The  Report Written Assessment

The written assignment for Module 2 is a 3000 word Health Needs Assessment reviewing local, national and world health patterns and wellbeing outcomes. You will choose a locality familiar to you and identify one public health need within this area. You will highlight the implications for healthcare for this public health need.  Additionally for your selected health need you will identify and understand the local health services available and the role of the nurse in health promotion deliver

Learning outcomes that the Public Health report covers

Demonstrate knowledge of epidemiology, demography, genomics and the wider determinants of health, illness and wellbeing and apply this to an understanding of global patterns of health and wellbeing outcomes (LO 1)Discuss and explain the factors that may lead to inequalities in health outcomes. (LO 2)Consider how mental, physical, behavioural and other health related outcomes may be improved by understanding and explaining the principles, practice and evidence-base for health screening programmes. (LO4)Apply understanding of national and local data related to the health care needs and associated services of a local population. (LO5)

 

Outline of Report

Undertake a virtual research tour that explores the health needs of a chosen community, the social services and the health services available to people, in the communities in which they live, and identify a contemporary public health concern. (1500 words)Choose one county / locality (where your placement is or your local home area)Gather insight data on ONE prevalent public health concern.This data should be gathered from local joint strategic needs assessments around the health of your chosen population, in your chosen community and in relation to your field of nursing about e.g Childhood obesity rates or dental decay if you are a child nurse, rates of mental ill health like depression if you are a mental health nurse, or rates of cancer, smoking or long term conditions if you are an adult nurse.Needs assessments data information is collated in countywide public health insight data in PHE local authority health profiles. Supportive data and information can also be found in NHS digital, Office of National statistics, NHS EnglandRecord and report on your chosen public health concern using tables, graphs and a written summary of the data.Compare this to national and worldwide figures. What implications can you draw from this?Identify any health determinants and inequalities in your chosen locality which may impact on the public health issue you have identified, and the overall health of this community. Relate your findings to social data such as employment rates, level of education, economic deprivation

 

Review the services and health care that is available for the public health need that you have chosen (1000 words)

Identify local, national services, charities available for your public health concernLook at the role of the nurse in health promotionReview any screening provided in this area if applicable

Structure

Introduction: (300 words)

Briefly highlight what the report is about, the reason for the report, the locality you are discussing and the local public health concern you have chosen to identify specific healthcare services and review the role of the nurse in promoting health in this area.

 

2) Undertake a virtual research tour of your local health, social services, and health services to identify key areas of public health concern. (600 words)

a) Choosing a locality: (100 words)Choose one area or localityThe local area you study in this area should be:Somewhere that interests you and/or which you are familiar with (placement area or local home area)One which you can use published data to inform a discussion about social and health care needs in that areaDetail your choice of area.NB: It would be better to pick a county as your locality because you are more likely to get reliable data (If data collection is not at 90% of the population it will not be recorded in the figures and merely be left blank).

 

b) Collect and discuss social and health data about that area that you have chosen: 

Finding Statistics and Information:

Gather insight data on ONE prevalent public health needThis data should be gathered fromlocal joint strategic needs assessments (JSNA) around the health of your chosen population, in your chosen community and in relation to your field of nursing e.g. Childhood obesity rates if you are a child nurse, rates of mental ill health like depression or suicide if you are a mental health nurse, or rates of cancer, smoking or long term conditions if you are an adult nurse.Utilise information from reputable source using Public health England Local Authority Health Profiles(Links to an external site.) Other sights that will support the data in your assignment could include NHS digital(Links to an external site.), Office of National statistics (Links to an external site.) , and NHS England Data Catalogue. (Links to an external site.)Identify one key health and social care issue in your chosen locality by reviewing the epidemiology and prevalence of this data, e.g. Childhood obesity rates if you are a child nurse, rates of mental ill health like depression or suicide if you are a mental health nurse, or rates of cancer, smoking or long term conditions if you are an adult nurse

Demonstrate The Statistics (100 words)

Demonstrate this data in tables, graphs or pie chart and in a brief written summaryIdentify your sources  

Discuss The Statistics: (400 words)

Discuss what the data suggests about public health care need in that area and the implications for health care. Support this information with key research that may validate your findingsWithin your discussion compare your findings to national and worldwide figures. What implications can you draw from this?

 

Identify the determinants, inequalities and barriers to health: (800 words)Within your locality, identify the environmental, societal, and social determinants of health (like poverty, education, culture, economy, geography, and gender) that create health inequalities.Health inequalities are unfair avoidable differences between groups of people. Look at the differences in the status of people’s health such as the life expectancy, access to care, behavioural risk factors from the data. E.g. It may be that this particular county that has higher suicide rates than the rest of the UK, find out why this might be the case.You can use publications such as the Kings Fund(Links to an external site.), NHS England (Links to an external site.), Public Health England outcomes framework (Links to an external site.),  Org (Links to an external site.), Naidoo and Wills Foundations for Health Promotion Book (chapter 2 and 3) or any other health promotion text book to help develop your discussion.Try to really understand the determinants that have impacted to create this health inequality causing an health need in this area.

