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FITS 195 : Intro to the FITS Program

Overview

For this assignment, take the time to reflect on an issue or topic in retailing, consumer science, or fashion that is most important to you. Use that interest to search for scholarly research articles related to the topic you are interested in learning more about.

You will use this research article and write a 2-page summary, using APA style. Examples of research topics include, but are not limited to: How Covid-19 Affected Retailing, Sustainability in Retailing/Fashion, Fashion Journalism Ethics, Company Responsibility, Product Development, Consumer Insights, Supply Chain Issues, Marketing Insights, Changes in Global Retailing.

This assignment will help you learn more about a topic of interest, develop a working knowledge of APA guidelines, and create a list of resources you can reference in the future for help with APA formatting.

Assignment: APA Paper

Assignment Instructions

Find one academic journal article on a topic that interests you related to Retailing and Consumer Science or Fashion.

  • Your article must be from an academic journal, not popular press.
  • Your article must be a research project conducted by the author, not a literature review.
  • Please save your article to your computer and upload a copy to Brightspace. This way we have access to the article you referenced for your APA Summary in order to provide feedback.

Paper Requirements

Write a 2–3 page, double-spaced summary of the article. Include the following, and please refer to the grading rubric posted to Brightspace so you know how you will be graded for this assignment:

  • A summary of the article’s main conclusions (researcher’s findings). Use correct spelling, grammar, word choice, punctuation, and paragraph & sentence structure to create a clear and thorough summary.
  • Present three of the author’s findings, and provide the evidence the author uses to support these findings. To do this, you must include three in-text APA citations using correct APA style.
  • Provide a concluding paragraph that discusses why you are interested in this topic, and discuss your own thoughts about this article.
  • Create a reference page, referencing your article using APA style.
  • Follow APA style throughout your paper. Include a running head, page numbers, and title page.