Final paper

Important

For seniors: Due May 7th at 5:00 pm on Canvas

For non-seniors: Due May 8th at 5:00 pm on Canvas

Purpose

Learn how to engage in a conversation with the scholarly literature in a topic. In the process, you will learn to identify key ideas and evidence in the literature and find where you can contribute new ideas or test existing assumptions (skills that extend beyond school!).

Task

Write a research design paper of at least 8 double-spaced pages (12-point font, 1-inch margins) that includes the following sections:

Introduction
Literature Review
Theory
Research Design
Conclusion

Criteria for success

A successful research design paper:

Presents a clear and well-motivated research question
Identifies the relevant literature and where the paper fits within that body of work
Presents two testable and falsifiable hypotheses with appropriate justification/explanation
Discusses implications of the work

Additionally, pay attention to the following:

Include a properly formatted reference page using APSA style.
Proofread your paper so that there are no grammatical or punctuation mistakes. This includes capitalization and placement of quotation marks after punctuation. In case of doubt, use Google and the resources in the “Writing” section of this website. I encourage you to use Grammarly as well.