 

Review the services and health care that are available for the public health need that you have chosen (1000 words)a) Identify local, national policy, services, charities available for your public health concernFor example if you have chosen rising teenage depression the services might include GP, CPFT, counselling, NHS therapy, CBT, MIND, Lifecraft, SamaritansHighlight briefly what these services provide and what the local / national guidance recommends, e.g. Cambridge and Peterborough Foundation Trust (CPFT), National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), Public Health England (PHE), Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)b) Look at the role of the nurse in health promotion and screening in this areaHighlight what nurses do in identifying the health issue and any screening if applicable for the public health need you have identified, e.g. practice nurses and the use of screening tools to identify depressionOnce the health concern is identified look at what the nurse does to make every contact count and to empower the patient to make healthy choices e.g. discussing a change  model and apply to the patient who is contemplating change like the empowerment modelWhat health promotion services does the nurse provide, e.g. for depression trained mental health primary care nurse, face-to-face patient contact, clinical supervision, planning meetings, role development, communication and dissemination with the rest of the primary health-care team, and preparation of materials for patient useConclusion:  (300 words)

Summarise the findings in your essay and make recommendations for future practice

Unit VII PowerPoint Presentation

Question 

Your manager at work is extremely impressed with your computer skills since you took a computer course. The company is installing computers in its production facility, and she has asked you to create a brief PowerPoint presentation that shows tips for working in the new software. Specifically, she wants the layout and topics for the presentation to be organized as shown below.

Slide 1: Include a title slide.Slide 2: Describe the basics of computer software and what software does.Slides 3–4: Describe basic functions and techniques that will be used when creating and editing documents in Microsoft Word.Slides 5–6: Provide what you think are the top tips for creating aesthetically pleasing PowerPoint presentations.Slide 7: Outline the basics of opening a blank workbook and using Formulas to work with data in Microsoft Excel.Slide 8: Discuss some basic features of Microsoft Access (e.g., tables, queries, forms) and how employees might utilize this software to track production.Slide 9: Include a reference slide.

Create a poster presentation to communicate an implementation plan to bridge the gap between the evidence you will research and clinical practice. You will then record audio of no more than five minutes presenting your poster.

Introduction

Master’s-level nurses need to be able to think critically about the evidence, outcomes data, and other relevant information they encounter throughout their daily practice. Often the evidence or information that a nurse encounters, researches, or studies is not presented in the exact context of that nurse’s practice. A key skill of the master’s-level nurse is to transfer evidence from the context in which it was presented and apply it to a different context in order to maximize the benefit to patients in that new context.

Professional Context

Master’s-level nurses understand the importance of utilizing evidence-based practice in their healthcare setting. The challenge is bridging the gap between the evidence and clinical practice. “This is the way we’ve always done it,” is a common response and may not indicate evidence-based practice is being utilized. Furthermore, when a practice problem is identified, what are the steps to communicate the need for change with the interprofessional team?

One way to communicate the need for quality improvements, as well as your plans for achieving specific changes, is through a presentation poster. This type of communication tool is used both in the workplace and at professional and academic conferences. Being able to convey the essence and value of a project in a compelling and succinct way is a valuable skill, and it is vital within the constraints of a single poster.

Scenario

You have been asked to give a poster presentation based around your work and research on a clinical problem in your practice setting. The purpose is to lay out the evidence and a potential implementation plan to your colleagues in order to bridge the gap between the evidence and the practice to improve the quality and outcomes of care.

Instructions

Identify a clinical problem in your work setting and develop an implementation plan to carry out your evidence-based practice proposal using a poster presentation. ]

Your Implementation Plan should include the following:

· Background on the clinical problem.

· PICOT question.

· Stakeholders that will be impacted.

· Action plan for implementation.

· Potential barriers to project implementation.

· Baseline data that will be needed to evaluate outcomes.

· Search strategy and databases used.

· Summary of the evidence with a critical appraisal of its quality.

The bullet points below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your poster presentation addresses all of them.

· Develop a PICOT question for a chosen clinical problem.

. Include a graphic that is relevant to the clinical problem.

. Provide a background on the clinical problem identified.

· Outline an action plan to implement the EBP project that includes:

. The recommended practice change.

. Proposed timeline for implementation.

. The tools or resources that will be needed to support the project.

· Identify the stakeholders and potential barriers to project implementation.

. Who are the stakeholders that will be impacted?

. What are the potential barriers, such as a lack of knowledge, time, skill level, motivation, or resources that could impact project implementation?

· Propose outcome criteria to evaluate the evidence-based practice project.

