PSY 108 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview Psychology is a fascinating field because of its application to virtually any life experience or situation. In this course and throughout your work on this assessment,
you will recognize the practical application of psychology in many different aspects of your life. Hopefully, this application of the perspectives, theories, and
research in psychology will help you not only better approach problems in your personal or professional experience, but improve those situations. Not only does
psychology help us to better understand others and the world around us, but it also gives us tools to improve the way in which we handle certain situations.
For this assessment, you will choose a problem from the provided list to which you can apply the concepts and theories learned in this class. You will then
develop an action plan for how you will use psychological ideas and principles in addressing the problem. This assessment will help you recognize the value of
psychology, the value of supporting your claims with established views and research, and how psychology can be applied to personal situations. Below is the list
of problem choices for your final project:
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• Suicide by LGBT Youth: How can psychological research, theories, and perspectives be used to decrease suicide rates among LGBT youth?
Childhood Obesity: How can psychological research, theories, and perspectives be used to help parents improve childhood obesity rates?
Prescription Drug Abuse Among Rural Teens: How can psychological research, theories, and perspectives be used to reduce prescription drug abuse among rural
teens?
Veterans With PTSD and Stigma: How can psychological research, theories, and perspectives be used to decrease stigma for veterans with PTSD seeking
treatment?
Bias in the Workplace: How can psychological research, theories, and perspectives be used to reduce bias in workplace hiring and promotion?
Raising an Aggressive Child: How can psychological research, theories, and perspectives be used to help parents reduce aggression in young children?
This assessment addresses the following course outcomes: •
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• Explain how fundamental theories and perspectives in the field of psychology can be utilized to approach personal and professional problems
Determine the credibility of sources in psychology for supporting claims with appropriate evidence
Develop basic recommendations for improving problems experienced by individuals, families, groups, or communities that are supported by fundamental
theories and perspectives in the field of psychology
Explain how research and plans supported by psychological theory and perspectives align with the ethical guidelines of psychology Prompt
For this assessment, you will explore the theories,
research, and perspectives used in psychology and
discussed in this course to support an action plan you develop that addresses a problem experienced by individuals, families, groups, or communities. You must
be able to relate this problem to psychological theories, research, and perspectives discussed in the course. You will review the research provided to determine
the value of credibility in research and how the research aligns with the ethical guidelines of psychology. You will then develop an action plan that makes
recommendations to address and improve the problem.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
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II. Getting Started: In this part of the assessment, you will explore the provided research to determine its credibility and how it aligns with the ethical guidelines of
psychology.
Describe the problem experienced by individuals, families, groups, or communities that your plan will be attempting to improve.
Select research from the provided resources that will support your plan, and explain how the research is credible.
Explain how you discerned the credibility of the research provided.
Discuss how using credible evidence will support your action plan.
Explain how the research aligns with fundamental theories discussed in the course.
Describe how the research aligns with the ethical guidelines of psychology. Plan Support: In this part of the assessment, you will identify theories and perspectives in psychology that will support your future action plan. A. Identify
relevant fundamental theories in psychology discussed in the course which could be applied to address the problem.
B. Describe how you would apply these fundamental theories in psychology to address the problem.
C. Explain how you can use the perspectives of psychologists in different subject areas within the field to approach your problem.
D. Describe the ethical implications that will need to be considered in the creation of your action plan. III. Action Plan: In this part of your assessment, you will develop your action plan, describing the overall plan that addresses the problem, as well as the specific
recommendations as to how to improve the problem. You will explain how your action plan aligns with fundamental theories and perspectives in psychology and
how your action plan aligns with the ethical guidelines of psychology. A. Describe your overall action plan and how it addresses the problem.
B. Make recommendations as to how you could improve the identified problem. Be sure to reference how psychology is used to support the action plan in
improving the problem.
C. Explain how fundamental theories and perspectives in psychology align with your action plan.
D. Explain how your plan aligns with the ethical guidelines of psychology. Milestones
Milestone One: Getting Started—Problem In Module One, you will submit a draft of your
with the Milestone One Rubric. problem description. This milestone will be graded Milestone Two: Credible Evidence Evaluation
In Module Two, you will submit a credible evidence evaluation. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.
Milestone Three: Plan Support
In Module Three, you will submit a draft of your theories and perspectives. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Three Rubric.
Milestone Four: Recommendations
In Module Five, you will submit a summary describing your action plan and recommendations to resolve your chosen problem. This milestone will be graded
with the Milestone Four Rubric.
Final Project Submission: Action Plan
In Module Seven, you will submit your final action plan. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It
should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Rubric (below). Deliverables
Milestone Deliverable Module Due Grading One Getting Started—Problem One Graded separately; Milestone One Rubric Two Credible Evidence Evaluation Two Graded separately; Milestone Two Rubric Three Graded separately; Milestone Three Rubric Five Graded separately; Milestone Four Rubric Seven Graded separately; Final Project Rubric (below) Three Plan Support Four Recommendations
Final Project Submission: Action Plan Final Project Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your action plan should be
font and double spacing. The research you have chosen should be appropriately cited. 3–4 pages in length, with 12-point Times New Roman Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information,
review these instructions.
