OVERVIEW
Purpose:
The purpose of this
assignment is to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to
create a comprehensive Inquiry Based Outline, which is a detailed outline for a Term Paper the student may use to write a future research-based term paper. The Inquiry Based Outline is intended to provide students with a
pragmatic exercise in preparation of a detailed outline for a Term Paper that
answers a specific question in Psychology. Upon successful completion of
this assignment, students will be able to demonstrate their ability to create a
detailed Inquiry Based Outline for some future Term Paper.
Assignment:
Students must select a
topic from the list of twelve (12) psychology topic questions provided by your
instructor. The Inquiry Based Outline
(i.e., a detailed outline for a Term Paper) must have at a minimum three (3)
sub-sections that must be supported by one (1) Academic (Peer Reviewed) Journal Article for each of the three
(3) sub-sections. The supporting Academic Journal Article should provide a
source of information discussed in the sub-section.
Your Annotated Bibliographies will have:
1)
An Introductory Paragraph provides
the reader with an overview of what the paper will be about.
2)
Three (3) Sub-sections with at
least one (1) Academic (Peer Reviewed)
Reference for each sub-section.
3)
A very brief Conclusion that
summarizes why this information is important to understand.
4)
A Reference Page that lists all
academic sources used in alphabetical order by the surname of the lead
writer/researcher. Students must use the correct APA format prescribed by the
APA (7th Ed.) Manual.
It is essential that
your Inquiry Based Outline be well-organized
and facilitate a progressively building argument (i.e., discussion), which
provides the reader with a sense of continuity between your sections.
INSTRUCTIONS
on how to Construct your Inquiry Based Outline
1. Introductory
Paragraph…
The purpose of an Introductory Paragraph is to inform the reader what
the rest of the paper will discuss – section by section.
(BUT… never call this
‘Introduction’ – always the ‘Title of your paper)
· You
must begin by introducing the paper with a strong Thesis Statement that
captures the reader’s interest that encourages them to read more;
· Present
the overall question, which you intend to be answer within your paper;
· Explain
why answering this question and presenting this information is important for
the reader to know; and,
· Briefly
lists the topics of your three (3) sub-sections, which you will discuss within the
paper.
2. Create
detailed research paper outline that has three (3) Sub-sections
Following the Introduction, students will develop their three (3) point
outline, as follows:
For each of the
three sections:
a)
Students must introduce each
sub-section with an introductory paragraph discusses the topic of the subsection
(similar to the first introductory paragraph) that;
o
I recommend you format the thesis statement (i.e., theme) of the
sub-section in the form of a question that you intend to answer within the
paragraph; and,
b)
Briefly explain the topic of the
sub-section;
c)
Explain why this important information
to learn about;
d)
Introduce an ‘Appropriate Source’
(e.g., a journal article that addresses this issue);
e)
Place the full APA Reference (i.e.,
the same reference format used on Reference page);
o
At least one (1) Academic (Peer Reviewed) Journal Article for each
sub-section;
f)
Explain how this academic source helps
address the main research question;
g)
Identify the primary author and why this
author (s) is/are subject matter experts:
o
What their personal academic credentials, and
o
Have they previously published in other academic journals;
h)
If you cannot identify the author’s
credentials, then note what Academic (Peer Reviewed) Journal Article he has
published in; and,
i)
Endeavor to use a transition sentence
that connects one sub-section to the next.
3. Provide a
very brief Conclusion
A Conclusion is not the writer’s opinion and you don’t simply restate
what you already said.
· The
Conclusion in this assignment is usually only one or two sentences long, and
· A
Conclusion endeavors to draw some conclusions based on what was already discussed.
4. Provide a Title
page and a Reference page…
· List
all academic sources used in the correct APA format by alphabetical order by
surname as prescribed by the APA (7th Ed.) Publishing Manual.