Psych HW

Psych HW 1

Course Paper Resources Assignment

PSY101 – Fundamentals of Psychology

Due: by 11:59 pm EST on Sunday of Unit 4

For your course paper, you will need to include a minimum of FOUR scholarly sources to support your ideas. One source may be your textbook and the other three should be scholarly journal articles.

It is similar to an annotated bibliography. Refer to the following resources for more information.

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/1
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/03/

For this assignment,

List your sources in APA style. For more information on APA style, refer to this website: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/
Include a permalink to any scholarly articles you use. You will lose one point for each scholarly article that does not include a permalink. So, if you forget to include permalinks for four sources, you will loose 4 points off your assignment grade.
Summarize the main findings described in the sources.
Explain how each source relates to your paper topic.

Students: Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Course Paper Resources Assignment

*CRITERIA*	*Deficient*	*Development Needed*	*Proficient*	*Exemplary*
	0 – 11 points	12 – 15 points	16 – 17 points	18 – 20 points
Number of Scholarly Sources	One or no scholarly sources are used.	Two scholarly sources are included.	Four scholarly sources are included. Three journal articles are included and are mostly relevant to topic. Articles are somewhat recent.	Four scholarly sources are included. Three journal articles are included. Articles are recent and highly relevant to topic.
	0 – 8 points	9 – 11 points	12 – 13 points	14 – 15 points
APA Style	Did not use APA style.	Improper use of APA style with numerous errors.	Proper use of APA style with occasional errors.	Proper use of APA format with little to no errors.
	0 – 14 points	15 – 19 points	20 – 22 points	23 – 25 points
Summaries	Summaries are absent.	Summaries are included but do not adequately convey source content.	Summaries are included and source content is mostly well conveyed.	Summaries are included and source content is accurate and thorough.
	0 – 14 points	15 – 19 points	20 – 22 points	23 – 25 points
Relationship of sources to topic	Relationship to topic is not included or only included for some sources.	Relationship to topic is included but rationale is minimal.	Relationship to topic is well stated, but further elaboration would strengthen rationale.	Relationship to topic is clearly stated and well elaborated.
	0 – 8 points	9 – 11 points	12 – 13 points	14 – 15 points
Clear and professional writing and format	Errors significantly impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed.	Numerous errors somewhat interfere with professional presentation.	Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.	Writing and format is clear, professional.