Topic Selection
Refer to the Week 6 Written Assignment instructions under Week 6, on the navigation window on the left side of the screen. This will be your Final Paper for the course.
Determine your topic for this final assignment. In two to four paragraphs, address the following:
- State and describe the topic that you have selected.
- Explain why you have selected it, describing why you think the topic is important and why it is of interest to you.
- Summarize your current knowledge of and familiarity with the topic, identifying any professional or academic experience you may have relating to it.
You may revise this assignment, as needed, in future weeks and use it as an introduction for your final paper. Include a cover page formatted in APA Style, 6th ed. Refer to p. 41 of your APA Manual, 6th ed., for an example.
In Sole’s and Landrum’s (2015) Academic Research and Writing: A Guide for the Social Sciences, review Section 3.1: Generating Original Ideas, and read Section 3.3: Narrowing the Topic and Developing a Focus, to help with selecting your topic. Also, read Section 2.2: The Anatomy of an Empirical Research Paper, and Section 11.1: Introduction to APA Style, for assistance with APA formatting.
This assignment is worth 5 points of the total course grade.
This assignment aligns with the following weekly outcomes: 2.
This assignment aligns with the following course outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
