SEE ATTACHMENTS and RUBRIC Assignment 4 Instructions Title Page (Corrected from Assignment 2) Make sure your assignment contains an updated title page from Assignment 2 incorporating the

Assignment 4 Instructions

APA Paper Formatting (12 Points)

• 2 points: 1 Inch Margins, no extra spacing or alignment

• 2 points: Aligned left, not justified (unless specified centered)

• 2 points: 12-point font

• 2 points: Times New Roman

• 2 points: Double Space (no extra spacing)

• 2 points: same font and size throughout the paper

• 2 points: No running header for student paper

Title Page (Corrected from Assignment 2) (12 Points)

• 1 point: Is the title page the first page of the paper?

• 1 point: Is the title page situated three or four lines down from the top?

• 1 point: Is the title page centered?

• 1 point: Is the title of the paper in bold face?

• 1 point: Is the title of the paper in title case (major words are capitalized)?

• 1 point: Is there a doubled-space blank line between the title and the student name?

• 1 point: Is the student name in First MI. Last Name format?

• 1 point: Is the affiliation name in correct format? Department and Institution fully spelled out.

• 1 point: Is the Course Name and Number in correct format? Spelled out not abbreviated.

• 1 point: Is the instructor name correct? Spelled out with proper title.

• 1 point: Is the due date in proper format? Month DD, YYYY

• 1 point: Is the page number in the top right header.

• Automatic zero for this section: Did not make ALL corrections from Assignment 2 Feedback.

Introduction/Background (26 Points)

• 2 points: Is the title of the paper listed as the level 1 header instead of the word “introduction?”

• 2 points: Does the introduction start with an opening line about the topic?

• 10 points: Are there a minimum of five unknowns about the topic?

• 10 points: Are proper citations provided for each unknown?

• 2 points: Is there a introductory sentence to the problem that leads the reader to the review?

• Automatic Zeros for this section:

  • Missing a citation from any source.

  • Quotations

  • First or Second Person Statements (I, me, we, you)

Conclusion/Recommendations (28 Points)

• 2 points: Is the level one heading conclusion properly formatted?

• 2 points: Does the conclusion start with reintroducing the topic?

• 10 points: Are there five findings summarized in the conclusion?

• 10 points: Are proper citations provided for each finding?

• 2 points: Is there a recommendation for future research?

• 2 points: Is the recommendation properly cited?

• Automatic Zeros for this section:

  • Missing a citation from any source.

  • Quotations

  • First or Second Person Statements (I, me, we, you)

Automatic Zeros for This Assignment

• Paper not provided in 12 point, Times New Roman

• Paper is not Double Spaced

• Evidence of plagiarism or AI Generated Text