Goal: The goal of this assignment is to write a well-developed paper that explores the interpersonal communication topics from your week four outline and annotated bibliography assignment.
Course Objective(s): CO 1 & 5
ASSIGNMENT DEADLINE: The Research Paper is due Sunday of Week 8 at 11:55 p.m. Eastern Time.
Description:
The Week 8 assignment is a descriptive/informative research paper on the topic selected for your week 4 assignment. You will use the outline and scholarly sources from the annotated bibliography to develop the paper.
- Please note that your paper must conform to APA guidelines for research papers. A sample paper in APA format has been attached for your reference. This library guide offers additional information on citing sources, etc. in APA format: https://www.apus.edu/apus-library/resources-services/Writing/writing-center/apa-style-guide-info.html
- A minimum of five scholarly source references are required for this assignment. Credible sources can be included as well, but do not count toward the five scholarly sources. Here is more information on locating scholarly sources in the APUS library: https://www.apus.edu/apus-library/online-research/research/research-at-apus/library-sources.html
- The goal of the assignment is to allow you to gain greater insight on a given topic and provide an opportunity for self-enrichment. APA guidelines limit the number of direct quotes that can be used in a research paper to only two or three brief quotes. You should express ideas in your own words, paraphrasing and summarizing accurately. All quotes, paraphrases, and summaries must be properly documented. This website will help you to understand how to quote and paraphrase effectively: http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QuotingSources.html
- Your paper must be a minimum of five pages, double spaced, using one-inch margins on all sides–no extra. The required title and reference pages DO NOT count toward the minimum number of pages of content that are required.
- A sample student paper is found below.
I will be attaching the outline that writer did for the week 4 assignment. Please please please read the instructions thoroughly because I got a ZERO on the outline because writer didn’t follow the instructions by including five sources. The subject that was chosen was “Attributes to Friendship”.
At the bottom of this page I will be attaching some sources that I pulled up from the college library so that you maybe able to include them and google them if need be.
Evtushenko, A., & Kleinberg, J. (2024). A comprehensive generalization of the Friendship Paradox to weights and attributes. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 13730–14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63167-9
du Plessis, K., & Corney, T. (2011). Trust, Respect and Friendship: The Key Attributes of Significant Others in the Lives of Young Working Men. Youth Studies Australia, 30(1), 17–26.
Rahmanawati, A., Ferdian, F. R., Widyastuti, T., Faturochman, F., & Minza, W. M. (2020). How do relational and personal attributes affect trust in adolescent friendship: An exploratory model. Humanitas (Yogakarta, Indonesia), 17(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.26555/humanitas.v17i1.12700
Evtushenko, A., & Kleinberg, J. (2024). A comprehensive generalization of the Friendship Paradox to weights and attributes. arXiv.Org. https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2406.10423
Neymar attributes good form to strong friendship with Messi: SOCCER SPAIN. (2015). En EFE News Service. EFE News Services, Inc.