Answer the questions given below and Sample also provided for another topic

Question 1:

Select any ONE of the topics you would like to write about from the list below.

a. Additional language learning

b. Daylight saving

c. Cashless society

Question 2:

Write in point form - what you would like to cover for the topic you have chosen. This should be a logical, linear set of ideas. Provide a balanced view.

Question 3:

Review what you have written in Question 2, and narrow down your title.This could include a statement of a problem or opportunity within the topic. Note: It is not recommended that the title be presented as a question (e.g. Can science end world hunger?)

Question 4:

Research three (3) journal articles in the Charles Sturt University Library Database related to your topic. The journal articles must not be older than three (3) years old. Provide a reference entry for each of these three journal articles in APA 7th edition format. This is the standard format for most Charles Sturt University subjects. Under each entry, comment in two or three sentences about how this research article will help address at least one point written inQuestion 2. You will use the contents (paraphrases and quotes) from these journal articles to write your structured report. Question 5:

Research three (3) or more other 'grey literature' articles (these could be magazines, newspapers, reports, for example) related to your topic. You may find them in the Charles Sturt University Database or Google. Articles may be older than three (3) years old.Providethe references of these three (3) other articles in APA 7th edition format.Under each entry,comment in two or three sentencesabout how this articlewill help you addressat least one point writtenin Question 2.You may use the contents(paraphrases and quotes)of these articles to write your structured report.

Question 6: After completing the first five questions, reflect on what you have discovered about the research process and about the topic you have selected.This reflection should be two hundered words

Sample Given

Question 1

Topic chosen from the list.

Computer games

Question 2

Write in point form - what you would like to cover for the topic you have chosen. These will create the sub-topics of the body paragraphs in Assessment 3 Structured Report.

Current research on computer gaming addiction

Risk factors for gaming addiction

The high prevalence of addiction for adolescents

Negative impacts of using computer games excessively

Minimising the prevalence and treatment of gaming addiction for adolescents

Question 3

Review what you have written in Question 1, and narrow down your title to reflect a specific problem or opportunity within the topic.

Computer gaming: the pathological addiction and its consequences for young adults

Question 4

Research three (3) journal articles in the Charles Sturt University Library Database related to your topic. The journal articles must not be older than three (3) years old.

Provide a reference entry for each of these three journal articles in APA 7th edition format. This is the standard format for most Charles Sturt University subjects. Under each entry, comment in two or three sentences about how this research article will help address at least one point written in Question 2. You will use the contents (paraphrases and quotes) from these journal articles to write your structured report (Assessment 3).

Kim, J. Y., Lee, J. S., & Oh, S. (2017). A Path Model of School Violence Perpetration: IntroducingOnlineGame Addiction as a New Risk Factor.Journal of Interpersonal Violence,32(21), 3205-3225.https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260515597435

Kim et al. (2017) emphasises how familybehavior, maladjustments to society, negative past experiences and engagement in society can influence excessive computer game playing by adolescents. It further explains how they play computer games to get social attention and factors likeonlineaccess provide support on the game playing all the time. The article highlights how theirbehaviorcan change from this habit. Some facts are given to minimise the excessive playing of computer games as well so this article will be used to support both the risk factor point from Question 2 in addition to the minimization and treatment point.

Lee, C., & Kim, O. (2017). Predictors ofonlinegame addiction among Korean adolescents.Addiction Research & Theory, 25(1), 58-66.https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2016.1198474

This article provided a clear definition of computer game addiction stated by researchers while giving evidence to prove that the most addicted group of people is based on gender. According to Lee and Kim (2017), excessive internet game playing can be considered as a mental health issue leading to anxiety. Furthermore, the article explains social relationships and physical factors that cause addition to computer games, and as such, this article will be used to support the discussion on 'risk factors' in Question 2.

Vadlin, S.,slund, C., & Nilsson, K. W. (2015). Development and content validity of a screening instrument for gaming addiction in adolescents: The Gaming Addiction Identification Test (GAIT).Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 56(4), 458-466.doi: 10.1111/sjop.12196.

