1. Estimates of the extent of identity theft are increasing.As the means by which to steal your personal information increases, the prevalence of identity theft has also increased making all individuals vulnerable. Your summary report on identity theft should provide an overview of identity theft with the goal of informing the public about identity theft so that the public can guard against becoming a victim of identity theft.

AUDIENCE:

Your summary report should:

• assume your audience is recent high school graduates and their parents

CONTENT/ORGANIZATION:

Your summary report should include:

• An Introduction:

Your summary report should include an introductory paragraph that details:

• what your paper will analyze or be about (your topic, purpose, and objective of your paper)
• why the topic is important to the reader - you should provide the reader with context of your topic
• what your paper will specifically examine and how your summary report will proceed.
• The introductory paragraph should clearly indicate the subtopics to be examined in the paper.
• A Body:

The body of your summary report should cover the subtopics you indicate you will discuss in the introduction. These subtopics or sections should be covered in the same order you indicate they will be discussed in your introduction.Be sure to include transitionary sentences between these subsections to ensure your paper "flows" well for the reader.Subsections/subtopics to be addressed in the body of this

summary report should:

• examine the opportunity costs and benefits for an average student entering college directly out of high school and attending college as a full-time, residential student.
• include information on the monetary and nonmonetary opportunity costs and the monetary and nonmonetary benefits of attending college.Data should be drawn from a variety of sources. Provide dollar estimates where possible of the expected opportunity costs and expected benefits.
• Indicate any assumptions you or the authors of sources you cite make in estimating the costs and benefits of college
• address the question of "is college worth it" by comparing the expected opportunity costs of attending college (the opportunity costs you identified) to the expected benefits of attending college (the benefits you identified). This is the economic analysis section of your paper. This is the economic analysis section of your paper. In this section, you should draw a conclusion with respect to whether a college degree is worth it or not. Your conclusion is based upon your analysis not upon your personal opinion or experience.
• In your summary report, you may discuss why it is that many students may not attend college even though the data may suggest it is worthwhile, or you may discuss why it is that many students attend college even if the data suggests it is not worthwhile. Examples of factors that might come into play with respect to why students do not attend college: ability - acceptance; access to financial capital in order to finance education; individual valuation of the costs and benefits
• A Conclusion

The conclusion of your paper should summarize for the reader the main points of your summary report. New ideas or new information should not be introduced in the conclusion.