Human Sexual Behavior
PSYN/SOCL 237 Human Sexual Behavior
Research Paper
Research Paper:
Select one subject/issue from the course subject matter and do additional research. The professor must approve your topic at least 3 – 4 weeks in advance of the due date. Refer to syllabus for exact due date.
• While doing your research, you need to include a minimum of five (5) entries/sources about your topic in your paper in addition to your textbook. Sources need to consist of peer-reviewed journals, websites, or books. Wikipedia, dictionaries, encyclopedias, the Bible or other text books, Blogs, Huffington Post, etc. are not recognized sources for this paper.
Topics that will not be approved include contraceptives, abortion, and STDs, conception.
• Use the APA format to write your paper and cite your sources. See separate guidelines for the required format.
After identifying your sources, please read, then categorize, and become familiar with the data you have researched. You will then be prepared to write your library research assignment. Present, intellectually argue, and then support a particularly insightful perspective related to your research topic. Your paper should contain an insight that will contribute to the advancement of the field of human sexual behavior.
• Your paper should be clear in thought.
• It should demonstrate that you have gained substantial knowledge of your topic.
• Your paper should be concisely written, double spaced, five to seven (5-7) pages in length, excluding title page and reference page and abstract.
All papers will be graded based on researched thought and analytical criticism; as well as, on the student’s demonstration of his/her ability to use library references as an integrative tool in the support of his/her research assignment.
All papers will be checked against their references/sources. Plagiarized papers will not be accepted. Papers submitted without references/sources will not be accepted.
All papers must be submitted to Safe Assign, a plagiarism prevention service.
The research paper is due to Safe Assign as well as emailed to me by midnight on the due date stated in the syllabus. No papers will be accepted after this date. No Exceptions!
After identifying your sources, please read, then categorize, and become familiar with the data you have researched. You will then be prepared to write your library research assignment. Present, intellectually argue, and then support a particularly insightful perspective related to your research topic. Your paper should contain an insight that will contribute to the advancement of the field of adult development.
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