HOW TO WRITE A TERM PAPER Comment: The topic of your research. Try to be concise but thorough. Times New Roman, 14, Bold, Upper-cased.

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1 HOW TO WRITE A TERM PAPER Comment: The topic of your research. Try to be concise but thorough. Times New Roman, 14, Bold, Upper-cased. Presented by Your Name Semester X Comment: Write your semester number here in roman numerals. Presented to Madiha Anas Comment: Instructor s name Semester III Department Applied Psychology, School of Social Sciences Beaconhouse National University Dated: Insert date Comment: Month, date, year

2 Table of content Comment: This is a sample Table of content. Yours may vary depending on your topic of research. Page number 1. Introduction Body Comment: Page numbers are important. 3. Body II XXX Conclusion Summary (optional) References Appendices Comment: If applicable 2

3 Topic of Research 1. Introduction This short manual has been prepared to facilitate you in writing your term paper. Use the font Times New Roman for your entire term paper. Please do not try to get creative here. Text size should be 12, do not use UPPER-CASED LETTERS, italics or the option to underline unnecessarily. Your text should be double-spaced. If you do not know how to do that, go to FORMAT, click Paragraph and check Double under Line spacing. Comment: I ll give you an option here. You can keep you re the text within your term paper full-justified or left-justified. 1.1 Sub-heading under your Introduction Use sub-headings like this. Sub-heading are optional. Don t include them just for the sake of it (Anas, 2008). 2. Body of Text Comment: This is how you give references within the text. Comment: Headings will be bold. Follow the same rules throughout Sub-heading 2.2. Sub-heading 2.3.a. Sub-sub-heading Comment: Try not to break your writings into too many headings, even if they make your paper look pretty to you. In case you need to break your sub-heading down further, this is the way to do it. 3

4 Comment: Give another space between headings. 3. Body of Text 4. Conclusion 4

5 5. Summary Comment: This is optional. 5

6 References: Ben-Porath, Y.S., Butcher, J.N, & Graham, J.R. (1991). Contribution of mmpi-2 content scales to the differential diagnosis of schizophrenia and major depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 3, 4, Comment: Listed here are some sample references. For a complete guide to write references using the APA format, please refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition. If it s not available in your library, visit the tutorial on this page 5th.htm) Butcher, J.N., Lim, J., & nezami, E. (9198). Objective study of abnormal personality in cross cultural settings: The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2). Journal of Cross-cultural Psychology, 29,1, Dean, R.S., & Jacobson, B.P. (1982). MMPI characteristics for parents of emotionally disturbed and learning-disabled children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,50, 5, Fridenberg, L. (1995). Psychological testing: Design, Evaluation and Research. Massachusetts: Allyn & Bacon. Golden, C.J. (1990). Clinical interpretation of Objective Psychological Tests. 2 nd Ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Hathaway, S.R., & McKinley, C.J. (1951). MMPI Manual. New York: Psychological Corporation. Kline, P. (2000). Handbook of psychological Testing. 2 nd Ed. New York: Routledge. 6

7 Appendices: An appendix is supplementary back matter or other written material added to a publication. There is no limit to what can be placed in the appendix as long as it is relevant to your paper. The appendix is not a catch net for all the semi-interesting or related information you have gathered through your research for your report: the information included in the appendix must bear directly relate to the research problem or the report's purpose. It must be a useful tool for the reader (Weaver & Weaver, 1977). Each separate appendix should be lettered (Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix B1, Appendix B2, Appendix C, etc). The order they are presented in is dictated by the order they are mentioned in the text of the report. It is essential to refer to each appendix within the text of the report. Examples of information that could be included in an appendix include figures/tables/charts/graphs of results, statistics, questionnaires, transcripts of interviews, pictures, lengthy derivations of equations, maps, drawings, letters, etc. Good Luck! 7