The requirements for your course paper are as follows: • Written in the format of the most current (6th) edition of the APA manual. • This type of research paper is similar to a literature review in that you will be discussing what information is currently known about your topic. • Include a discussion of psychological theory AND key research findings relevant to your chosen topic (below). Your incorporation of theory and research should come from the information you find through your reading of scholarly sources and journal articles (from your course paper resources assignment due in UNIT 3). • Include specific examples that support theory and research. • Please note that this is NOT an opinion essay. • The body of the paper must be five full pages in length, not including APA style title page and References page. • Each paper must be a Word document, double spaced with size 12 Times New Roman font and 1 inch margins on all sides. • Please use complete sentences, appropriate grammar, spelling, and a minimum of 4 SCHOLARLY references (you may use your textbook as one reference). Please be sure to avoid using Internet sources such as Wikipedia or other web-based resources that do not have strong academic backing. • You will also be required to use in-text references in your work in accordance with APA style to avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism detection software will be used to scan each paper. Please use sources and information from the files attached.
Paper Outline Assignment
Prior to writing your course paper in paragraph form, you will create an outline for your paper. The outline should be organized similarly to the sample outline provided.
Your outline should have an Introduction section, Body section, and Conclusion section. The Body section should be organized according to themes you will discuss in your paper. The scholarly sources you are using must be included in the sections in which you plan to discuss their content.
For additional outline samples, refer to the following site:
• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20081113013048_544.pdf
Students: Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.
