Course Assessment

Course Assessment

Grades will be determined by performance and completion on the following activities:

• Reflection Activity               10%  ------
• Presenting Views                  40%  ------
• Analytical Paper                   40%  ------       will constitute the 40% of the coursework
• Other Thinking activities     10%  ------                

• Final Exams                        60%   

Final Paper: Analytical Paper

This is a writing intensive course and students will be evaluated on their critical thinking skills as they apply their knowledge to know their own position on issues / topics for their analytical paper.

The paper should be not less than 10 pages (including title page and list of references). Use APA style formatting for: Title page, Headings, In-text Citations (Author, Year), and References.

Have a clear stance on a controversial topic in psychology that may not be formally discussed in class. Support your ideas using original research articles published in professional journals. Search online databases such as PsychArticles, Psychinfo, PubMed, EBSCOhost, Psychology Collection @Gale Cengage Learning, Google Scholar, etc. Students are required to have at least 10 reliable sources and most should come from scientific journal articles.

Present scientific evidence to support your view. Comment on the reliability and validity of the research methods used to support your view, and point out any alternative interpretations of the research results. Example: Is there an obvious bias in the research?

You will submit an electronic copy of the research paper along with a printed version. The electronic copy will be submitted to a plagiarism detection web site (TurnItIn.com). This is primarily to help you learn how to properly cite your sources and to ensure that you do not quote extensively from your sources.