PSYC503 Week 8 Discussion - Reflection

Reflection

In our first week, you were asked to share your thoughts on academic writing: your strengths, your concerns, and your self-determined areas of needed improvement. In our final week, you are being asked to reflect and share, once again. To that end, please respond to the questions below:

1. Reflect on where you were with your academic writing skills and knowledge before taking this course (e.g., as shared in the week 1 discussion) and where you are now.
• Have the challenges you noted during week 1 changed? If so, how so? If not, why not?
• How confident and comfortable are you now with your academic writing knowledge and skills?
• What additional strengths would you add that you have now as an academic writer?
• What areas do you still wish to improve and what are some tools or resources available that can help you do so?
2. Which tools/material have you found the most helpful in developing as an academic writer?
3. How do you anticipate using the information from the course throughout your graduate program?

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PSYC503 Week 7 Abstract and Introduction

Instructions

This week's assignment is a culmination of work completed in Week 4 and Week 6. More specifically, you will be creating an abstract and introduction for this research.

Introduction: What is it?

As with any type of writing, the introduction has a number of responsibilities. Initially and globally, it needs to capture the attention of your reader so that the reader feels invested in taking the time to read what you have compiled. More specifically, the introduction must sufficiently "set up" the paper. Further suggestions for the introduction are noted below:

• Provide background information so that your reader has enough "knowledge" to understand what will be discussed in the paper.
• Provide a general overview of what will be discussed in the paper.
• Provide information on how your paper will advance new knowledge, new insights, etc.
• Provide a clear and complete purpose statement or hypothesis. The determination between purpose statement and hypothesis is dependent upon the type of research you are doing. When actually conducting a research investigation, as you will likely do later in your program, you would include your hypothesis/hypotheses. For the purpose of this assignment, either will be acceptable (i.e., as long as it has been appropriately introduced).

Abstract: What is it?

Unlike the introduction that provides a preview of what will be discussed, the abstract summarizes the key points that are discussed within the paper narrative. As such, the abstract is typically the last thing you would construct. It is necessary to include summative information on the key points regarding purpose, methods, scope, results, conclusions, and recommendations.

Requirements

Drawing upon the research you completed in Week 4 and Week 6, you are to write an introduction and an abstract. There is no need to obtain new research.

When crafting the introduction, take the position that you would be writing the actual research paper. In this way, the introduction will adequately prepare the reader for what would be discussed if you were also completing the entire research paper.

The abstract and introduction should be submitted as a Word document and include the following: (a) title page, (b) abstract (1-page, 150-250 words), (c) introduction (2-3 pages), and (c) reference list. 

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PSYC503 Week 6 Assignment - Literature Review

Week 6: Literature Review

Instructions

This week's Literature Review draws upon Week 4's Annotated Bibliography assignment. It will also feed into the Week 7 Abstract/Introduction assignment.

What is it?

A literature review provides an overview of the relevant findings, constructs, theories, etc. associated with any given topic. A solid literature review will identify patterns, themes, conflicts, gaps, etc. in the available scholarship by analyzing and synthesizing the research.

Requirements

For this specific assignment, you are to synthesize the research you found for the Week 4 Annotated Bibliography assignment. Do not simply copy the annotations you did for the Week 4 assignment; that is not a literature review. Rather, you are to review and synthesize the research you have found into a cohesive discussion on your selected topic.

The literature review should be submitted as a Word document and include the following:

(a) title page, (b) literature review, and (c) reference list.

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