Write a paper comparing the research designs of three scholarly journal articles on a topic of your choice.

Comparative Design Paper
Students will write a paper comparing the research designs of three scholarly journal
articles on a topic of your choice. Your three articles must all be looking at the same
topic (they may do so in different ways). Your paper will be 3-5 pages long not
including title page and reference list and will be written using APA format (will be
discussed in class and see sample paper). Listed below are the elements that will be
included in your paper along with an explanation of each section. If you fail to include
all sections you will not receive full credit. This paper will be unlike any other you have
written before (please look a the sample paper in eLearning). Remember the focus of this
paper is on comparing the designs of your selected studies.
Papers will be: 3-5 pages long not including title page and reference list, 12 point font,
Times New Roman, Double Spaced, Justified Margins, and conform to APA guidelines.
* This denotes a major section of the paper.