Psychology

 For this assignment you are required to write an essay that contains a valid argument based on the literature:
•    Provide an introduction that explains the purpose of the essay and how the argument(s) will be organized.
•    A common mistake is to provide a review of the literature and not include an argument.
•    End the essay with a strong conclusion that summarizes the arguments presented in the body of the essay. Make sure you take a stand and not just sit on the fence by saying more research is needed before a conclusion can be reached.
•    It is important to remember that the purpose of an introduction is to broadly introduce the area of interest and then provide a road map for the reader. In contrast, the purpose of the conclusion is to summarize the main points and provide direction for how to proceed in the future.
•    You should write in complete sentences (i.e. do not use dot points). However, if you think a summary will enhance the contents of your essay you can insert the information usually included in dot point form in a Table.
•    If you choose to insert a Table or Figure into your essay you will need to make sure the Table or Figure adheres to APA style.
•    The writing style in an essay is more formal than verbal speech. Make sure you do not write as you would speak.
•    The essay must be written in the third person. Please note: the word “I” is not used when writing in the third person.
•    Paraphrase information. For this essay quotes should only be used if the information cannot be written any other way.
•    Write your essay from the position of an expert. This means not starting a sentence with a reference and instead places the reference at the end of the sentence in brackets. A reference supports what you are saying, it should not be the main feature of a sentence. For example: “Higgs (2012) states that communication is very important to client safety” can be written as: “Communication is very important to client safety (Higgs, 2012).”
•    Make sure you reference your work. Every statement of fact needs an in-text reference and as a general rule every paragraph in an essay should have at least one in-text reference.
•    Pay attention to how you structure your sentences and paragraphs. A sentence contains one piece of information. Alternatively, a paragraph contains more than one sentence but deals with only one topic. Do not try to put too little or too much information into a paragraph because doing this is confusing for the reader.
•    Pay attention to spelling, grammar and punctuation.
•    Make sure you run the spell checker over you essay and then give it a last proof read before formally submitting for assessment.
Referencing

You must use the APA referencing system.