Spanking and Child Abuse

Course PPT Project: The course project replaces the traditional paper with a research
project on an approved topic (choose from the list below) and presented as a PPT. Use the
notes section of PPT to provide additional information and list references. You will upload
your project to the discussion board for your classmates to review. You must have the
following sections in your PPT, and provide sufficient information in each area:
Introduction
o Introduction of the issue/topic, including any definitions, importance of the
topic, central argument of the project/research question/thesis statement
(which you have depends on your project)
Background
o Literature review on the topic
o Depending on your topic, this might include theory
Current State
o Exactly what the issue is today and who it impacts now. This requires current
statistics/data on your issue. You also need to include demographics-gender,
race, class, etc of the population impacted.
Policy/Program Application OR Proposed Study (choose ONE)
o Policy/Program application- you will search for a policy OR program that
addresses your topic and discuss it in this section. You need to be as specific
as possible about the policy or program and include any information you can
find about how well it is working.
o Proposed Study-You can propose a study to better understand your topic.
This must be a well-thought-out proposal that includes information about
methodology, including details about the kind of study you are proposing,
sampling, unit of analysis, method for data collection, etc. You should not
attempt this if you have not taken a class in research methodology.
Discussion/conclusion
o Wrap up your paper with discussion of what you found, implications, and
importance of the topic. Be sure to have a tight conclusion that does not
include any new information.
Other Requirements
Even though this is a PPT project, this is to be taken seriously and the research
should be sound. You should do as much, if not more research than you would for a
15-20 page paper.
Work must be original for this class
Grammar and spelling matter
Appropriate graphics are encouraged to break up the text
10 academic sources minimum-academic sources include peer reviewed journal
articles, academic books, .gov sites like BJS CDC and DOC, and state and federal
reports. If you are unsure about a source, ask. Program web sites are also acceptable
as sources about the program in your project.
Choose a topic from the following list (any other topic must be approved

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