Assignment Instructions/ Description
Research Synthesis Due May 13, 2019
Assignment Overview: For this assignment, you will write a 4-5 page synthesis of research related to one of the following four domains of culture and its impact of development, behavior, or outcomes: Gender, Sexual Orientation, Race/Ethnicity, SES. Your paper MUST address a topic that is inherently psychological in nature. For instance, "the gender pay gap" is NOT psychological. However, "how gender differences in assertiveness affect pay outcomes" is psychological. In this synthesis, you will summarize the findings of at least 6 peer-reviewed articles (not including those provided to you as mandatory course readings). You will also need to discuss any connections or disparities between the articles you cite, as well as make suggestions for where research on this topic should be focused in the future. You are strongly encouraged to select a fairly narrow topic. For instance, instead of focusing your synthesis on “gender”, focus it on “the impact of maternity leave on women’s confidence in the workplace.” This will allow you to focus your article search and draw more coherent connections between the articles.Below is an outline that you should use while preparing your paper. Remember, you’re turning in a complete 4-5 page paper, not an outline!Outline:1. Start with an introduction.1. What is your topic?2. Why is this topic important?2. Talk about the literature. Don’t forget to provide APA style in-text citations for each reference.1. Study 1: methods, findings, relevance to your question2. Study 2: methods, findings, relevance to your question3. Study 3: methods, findings, relevance to your question4. Study 4: methods, findings, relevance to your question5. Study 5, 6, etc.: methods, findings, relevance to your question3. Provide a summary of ALL those studies combined1. Do they seem to agree with each other?2. If not, why not? What discrepancies in methodology or theoretical framework explain these differences?3. Taken together, what do they ALL say about this topic?4. What are the next steps for future researchers?4. End with a conclusion1. Does the literature on this topic answer any important questions?2. Who should read this research and how will it affect their behavior?Grading and evaluation: This assignment is worth 25% of your grade in this course. See the rubric on Canvas for details in how this assignment will be graded. You will lose 5% of the assignment grade and assignments will not be accepted beyond a week past the due date.RubricResearch Synthesis (PSY640)Research Synthesis (PSY640)
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