II. Organization Please follow APA guidelines when citing authors in the body of

II. Organization
Please follow APA guidelines when citing authors in the body of your paper or see handout. No
cover page is necessary nor is an abstract. Use the following headers to organize your paper.
(a) Introduction. A page or so that clearly and concisely describes the topic of your paper,
any relevant statistics, the questions you will investigate, and the various points of view
or differing explanations proposed in the scientific articles on which you are basing your
paper. You may consult several sources (books, web resources, magazines, journal
articles or monographs) for the introduction, and are strongly encouraged to include
local, regional, national, and international statistics as well as a diversity focus.
(b) Research. This is the core of the paper (3-5 pages suggested) that must include a
discussion of the scientific evidence you have reviewed. Remember, the research
gathered from two journal articles is presented in this section. It is important that you
provide your understanding of the research work that has been conducted. In other
words, paraphrase in your own words and not rely on quotes.
To effectively use the contents of the journal articles to support your ideas, be sure to
clearly describe (1) the topic of the research being reported, (2) the research
methodology (instruments used, sample, procedure, research design used), (3) the
conclusions and questions that the study raised.
(c) Evaluation. This is the most important section of the paper, and your thorough as well
as thoughtful analysis is imperative for the best grade. In other words, critique the
journal articles. This section is primarily based on your own opinions and ideas, based
on the research you have read and various theoretical perspectives that may be relevant
to the field of health psychology (1-2 pages). Separate out the evaluation by the work of
the primary-research based scholarly journal article authors. What do you
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agree/disagree with? Why? What conclusions can you draw from your reading? Was the
research conducted adequately? How could methodology be improved? What questions
related to your topic remain unanswered? What theoretical perspective addresses this
topic suitably?
(d) References. In-text citations are expected throughout the paper in APA style. All
sources used for your paper (books, magazines, journals, film, etc.) should be listed
alphabetically at the end in a manner that is consistent with the APA manual (7th
edition). See ‘Writing Resources’ on D2L.
III. Plagiarism
When you copy something word for word, or when you are merely rephrasing ideas from
someone else’s text, you must cite your source, including the last name of the author and the
date of publication in parentheses. If you use someone’s words and ideas without citing him or
her, you are committing plagiarism.
Your paper cannot have an originality report over 20%. Your Turnitin score must be less than
20. You are welcome to resubmit again after viewing your Turnitin score. I will only grade
the final submission that you have uploaded. Points will be taken off from your final
submission if the Turnitin score is greater than 20. A review of the Turnitin report will be
done to see where the problem lies before filing for any academic integrity violation.
[When you have a score over 20, I always read the Turnitin report to see where the problem
lies. Points will be taken off from your final submission if the Turnitin score is greater than 20
for reasons other than the references.
To bring down your Turnitin score, a good strategy is to eliminate quotes, unless they are
compelling and must be said exactly in those words. You can always paraphrase what was said,
and give credit to the person who said it as your in-text citation. This will definitely bring down
the Turnitin score]
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