Research Topic List COM/600 Version 3 University of Phoenix Material Research Topic List Choose one of the following topics to complete your Psychology Research Paper, due in Week 4. Topic 1: The use of psychological principles in the workplace Include the following: • Which psychological principles are often used? • How are these psychological principles used? • Which psychological principles used are the most effective? Topic 2: The benefits of understanding developmental psychology Include the following: • What is developmental psychology? • How is developmental psychology applicable in life? • Why can understanding developmental psychology be beneficial? Topic 3: Considerations when conducting psychological research Include the following: • What are the main, important considerations when conducting psychological research? • Why are these considerations important? • What could potentially happen if these considerations were ignored? Topic 4: The different methods of intelligence testing Include the following: • What are three methods of intelligence testing? • How are these methods used? • How do these methods differ? Topic 5: Methods for modifying behavior in children Include the following: • What are three methods for modifying behavior in children? • How are these methods used? • Which method is most effective? Copyright © 2017, 2014 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. 1 1 Creating an Outline An outline helps you arrange the order of ideas in a paper. Many students eliminate outlining in the writing process as an unnecessary step. However, writing an essay without an outline can create disjointed results. An outline provides a roadmap so that the essay can move smoothly from point A to point B to point C. Without an outline, the essay could easily become disorganized, e.g., A, B, A, C, B. This can confuse readers because the points of the essay are not arranged in correct sequence. Use the following suggestions to create an effective outline. Creating Correct Formatting The following information will help you format an outline correctly:  Include at least two elements under each of the sections in the outline. If you have only one element, however, you can add additional information to create at least two points.  Create parallel wording at the beginning of each section of the outline. If the first word begins with a noun, the first words in all other elements in that section must also begin with nouns. If the first word is a verb, the other elements must begin with verbs, etc.  Include a period, and space or tab after each letter or number. Be consistent on using spaces or tabs throughout. (See the sample outline below.)  Use double spacing in the outline for ease in reading or use single spacing throughout and double space between each of the major elements (I, II, II).  Capitalize the first word after each number or letter in the outline. Also capitalize proper nouns, but do not capitalize the other words. Using the Thesis Generator to Produce an Outline You can construct an outline by using the Thesis Generator located in the Center for Writing Excellence. The Generator automatically creates an outline based on the information you provided to write the thesis sentence (the Thesis Generator works best with persuasive writing). After the Generator creates your thesis, use the following steps to create an outline: 1. Click on the button marked Generate an Outline in the lower right corner, and a draft outline will appear. 2. Retype the outline from the Generator into a Word document or use the print option on the bottom right corner to print the outline (the outline will not copy and paste easily into a Word document) before clicking the next button because the Generator does not save the outline. Center for Writing Excellence © 2009-2010 Apollo Group, Inc. All rights reserved 2 3. Refine the outline by filling in other appropriate details to make it more precise. Remember that the more specific you make the outline, the easier it will be to write the paper. Writing the Outline without the Thesis Generator Use your brainstorming notes and the following steps to create an outline for your essay without using the Thesis Generator. Please read steps 1 through 4 before beginning your outline. 1. Type each of the major elements of the thesis sentence into a document using Roman numerals (I, II, III, etc.). Appropriate information can then be placed in the outline as listed below. 2. Insert capital letters under each major element and write the main ideas of the essay: I. A., then I. B., etc. 3. Add numbers under each letter to insert additional details: A. 1., A. 2., etc. 4. Include any supplementary material in lower case letters under each number: a., b., etc. See the sample outline under II. F. Social Change 1. Paulo Freire and 2. John Dewey to see an example of formatting. 5. Write the paper based on your outline. 6. Review the outline after writing the paper to be sure that the paper is organized correctly. This step is part of the rewriting process. Center for Writing Excellence © 2009-2010 Apollo Group, Inc. All rights reserved 3 Sample Outline Use the following as a model to create your outline. If directions from your instructor differ from the explanations or example here, follow the guidelines of your instructor. Philosophy of Adult Education I. Introduction II. Primary purpose for education A. Acquisition of knowledge B. Skills development 1. Job training 2. Technological advancement C. Intrinsic motivation D. Development of social relationships E. Career advancement F. Social change 1. Paulo Freire a. Liberating force of education b. Community change and support 2. John Dewey a. Students as “agents of change” b. Integrated learning III. Adult learning style A. Self motivation 1. Internal rewards 2. Self-direction in learning B. Previous experiences Center for Writing Excellence © 2009-2010 Apollo Group, Inc. All rights reserved 4 C. Learning activities 1. Meaningful 2. Collaboration IV. Conclusion This sample outline represents the most common outline format. Additional outline format information can be found in The Gregg Reference Manual (this is an optional resource for students). Faculty standards for outlines submitted for a grade may vary. The faculty member’s own standards will prevail in the event that the standards differ from this sample. February 2011 Heather, Center for Writing Excellence © 2009-2010 Apollo Group, Inc. All rights reserved 1 Title of Paper Student Name Course/Number Due Date Faculty Name Detailed expectations for a Masters Level Course (remove this line) 2 Title of Paper Triple click your mouse anywhere in this paragraph to replace this text with your introduction. Often the most important paragraph in the entire essay, the introduction grabs the reader's attention—sometimes a difficult task for academic writing. When writing an introduction, some approaches are best avoided. Avoid starting sentences with “The purpose of this essay is . . .” or “In this essay I will . . .” or any similar flat announcement of your intention or topic. Read more: Center for Writing Excellence>Tutorials and Guides>Essay Development>Guidelines for Writing Academic Essays. Level One Heading Replace the level one heading with the words for your heading. The heading must be in bold font. Headings are a necessary part of helping your audience track the sub-topics discussed in the body of the essay or report. Be sure to indent the first line of each paragraph between five and seven spaces by pressing the Tab key one time on the keyboard. In addition, remember to double space the entire paper using the double space functionality in Word. This template is already formatted for double spacing. Read more: Center for Writing Excellence>Tutorials and Guides>Software Tutorials and Guides>Formatting Tutorial for APA. In addition, keep in mind an academic essay should contain at least five paragraphs, which includes the introduction (introductory paragraph), the body (which is generally at least three paragraphs), and the conclusion (generally one paragraph). Most well-developed paragraphs contain at least three – five sentences, one of which is the topic sentence. Limit each body paragraph to one sub-topic. 3 Level Two Heading Replace the level two heading with the words for your heading. The heading must be in bold font. Level three heading. Replace the level three heading with the words for your heading. The heading must be in bold font. Most master’s level papers will be sufficient with three levels of heading. Delete the following level four and five heading placeholders if not needed. Level four heading. Replace the level four heading with the words for your heading. The heading must be italicized and in bold font. Level five heading. Replace the level five heading with the words for your heading. The heading must be italicized. Conclusion The closing paragraph is designed to bring the reader to your way of thinking if you are writing a persuasive essay, to understand relationships if you are writing a comparison/contrast essay, or simply to value the information you provide in an informational essay. The closing paragraph summarizes the key points from the supporting paragraphs without introducing any new information. 4 References This is a hanging indent. To keep the hanging indent format, triple click your mouse on this line of text and replace the information with your reference entry. You can use the Reference and Citation Examples (Center for Writing Excellence>Tutorials and Guides>Reference and Citation Examples) to help format your source information into a reference entry. The reference page always begins on the top of the next page after the conclusion.
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