Research Writing Assignment (20 marks)

1. Conduct research on a specific topic to compile a research paper.

2. Sections for your written paper.

INTRODUCTION contains:

• Introduction
• Problem definition
• Research Question or Research Thesis

Research Question e.g. What effect does social media have on people's minds?

Research Thesis Statement e.g. Social Media use should be limited to a minimum to avoid stimulatory overload.

BODY PARAGRAPHS contains support argument/contention related to the research thesis statement or research question

• Research approach development
• Research design formulation
• Literature review
• Fieldwork or data collection
• Data preparation and analysis
• Research results
• Research findings
• Arguments

CONCLUSION contains:

• Summary of important points
• Relevance of the topic and conclusion for people today

3. Your final project for this course, is a RESEARCH PAPER (Approximately 5 pages in length).For a RESEARCH PAPER, you have to do RESEARCH.
4. The paper has to be in Times New Roman, font size 12, double line spacing