What sections do you include: introduction, including a thesis statement, two to

objective: Develop an understanding of the current peer-reviewed research on leisure programming. 

● Demonstrate your information gathering and critical thinking skills.

● Apply the writing, citing and referencing skills

● Apply a general planning model to writing a paperPaper Requirements:

Format: 

The research paper must be cited and referenced using APA format. Research papers that do not include a reference list, have been copied and pasted from another source or do not include in text citations will be graded as zero and the student will be reported for plagiarism.Length: 5 pages – double spaced, 12 point font – the page count does not include title page or reference page.What sections do you include: Introduction, including a thesis statement, two to three key points – these should be related to your thesis statement, conclusion are a minimum guideline.References: 3 academic sources in total as a minimum (you can have more); 2 of these sources should be peer reviewed and be published within the past years (2017). Non academic sources are acceptable (blog posts, podcasts, newspapers, etc)Topic:Topics can be anything in the realm of our industry but should have some form of planning focus. 

These are just some ideas – I encourage you to find a topic that you have interest in:

1. You believe that education and promotional programs aren’t enough to stop the trend of physical inactivity, why? How do you think we are going to change this in the future? Why do you think what we’ve done hasn’t worked?

2. Canadian Women in Sport has a social-ecological model to get more women and girls actively engaged – do you think this will work? How can it be implemented?

3. From a planning perspective – how can planning within a particular community help us with the current inactivity epidemic we face – ie – designing neighborhoods to be more walking friendly (there’s a distinct lack of sidewalks in Winnipeg in the burbs).

4. You could research any program trends (bootcamps, American Ninja Warrior, risky play, etc) 

5. You could research a particular population that you are interested in.