Research Review Paper Requirements

Each paper counts as 2 credit hours.

Choose a paper from the list of articles below and summarize it.

Please note that you will not receive credit for a paper that does not meet the requirements outlined below.

Deadline — Papers must be submitted electronically in a .doc, .docx, or pdf format (no .pages files) via the “Assignments” tab in D2L before midnight

Content and formatting guidelines — All papers must include the sections described below, and meet the specified formatting guidelines.

Avoid plagiarism —Recycling of papers, cutting and pasting text, or verbatim use of words or phrases from the article or other student’s papers are unacceptable and considered forms of academic dishonesty. You must paraphrase and appropriately cite all content. These papers are part of a class assignment and held to the same standards of academic integrity.

Research Review Paper Guidelines

You must turn in a title page along with your research review paper. All text must be 12 point Times Roman Font, double-spaced, with one inch margins.

TITLE PAGE (1 page)

Your name

Insert Reference Information for the Article — Last name of Author, Initials. (Date of Publication). Title of Article. Title of Journal, Volume, Page Number

SUMMARY and COMMENTS (1,000-1,200 words).

Purpose of the Study (In your own words) — What were the authors studying and why?

What did they expect to find (i.e., what were the hypotheses)?

Methodology — Review the basic methods. How did they measure what they were studying? What population did they sample from?

Results and Discussion — What did the researchers find? Did the results support or fail to support the authors’ hypotheses? What is the meaning of the results?

Personal Reflection — What are your thoughts about the study and the questions asked? Does the study relate at all to your interests or life? What did you learn that was new to you? Is there anything missing? What questions does this study raise for you? Do you have any ideas about how to study this concept differently?

You may combine credits from both research participation and research reviews to satisfy the research exposure credit requirement.

List of Topics and Sub-Modules for Alternative to Research Participation

LoBue and DeLoache, 2008PDF document