When choosing a topic from the list, be sure it is something that can be covered THOROUGHLY in 4-5 pages. Be as specific as possible. Provide a one-two sentence description of your opiswuen you suomensor approval.
RESEARCH PAPER INSTRUCTIONS
Paper should be at least 4-5 pages of content (maximum of S- pages. not including the title page or bibliography pag double spacing, 1 margins all around, Arial font style (Size 11 font)
- Content appropriate to the chosen
- Depth of coverage ot the content
Minimum of 5 professional, refereed sources (within the last 5 years). You may NOT use the textbook, newspapers (e.g., USA
Today, Wall Street Journal), or popular magazines (lime, Sports Illustrated) or non-professional websites or dictionaries. With websites, use government (gov) or education (edu) sources. For peer-reviewed references, check appropriate databases onli within the UTC library such as PubMed, Medline, etc.). IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE FINDING APPROPRIATE SOURCES, CONTACT THE UTC REFERENCE LIBRARIANS FOR ASSISTANCE
5. Proper citation of EVERY statement within the paper. If in doubt, cite it
m used within the paper. You must use APA style. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THE PROPER FORMAT
CONTACT THE UTC WRITING CENTER AT http:/ /utc.edu/ Wcc® APA citation instructions can also be found at :
hitps:_owl.purdue.eduowlresearch and citation/apa
and tormatting_ and style guide/general format html s
- The paper will be submitted through “Unicheck” in Canvas ONLY. **IT MUST BE SUBMITTED IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT. Emailed papers will receive a zero. The “Unicheck” program checks for plagiarism and originality of content. This means that you need to cite EVERYTHING that is not your own original thought. Also, this means that if you are just copying and pasting information from a source
- Into vour paper without paraphrasing or summarizing in mwords, w show up in “Unicheck”. If an excessive amount of material is indicated in “Unicheck vou will be docked the appropriate amount of points off your paper grade.
- The rubric for grading the research paper is as follows
Choose a topic for your research paper from one of the following chapters in your textbook:
DeSpelder:
- Ch. 6 – “End of Life Issues and Decisions”
- Ch. 10 – “Death in the Lives of Children and Adolescents”
- Ch. 11 – “Death in the Lives of Adults”
- Quadagno:
- Ch. 2 – “Life Course Transitions”
- Ch. 6 – “Biological Perspectives on Aging”
- Ch. 7 – “Psychological Perspectives on Aging”
- Ch. 8 – Family Relationships and Social Support Systems”
- Ch. 10 – “Work and Retirement”
- Ch. 11 – “Health and Health Care”