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Associate Program Material
Appendix F

Outline and Thesis Statement Guide

What is your organizational method – point-by-point or subject-by-subject? [Writing suggestion: Unless in a quote or a title, avoid rhetorical questions in academic writing. A good idea is to provide answers, not questions] Online verse Traditional Education

What is your thesis statement? Online education provides a chance for people in a variety of situations to have access to education and maybe affordable than a traditional education.

Introduction
Education online has emerged with the introduction of the World Wide Web to the populace. The web has created the convenience of being [Doctoral rule (but good advice for any academic writer)--If not a noun (as in "human being"), the word "Being" is hard to imagine; it means "existing." Try to rewrite this without using "being"--with action words like "attending," "working," "living," "experiencing," simply "as"--or even removing "being" completely] able to do everything online and from the safety of your own home or office. This convenience includes shopping for anything from groceries to clothes to furniture and to researching topics for school reports, business ideas, and to meeting and making friends. Everything seems to be possible with the use of the Internet, and an education online has become another one of the things that you can avail of conveniently from the Internet. If you are not comfortable with the latest computer technology or are resistant to change, then an online education program may not work for you. Online students are required to learn new skills, such as researching and reviewing resources from the internet [Capitalize "Internet" as the worldwide communication network] . If keeping up-to-date with the latest computer technology and using this knowledge on a consistent basis to complete your assignments doesn't appeal to you, you might want to consider a more traditional education environment.

Online education provides a chance for people in a variety of situations to have access to education and maybe affordable than a traditional education.

I Students can enroll in a traditional education, attending classes and accessing educational resources on campus. Also students can enroll in an all online education, in which the majority of a student schoolwork and communications are completed via the Internet.
A. Online and traditional education are two types of learning. They both cater to almost the same kind of education and offer quality learning. 1. Online classes are usually for independent students. 2. While in traditional classes it will be classmates, peers, different teachers and spending the whole day in school. B. In many instances, online may be more affordable than a traditional educational environment. 1. Students can go to school online at home and save gas to go on campus. 2. If student go to a traditional classes they have to be there at a manner of time living on campus.
II. If a student who wants to work alone or not take regular, traditional classes due time and other constraints, online classes are best for you. A. Online education typically allow students work asynchronously, which means that they can complete their education at the time and place of their choosing. 1 [A numeral to start a sentence is inappropriate in academic writing--write out the number or restructure the sentence] .Interact with students online at least 4 times out of 7 days 2. Communicate with the classmates face to face. B. Online classes and traditional classes greatly differ in effect of learning. 1. In traditional classes have more hands-on activity than online classes. 2. Online classes can automatically research about the assignments given on the Internet.

III. This may be the number one reason for the massive growth in the online education industry over the past few years. A. When you take your courses online, you have the ability to [Express "have the ability to" as simply "can" or "could"] set your study schedule according to your own personal needs. 1. This flexibility makes online learning a perfect choice for people who are already working full or part time. 2. Parents who have small children or other family commitments, or people who travel on a consistent basis. B. Online education offers you the flexibility to work at a pace which is comfortable for you and your individual situation. 1. With the constant availability of online courses, the average time it takes to finish a degree program is 2-3 [Write out numbers under 10] years. 2. Compared with just over 4 years at a traditional institution.

Conclusion
An online education program can be a very rewarding experience for those individuals wanting to earn a degree in a non-traditional education environment. Studies have shown that students who are [Writing suggestion: rewrite the sentence to remove "who are"] mature, self-motivated and organized are extremely successful in their online learning pursuits. By allowing students to control where and when they study, online programs are best-suited [A compound including a comparative or superlative adjective is not hyphenated] to those individuals who possess strong time management skills and are independent learners. Online learning also offers prospective students who are [Writing suggestion: rewrite the sentence to remove "who are"] employed or have children and other family commitments the opportunity to earn a degree without sacrificing other important areas of their lives. Younger students, such as elementary or secondary school age, and students who are [Writing suggestion: rewrite the sentence to remove "who are"] dependent learners, may find it difficult to assume the responsibilities required by an online program. Ultimately, you make the final decision as to which education program is right for you. When you talk about the job market, some people are kind of concerned about how some companies will view a person who has an online degree after getting their education online as opposed to one who has a diploma from a traditional university or college. Well, [This is a thought-pause word in speech or folksy writing but is wordy and inappropriate in academic or business communication] the good news is, depending on how well the graduate did and what qualifications he or she can present, a lot of [Only commercial shipments and real estate are measured in lots. To use "a lot of" to mean "many," "much," or "a large amount" is a colloquialism (not universally clear). Use another term.] companies actually [Cliché: "actual" and "actually" are weak words whose meaning is nothing more than "in point of fact." They are often used as intensifiers but usually can be deleted with no change in meaning ] see these two as equal. People who have online degree diplomas from their education online are given the same amount of respect that those who graduated [Doctoral rule (but good advice for any academic writer): "Graduate" is a transitive verb, meaning schools graduate students; students do not "graduate," they "are/were graduated" or "are/were graduated from" (if naming the school)] from traditional colleges get from a lot of [Avoid using "lots" or "a lot of"] institutions these days. This makes education online a very attractive option for those who need to finish college while pursuing a career or keeping a job. This means that people who need to take care of other matters need not choose between getting higher education or working since they can now do both with the help of an education online.