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Microsoft Word - Writing Assignment 1 Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein Writing Assignment: Each student is required to write a 5-page paper discussing 2 Chapters of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein. Several copies of the book are available on hold in the library. Students may choose to write about: • The Introduction and Chapter 1 • The Introduction and Chapter 2 • The Introduction and Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 (For those of you who like to skip to the end of a book.) The write-up should be 5 pages, typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, 1 inch margins, Times New Roman font. It is due on Thursday March 16th at 5pm. To hand in, put an MS Word or PDF formatted paper in the dropbox folder in D2L. (10% of your grade) There are 5 categories that are graded, each worth 20% of the grade. See the Paper Grading Rubric for more details on how the grade is calculated. Be specific and reasoned in your discussion to receive full credit. The Introduction introduces some terminology and lays out the basic ideas of the concept of a nudge and how nudges can or should be used to affect people’s choices. Each of the first 3 chapters’ focuses on a different behavioral trait in which nudges may be implemented to change an individual’s choices. Chapter 4 and 5 conclude the first section arguing for when and how to implement nudges. Your paper is only 5 pages so focus your essay on the stories, topics, or examples that are most interesting to you. Discuss the authors’ definition and examples of nudges. Describe and analyze the authors’ stories of our behavioral traits. Examine their arguments regarding these traits and the benefits of a nudge in the various situations discussed. Use examples or stories from the chapter, your own experience, and/or other sources in your discussion. The essay must be in your own words. Questions to Think About for Your Essay Are the examples that the authors discuss realistic? Are nudges a realistic way to change human behavior? Do people need or want to be nudged in their choices? 2 Do you agree or disagree with the authors’ arguments about the benefits of nudges? Are there times when the theory regarding nudges holds and times when it doesn’t? Are nudges relevant for society today? In your life today? Is a nudge the only or best way to alter our choices? Final Draft – formatting Each essay must include 1. An introduction – Introduces your essay and the topics that you are planning to focus on 2. Body - Summary and Discussion, Descriptions, Arguments supported with facts, quotes, anecdotes (in your own words) 3. Conclusion - Drives home your main points Citations and References Be clear on which ideas are yours and which ideas you have developed from another source • If you don’t it is plagiarism and you will receive a Level 1 or Level 2 University Academic Integrity Sanction. (https://academicintegrity.okstate.edu/) o All text that is closely paraphrased from the book also must include an in text citation. • If you include other sources besides the Nudge book, you need to list them in a references/bibliography section at the end of the essay and include a citation within the text. o The citations and references/bibliography can be in any standard format, i.e. APA, Chicago, etc. and do not count toward the 5-page limit. • All direct quotes must be in quotes and include an in text citation, i.e. (Author, page number) or footnoted citations, after the quote. o Direct quotations should not exceed 10% of the paper - it needs to be in your own words. If there are excess quotations, the student will receive a failing grade. • Wikipedia is not a valid source. Graphs and Figures Graphs and Figures can be added to illustrate your arguments. They do not count toward the 5-page limit. https://academicintegrity.okstate.edu/ 3 Writing Centers Writing Outpost 102 Q, R, S Edmon Low/405-744-6671 http://osuwritingcenter.okstate.edu • 30-minute walk-in consultations for writing projects are offered on a first come-first served basis on Monday-Thursday evenings 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Writing Center 440 Student Union/405-744-6671 http://osuwritingcenter.okstate.edu • The Writing Center helps writers throughout the composing process; plan to visit early and often throughout the semester, not just the day before an assignment is due. Tutors work with students to improve brainstorming, organizational, and composing techniques. Writing Center West 103 Ag Hall/405-744-6671 http://osuwritingcenter.okstate.edu • 30-minute walk-in consultations for writing projects are available Monday-Friday from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Grading Rubric - writing assignment Grading Rubric % of Grade Metric Maximum Points (20) Partial Points (14) Minimum Points (0) 1 20 Formatting/Length 4 ½ to 5 ½ pages in length Times new roman font, 12 point, double spaced, 1 inch margins approximately 4 to 4 ½ pages or 5 ½ to 6 pages or long heading with formatting generally correct less than 4 pages in length or more than 6 pages in length or non-standard font and/or margins, and/or not double spaced 2 20 Student’s perspective/position Student’s perspective and/or position is clearly stated Student’s perspective and/or position is stated, but not clearly Student’s perspective and/or position is not provided 3 20 Supporting data, evidence, anecdotes Evidence, examples, anecdotes, and/or data are clearly presented, carefully examined, and sources are properly cited Evidence, examples, anecdotes, and/or data are presented, but not clearly, not carefully examined Supporting evidence, examples, anecdotes, and/or data is not provided 4 20 Organization Paragraphs are clearly organized and there are appropriate transitions between topics. Paragraphs are not clearly focused, and/or organization is weak. Paragraphs rambling, unfocused, no clear overall organization OR paper is overly cluttered with citations. 5 20 Style and/or mechanics Correct mechanics, clear writing, appropriate vocabulary, variable sentence structure Some improper mechanics, but still understandable Frequent, improper mechanics, difficult to understand OR paper is overly cluttered with citations. Directions for Applying the Grading Rubric 1. The rows in the table represent the 5 categories which make up the final paper grade. 2. Each category is worth 20% of the overall grade. 3. The table contains an explanation for each of the five categories for each of the 3 grades (pass, marginal pass (MP), fail (NC). 4. For each category a pass is worth 20 points, a marginal pass is worth 14 points and a fail is worth 0 points. The final grade is calculated by adding up the total points earned in each category. FEEDBACK in dropbox 5. In the comments section of the dropbox folder, there is a number followed by one of the following codes: MP (marginal pass), NC (fail). 6. If you received full credit in that category, then there will be no feedback in the dropbox folder. a. For example, if you received full credit on categories 3, 4, and 5 and a MP on categories 1 and 2 – your feedback will be: 1 MP 2 MP. b. You score will be 14 + 14 + 20 + 20 + 20 = 88. Rapid #: -12923943 CROSS REF ID: 1173101 LENDER: NED :: Snell Library BORROWER: OKS :: Main Library TYPE: Book Chapter BOOK TITLE: Nudge : improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness / Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein USER BOOK TITLE: Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness CHAPTER TITLE: Biases and Blunders BOOK AUTHOR: EDITION: VOLUME: PUBLISHER: Penguin Books YEAR: 2009 PAGES: 17-39 ISBN: 9780300122237 LCCN: OCLC #: Processed by RapidX: 2/26/2018 7:38:09 AM This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code) Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13