Rubric for Research Paper 30% of Final Grade Out of 40 Points Formatting Guidelines Length: 5-pages, double-spaced Format: APA-style References: At least 5 empirical articles are required. Content

Rubric for Research Paper

30% of Final Grade

Out of 40 Points

Formatting Guidelines

Length: 5-pages, double-spaced

Format: APA-style

References: At least 5 empirical articles are required.

Content Guidelines / Grading Rubric

1. Title Page [5 points]

2. State a research issue/aim that interests you. Why is it important to the field of

intimate relationship? [5 points]

3. Review your 5 empirical studies (themes, theories, & key findings). [20 points]

a. Provide a critique of the 5 empirical studies you are reviewing: Summarize

the studies, then compare the findings across studies.

b. Highlight the main strengths and challenges in the existing research

findings.

c. Provide a closing paragraph; Integrate the knowledge you have gained in

this exercise.

4. Provide one idea for a future research question based on your review of the

literature. [5 points]

5. Where do you see the field going? (Any new theories, research methods, or

clinical applications?) [5 points]