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COM 156 Week 1 Individual Research Plan NEW

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COM 156 Week 1 Individual Research Plan (Appendix D) NEW

In most cases, students are simultaneously enrolled in COM/156 and PSY/201. Suggested research topics for your final paper are listed below. The paper is an informative paper and not a persuasive paper, where you would be asked to take a stand and support it.

Resources: Appendix A; Appendix D

Select a general topic for your research paper from the following list:

• Time management

• The role of nature vs. nurture in adult violence or criminal behavior

• School- and community-based childhood bullying programs that work

• The impact of media on youth violence

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• Addictions (such as to caffeine, drugs, or video games)

• Fetal alcohol syndrome

• Autism

• Midlife crises: fact or fiction?

• Challenges for aging baby boomers

Hint: Refer to the narrowing and selecting a topic activity from your COM/155 class.

Complete Appendix D for the topic you have chosen.

• Fill in the Research Plan.

• Write a 250- to 300-word paragraph summarizing your research plan. Include the following:

o The topic you have chosen for your final project.

o What you hope to learn from your research.

o What aspect of your topic you plan to focus on in your research and writing.

Post your assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment via the Assignments link.

Review the additional resources from the Center for Writing Excellence for further support:

• The Prewriting Process – Preparing to Write

• Developing the Topic

COM 156 Week 2 Individual Strategies for Gathering and Evaluating Sources NEW

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COM 156 Week 2 Individual Strategies for Gathering and Evaluating Sources (Appendix E) NEW

Resource: Appendix E

Locate three sources you think you can use to support your final project. At least two of these sources should come from the University Library.

Evaluate each source by answering the questions in Appendix E.

Note:You will use this assignment as the basis for part of your Week Three Assignment. Your effort during on this assignment will make the Week Three assignment easier to complete.