Assignment: Position Paper
Over the past five weeks you have examined several areas of psychology in relation to the areas/fields of psychology that you are most interested in. As you enter the final week of the course and potentially the end of your bachelor program you may think "what have I learned?", not just for this course but for the program as a whole. Often, what is created toward the end of an academic program is a portfolio of work that demonstrates your academic achievements and knowledge. This assignment will take a part of that idea but within a position paper. A position paper is your synthesis of ideas and thoughts regarding psychology supported by relevant sources. The basic purpose of the paper is to answer this question:
What have I learned and how am I going to use what I learned?
The paper should adhere to the following guidelines:
• The length of the paper should be 10-12 pages, Time New Roman double-spaced pages (not including the title and reference pages).
• For the main sections it should have a:
• Title page
• Introduction
• Literature review
• Conclusion
• Reference page(s)
• The paper must use proper APA style for citing sources and references.
• Introduction: This should be 1-2 pages in length. The introduction provides a brief overview of what will be covered and the purpose of the paper.
• Literature review: The literature review is outside information that supports your conclusions in the next section. For this assignment you could use the articles that you had found in previous week's assignments. There should be a minimum of 6-8 journal articles that support your writing.
• Conclusions: The conclusion is the section that pulls it all together. It provides the reader with a better understanding of the information you presented in the earlier section as well as your views regarding the original question/purpose of the paper.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.