Vadlin et al. (2015) demonstrate how adolescents addicted to playingonlinecomputer games can identify their addiction. Thebehaviorof addicted computer gamer is discussed with the effects of their mentality by means of a test with parent's views on their children. The test is called GAIT and allows stakeholders concerned about addiction to identify an addicted gamer on a scale. This provides data on the 'high prevalence' of gaming addiction related to the third point in Question 2.

Question 5

Research three (3) or more other 'grey literature' articles (these could be magazines, newspapers, reports, for example) related to your topic. You may find them in the Charles Sturt University Database or Google. Articles may be older than three (3) years old. Provide the references of these three (3) other articles in APA 7th edition format. Under each entry, comment in two or three sentences about how this article will help you address at least one point written in Question 2. You may use the contents (paraphrases and quotes) from these articles to write your structured report (Assessment 3).

Anderson, E.L., Steen, E., &Stavropoulos, V. (2017). Internet use and Problematic Internet Use: a systematic review of longitudinal research trends in adolescence and emergent adulthood.International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 22(4), 430-454. Doi:10.1080/02673843.2016.1227716.

This research article finds out trends in problematic internet with the condition called 'Internet Gaming Disorder'. The reasons for the addiction to internet gaming are evaluated and how they afford escapism for young people who cannot face the realities of the other difficult situation. Anderson et al. (2017) provide awareness of the negative consequences of addictive internet gaming particularly for young people.

Kirly, O.,Griffiths, M.D. &Demetrovics, Z. (2015). Internet Gaming Disorder and the DSM-5: Conceptualization, Debates, and Controversies.Current Addiction Reports, 2(3), 254-262.Doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-015-0066-7

This article gives valuable information about treatment methods to minimize game addiction while focusing on issues affecting addictivebehavior. It discusses the possible effects on the identification of Internet Gaming Disorder.

Turel, O.,Romashkin, A., & Morrison, K.M. (2016). Health Outcomes of Information System Use Lifestyles among Adolescents: Video game Addiction, Sleep CurtailmentandCardio-Metabolic Deficiencies.11(5).https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154764

This study is carried out on a sample size of 94 adolescents who are playing games. A range of medical tests are conducted to identify how the addiction to computer games causes adolescent's duration of sleeping and consequently how it impacts on their health.

Zhu, J.,Zhang, W.,Yu, C., &Bao, Z. (2015). Early adolescent Internet game addiction in context: How parents, school, and peers impact youth.Computers in HumanBehavior, 50,159-168.Doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.03.079

This study focuses on the change in thebehaviorof adolescents considering their connections with family and college. Specifically, it argues how students get addicted to computer games when they are away from relationships. It provides recommendations to minimize these factors and prevent the negative effects of excessive gaming.

This student chose to use journals which is acceptable as "others". Journals are always a better reference than a magazine or newspaper. However, they did not relate the articles to a sub-point in Question 2.

Question 6

After completing the first five questions, reflect on what you have discovered about the research process and about the topic you have selected.

After using Google to identify many topics related to computer gaming, finally I decided to select 'addiction to computer games'. There were so many resources relevant to this topic. I found so many research articles, but I had to limit them to the last three years. However, it was a challenge to find relevant articles that belonged to said period. I used the journal database'EBSCOHost'first to find facts. There were only a few related to my topic. However, I was fortunate that I was asked to find only three references from that database. This is easy to use and find academic journal articles which are peer-reviewed and meet the CRAP test requirements. The CRAP test is introduced to check that the article isrelevantto the recent time, reliable, then the purpose and authority are valid.

There are other databases which may give better results, but I useGoogleScholar most of the time. Therefore, I searched another three references from the sources viaGoogleScholar. Most of the results were based on tests, hypothesis, activities and minimal descriptive facts on what I searched. I divided the topic further to subtopics and searched about each one of them separately. Then, I found that most of the articles consist of all the subtopics I stated.