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You will submit a sentence outline of your final project paper. Your outline must include your thesis statement, a description of the problem, alternative solutions (if you are exploring solutions), and the solution you are advocating (if you are suggesting a solution). Be sure that the elements of the outline are complete sentences. Please note that, if you have one subheading in a category, you should have a second subheading.As you build your outline, pay close attention to the description of your final project paper assignment. That description is attached here as well. You can also use the questions below (for student responses) to guide you as you build your outline. When you respond to other students, use these questions to guide your review of their outlines:Is there a thesis statement that is a single, complete sentence (not a question)?Does the outline present a description of the problem being explored?Does the outline present alternative solutions that might take care of the problem?Is one solution selected as the preferred alternative in the outline?Is movement from one section of the outline to the next smooth?Does the outline include details as evidence for each assertion?Are all elements of the outline complete sentences, with subject, predicate, and appropriate use of capitalization and terminal punctuation (period, question mark, or exclamation mark)?Is the outline free of distracting mechanical, grammatical, and formatting issues?Instructions on how to post in this threaded discussion:This discussion is a bit different from what you might be used to. You will be posting in a group made up of folks who may be in a similar field. How do you know where to post? You decide which thread you should post in based on the program (major) you have chosen (see thread descriptions

below). Make your initial post in that thread. If you have not decided what program you will be in, just choose the thread that interests you most. Click the link here to see the description of the university’s programs and the schools those programs are in: Schools and Programs at APUSThread 1 – Schools of Arts & Humanities, Education, & Health Sciences. Please see the attached list which shows APUS programs (majors) and the schools they are located in. The general studies program is included here. Make your initial post as a response to my post here. Do not start your own thread. Thanks.Thread 2 – School of Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math. Please see the attached list which shows APUS programs (majors) and the schools they are located in. Make your initial post as a response to my post here. Do not start your own thread. Thanks.Thread 3 – Schools of Security & Global Studies & Business. Please see the attached list which shows APUS programs (majors) and the schools they are located in. Make your initial post as a response to my post here. Do not start your own thread. Thanks.Make your initial post mid-week to give folks a chance to respond to you. Make sure all your posts add to and expand the discussion. The highest grades go to those students who really contribute to an energized, stimulating conversation. Be sure to respond to initial posts in the thread that you are in. Feel free to visit other threads as well.When you respond to others, do not simply compliment them on a job well done. Ask questions and/or provide thoughtful insight and continue the discussion they have started. Look for connections among the students posting in your thread. What commonalities do the students share? What differences do you see? If someone asks you a question, be sure to respond.