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Assignment PSY - 405, Fall 2023

This document provides instructions for an assignment in the course PSY 405. Students must write an essay of 1000-1200 words discussing either ethical issues in psychological research based on frameworks from the BPS and APA, or critically evaluating the method section of a research article on perceived stress, emotional intelligence, coping strategies, and marital adjustment in dual earner couples. The document outlines formatting requirements, expectations around referencing, and grading rubric. It also includes IOU's plagiarism policy, defining plagiarism and consequences for submitting plagiarized work.

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Assignment PSY - 405, Fall 2023

This document provides instructions for an assignment in the course PSY 405. Students must write an essay of 1000-1200 words discussing either ethical issues in psychological research based on frameworks from the BPS and APA, or critically evaluating the method section of a research article on perceived stress, emotional intelligence, coping strategies, and marital adjustment in dual earner couples. The document outlines formatting requirements, expectations around referencing, and grading rubric. It also includes IOU's plagiarism policy, defining plagiarism and consequences for submitting plagiarized work.

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assignment.

PSY 405 Assignment (Fall 2023)

Topic:

1. The British Psychological Society (BPS) and the American Psychological Association
(APA) have established an ethical framework for psychologists to follow when doing
psychological research. Discuss the Ethical issues in psychological research.

Or

2. Siddiqa and Majeed (2021) had conducted a cross sectional research to investigate the
relationship among Perceived stress, Emotional intelligence, Coping strategies, and
Marital adjustment in Dual earner couples. Critically evaluate the method section of the
article and suggest recommendations to improve the method section. Moreover, also
discuss clinical and social implications along with the limitations of the present
research.
Kindly find the attached article’s reference mentioned below.
Siddiqa, A., & Majeed, S. (2021). Perceived stress, Emotional intelligence, Coping
strategies and Marital adjustment in Dual earner couples. Pakistan Journal of
Physiology, 17(4), 67-71.
Retrieved from http://pjp.pps.org.pk/index.php/PJP/article/view/1259

Word limit: Bachelors Level 1000 to 1200


Expectations:

Please Note:
You will need to submit your essay based on the following criteria:
1. Words (1000-1200) [Students will be penalised for writing assignments which are
either too short or Excessive length.]
2. Double spaced, Times New Roman and 12 font size.
3. References should be consistent in the text and the reference list/bibliography.
4. You should choose the APA (7th Edition) style of referencing:
5. Do NOT copy, work together or share assignments. It needs to be an individual
effort. Any copying, plagiarism, or copy-paste jobs will be heavily penalized.
6. At least three academic references relating to the topic and cite them in APA (7th
Edition) format at the end of the assignment.

The rubric for assignments for this course is as follows:


Written Assignment Grading Rubric
Organization Marks
Defining concepts. Appropriate use of sections (introductory material in
3
introduction, etc.).
Paragraphs are well organised and precisely constructed. 4
Organization of the argument is completely and clearly outlined and
5
implemented.
Content
Citations /references are appropriate and relevant to the content of the paper
8
in breadth and depth.
Accurate interpretation of literature. 6
Focus is clearly on the psychological contributions. Theory and application
18
appropriately integrated.
Sources are relevant to topic, provide adequate support. Level of coverage
5
(detail) is appropriate to assignment.
Application of Islamic perspective to the theme of the assignment. 18
Conclusion is clearly stated and connections to the assignment and position
6
are clear and relevant.
Word count. 5
Style
th
Conforms to APA style (7 Edition) 9
Paper is coherently organised and the logic is easy to follow. 5
There is no spelling or grammatical errors and terminology is clearly defined.
8
Writing is clear and concise and persuasive.
100%
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IOU’S Plagiarism Policy

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the universe and peace and blessing be upon the last messenger
Muhammad and all those who follow his path with righteousness until the Last Day.

Please read and understand this policy in details before attempting any assignments at IOU.

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "He who deceives us is not one of us." (Saheeh Muslim)

Definition of Plagiarism:

A common form of deception in studies is plagiarism. Plagiarism is sometimes misunderstood to refer


to copying alone; however, plagiarism is much deeper than just copying. It includes quoting without
proper references, collaboration, and stealing other people's ideas while passing them off as one’s own.
Plagiarism is the “failure to acknowledge the ideas or writing of another” or “presentation of the ideas
or writing of another as one’s own” and should be read to cover intentional and unintentional failure to
acknowledge the ideas of others. In this context “others” means any other person including a student,
academic, professional, published author or other resource such as the Internet. The International Open
University believes that failing to acknowledge the use of ideas of others constitutes an important breach
of Islamic and academic values and conventions of the institution.

IOU Stance on Plagiarism

The International Open University will not tolerate plagiarism in any form, and any student caught
plagiarizing will be penalized. Depending on the severity of the plagiarism, the penalty could range
from reduction of marks to rejection of the paper itself.

With respect to the assignments, the following constitutes plagiarism:

1) Copying someone else's assignment


2) Collaboration and working together on an assignment
3) Copying and Pasting entire articles of the internet
4) Quoting someone else’s work without referencing the author
5) Using someone else’s ideas or words without referencing them
To avoid plagiarism, be sure to:

• Use quotation marks around a quote and cite the source.


• Reference all quotations and citations
• Reword/paraphrase. Don’t write word for word what you have read. Take notes first in your
own words, then write your assignment from your notes (not the text).
For more information on how to avoid plagiarism and how to properly cite a source, visit the following
websites:

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/college-success/10314.html

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/plagiarism.html

You may also test your understanding of plagiarism by using this link:

https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/plagiarism/tutorial/whatis1.html
Similarity Indicator

IOU reserves the right to submit all academic assignments to a plagiarism checker to produce similarity
ratings for each assignment. The similarity indicator provides a rating of how similar text in the
assignment is to resources available on the Internet.

In line with universal academic writing practices, IOU prefers that text be paraphrased in the words of
the student and not quoted directly, with the original author of the knowledge being duly cited and
referenced.

As a University-wide norm, IOU recommends that the similarity indicator does not exceed 20%.

Result of Plagiarism

Assignments that contain a rating higher than or equal to 50% will be automatically rejected and
validated for plagiarism with a manual check by the tutorial assistant or relevant academic. The student
will be given a grade of 0 and there will be no second chances for submitting the assignment.

The Tutorial Assistant or relevant academic will use the similarity rating in determining the final grade
of the submission.

Remember that we are Muslims studying Allah’s religion, and so plagiarizing in Islamic Studies is a
sin and can rob your studies of reward.

May Allah bless you all with success with your coursework. Ameen.

IOU Admin.

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