Research Project – Outline
Instructions
– Research and describe the effect of alcohol on your selected special population.(Underage drinking population)
– Identify unique problems or considerations that apply to your group.
– Compare and contrast your group to the overall U.S. population
– Describe best treatment practices for specific issues relevant to the selected population.
Start with the learning resources in the classroom.
– Locate 7-10 journal articles or book chapters related to your special population.
– Use only scholarly, objective sources for your project. Peer reviewed articles found in the UMUC Library databases are generally good sources. Web based information such a Wikipedia and About.comand popular news outlets such as Times or Newsweek are NOT acceptable sources for this project.
– If you are unclear as the whether a source is acceptable, contact the instructor or visit the UMUC Library’s page on locating and evaluating scholarly articles:
https://www.umuc.edu/library/databases/articles.shtml#evaluatingcitations
(https://www.umuc.edu/library/databases/articles.shtml#evaluatingcitations)
Guidelines:
APA format and citation style (https://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/apa_examples.cfm)
2500 word minimum
Separate title page and reference list
12 point font
Numbered pages
1″ margins