POSITION PAPER-discussion of one side of an issue.-it has issues, argumentative thesis, claims, and evidence.TOPICIs broad and can be explored from different perspectives, the issue compels readers to take a stand.ISSUEDeveloped into an argumentative thesis that states the stand of the author on the issue.CLAIMS-these are statements that support the author’s standEVIDENCEThese are proofs to strengthen the author's claimsDATA COLLECTION DATA-knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction.Latin datum (given)TYPES OF DATA (acquisition) PRIMARY DATA-acquired-first hand data gathered by the person who need it.SECONDARY DATA-data taken from observation of other/responses to queries from studies done earlier.(nature of data) QUALITATIVE DATAData describing lived experiences of people QUANTITATIVE DATA-data summarizing multiple feelings, attitudes, and opinion of a selected number of people representing an entire population.COMMON DATA COLLECTION METHODS SURVEY-a quantitative method for collecting information from a pool of respondents by asking multiple question.- french surveyor ( to see)(time frame) CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEYDone one time only LONGITUDINAL SURVEYDONE IN MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OVER TIME.(question type) SURVEY-QUESTIONNAIREThe type of surveyGathering data through a pre-made set of a questionsDone through