SECOND ESSAY FOR NEW CLASS

Constructing 10 Strategic Points

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Due Date: Feb 22, 2017 23:59:59       Max Points: 255

Details:

In a previous assignment you began working on the construction of 10 Strategic Points. These points will be used when developing your Prospectus and further developed into your Proposal and then finally in your dissertation. This assignment gives you experience in the development of 10 Strategic Points for a study that you could design to replicate the Clark & Springer study.

 

General Requirements:

· Use "Constructing 10 Strategic Points" to complete this assignment.

· This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

· Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.

·  Include a minimum of five scholarly topic-relevant sources (majority of articles should be published within past 5 years)

· You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Directions:

1. Review the 10 Strategic Points constructed in Week 2 and the Clark and Springer (2007) study. Additionally, review the feedback provided by the instructor.

2. Use "Constructing 10 Strategic Points" to develop 10 Strategic Points for a replication of the Clark & Springer study that you could design for an undergraduate psychology program. Be sure to use resources in the DC network>Research/Dissertation tab> Prospectus templates to review the criteria for the purpose, problem, research questions and other Strategic Points.

3. Use the prompts and suggestions contained in the template to guide your work.

PSY-850.R.Constructing10StrategicPoints.docx

Constructing 10 Strategic Points View Rubric

All 10 points have been identified. Discussion is thorough and comprehensive.

Problem and purpose statement are present. Statements are comprehensive and astutely identified.

The phenomena discussed by Clark and Springer has been identified and discussion is thorough and comprehensive.

Methodology, instruments, and data analysis approach have been identified and discussion is thorough and comprehensive.

Thesis and/or main claim are clear and comprehensive; the essence of the paper is contained within the thesis. The development indicated by the thesis and/or main claim is acceptable for publication.

Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

The document is correctly formatted to publication standards. All research presented is scholarly, topic-related, and obtained from highly respected, professional, original sources. In-text citations and a reference page are complete and correct. The documentation of cited sources is free of error. The paper could readily be accepted for publication.