Students will select a research topic related to Divorce, Remarriage, or Blended Families. Students will complete a 10-12 page research paper in current APA format related to the focus of the course and course material. The paper should be a minimum of 10 pages in length (not including Title Page and References page) and follow APA guidelines, with at least 10 supporting sources from peer reviewed research/journal articles.

Research Paper Topic – "The effects of divorce on children's behavior and their social skills."

Attached Files:

• Research Paper Submission Grading Rubric Template Revised 2018.docx (23.503 KB)

Research Paper Instructions

Students will select a research topic related to Divorce, Remarriage, or Blended Families. Students will complete a 10-12 page research paper in current APA format related to the focus of the course and course material. The paper should be a minimum of 10 pages in length (not including Title Page and References page) and follow APA guidelines, with at least 10 supporting sources from peer reviewed research/journal articles. If you have questions about a topic, email the course instructor by the end of the first week of class.

Other specifics:

• The paper is to be an original work of the author and written solely for this course. Although past papers can be used as reference, papers previously submitted cannot be used to fulfill this assignment.
• The paper must be written using APA format (6^th ed.) and include title, abstract, and reference pages.
• Must be submitted as a Word document (.doc or .docx).
• Any charts, pictures, etc. must be put in an appendix, and do not count toward the minimum number of pages

References

• A minimum of 10 scholarly references must be used.
• All references must be from the past SEVEN years.
• As a research paper, students must utilize and properly cite references within the text of the paper; without such references the paper is merely an opinion.
• A complete reference section, properly formatted according to APA standards, must be included at the end of your paper.

Assessment of the Assignment

Please refer to the grading rubric for this assignment.

Regarding Plagiarism –(this applies to all work submitted in this course)

Failure to cite all sources used in your papers, or plagiarism of any kind will result in a grade of zero. Plagiarism occurs when a student either includes the words of others in a paper without properly attributing the source, or 'cuts and pastes' from a source directly into a paper without including quotation marks with source attribution.

Please use APA formatting and in text cititation

Please No Plagiarism