National University Catalog, which may include a failing grade for the work in question or for the entire course.
Written works are subject to penalties outlined in the Policies and Procedures section of the National University Catalog, which may include a failing grade for the work in question or for the entire course.

Rubric Name: SCM 610 – Final Report Rubric

This week, you will take the draft of your problem from Week 2 and your solution from Week 3 and use the feedback you received to revise these sections. Then, you will incorporate those sections into a complete research paper.

Please review the requirements for the paper carefully.

1. Paper must be in APA 7th edition format, including a cover page, paper with section headings, and reference page.
2. Level 1 headings will include: Problem, Solution, Counterargument or Unintended Consequences, Conclusion
3. Level 2 headings within sections are optional, but should follow APA format if used.
4. Review the details of APA format. An abstract is NOT required.
5. Include a minimum of 7 unique, scholarly, peer-reviewed sources to support your research. Sources must be cited within the paper and included on the reference page.
6. Paper must be 2000-2500 words, excluding the cover page and references.

1. Introduction (150–200 words). No heading is used for the introduction.

• Frame the issue within the discipline
• Establish urgency or significance
• Present a refined thesis

2. Problem Section (Revised from Module 2) (~750–900 words)

• Provide contextual framing
• Identify 2–3 contributing factors
• Explain how these factors interact and contribute to the problem
• Narrow the scope to a primary contributing factor
• Include at least 3 scholarly sources cited and listed on the reference page

3. Proposed Solution (Revised from Module 3) (~500–600 words)

• Clearly define the intervention, reform, or practice change
• Demonstrate how the solution directly addresses the primary contributing factor
• Discuss feasibility–practical implementation barriers or potential constraints
• Include at least 2 scholarly sources cited and listed on the reference page

4. Counterargument and Unintended Consequence (Revised from Module 3) (~250–350 words)

• Explain why reasonable professionals might oppose the solution
• Respond with an evidence-based rebuttal
• Examine at least one realistic unintended consequence
• Explain how this issue might be mitigated
• Include at least 2 scholarly sources cited and listed on the reference page

5. Professional Implications & Conclusion (~150–200 words)

• Explain relevance to field
• Identify potential for implementation
• Address areas for continued inquiry

REQUIREMENTS

• Cite your source with direct quotes, paraphrased content, and correct in-text citations
• Include an APA-formatted reference page with permalinks to online articles
• You may use this blank APA paper template

Please note the following:

• All papers must be Microsoft Word documents.
• The paper is double-spaced in Times New Roman, size 12, and has no extra line space between the paragraphs.
• The paper uses one-inch margins and half-inch indentions for the beginning of paragraphs. You can set this up in Microsoft Word to automatically default to these settings for your paper.
• Your paper should include level 1 headings and may include level 2 headings.
• You may review this sample paper.

This week, you will take the draft of your problem from Week 2 and your solution from Week 3 and use the feedback you received to revise these sections. Then, you will incorporate those sections into a complete research paper.

Please review the requirements for the paper carefully.

1. Paper must be in APA 7th edition format, including a cover page, paper with section headings, and reference page.
2. Level 1 headings will include: Problem, Solution, Counterargument or Unintended Consequences, Conclusion
3. Level 2 headings within sections are optional, but should follow APA format if used.
4. Review the details of APA format. An abstract is NOT required.
5. Include a minimum of 7 unique, scholarly, peer-reviewed sources to support your research. Sources must be cited within the paper and included on the reference page.
6. Paper must be 2000-2500 words, excluding the cover page and references.

1. Introduction (150–200 words). No heading is used for the introduction.

• Frame the issue within the discipline
• Establish urgency or significance
• Present a refined thesis

2. Problem Section (Revised from Module 2) (~750–900 words)

• Provide contextual framing
• Identify 2–3 contributing factors
• Explain how these factors interact and contribute to the problem
• Narrow the scope to a primary contributing factor
• Include at least 3 scholarly sources cited and listed on the reference page

3. Proposed Solution (Revised from Module 3) (~500–600 words)

• Clearly define the intervention, reform, or practice change
• Demonstrate how the solution directly addresses the primary contributing factor
• Discuss feasibility–practical implementation barriers or potential constraints
• Include at least 2 scholarly sources cited and listed on the reference page

4. Counterargument and Unintended Consequence (Revised from Module 3) (~250–350 words)

• Explain why reasonable professionals might oppose the solution
• Respond with an evidence-based rebuttal
• Examine at least one realistic unintended consequence
• Explain how this issue might be mitigated
• Include at least 2 scholarly sources cited and listed on the reference page

5. Professional Implications & Conclusion (~150–200 words)

• Explain relevance to field
• Identify potential for implementation
• Address areas for continued inquiry

REQUIREMENTS

• Cite your source with direct quotes, paraphrased content, and correct in-text citations
• Include an APA-formatted reference page with permalinks to online articles
• You may use this blank APA paper template

Please note the following:

• All papers must be Microsoft Word documents.
• The paper is double-spaced in Times New Roman, size 12, and has no extra line space between the paragraphs.
• The paper uses one-inch margins and half-inch indentions for the beginning of paragraphs. You can set this up in Microsoft Word to automatically default to these settings for your paper.
• Your paper should include level 1 headings and may include level 2 headings.
• You may review this sample paper.

Week Two Assignment 3 – Final Project Milestone

By the end of Week Two, you must provide your instructor with a status report on your Final Project.  send a detailed report on your progress-to-date and your plans to complete a quality project on-time!

DO NOT proceed with your project without feedback and approval from your instructor!

Week Four Assignment 1 – Final Project

Word count- 1,000

Topic: Body positivity and diet culture

Instructions: each five of those sources must be used at least once in the essay. Your document must include a works cited page containing the correct citations for the sources

The specific goal of this assignment is for you to summarize, evaluate, and analyze secondary sources in relation to one specific theme or topic. You should include specific details on the works you’ve read in a concise format—so that the annotated bibliography will be useful to you as you write the Argument Essay. To successfully summarize and evaluate a source, you should know its thesis, argument, and evidence—in other words, what’s the point of the article, and how does the writer communicate this? Your annotations—the paragraphs following the MLA citations—should be descriptive and critical.

Argumentative essay: Once you have chosen your topic, decide on a question about the topic that your argument can answer. Use your sources from the Annotated Bibliography to guide your discussion of the topic and support your claims.

Use the same sources from the bibliography

Question for the essay: Should social media influencers be held responsible for promoting unrealistic body standards?

Five sources for both essays

1. Kłoda, Monika, et al. “Body Positivity and Eating Behaviors Among Women.” Healthcare, vol. 13, no. 23, 2025, p. 2593. PubMed Central, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12692195/. Accessed 29 June 2026.
2. National Eating Disorders Association. “Body Image and Eating Disorders.” National Eating Disorders Association, https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/body-image-and-eating-disorders/. Accessed 29 June 2026.
3. Arigo, Danielle, et al. “Body Positivity, Physical Health, and Emotional Well-Being: A Scoping Review.” JMIR Formative Research, vol. 8, 2024, e60541, https://formative.jmir.org/2024/1/e60541. Accessed 29 June 2026.
4. The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences. “Understanding Body Acceptance and Community Influence in the Body Positivity Movement.” The Ohio State University, https://artsandsciences.osu.edu/news/understanding-body-acceptance-and-community-influence-body-positivity-movement. Accessed 29 June 2026.
5. The Body Positive. “The Body Positive.” The Body Positive, https://thebodypositive.org/. Accessed 29 June 2026