5 or more pages for body of report with font size 12, double spaced. Report includes a Title page, Abstract page, and a Reference page, in addition to the body of the report being at least 5 pages in length. (I accept smaller reports; however, I am giving you guidelines for an “A” report.) So minimum number of pages for an “A” report is at least 8 pages (counting Title page, Abstract page, and a Reference page).
five or more references, at least 3 are peer-review journals less than three years old
The report is in APA style
10% or less plagiarism (quotes will not count toward plagiarism, but a professionally written report will not have too many). Your written report will be submitted to turnitin.com automatically once you submit to the assignment site. Instructor may also choose to submit to other sites to check for academic integrity concerns, including use of artificial intelligence in the writing of this report. Instructor may require student to “explain or defend” the report either in person or virtually.
Electronic copy submitted to Canvas by due date (see calendar below). There are 3 due dates on the calendar: submission of possible topics (10pts.), submission of outline (10 pts.), and submission of final written report (80 pts.).
Written Report is due April 19. Late submissions between April 20 thru April 26 will receive up to 10% deduction in grade. Reports submitted after April 26 need instructor approval.
Your report will be graded on writing quality (see Rubric below), which includes but is not limited to, use of grammar, sentence and paragraph construction, coverage of the topic, use of your references, development of thesis. This is a literature review of a topic you have selected; so, select your topic carefully! Keep your articles; do not turn them in.
