Research Project Paper Revision Prompt:
Prompt for the paper:
Research Project Paper – Interview with Working Professional
Select a concept from course readings that you find particularly valuable/ relevant to your career interests (Career Interest: Entertainment Business & Social Media).
Research at least 10 academic articles/books about this topic, at least 5 articles/books must be from academic communication sources. Additional research from non-communication journals or high quality professional publications is allowed. Most of the articles should be published within the past ten years.
See the document file that shows a list of Approved Academic Communication Journals below.
Create a list of interview questions about this topic based upon what is written in the academic literature.
Interview a working professional in your intended career area about this topic. How does that person’s views compare/contrast with the academic literature?
Write a 10 – 12 page paper analyzing the interviewee’s comments in light of the academic research. Page length excludes the cover page and references.
See the rubric below for details.
A Little Advice
It is very important that you do the research FIRST and create the interview questions from the findings of academic research. Do NOT conduct an interview and go back to find literature to support what you found out. I am happy to review interview questions.
How long of an interview? Ask for 30–45 minutes. Be prepared for the interview to go for an hour. Many of the interviewees have never been asked their opinions on these topics and feel honored, so they don’t rush the interview process.
How many questions? Rule of thumb is to have 10 and expect to ask about 5-7 of them.
Use the most recent APA style for the citation format.
Many students use the APA paper format (introduction, literature review, methods, results and discussion), or a slight modification, to organize the paper. However, another way to structure the paper is to create an “informative essay” (for lack of a better term): introduction, theme 1, theme 2, theme 3, etc., conclusion/summary. In this latter format, the literature and interviewee’s comments are combined in the same sections. Either format is fine with me.
Feedback for the first draft from the grader:
“Your paper needs to have 10 references, NOT FROM COURSE MATERIAL, and at least 5 references must be from academic communication journals. Your paper does not meet these requirements so it must be revised.”
“You have the opportunity to revise and resubmit your midterm paper. The paper requires 10 references (excluding articles assigned for class). At lease five of the references must be from academic communication journal. If a reference is listed in the bibliography, the article must be used in a substantive manner in the body of the paper. Follow APA style manual when creating in-text citations and the bibliography.”
Revision Instruction:
**********(Revise the paper based on the feedback from the grader to meet the references requirement as mention above on the feedback. (No class material and must be FROM ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION JOURNALS)*************
Beside citation/reference issue, please rewrite some sections of the essay with the according citation and references required, along with revision/adjustment/improvement on the existing paper.
Also for the interview section where the questions are lay out. Both the questions and the answers are made up, please modify them with more specifics accordingly.
I chose an 8-page service for modification and editing. However the entire paper needs a total of 12 pages. Please use 5-6 pages for rewriting on proper reference/citation, and 2-3 pages on rewriting other sections of the paper.
This paper is very crucial, and the draft given wasn’t accepted. It is very important, please help me adjust the paper aiming for a good grade. Thank you.
Paper is due: November 1 – 8:00AM
List of Approved Academic Communication Journals:
International Communication Association oversees publication of the following academic journals:
Communication, Culture, & Critique Communication Theory
Journal of Communication
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication Human Communication Research
Annals of the International Communication Association
National Communication Association oversees publication of the following academic journals:
Journal of Applied Communication Research
Journal of International and Intercultural Communication Communication Education
Communication Monographs Communication Teacher
Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies Critical Studies in Media Communication First Amendment Studies
Quarterly Journal of Speech Text and Performance Quarterly The Review of Communication
Regional Associations oversees publication of the following academic journals:
Western Journal of Communication Reports
Southern Communication Journal Communication Studies
Journal of Communication Pedagogy Communication Research Reports Communication Quarterly
Qualitative Research Reports in Communication
Other communication-related disciplinary journals: Management Communication Quarterly Argumentation & Advocacy Communication Research
Communication and Research Practice (Australian and New Zealand Communication Association) Discourse & Society
Communication Research Trends
Corporate Communications: An International Journal American Communication Journal
Business Communication Quarterly
Journal of Intercultural Communication Research Health Communication
Howard Journal of Communications
Interactions: Studies in Communication and Culture International Journal of Communication International Journal of Strategic Communication Journal of Business and Technical Communication
International Journal of Business Communication (formerly Journal of Business Communication)
Journal of Communication Inquiry
Journal of Communication Management
Journal of Communication Research
Journal of Family Communication
Journal of Listening
Language and Communication
Environmental Communication
Journal of Advertising
Public Relations Review
