#75461 - 4 Pages - Research project of computer gaming

Research Project Information

Part 1: Literature Review

Your literature review should be 4-5 pages (6-7 if working in pairs) in length (excluding title page and reference section), typed (12 point font), and double spaced. Paper topics must relate to studies in sociology and must be geared toward survey research. NOTE: papers submitted for another class cannot be submitted for this assignment – this is academic dishonesty. Use peer reviewed articles or chapters, do not use reviews of the literature. Be sure to narrow you topic so that your paper has depth. Students are asked to come to my office to discuss paper topics and prepare an outline for the paper to review with me before beginning. Projects MUST fall under minimal risk criteria (see ethics guidelines that will be distributed in class). You may work in pairs or individually. If you work with a partner you must submit a peer evaluation of your partner for each section of the project.

Introduction (10 points)

· Introduce the topic

· State the argument or purpose of the review in a clear thesis (Why is this topic relevant?)

· State topic limits you have set (how have your narrowed your topic?)

Synthesis and critique of relevant research materials (25 points)

This is the most important part of the paper. In this section, relevant research

literature should be discussed and critically evaluated. This section should:

· Inform the reader of the relevant theoretical background to the topic

· Provide an integrated discussion of previous research related to the topic (do not simply list studies – integrate)

· Prepare the reader for the hypotheses you will make in the last part of your paper

- Consider the limitations and flaws of the literature in the topic area (think

about methods used in the studies reviewed)

Conclusion (10 points)

· A paragraph which affirms the purpose or argument of the introductory paragraph. Integrate and summarize how the ideas presented are connected and linked

· Be sure to show that your review has lead you to the consideration of your research question(s)

· Set the stage for your own research project (why do we need to do the study you are proposing?)

· Hypotheses – close with your specific research hypotheses

Style (5 points)

· References made according to APA style conventions

· Writing skills (spelling, grammar, sentence structure etc) without flaws

· Presented in a professional manner

Carefully proofread your papers before you hand them in!

Students should retain a copy of all submitted assignments (in case of loss), or the need for a Review of Assigned Standing arises.

Writing and Reference Resources:

· American Psychological Association (2009). Publication Manual of the APA (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Part 2: Ethics tutorial and Consent Form

1) Students are to complete the Ethics tutorial found at:

http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/eng/education/tutorial-didacticiel/

and submit the certificate of completion – 10 points

2) Students are to complete a consent form that relates to their survey project following the “consent form guidelines” found at (and posted in Canvas): https://ethics.research.ubc.ca/behavioural-research-ethics/breb-guidance-notes

- 10 points

Part 3: Methods Section and Survey

Please note: For part 3 of the assignment you will be graded on the description of the measures (methods section) and survey development (appendix). Please also attach either your literature review or enough of it to show your research question(s)/hypotheses. You will lose 5 points for not providing some background context for me to look at when assessing your survey (e.g. a copy of the literature review or introduction).

See rubric on the following page.

	Excellent	Good	Adequate	Poor	Total Points
Survey Development /20	Survey items are well thought out and include all important items to answer the research question(s).	Survey items sufficiently cover important items to answer the research question(s).	Survey questions are limited and offer some information required to answer the research question(s).	Survey questions do not adequately present enough information to answer the research questions.
Organization & Mechanics /5	Survey questions are asked in a logical and well thought out sequence which respondents can follow. No misspellings or grammatical errors.	Survey questions are asked in logical sequence which respondents can follow. No more than two misspellings and/or grammatical errors.	Survey questions are not listed or asked in a logical format. There are four misspellings and/or grammatical errors.	Survey questions are not appropriate for the requested information. There are more than 4 spellings errors and/or grammatical errors.
Format /5	The format is correct, title appropriate, and laid out wisely, with no typing errors.	The format is correct, title is appropriate, and has no more than 2 typing errors.	Format has some inconsistencies and missing areas, and/or more than 4 typing errors.	Format is sloppy, margins, layout is inconsistent, and many typing errors.
Methods Section (description of measures) /10	The methods section includes detailed information about how the research will be completed (clear definition/description of measures to be used)	The methods section lacked some important details regarding how the research will be completed (definition/description of measures somewhat unclear)	The methods section did not explain how the research will be completed (by not sufficiently describing the measures to be used)	Does not include a description of measures
					Total /40

 

 

Part 4: Final Project Grading Rubric

For the final project you are asked complete revisions on the prior project pieces and submit the whole project in one file: Intro/literature review, methods, results, discussion/conclusion, references and appendix (cover letter and survey). Please note there are many resources on the Canvas course site to help you with the analysis and interpretation of results. Please see the following rubric:

Criteria	Excellent	Good	Average	Poor	Total Points
Purpose of research (Revisions completed)	Clearly identified/Lit review precisely summarized; clear thesis statement	Understandable and brief. Only part of lit review discussed; unclear thesis statement	Vague and wordy; vague thesis statement	Incomprehensible and no mention of lit review; no thesis statement	/10
Research questions or Hypotheses (Revisions completed)	Clearly stated	Understandable	Vague and wordy	Incomprehensible	/5
Research design (Revisions completed and include analysis plan)	Clearly summarized and accurate	Understandable but not completely accurate	Vague with some accuracy	Incomprehensible and completely inaccurate	/10
Findings (Use tables where appropriate)	Clearly summarized, precise, accurate, giving both demographic data and data to support claim.	Understandable with only part of the data to support claim.	Vague and not completely accurate. Only giving data to partially support claim.	Totally inaccurate discussion of data.	/20
Discussion/Conclusions/Interpretation of results	Extremely clear and precise and accurately identified.	Understandable and brief, but accurate.	Vague and wordy, only partially accurate.	Incomprehensible and totally inaccurate.	/20
Limitations	Very clear and accurately reported.	Understandable and partially accurate.	Vague and wordy.	Incomprehensible	/5
Research utilization (future directions)	Strategies for implementation succinctly identified	Some strategies for implementation identified	Strategies and implementation is unclear	No strategies for implementation	/5
Follows assignment directions, including APA format Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure	Follows directions and turns paper in on time. Perfect.	Directions followed with some minimal deviations. Minor errors.	Missed most of the instructions. Major errors.	Did not turn in assignment on time. Many major errors.	/5
					/80