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HCA692

Module 7 Required Resources

Textbook

Plan A students: The following includes a few brief pages that recap important sections of your paper, including the conclusion for an overview. Please read pp. 102-105 from the source cited below. 

Articles

Plan B students: The following is a brief overview of what should be included in a results/discussion when your research inquiry was based on a principal investigation. Textbook approaches to reporting results vary. Some authors support a "results” section that is completely separate from the discussion section. Others combine both. For this paper, you will include the results of the data collection within this section (Chapter 3) and then continue to present the other parts of the discussion too. However, the conclusion section of the paper is a separate section, though the authors below may include a conclusion in their description. Please read pp. 167-172 from the source cited below. 

Module 7 Optional Resources

Below is a resource that aids in understanding the basis for concluding remarks that provides support to write the conclusion section. 

  • The following is an excellent guide to formatting your paper and it is the published guidelines used for APA style requirements. Refer to pp. 73-74 for guidance on the abstract. 
    • American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.