complete your own research
project (primarily based on secondary data analysis, and the application of theory). Your essay needs to include the following: a cover page, a brief abstract (half page max), an introduction (with your revised thesis statement from WA2 included), secondary data analysis of at least three credible (published) journal articles that you have found( including your revised version of WA2), a brief application of theory (revised WA2), a brief hypothetical exploration of the methodology you would use for collecting primary data on your research topic (revised WA2), an exploration of your findings, discussion, and your conclusions. Be sure to use the sub headers listed below under the research process. All sources for this assignment must have a publication year, at least three must be from scholarly journals with author’s names, titles, publishers, vol. and issue numbers. You will lose points if you list URL/website address for in-text citations, or use dictionary.com or Wikipedia to define terms (Use your textbook).
THE TEXTBOOK IS ANY CRIMINOLGY SYG2323
Your complete term paper must be no less than four pages long with an eight page max.
The Research Process Explored (use the following format as subtitles):
Abstract
Introduction
Methodology: Analyze secondary data
Theory
Methodology (primary data collection not conducted but explored)
Findings
Discussion & Conclusions
References
MY ESSAY INCLUDES MOST OF THESE BUT SOME NEED TO BE ADDED AND ADDED TO.
Show your ability to apply terminology from the assigned readings and class discussions into your essay. It is very important to note that this class is a discipline specific writing class and we will be using APA style citations.
You must demonstrate the ability to use the APA style tools you have learned in-class in all your writIngassignments this semester.
This essay must be written in proper left align paragraph format including all the above listed steps to aresearch project. Be sure to write everything in detail so that any novice would understand the topic you are
exploring in your essay. And do not (don’t) use abbreviations.
The cover page should include your term paper title, your name, class meeting time and date centered in the middle of the page. The writing assignment should be in proper left align paragraph format. Use the provided sub headers. The body of the text should be double spaced using a 10 or 12 font size with 1” borders. The final project should be at least four pages long (not including cover and reference pages). Students must use proper APA in-text citation and a reference page for source documentation to give credit to another author’s work (and include a reference page with the final project)
