The Impact of Opium Misuse and Addiction on Cognitive Abilities

Written Report:
An “original” report written in APA format will be submitted to Canvas electronically by 11/16. There it will be checked for plagiarism through turnitin.com. This is a literature review of a topic you have selected; so, select your topic carefully!
While a survey can be included in your report, it is not essential for a top grade. For every class period this assignment is late, 5 points will be deducted from your grade.
You may submit any size report; however, an “A” report will have the following minimum requirements:
5 or more pages for body of report with font size 12, double spaced
5 or more references, at least 3 are peer review journals less than 3 years old
Report includes a Title page, Abstract page, and a Reference page, in addition to the body of the report being at least 5 pages in length
The report is in APA style
10% or less plagiarism (quotes will not count toward plagiarism, but a professionally written report will not have too many)
Electronic copy submitted to Canvas by due date (see calendar below). There are 3 due dates on the calendar: submission of possible topics (10pts.), submission of outline (10 pts.), and submission of final written report (80 pts.).
Your report will be graded on writing quality (see Rubric below), which includes but is not limited to, use of grammar, sentence and paragraph construction, coverage of the topic, use of your references, development of thesis. This is a literature review of a topic you have selected; so, select your topic carefully! Keep your articles; do not turn them in.
For help with reports:
On Campus: The Writing Lab (713-718-5889), South Hall Room 703. Here you may get help with any writing assignments.
Online: Or you may use hccs.upswing.io for help with reports.
GRADING RUBRIC
Submission of possible topics _____ (10%)
Submission of outline ______ (10%)
Submission of Final Written Report ______ (80%)
APA Errors (30% of grade)
APA MAJOR errors: _____
APA Reference errors: (ABC order, 1:1 reference/citation) _____
APA Punctuation and Capitalization errors _____
APA Citation errors: (incorrect author order, incorrect et al. usage) _____ _____
Title Page (Header, Spacing, Contents, etc.) _____ APA numbers _____
APA Verb problems: (verb tense, verb-subject-article agreement) _____
Pronoun errors: (which, that, who, whom) _____
Format errors: (incorrect line, letter, word spacing, pagination) _____
Use of Abbreviations or numerals to start sentences _____
Undefined abbreviations _____
APA Writing Errors (40% of grade)
Nonprofessional writing/tone _____
Lack of empirical evidence for points made _____
Other: ___________________________
APA Minor errors (10% of grade)
Wrong font/wrong size font/wrong color font _____
Inappropriate use of a secondary source (lack of “cited “in…) _____
Inappropriate use of personal pronouns, excessive abbreviations _____
Occasional problems with hanging indents _____ Using ampersands in text
TOTAL: 100 POINTS POSSIBLE
Your report (including topic, outline and final written report) will be worth 20% of your final average.