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Your paper should include the following (in this exact order). Do
not include the numbers before the section headings, but your sections should contain
the headings below in the same format as found in the example (bold type on a separate
line).
1) Paper Title and your name (these do not require section headings, but items 2
through 11 do)
2) Abstract - a short summary of your questions/hypotheses and your findings.
...200 words or less.
3) Keywords - if someone wanted to search for information on a topic and
you wished them to find your research paper, what keywords would help them with
their search if your paper were published and included in a database? Include several
keywords under the abstract.
4) Introduction - you have not yet submitted a draft of an introduction to
your paper. Write a short introduction of 1 to 2 pages that describes the general
topic of your paper and why it is important or of interest to you.
5) Literature Review - (3 to 4 pages) you already should have completed a
draft of your literature review. Make any corrections that I have noted and then
copy this section into your final paper.
6) Hypotheses - (1 page) you already should have completed a draft of your
hypotheses section. Make any corrections that I have noted and then copy this section
into your final paper. Remember that your hypotheses should be based on your literature
review. In other words, they should address a particular question that prior
research has not yet answered, or they should analyze data from a different population
that you may have reason to believe behaves unlike populations studied previously.
In other words, use wording that we previously discussed. I will deduct points if
you say things like, "the literature review supports/proves my hypotheses."
7) Methods - (1 to 2 pages) you already should have completed a draft of
your methods section. Make any corrections that I have noted and then copy this
section into your final paper.
8) Results - (1 to 2 pages) you already should have completed a draft of
your results section. Make any corrections that I have noted and then copy this
section into your final paper. Make certain that you are using the proper terminology
when discussing the differences among the categories as I explained previously.
9) Discussion and Conclusion - (1 to 2 pages) you have not yet submitted
a draft of this section. Write a short conclusion that summarizes your paper and
its findings. If your hypotheses are supported, explain (speculate somewhat) on
what they mean and why they are important. If they are not supported, explain what
your results may indicate instead.
10) References - you already should have completed a draft of your references
section. Make any corrections that I have noted and then copy this section into
your final paper.
11) Appendix (Optional) - If you wish to include additional information,
such as more information about the survey question, you may include it here if you
wish.
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