Overview

Throughout this course, you will be working on a final project that involves summarizing and reviewing a peer-reviewed article related to a topic in forensic psychology.

Main Elements/Format

Reading the Article

• Allow enough time to understand it.

• Read the article without taking notes to gain an overall idea of its main idea.
• Read the article again analytically highlighting important ideas and making brief notes of main ideas and main topic.

Writing the Article Review

• Provide a synopsis of the article. Make sure to address these questions:

• What is this article specifically addressing?
• How does this article related to your selected topic?
• Did the article contain research? Provide a summary of the research that was discussed, as applicable.
• If applicable: What data was used? What instruments, if any, were used to collect data?
• If applicable: What were some of the conclusions, if any, to the research in this article?

• Your synopsis should end with a review and critique of your article. Make sure to address these questions:
  • What references did the author use in this article?
  • Was the article reliable and valid? Explain.
  • Was this article well-written? Thoughtful andreflective?
  • What were the limitations in this article? Anyvariables?
  • What other thoughts or comments do you have related to this article?

Your finalized article review should be at least 5 pages in length.

Deliverable Milestones

• Milestone One: Selected Topic and Article

Your topic for forensic psychology will be “Rape Trauma Syndrome”, Now select an article. Your selected article must be from a peer-reviewed, professional journal (Journal of Personality Assessment is an example of a peer-reviewed journal; Time, Newsweek, and Psychology Today are NOT peer-reviewed journals). Review this resource to find out more about what a peer-reviewed article is, this resource for information about how to determine if a journal is peer reviewed, and go to this site to learn about getting started with research at Shapiro Library.

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Make sure you located your article through LibraryPlease select a scholarly article from the online library that is within the last ten years.

• “Milestone Two: Finalize and Submit Final Article Review

Finalize and submit your completed article review. Your article review should include all of the components described the “Writing the Article Review” section (under Main Elements/Format) of this document. Your article review will be graded using the rubric on the following pages.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Written components of projects must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations.

Critical Elements	Exemplary (100%)	Proficient (85%)	Needs Improvement (55%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Main Elements	Includes almost all of the main elements and requirements and cites multiple examples toillustrate each element	Includes most of the main elements and requirements and cites many examples to illustrateeach element	Includes some of the main elements and requirements	Does not include any of the main elements and requirements	25
Inquiry and Analysis	Explores multiple issues through extensive collection and in-depth analysis ofevidence to make informed conclusions	Explores some issues through collection and in-depth analysis of evidence to make informed conclusions	Explores minimal issues through collection and analysis of evidence to make informed conclusions	Does not explore issues through collection and analysis of evidence and doesnot make informed conclusions	20
Integration and Application	All of the course concepts are correctly applied	Most of the course concepts are correctly applied	Some of the course concepts are correctly applied	Does not correctly apply any of the course concepts	10
Critical Thinking	Demonstrates comprehensive exploration of issues and ideas before accepting or forming an opinion or conclusion	Demonstrates moderate exploration of issues and ideas before accepting or forming an opinion or conclusion	Demonstrates minimal exploration of issues and ideas before accepting or forming an opinion orconclusion	Does not demonstrate exploration of issues and ideas before accepting or forming an opinion or conclusion	20
Research	Incorporates many scholarly resources effectively that reflect depth and breadth of research	Incorporates some scholarly resources effectively that reflect depth and breadth of research	Incorporates very few scholarly resources that reflect depth and breadth of research	Does not incorporate scholarly resources that reflect depth and breadth of research	15
Writing (Mechanics/Citations)	No errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations	Minor errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations	Some errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations	Major errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations	10
Total					100%