Your final for the course will consist of writing an essay over any topic from the course. The essay should be a minimum of 3000 words. You should have at least 8 scholarly resources*. You may use more than 8, for example, a website or government information, as well. The essay should be completed in a 12 point font with 1 inch margins and be doubled spaced. You may use any style manual you are comfortable with (MLA, APA, etc.) 

As stated above, the essay can be over any topic in the course; however, if you find a topic relating to domestic violence that was not covered, you may contact me for approval of the topic. You may also use any of the discussion posts questions, videos, articles, etc. 

*A scholarly publication is one in which the content is written by experts in a particular field of study – generally for the purpose of sharing original research or analyzing others’ findings. Scholarly work will thoroughly cite all source materials used and is usually subject to “peer review” prior to publication. Please do not use Wikipedia or Encyclopedia definitions as a source.