Instructions on this assignment is attached below.
ENG 190 Module One Assignment Exemplar
Please review the Module One Guide for further guidance.
1. Select a category in the Project Resources Document.
A. I selected Higher Education.
2. Select one of the articles.
A. MLA citation:
Heredia Rodriguez, Carmen. “Adjunct Professors: Jobs Are Low on Pay and Health
Benefits With High COVID Risk.” Kaiser Health News, 23 July 2020,
benefits-with-high-covid-risk/. Accessed 5 Jan. 2023.
3. Identify a debatable topic related to your chosen source.
A. The issue I have identified is the need to provide healthcare for adjunct professors.
B. One perspective is that healthcare is a right and that a healthy faculty leads to a healthy
school and learning environment. Another perspective is that healthcare is too costly for
the school and providing healthcare for adjunct professors would raise tuition. People
who would be interested are adjunct professors, school administrators, and even
students.
4. Write a research question about your topic.
A. Question: How should California community colleges address the issue of uninsured
adjunct professors?
B. Clarify: My research question is about healthcare for adjunct professors within a specific
state.
C. Solve a problem: My research question asks community colleges to solve the problem of
their uninsured or underinsured workforce.
D. Complex discussion: There might be different stances on who is responsible for adjunct
professor healthcare. Some people might think it is the responsibility of the individual.
Some might argue that professors should just “get a better job.” Others might argue
that healthcare should be provided by the federal government rather than employers.
Community colleges might argue that they already are underfunded and cannot afford
to provide healthcare without collapsing.
5. State the purpose of your research.
A. I want to learn more about possible solutions for adjunct professors not having
healthcare access.
B. Research will help me to better understand the current state of the issue and what
various groups have tried to accomplish so far in the community college structure.
- ENG 190 Module One Assignment Exemplar
