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Paper guidelines

The goal of this paper is to examine your understanding of the material taught in this class, so it is expected that you demonstrate critical thinking as part of this assignment.

For your final paper choose one of the following topics:

1. Women have made tremendous progress in education and the workplace during the past 50 years. Although in some areas such as business, law, and medicine, women have made impressive gains, why are so few women becoming scientists and engineers? There are many factors that you can discuss. Below you will find some example subjects to discuss:

You can analyze the effects of social norm and legal system. Which kind of science jobs are women more likely to be found in? What can be said about women's academic achievement in science & engineering? How do women in science compare to men in terms of salary & compensation? How does the status of women in science differ from culture to culture? What strategies do you recommend that can improve women's prospect in work environment or open a path for future opportunities in your selected field of interest.

2. Write an essay reviewing what role have women played in the development of Science/ Engineering and technology. How has technological change affected the roles of women and ideas of gender?

3. Assess the status of women scientist, engineer & technology in U.S. or other country. Analyze the effects of the legal system, social norms on participation of women in this field. This could include numbers, comparison of men and women employed in these fields, wage gap between men and women, challenges and opportunities that woman in these area faces today as their plan their careers. You may also emphasize special area of concern related to MSET. At the end recommend some strategies that can improve women's prospect in work environment as well as opening a path for future opportunities in your selected country.

4. Women's Perseverance in STEM: Past and Present.

The world is going through rapid changes so much; so that it can be hard to recognize that this is the same place we grew up in. But despite all of these rapidly changing trends and behaviors we see, many aren't so new. In the past men and women have competed to curry the favor of the opposite sex. Men and women today, just like it has been for centuries, work hard to provide for their families and deal with the troubles that people of the world are yet to find are caused by some of their own behaviors. So, you may can use this to compare how much has changed and how most of it at its core has stayed the very same - the pursuit of happiness for a better life.

5. Write an essay reviewing the status of women at California State University Northridge (CSUN) undergraduates, graduates, faculty or staff. Write about how the status of women has changed during the past two decade. Data must be included. You may find useful information at: www.csun.edu/assessment

Follow following guidelines:

Your report should be neat, free of grammatical errors and easy to follow.

1. Your paper should be 8-10 pages long, double spaced using Time New Romans font size 12.
2. You can use course readings/Power point slides.
3. You must reference at least six resources other than course required readings.
4. Adding statistical information may help in supporting your argument.
5. Your header should include the title and author at top of each page.
6. Your paper should include an introduction and have an end with conclusion section.
7. Appropriate figures and tables could be included.
8. Submit your paper in MS Word, or PDF only.

Papers will be evaluated and graded based on the following criteria:

Originality, obviously your input in it, not copied
Effort/interest showed, excellent preparation
Good illustration/description, topic clearly explained& sharp writing.