This document provides guidelines and a grading rubric for the final paper and presentation for COMM 1050: Intro to Communication Theory. It outlines that the paper should be 7 pages long and include an introduction paragraph with a clear thesis, 5 examples of current research summarized over 1-2 paragraphs detailing the method and findings with personal analysis, and a conclusion paragraph summarizing the theory, research, and paper. The presentation should be 10-15 minutes long addressing the rationale for the chosen theory, research from the literature review, and how the research supports the theory. It provides a total of 300 possible points for the paper and presentation combined based on meeting these criteria.