PSY 444 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
The final project for this course is a formal research project based on one of the psychological topics provided or a topic of your choice (to be approved by your instructor), and it will include the following components: abstract, introduction, methods and results, discussion, and references. Your report should be developed as if presented at an undergraduate research conference.
Discuss any limitations or ethical issues.
The final project is meant for you to propose a hypothetical study. You are not and should not be conducting human-subject research for this project. It is not necessary for the purposes of this assignment. All human-subject research requires written approval from the SNHU COCE Institutional Review Board to protect the welfare and ensure ethical treatment of the subjects.”
Prompt
Submit a draft of your discussion section. Several important objectives need to be accomplished in the discussion:
· Address the original question—were the results congruent with what was expected (hypothesis) and what was found (results)?
· If the hypothesis was supported, state why and how.
· If the hypothesis was not supported, state why. For example, discuss potential sources of research error. (Apply the same critique methods used in the literature review.)
· Relate your research findings to existing research cited in your literature review.
· State how your research can be applied, extended, and/or improved.
The following critical elements in the Final Project Rubric are related to this milestone:
IV. Discussion: For the last section of your research report, you will write a discussion section which describes your interpretation of the results and speaks to how future researchers can expound on your work. This section should contain the following elements, which will demonstrate your ability to detail the process of conducting research and to convey your results appropriately:
A. Interpret your results
B. Discuss any limitations or ethical issues
What to Submit
The draft of your discussion section should be 3–4 pages long, double-spaced, with 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and APA formatting. Cite any references using APA formatting.