American Psychological Association

Create a reference list of at least 5 scholarly sources that you will use in your presentation. Referencesshould use APA format (6th edition).MAKE SURE that your references are in APA format. Many of you will be learning about APA format forthe first time (American Psychological Association). Please make yourself aware of the multitude ofreferences there are on the subject, but I will also be providing others.Finding scholarly sourcesBeing an informed consumer of social research is an important skill. At UMUC, we are fortunate to haveaccess to an extensive collection of journals, periodicals and books, but what do you do when you don’thave an academic library? Google it, of course! Google Scholar is readily available to anyone with accessto the Internet. Simply open www.google.com and click the “More” tab at the top of the page, then click on“Google Scholar” and type in your search words.For this part of the applied final project, you will use the UMUC library databases or Google Scholar to:Locate 5 scholarly or credible sources on your chosen topicLocate at least 1 article that addresses your topic from the perspective of a different country orcultureLocate at least 1 article related to policy (i.e. what policies exist, are being considered, or areneeded to address your issue)What is a scholarly or credible source? For your project, you should be relying on sources that havecredibility. Appropriate sources would be articles written by experts in the field, articles found in peerreviewed journals, published documents from well-known research groups (e.g. Pew Research), andreports published by government agencies (e.g. NIH, CDC). Inappropriate sources would include popularwebsites (e.g. about.com, ehow.com, Wikipedia) or media outlets (e.g. Fox, MSNBC, WSJ, NY Times,Forbes, etc.). These sources do not always accurately report their findings and are sometimes prone tobias. If a website or article fails to report the credentials of the author and does not provide citations forthe information contained in the article, chances are it is not a scholarly source and therefore should notbe used.Submit a summary of each article using the worksheet that follows. In your own words, identify the keyfindings of the article. Do not simply state what the article was about (e.g. "This article talks aboutcyberbullying."). What specific information did you learn from your source? (e.g. "Cyberbullying hasbecome a popular means of abuse among teenagers, affecting about half of all young people.") Thepurpose of this summary is to prove that you have actually read and understood each of your sources.Your summaries should be 2-3 paragraphs in length. Do NOT simply copy and paste the abstract or anyother part of your source! This is plagiarism and is a violation of university policy that can result in beingreported to the Dean’s office.The purpose of this assignment is to 1) ensure that you are using appropriate, scholarly sources, and 2)to make sure you are on track for your final presentation to the class.