Interpersonal Communication assignment

Interpersonal Communication - Final Project

For your final class project you will conduct a research study in interpersonal communication

· Conflict in parental relationships

The following sections must be included in your project:

· Introduction

· Introduce your topic and explain why you chose it

· Provide an overview of your objectives and goals

· This section should be approximately 1 page

· Literature Review

· You need to find at least 1 scholarly articles related to your topic

· These articles will serve as the background and basis for your research

· You can find these articles through ProQuest (peer-reviewed journals).

· You need to summarize the articles and show what has been done in relation to your topic

· You also need to develop 2-3 hypotheses or research questions

· This section should be approximately 1-2 pages

· Method

· Your method will involve developing a survey that you distribute to a relevant target population – survey should have 24-28 questions

· For the project, you need to describe your method completely, and explain any challenges you encountered along the way

· This section should be approximately half to 1 page

· Results

· Describe and explain what you found through your method of data collection

· Indicate whether your hypotheses were confirmed or not

· Indicate what the answers were to your research questions

· Each student in the group will be responsible for describing results for a pre-determined number of questions

· Both forced-response and open-ended questions need to be reported

· This section should be approximately 1-2 pages

· Discussion

· Discuss your conclusions and interpretations, based on the results you found

· This is the only section of your paper that should include your own interpretations

· Each student in the group will be responsible for writing in this section

· This section should be approximately half -1 page

Requirements for completing the project

· You must apply relevant concepts and/or theories from the book. For instance, if your project deals with conflict, you might try to determine which of the different conflict management styles your participants use. This application must be incorporated into your method so that it can be reflected in your results.

· Your paper must be stapled in the upper left-hand corner. It must include a title page with an appropriate title for the project, the names of all team members, the date of submission, and the name of the class.

· You need a reference page that lists all sources of information.

· Your paper needs to follow APA citation style. You also need to include headings within the paper to delineate sections.

· You will be required to give a presentation on your paper that covers each component of the project.

· Regardless of the date of your presentation, your paper is due on Monday, December 2, 2019.

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