Essay Instructions: The topic that I chose is anger...I would like some link to anger management.....The title that I had considered is taking control of your anger before it takes control of you.....my outline had a title page... anger defined in the intro...causes of anger...effects of anger...theories about/applied to anger...learning to manage anger...conclusion....considered sources apa format...the follow up project that I am considering doing is on a comparison of if males or females are angrier,,,which one copes better??...
Research Paper Guidelines/notes
The Research Paper has the following three purposes: 1) to increase your knowledge about a specific area, 2) to make you more proficient in forming and expressing knowledge, and 3) to raise your grade in the course. 1) Since this course covers a large amount of content, it is impossible to become expert in every area, but in the area of your greatest interest you can gain some sophistication. 2) A Christian professional often holds a minority opinion because of having a Christian worldview which guides decisions. You must express those opinions with clarity, accuracy, and technical correctness, in order to be heard and believed. You will often have an interest in being heard and believed since you are basing your beliefs on absolute truth; the best means of being heard is by being accurate and proficient. You will not have to continue writing research papers for all of your life, but this is the way of practicing your skills now in order to be proficient later in making presentations and proposals. The most effective witness is to offer help (professional, personal, spiritual) that is appealing in its truth, content, and method of presentation. 3) The tests are intended to be discriminative in determining your level of conceptual understanding (objective portions) and your ability to apply the concepts (essay portions). The research and writing will allow you to raise that grade as much as is needed with your effort. I will help at any stage of the thought, research, synthesis, and editing.
Choose a topic that has meaning to you—a special interest, a problem encountered by you or someone you know, or an issue that may be useful in your later work. The topic must involve human learning, but may be social learning, skill learning, spiritual learning, not just academic or cognitive areas of learning. Describe some problem involved in learning and some possible solutions. In choosing the topic, consider the population (age, gender, circumstances) with whom you may work. Apply at least one theory of learning, although you may certainly need to take into account other theories which will help to explain the current topic. The possible solutions that you find in research may come from one or more theories, or the theory(ies) may suggest a possible solution. The research may or may not mention a theory; you may have to combine your reading with your growing knowledge of the theories of learning in order to match theories with the suggested treatments or solutions. There is not one right answer to the difficult problems of human learning, but each of the theories may suggest a solution or a part of the solution. Your greatest asset is to have access to a variety of possible solutions to human problems of learning.
Find at least five research sources that deal with your topic of interest. Your final topic may develop somewhat as you read the research findings. Look for research sources primarily. Popular writing and web pages will have useful and interesting information also, but your minimum of five Research Paper sources must be scientifically reviewed sources such as those published in journals. It is a good idea to start with your textbook, and it may be used as an additional source. The Bible is the ultimate source of truth, but it will not be used as a way of avoiding other research sources. Use biblical reference(s), in addition to the minimum of five research sources. Add other interesting sources that you find.
You do not need to submit an outline with the final Paper, but it will be easier to write, and to read, if you start by writing an outline. Organize your information and sources by the outline. Write only one section of the outline at a sitting for the best clarity (you also will not dread it if you only plan to write one section—no cramming a whole paper into one night or it will definitely show!). Write the introduction and the conclusion of the paper last, after you know the content of the major sections. A good 5-page paper will probably have about 5 sections—Introduction, 3-4 main points, Conclusion. The final paragraph should point to your original Research Project—why it is needed (lack of information published), what it will accomplish (start to fill that void), and how it will be done. Formal hypotheses can be stated, or informal intentions can be stated.
Refer to the Instructions for the Paper and Project with the Research Paper and Project Score Sheet in the Learning Activities of Module 3. Cite the source for every idea stated in the paper (no quotations please), using this format: (Brown, Smith, & Young, 2000). Use a new citation only when the source changes; do not repeat a citation until the source is cited again after a change of source. Present the Evaluation form for the Research Paper and the Research Project with the Paper and Project.
Research Paper Evaluation/Score Sheet
Content outside of textbook, 5+ pages 20 points
Theory of Learning 10 points
APA format 10 points
Formal writing style 5 points
5+ research sources, including 2+ original research journal articles (<2websites) 5 points
5+ publication dates within the last 5 years 5 points
References complete, accurate 10 points
