Write a paper of no more than one and a half pages about your perceptions of vaccines. Break your writing into paragraphs. You must only discuss one vaccine. For example, you may choose to focus only on the COVID-19 vaccine. The point is to focus only on one vaccine, then develop your argument about what informs your perceptions about it, and whether your perceptions are likely to change, why/why not. Make sure that you explain the concept of perceptions. Your paper must also include references to two academic studies that have been published about perceptions regarding vaccines (find papers/academic studies that discuss how people perceive vaccines). Do not use Google though you may use Google Scholar. Do not just use the first results that come up. Do not use information you find from websites that are non-academic. Teach yourself about the different sources of information you use. Which information sources are credible and which are not? In general, be suspicious of blogs and other .com site. Try to use information from sources that include the words journal/journal of/studies etc.
To restate, you must refer to peer reviewed academic papers – not newspapers, not blogs, not political party websites, not online newspapers, not fake news sites, not Wikipedia, not television stories, ONLY PEER-REVIEWED ACADEMIC ARTICLES FOUND IN ACADEMIC JOURNALS. Even if you found a newspaper article through a library search that article is still a newspaper piece therefore, do not use it. Only use what you find in an academic journal. The New York Times, Huffington Post, Washington Post, Fox, CNN and others are all sources you should avoid even if the article/story mentions a professor. There is a lot of research that has been done and published about vaccines. You need to be creative in how you search and in how you use your search terms. When citing sources, please integrate them properly into your discussion. In the folder I have included a resource about research integration in writing. Please read it. Do not just copy and paste a quote from a source. Introduce the quote, use proper punctuation, and explain the quote. Follow the guidelines provided.
Our Librarians are very helpful. However, you can also access the library by clicking on the library icon, which will take you to the library page. When on the library page, click on ‘find articles’ and then select ‘academic search complete’. You will then be prompted to input your login details. You can also check Google Scholar, not Google.
Your paper must be double spaced and left justified. The two studies you cite in your paper must appear under the heading ‘works cited’ at the end of your paper.
