APA

COM 203

Interpersonal Paper Guidance

10 % of the Final Grade

Due: February 10, 2016 (or before)

            Please choose an interpersonal relationship to discuss in a four- to six-page paper.  You may choose a relationship of which you are part (your boy/girl friend, parent, sibling, best friend, grandparent, roommate, a sibling and their spouse, two married or dating friends, etc.) or one that you have observed over a long period of time.

            Using concepts from this class, you will analyze this relationship through various lenses (all of which are articulated in our text): Styles of conflict; conflict management; stages of a relationship; listening; communication styles; type of interpersonal relationships; listening; communication styles; type of interpersonal relationships; theories of interpersonal communication and relationships.

You will need to use a combination of the above concepts in your papers.

You will use a minimum of three research sources, which must be cited in the paper. One source may be our text.

This paper will be done in APA 6^th style. For more information on this style, you may visit apapstyles.org or visit with a reference librarian on the second floor of the MC library. Another helpful APA Style tool is the Owl Purdue website, which offers abstract details, reference page information, in-text citation tips, paper examples, and other useful APA Style guidance.

SPECIFICS FOR THE PAPER:

1.     Topic must be approved by professor

2.     APA 6^th style

3.     Use “Standard U.S. English”

4.     Double-spaced

5.     Three references CITED IN THE PAPER

6.     Formal

-Title Page

-Abstract Page

-Text (3-5) pages

-Reference page