Critical Elements
Getting Started:
Problem Exemplary (100%)
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
description of the problem is
especially detailed and clear Proficient (85%)
Describes the problem
experienced by individuals,
families, groups, or
communities, that the plan will
attempt to improve Getting Started:
Credible Meets “Proficient” criteria and
explanation demonstrates a
keen insight into the
characteristics and qualities that
make research credible or not
credible
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
explanation demonstrates keen
insight into the process of
discerning the credibility of
psychological research
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
discussion demonstrates keen
insight into the value of
supporting claims with credible
evidence
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
response makes cogent
connections regarding the
relationship between theory
and research Selects research that will
support plan and explains how
the research is credible Getting Started:
Discerned Getting Started:
Credible Evidence Getting Started:
Fundamental
Theories Needs Improvement (55%)
Describes the problem
experienced by individuals,
families, groups, or
communities, that the plan will
attempt to improve but
description is cursory
Selects research that will
support plan and explains how
the research is credible, but
research selected is misaligned
with plan or explanation is
cursory or inaccurate Not Evident (0%)
Does not describe the problem
experienced by individuals,
families, groups, or
communities, that the plan will
attempt to improve Value
5 Does not select research that
will support plan 7.5 Explains how the credibility of
the research was discerned Explains how the credibility of
the research was discerned but
explanation is cursory or
illogical Does not explain how the
credibility of the research was
discerned 7.5 Discusses how using credible
evidence will support the action
plan Discusses how using credible
evidence will support the action
plan, but discussion is cursory or
contains inaccuracies Does not discuss how using
credible evidence will support
the action plan 7.5 Explains how the research aligns
with fundamental theories
discussed in the course Explains how the research aligns
with fundamental theories
discussed in the course but
explanation is cursory or
contains inaccuracies Does not explain how the
research aligns with
fundamental theories discussed
in the course 5.63 Getting Started:
Ethical Guidelines Plan Support:
Fundamental
Theories Plan Support: Apply Plan Support:
Perspectives Meets “Proficient” criteria and
demonstrates a sophisticated
awareness of the ethical
guidelines in psychology Meets “Proficient” criteria and
discussion demonstrates keen
insight into which fundamental
theories are the most relevant
and applicable to the problem
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
description demonstrates keen
insight into how to apply
fundamental theories to address
problems
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
description makes cogent
connections between how the
perspectives of psychologists can
be used together to approach
the problem Describes how the research
aligns with the ethical
guidelines of psychology Identifies relevant fundamental
theories discussed in the course
which could be applied to
address the problem
Describes how the fundamental
theories would be applied to
address the problem Describes how perspectives of
psychologists in different subject
areas within the field could be
used to approach the problem Plan Support: Ethical Meets “Proficient” criteria and
Implications
demonstrates a sophisticated
awareness of the ethical
implications involved in the
development of an action plan Describes the ethical
implications that will need to be
considered in the creation of the
action plan Action Plan: Overall
Action Plan Describes the overall action plan
and how it addresses the
problem Meets “Proficient” criteria and
description demonstrates keen
insight into how the overall
action plan will address the
problem Describes how the research
aligns with the ethical
guidelines of psychology but
description is cursory or
contains inaccuracies
Identifies fundamental theories
discussed in the course but
identified theories are not
relevant or could not be applied
to the problem
Describes how the fundamental
theories would be applied to
address the problem but
description is cursory or contains
inaccuracies
Discusses how perspectives of
psychologists could be used to
approach the problem but
discussion is cursory, contains
inaccuracies, or does not
reference different subject areas
within the field
Describes the ethical
implications that will need to be
considered in the creation of the
action plan, but description is
cursory or ethical implications
do not align with focus of action
plan
Describes the overall action plan
and how it addresses the
problem but description is
cursory or contains inaccuracies Does not describe how the
research aligns with the ethical
guidelines of psychology 7.5 Does not identify fundamental
theories discussed in the course 5.63 Does not describe how the
identified fundamental theories
could be applied to address the
problem 5.63 Does not discuss how
perspectives of psychologists
could be used to approach the
problem 5.63 Does not describe the ethical
implications that will need to be
considered in the creation of the
action plan 7.5 Does not describe the overall
action plan and how it addresses
the problem 7.5 Action Plan:
Recommendations Meets “Proficient” criteria and
recommendations made
demonstrate keen insight into
how psychology is used and
assists the recommendations in
improving the problem Action Plan:
Fundamental
Theories and
Perspectives Meets “Proficient” criteria and
response demonstrates a keen
ability integrating fundamental
theories in psychology into
response to support the action
plan
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
explanation demonstrates keen
insight into how the plan aligns
with the ethical guidelines of
psychology
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented in
a professional and easy-to-read
format Action Plan: Ethical
Guidelines of
Psychology Articulation of
Response Makes
Makes recommendations as to
how the problem could be
improved and how psychology is
used to support the
recommendations in improving
the problem Explains how fundamental
theories and perspectives in
psychology align with the action
plan recommendations as to how the
problem could be improved but
recommendations made are
cursory, contain inaccuracies, or
do not reference how
psychology is used to support
the plan in improving the
problem
Explains how fundamental
theories and perspectives in
psychology align with the action
plan but explanation is cursory
or contains inaccuracies Does not make
recommendations as to how the
problem could be addressed 7.5 Does not explain how
fundamental theories and
perspectives in psychology align
with the action plan 7.5 Explains how the plan aligns
with the ethical guidelines of
psychology Explains how the plan aligns
with the ethical guidelines of
psychology but explanation is
cursory or contains inaccuracies Does not explain how the plan
aligns with the ethical
guidelines of psychology 7.5 Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas 4.98 Total 100%

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