My notes:
This is a psychology paper that you have to write about a specific topic from my course. They will tell you to choose a topic and write about it. I’ve already chosen a topic. My topic is on: “Stress, Coping, and Health,” more specifically, stress from school. This subject is spoken about in Chapter 12 of “PSYCHOLOGY FROM INQUIRY TO UNDERSTANDING 4th EDITION.” I’ve linked a PDF to the textbook. Also, I’ve already chosen three(3) articles from peer reviewed academic journals. Understand that this is supposed to be a “special interest paper” meaning that it should be a topic that I, as a person, am interested in, but since I’m not writing the paper, you get to choose why you find it “interesting”. Basically, the part about “why does this relate to you” can be completely made up. The actual instructions are below, they go into detail about how to write this paper.
Here are the articles from
Article 1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5791030/
Article 2: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075951/
Article 3: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8108494/
PLEASE CONTACT ME IF NECESSARY – mohammad.h.aljarousha@gmail.com
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Instructions for the Paper:
Each student will write and submit a 3.5-page paper (double spaced using APA Format) on a topic from the course that I hope you will select because it is of personal interest to you. The topic you choose must come from the course content (review the assigned text chapters for ideas). You may also draw your paper topic from lectures, but of course these correspond to the text chapters as well.
Select and read three (3) articles from peer reviewed academic journals on your topic and provide a very brief synopsis of each article as it relates to your interest. Your synopsis is not a summary of the entire journal article. Rather, only discuss those aspects of each article that you will draw from for your exploration of your topic. Contact a Leddy librarian if you do not know what a peer reviewed journal is, or how to find appropriate academic journals in psychology . Finally, describe how each article relates to your topic, and discuss the implications you see for real life. You will be graded on the basis of structure, intelligibility, quality of your arguments and insights, and the implications that you draw from your analysis of the articles you have selected.
Paper Structure and Grading Rubric
Your paper must conform to the following structure and page limits:
• Define your topic and why it is of ‘special interest’ to you (this is something like your ‘Thesis Statement’, but not. It’s about why the topic is of interest to you) (Half a page). — 2 Marks
• Describe the main points of each article that make it of relevance to your topic. Do not attempt to summarize the entire article. Only discuss those points made in the article which are of relevance to your interest in the topic – one paragraph per article. (Not to exceed one page in total). Be thoughtful, yet brief. — 2 Marks X 3 articles = 6 Marks
• Provide a two-page discussion of how the findings of these articles you have identified affect, reinforce, and/or change how you think, feel, and/or behave with respect to your chosen topic. — 8 Marks
• APA compliance (use the most recent edition of APA and see below for more instructions in this regard) — 2 Marks
• Clarity and coherence of writing (if we have to read something twice to understand it, it’s not clearly and coherently written) — 2 Marks
We have limited hours allocated to GA grading. Accordingly, variance from this structure will result in the loss of marks. Exceeding the page limit for this paper will result in the loss of marks. You will be penalized up to 5 marks for failing to conform to this paper structure and length, regardless of how well it might be written. Don’t vary from this structure and length. Even a paper that is perfectly written, meets all the requirements as outlined above, but varies from the format and length will lose 5 marks as a penalty for varying from these instructions.
Finally, GET Excited!
• Write your paper in first person. It is your critical assessment of the scientific literature on your topic.
• Back up your personal conclusions with reference to the findings of the articles you have selected.
• Use the most recent edition of APA format. For the purposes of this paper, you will need to include a cover page, a 3.5-page body written in accordance with the above structure, and a separate references page. You are not required to write an abstract of your paper or include a running head. The following websites are reliable resources that will provide you with a wealth of information on formatting your paper in APA style.
http://www.apastyle.org
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Your very dedicated Leddy Librarians AND the amazing people at the Writing Support Desk can provide you with more supports should you need assistance in researching or writing your paper. They are here to help, and it is not the job of your GA’s or Professor to assist with the writing of your paper. To contact the Writing Support Desk, use the email writingsupport@uwindsor.ca.
Papers should be submitted electronically through BLACKBOARD. Hard copies or emails directly to the Professor or GA/TAs will not be accepted. Papers must be submitted in MS Word format (.docx). No other document format is acceptable. When submitting your papers, use the following file name protocol to identify your file: 1160_paper_yourlastname.docx
Selecting Your Topic : Ensure that your paper topic clearly comes from the assigned portions of the text or from content covered during lectures. If your paper topic is drawn from a chapter not covered in this course (i.e., one of the chapters from the text covered in 1150 Psychology as a Behavioural Science), it will invalidate your paper regardless of how well written it might be and you will receive a grade of zero. Choose your topic from assigned text chapters or lecture content from this course only (Not 1150 Intro to Psych as a Behavioural Science). NO TOPIC APPROVALS ARE NECESSARY.
Page Limits : We have a limited number of GA hours available for grading. Our GA’s will read your paper to the 3.5 page maximum and stop at that point. You’ll be graded on the content of your paper to that point. Accordingly, do not exceed the page limit. Also, note the penalty of 5 marks outlined above for failing to follow the instructions for structure and length.
Late Submissions : Late assignments will be penalized 3 marks per day (out of 20) for the first 3 days. A paper submitted one minute after the time it is due will be docked 3 marks for being a day late. Assignments submitted later than 3 days following the official due date and time will receive a grade of zero.
Questions about the Paper : I will be very happy to answer any questions you have about your paper up until the final three days before it is due. I will not answer questions about your paper in the last 72 hours before it is due. This means you are very wise to start your papers well before the last 72 hours before the due date and time.
