Research Paper
Your culminating project in this class will be a research paper about an addiction of your choice. You will be asked to write the paper from a specific point of view. Be as specific as you can in your choice of addiction and point of view, as those choices will guide your research and writing.
You may choose one of the following viewpoints:
The addict
The social worker
The parent
The child
The significant other
The friend
The Final Research Paper is due in Week 11. You should present the research you have found in a cohesive 3-5 page paper, focusing on the point of view you have chosen from the list above. For example, if I choose to write about gambling addiction and I am writing from the perspective of the social worker, my paper could focus on strategies that a social worker might use to assess, treat, and follow-up with a client who has a gambling addiction.
RESEARCH PAPER RUBRIC
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
None
Total
Summary of addiction
40 points
Easily understood summary
Showed true insight & thought.
IMPORTANTpoints clarified
Clear Application to material in course
No serious grammatical or spelling errors.
33-40 points
Most information provided.
24-32 points
Some information provided.
Missing vital information.
12-23 points
Minimal effort
Topic only skimmed
Little evidence of reading/comprehending
1-11 points
No summary
0 points
Application to your life and learning
20 points
Applying it to your own learning/life/careers
Numerous examples
Insightful application ideas for future
Exciting future prospects
18-20 points
Most areas linked to life. Coursework so far partially included
Some ideas for future use
14-17 points
Some application for some chapters
6-13 points
Minimal application to life
1-5 points
No application
0 points
Viewpoint understanding
20 points
Clear viewpoint expressed
Full understanding of the concerns of the viewpoint chosen
20-25 points
Met most criteria
Maintained viewpoint for majority of work
14-19 points
Some involvement
Missing for a large portion of paper.
Little understanding
6-13 points
Minimal effort
1-5 points
No viewpoint
0 points
Incorporation of resources/links
15 points
Introduced innovative ideas
Additional resources/presentation
e.g. websites, videos, further reading
References included
References cited
9-10 points
Most information provided
Missing 1 or more components
3-4 references
7-8 points
Discussion included, but not well supported or explained. 2 or fewer references
5-6 points
Minimal effort 1-2 components
1-4 points
No resources
0 points
Presentation
5 points
Obvious effort shown
Cohesive presentation
Easy to read and understand
No serious grammatical or spelling errors.
5 points
Good presentation
Some errors
Some inconsistency
4 points
Some effort made
2-3 points
Minimal effort
1 point
No presentation
0 points
Note: Points will be deducted for spelling/grammar errors. Please take the time to run a spell-check and read over your work for words that spell-check did not catch. It shows effort and is a skill you should make a habit.
NOTE: Please read plagiarism guidelines carefully! Failure to read them will not excuse you from the act, you will receive a zero!
