APA Assignment

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APA Assignment 2: The Outline In this assignment, you will be constructing an outline that reorganizes an already existing paper. It’s a bit like working backwards, but with the goal of improving the flow of the paper. As the directions state, the Sample Paper is currently organized as a string or series of individual article reviews, which is incorrect. The Sample Paper does little to synthesize the material and support the research proposal being put forth in the Methods section (Week 8 assignment). However, arranging a paper topically—that is, dividing the main thesis into subtopics and supporting details—will lead to a much more convincing paper. In an outline that is arranged topically, the articles will not appear as main subdivisions of the outline. Rather, the articles will appear in support of your subtopics and details. Here…show more content…
INCLUDE A CITATION TO A REFERENCE FOR EACH SUBTOPIC. I will be looking to see that you have included at least 2 sources under each main topic. *** Remember to include your corrected Reference page as per the instructions.*** For review on the general structure of a formal outline, visit: http://ol.scc.spokane.edu/jstrever/tw/Resources/outlining.htm Note: The Research Methods section will be covered in Week 8, so look ahead to Week 8 to find out more details about this section. It does not need to be too detailed yet, but please begin thinking of an original research study for the Research Methods section. Title: Online Consumer Behaviors Thesis Statement: The purpose of this research paper is to integrate the varied research information together and draw coherent linkages to how consumer thoughts, attitudes and motivational behavior affect online buying, thus building a broader framework of analysis in which to build upon. I. Introduction A. Growing interest in value of online commerce since the beginning of the WWW. B. Positive and negative behaviors increasing with online consumerism. II. Consumer
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