Mental Health Part 2

PSY 444 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: The final project for this course is a formal research project based on one of the psychological topics provided or a topic of your choice (to be approved by your instructor), and it will include the following components: abstract, introduction, methods and results, discussion, and references. Your report should be developed as if it were being presented at an undergraduate research conference.

The final project is meant for you to propose a hypothetical study. You are not and should not be conducting human-subject research for this project. It is not necessary for the purposes of this assignment. All human-subject research requires written approval from the SNHU COCE Institutional Review Board in order to protect the welfare and ensure ethical treatment of the subjects.

Prompt: For this part of the final project, you will create an introduction that includes a literature review of research pertinent to the topic area you have chosen. For this literature review, you will include the first five sources you identified in the Module One discussion. (You will add additional sources to this section of your paper for your final submission to meet the total requirement of 10.) This introduction should contain the following elements, which will demonstrate your ability to interpret psychological research and develop research questions regarding unexplored topic areas:

 An overview of your chosen topic

 A specific statement about your thesis—the assertion that you are making based on your theoretical and background knowledge

 A statement of the hypothesis to be tested through your proposed research

 An overview of the proposed research, including the general research strategy you will use

 A description of the existing knowledge on the topic  A literature review of resources relevant to the chosen topic (For this milestone, your literature review should include at least five scholarly sources that

you identified in the Module One discussion.)

When preparing your literature review, remember to address the following:

 Describe the existing knowledge about your topic related to your research question:

o What is already known about the topic? o What is not known? o How did this study add to the knowledge base for your topic?

 Critically review the existing studies:

o Are there flaws in their designs, such as sample size, or systematic errors that could be improved upon in your research? o Are there flaws in the logic of interpretations or conclusions? o State and evaluate the author’s suggestions for applying, extending, or improving their research. o Are there contradictory results or unanswered questions that could be addressed in your research?

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: The draft of your introduction (including the literature review of five sources) must be 5–6 pages in length, double spaced, with 12- point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and APA formatting. Cite any references using APA formatting.

Critical Elements Meets Expectations (100%) In Progress (75%) Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) Value

Introduction: Topic Overview

Provides a general overview of the chosen topic, including the theoretical basis and major research findings

Provides a general overview of the chosen topic but contains inaccuracies and/or does not include the theoretical basis and major research findings

Does not include an overview of the research topic

15

Introduction: Question or

Problem Statement

Identifies the specific problem or research question to be explored and the underlying thesis

Identifies a specific problem or research question to be explored but contains inaccuracies and/or does not include the underlying thesis

Does not include a research question or problem statement

15

Introduction: Statement of Hypothesis

Explicitly states the hypothesis to be tested States the hypothesis to be tested, but hypothesis lacks detail

Does not include a statement of the research hypothesis

15

Introduction: Proposed Study

Provides an overview of the proposed study, including the general research strategy to be used

Provides an overview of the proposed study but does not identify the general research strategy to be used

Does not include an overview of the proposed study

15

Introduction: Existing

Knowledge

Describes the existing knowledge about the topic related to the research question, including what is known and what is unknown about the topic

Describes the existing knowledge about the topic related to the research question but does not identify what is known and what is unknown about the topic

Does not include a review of the existing knowledge related to the topic

15

Introduction: Critical Review

Critically reviews the existing studies related to the topic, identifying any research flaws, contradictory results, or unanswered questions

Reviews the existing studies related to the topic but contains inappropriate literature and/or does not identify any research flaws, contradictory results, or unanswered questions

Does not include a critical review of existing studies

15

Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%