PART I:

Week  Assignment:

Problems Children Face

Topic: Cyber Bullying

• Describe the problem
• How common is this problem?
• Who is affected by the problem?
• What theories explain this problem?
• Has the problem changed over the last decade?
• How credible is the research you found related to this problem?
• Is there generally a consensus about the key aspects of the problems, or is there a lot of controversy?

Number of published, peer-reviewed sources required; must all be published within the last 8 years

• Course Readings may be used as one of the resources.
• Do not use any direct quotes from any sources

Three (3)

Length required (not including title page and references

• Tables, graphs, charts, lists, figures, etc. may be used, however do not count toward the length requirement

1000 words

APA reference style required. See rubric

American Psychological Association, 6th edition

PART II

Week assignment: Problems Children Face

Topic: Cyber Bullying

What is being done to address this problem?

• Is there a consensus about how to improve this problem, or is there a great deal of controversy?
• What solutions have already been tried for this problem?
• How successful have these solutions been?
• What are the barriers to solving this problem?
• What resources are available in YOUR community to deal with this problem?
• Future approaches to the problem
• How will this problem be addressed in the future?
• How successful are these solutions likely to be?

Research, NOT opinion

Number of published, peer-reviewed sources required; must all be published within the last 8 years

• Course readings may be used as one of the resources.
• Do not use any direct quotes from any sources

Three (3)

Length required (not including title page and references

• Tables, graphs, charts, lists, figures, etc. may be used, however do not count toward the length requirement

1000 words

Reference style required

American Psychological Association, 6th edition