COM 156 COM156 COM/156 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

In most cases, students are simultaneously enrolled in COM/156 and PSY/201. Suggested research topics for your final paper are listed below. The paper is an informative paper and not a persuasive paper, where you would be asked to take a stand and support it.

Resources: Appendix A; Appendix D

Select a general topic for your research paper from the following list:

·         Time management

·         The role of nature vs. nurture in adult violence or criminal behavior

·         School- and community-based childhood bullying programs that work

·         The impact of media on youth violence

·         Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

·         Addictions (such as to caffeine, drugs, or video games)

·         Fetal alcohol syndrome

·         Autism

·         Midlife crises: fact or fiction?

·         Challenges for aging baby boomers

Hint: Refer to the narrowing and selecting a topic activity from your COM/155 class.

Complete Appendix D for the topic you have chosen.

·         Fill in the Research Plan.

·         Write a 250- to 300-word paragraph summarizing your research plan. Include the following:

o   The topic you have chosen for your final project.

o   What you hope to learn from your research.

o   What aspect of your topic you plan to focus on in your research and writing.

Post your assignment as a Microsoft^® Word attachment via the Assignments link.

Review the additional resources from the Center for Writing Excellence for further support:

·         The Prewriting Process – Preparing to Write

Developing the Topic

COM 156 COM156 COM/156 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Resource: Appendix E

Locate three sources you think you can use to support your final project. At least two of these sources should come from the University Library.

Evaluate each source by answering the questions in Appendix E.

Note:You will use this assignment as the basis for part of your Week Three Assignment. Your effort during on this assignment will make the Week Three assignment easier to complete.
Post your assignment as a Microsoft^® Word attachment via the Assignments link.

Review the additional resources from the Center for Writing Excellence for further support:

·         Acquiring Information: The Research Process

COM 156 COM156 COM/156 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Review the feedback you received on your Week Two Assignment (Appendix E).

Review AppendixF.

Complete the two-part assignment described in Appendix F.

Use Riverpoint Writer to create a new document with a correctly formatted title page. Start your annotated bibliography on p. 2 of the document.

Post your assignment as a single Microsoft^® Word attachment via the Assignments link.

Review the additional resources from the Center for Writing Excellence for further support:

Sample Annotated Bibliography