BEHS Parenting Today

BEHS 343: Grading Rubric: Applied Final Project -- Part 3

Part 3: Research Paper (50 points)

A 7 - 10 page (excluding title page and reference list) research paper on the underlying issue you chose for the applied final project and a description of how parents can deal with the issue/s of the Lot in Life -- based upon theory and research findings.. Your research paper should draw from at least 8 scholarly primary sources of information (recent peer-reviewed journal articles, books written by human development theorists, and government bulletins reporting up-to-date statistics). All sources of information must be cited and referenced in APA, 6th edition, style. Please see the Syllabus and the UMUC policy on plagiarism.

Points for Part 3 of the applied final project will be assigned in the following manner:

Description of the Problem/Issue.....5 points

Background Information.....10 points
(theoretical perspectives and up-to-date research findings related to the topic)

Strategies for addressing the issue.....10 points,                                                                                                                                                   (based upon theory and research findings)Descriptions of 2 local agencies that work directly with parents and/or their children on the underlying issue/s.....10 points >Identification and description of two agencies (2 pts.)

> Mission statements of each agency (2 points)

> Contact information for each agency (1 point)

> Available services and programs for each agency (4 points)

> Cost of services and programs for each agency (1 point)

At least 8 primary sources of information (see above) .....10 points

Well organized, well written, APA format.....5 points