The RES-815 Topic 2 discussion question vignettes (2020) introduces the reader to two doctoral researchers: Walter Webb and Sally Smart. Walter is shown to be a novice researcher who fails to utilize peer-reviewed scholarly sources. He lacks a clear understanding of APA formatting. As a result, his grade suffers. By contrast, Sally uses scholarly resources and writes her paper using properly formatted APA style. Sally’s grade reflected her greater expertise in scholarly research (“RES-815 Topic 2 discussion question vignettes”, 2020).