Each student will be required to write research paper that is 8-10 pages excluding the

Each student will be required to write research paper that is 8-10 pages excluding the title, abstract, and reference page. Students will be required to use a minimum of 5 peer reviewed, scholarly sources. Format is to follow the most recent edition of the Manual of the American Psychological Association. 
Please note that Wikipedia, about.com, howstuffworks.com, dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc. are not scholarly resources. 
Students are to select a topic of personal interest directly related to the course from any of the lesson topics. Students must receive permission for their research paper topic by emailing their professor for approval.  Students are encouraged to be creative in their choice approach.
Student papers are automatically submitted to a plagiarism checker tool.