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1. ​Reflective Essay & Literature Review Report, ​(total of 70%) ​Each student is required to submit a five-page paper on a course topic or issue that is ​particularly significant ​and ​personally meaningful​. In other words, choose a problem or issue that you have had ​some experience managing​. For example, you may use ​a personal observation ​(some event you have witnessed) and/or, ​personal experience ​(an incident in which you played a part) for the point of view of your paper.

The following are guidelines for the Reflective Essay & Literature Review Report:

A. ​Define the topic or issue by utilizing class material and course terminology. You may use your textbook and lecture notes, or portal discussion questions as your initial inspiration and source. (Example topics and the grading rubric for scoring the assignment will be presented during the 3nd week of instruction.)

B. Do research ​with ​substantiated, credible sources ​– this skill demonstrates academic adeptness and collegiate knowledge! To do this, take your topic idea or issue, put it into context, and link it with some good research. Please visit the campus library to verify that your research meets excellent, academic, collegiate standards. Here is our classes library research guide and tutorial, ​https://guides.library.pdx.edu/psy317

1. ​Go deep with your research and refrain from using mainstream, heavily commercialized media sources, such as WebMD, Psychology today, u-tube, Facebook, ​non-credible Internet websites, Google, etc. . . . ​2. Must have ​at least three ​outside, academic​/​good scientific sources​, aside

from lecture and the text. Also, the material does not need to be peer reviewed. ​3. Appropriately document all sources throughout paper ​and include a ​reference ​page.

(If the information is in your essay, it must be appropriately documented.) ​4. No block quotes- instead, paraphrase the source material.

C. ​Format, one-inch margins – adjust right margin to .8, Font size 12 (New Times or Ariel), Title page includes: Title of Report, Name, Class & Instructor, Date - you do not need an abstract. Double space. ​No ​third space between paragraphs.