Here you will find your rubric for your final
paper. The rubric focuses on the paper aspect and how to earn your 75 points.
However, the overall project is worth 100 points. The first 5 points will come
when you have identified your topic of interest and let me know via email by
11/12. The next 20 points will be a result of you showing me a 1 page outline
of your paper by 11/25. Instructions:
As discussed in the syllabus, a final paper is due at the
end of the course. Throughout the
semester,
we have discussed several topics under the headings of work place violence. In
addition, you have read two books on the topics. Therefore, for your final
paper you will once again explore an issue of
workplace
violence. Your final paper is designed to (1) encourage you to explore a
workplace violence issue further, (2) help you to develop critical thinking
skills, and (3) develop your ability to synthesize, organize and present
information in a clear and useful manner in written form.
Specifically,
your job will be to find information on your chosen topic. You may use any
source of information (just like a detective) you can find. For each source,
you will need to determine the validity of the information you have achieved.
Although the natural inclination will be to go straight to Wikipedia, you will
need to dig further into this case. The purpose of this project is to get you
to think about workplace violence in the world.
Specifically,
you will find your own case of workplace violence. Once you have located a suitable
case and received permission to you it, you will then develop a profile of (1)
the criminal, (2) the victim, and (3) the organizational dynamics that had a
direct impact on the employees. Your paper will be written in 7-10 pages using
APA style.
1. Title
Page (1 page)
?Includes Running head, Title, Name, Institution
2.
Abstract (1 page)
?Include a brief (i.e.,) summary of your chosen topic area.
3.
Literature Review (7-10 pages)
?Athoroughliterature review of your topic. This review requires outside
sources (note:
you may
use interlibrary loan…keep that in mind when you are deciding when to start
this
paper!)
?Identify the Topic of Research (i.e., the topic you have chosen)
oMake sure you let the reader know what you are writing about,
don’t make
them
guess your topic.
?Past Information
oGive the reader a rundown of the case . Be as specific as
possible.
?Profiles
oYour review needs to have complete descriptions of the
aforementioned
profiles:
criminal, victim, and organizational dynamics that encouraged or
negated
the impacts
?Summary/Conclusion
oToward the end of your paper, you should include a synopsis (i.e.,
summary) of
the
major themes of your topic.
4.
References (1-2 pages):
?Include at least 5 references (cited in you paper) in APA (6thed.) format. These
references
should include scholarly works (e.g., journal articles, books, etc.)
Note:Be careful with websites, not all are credible. Let me know of the
site so that I
can tell you if it is
credible.
Information about
APA Style:
General Information
1 inch margins
12 point font
Times New Roman font
DoNOT
use words like: I, we, our, mine
Title Page
Has its own page
Contains the
following:
Running head
Header
Page Number- top,
right corner, page number on first page
Title
Name
Affiliation- Fort
Hays State University
Abstract
Has its own page
Limited to 150 words
Contains the
following:
Brief synopsis of
topic
Conclusions
Introduction
Start a new page
from abstract
Put title of paper
centered at top of page
Uses an inverted
triangle form (e.g., moving from broad to narrow)
Contains the
following:
Introduction to
topic
Concise literature
review of past and current research
- APA referencing of
sources
Summary/Conclusion
Starts at the end of
the Introduction (i.e., do NOT start a new page)
Contains the
following:
Opening statement
Synopsis of
literature review
Future directions
Reference page
Start a new page
In alpha order, list
reference used in APA style
References are
hanging indents
How to Reference
Sources:
In Introduction:
Ray (2003) found
that operational definitions….
Operational
definitions are important because they… (Ray, 2003).
Stanovich (2004)
discusses the functions of operational definitions
The functions of
operational definitions…. (Stanovich, 2004)…. yada, yada.
Reference Page:
Ray, W. J. (2003).Methods
toward a science of behavior and experience(7thed.).
Belmont, CA:
Wadsworth.
Stanovich, K. E. (2004).How to think straight about psychology(7thed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon