Professional Journal Assignment

Professional Journal Assignment

 

Choose a topic of interest from your textbook to research.  Locate a research article from a professional journal related to the field of Sociology.  Print the article and identify the items listed below.  You may number your answers according to the numbers below.  Each of the items is worth 1.5 points.  Your paper will not be graded if it does not have the professional journal article attached.  You must submit a copy of the article with your paper.

 

1.     Source:  From what journal is the article taken?  Who is the author?  Use proper bibliographical form.

2.     Problem:  What is the problem or issue being studied in the article?

3.     Hypothesis:  What is the hypothesis being tested?  What are the independent and dependent variables?  State the hypothesis in an “If ……then…….format.  There may be more than one hypothesis.

4.     Research design:  What research design is used?  Support your answer.

5.     Time frame:  What time frame is used?  Explain your answer.

6.     Operational definitions:  What operational definitions are used to define the variables used in the research?

7.     Sample:  What kind of sample is used?  Random?  Nonrandom?  Why?  Who or what is the sample?

8.     Findings:  What are the findings of the study?

9.     Conclusions:  What conclusions did the author draw?

10.Ethical questions:  What ethical questions are or should have been addressed concerning the research?

11.Copy:  A copy of the article must be attached to your paper.  Your paper WILL NOT be graded unless the article is attached.