. How will outcomes be measured?

. How do your outcomes align with the Quadruple Aim?

· Evaluate the evidence that supports the need for practice change.

. In the notes section of your poster presentation:

. Describe your search strategy and databases that were used.

. Summarize your findings with a critical appraisal of the quality and relevance of your resources.

· Convey purpose of the poster presentation in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly communication standards.

. Integrates relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, using current APA style.

If you choose not to use the provided template, there are templates in PowerPoint or on the Internet that can help you get a start designing your poster.

Submission Requirements

· Font and font size: Appropriate size and weight for a presentation, generally 24–28 points for headings; no smaller than 18 points for bullet-point text. Use a suitable professional typeface, such as Times or Arial, throughout the presentation.

· Length of presentation: No more than five minutes.

· Number of references: Cite a minimum of 3–5 sources of current scholarly or professional evidence that support your evaluation, recommendations, and plans. Current source material is defined as no older than five years unless it is a seminal work.

· APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

· Competency 1: Apply evidence-based practice to plan patient-centered care.

. Outline an action plan to implement the evidence-based practice project that includes the recommendations for practice change, a timeline, and tools or resources needed.

· Competency 2: Apply evidence-based practice to design interventions to improve population health.

. Identify the stakeholders and potential barriers to project implementation.

· Competency 3: Evaluate outcomes of evidence-based interventions.

. Develop a PICOT question for a chosen clinical problem.

. Propose outcome criteria for evaluating the evidence-based practice project and how the outcomes will be measured.

· Competency 4: Evaluate the value and relative weight of available evidence upon which to make a clinical decision.

. Evaluate the value and relevance of the evidence that supports the need for a practice change.

· Competency 5: Synthesize evidence-based practice and academic research to communicate effective solutions.

. Convey purpose of the poster presentation in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly communication standards.

DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS Use the assigned reading and at least 2 other sources to discuss possible ethical violations in the sue of multimedia in instructional design. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-36119-8_40 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-36119-8_25 https://iste.org/ https://youtu.be/PYQ4V-Oc0ao?si=QVdHvG3QtB5w408Z https://youtu.be/aJlesN6YJww?si=pG4Ni_G4JwQMlSI_ You will complete four Discussions in this course. For each Discussion, you will post one thread of 400–500 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of the assigned Module: Week. You must then post two replies of 150–250 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the assigned Module: Week. For each thread, you must support your assertions with at least two scholarly citations in current APA format. Each reply must incorporate at least one scholarly citation in current APA format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years. Acceptable sources include the textbook. While encouraged, the Bible will not count toward one of the required sources. ETHICS AND WORLDVIEW VIDEO PRESENTATION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS For this assignment, you will submit a video presentation explaining ethics in Instructional Design as it relates to a Biblical Worldview. Your presentation should be created as if it would be used at a professional conference of your peers. Your video presentation must be 6–10 minutes in length. Record your video as narration accompanying a presentation you have created with software such as PowerPoint, Prezi, Keynote, etc. Your presentation must be supported by the literature; however, citations can be as simple as mentioning the source in the narration. At least three sources must be used. A reference list must be provided at the end of the presentation. The video recording of the presentation must be submitted by embedding it in Canvas. For assistance, see the provided How to Submit a Video Presentation tutorial. The video will be graded on content and production quality.

For this assessment, you will develop a 3-5 page paper that examines a safety quality issue pertaining to medication administration in a health care setting. You will analyze the issue and examine potential evidence-based and best-practice solutions from the literature as well as the role of nurses and other stakeholders in addressing the issue.

Health care organizations and professionals strive to create safe environments for patients; however, due to the complexity of the health care system, maintaining safety can be a challenge. Since nurses comprise the largest group of health care professionals, a great deal of responsibility falls in the hands of practicing nurses. Quality improvement (QI) measures and safety improvement plans are effective interventions to reduce medical errors and sentinel events such as medication errors, falls, infections, and deaths. A 2000 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report indicated that almost one million people are harmed annually in the United States, (Kohn et al., 2000) and 210,000–440,000 die as a result of medical errors (Allen, 2013).

The role of the baccalaureate nurse includes identifying and explaining specific patient risk factors, incorporating evidence-based solutions to improving patient safety and coordinating care. A solid foundation of knowledge and understanding of safety organizations such as Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN), the Institute of Medicine (IOM), and The Joint Commission and its National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) program is vital to practicing nurses with regard to providing and promoting safe and effective patient care.

You are encouraged to complete the Identifying Safety Risks and Solutions activity. This activity offers an opportunity to review a case study and practice identifying safety risks and possible solutions. We have found that learners who complete course activities and review resources are more successful with first submissions. Completing course activities is also a way to demonstrate course engagement.

Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Analyze the elements of a successful quality improvement initiative.Explain evidence-based and best-practice solutions to improve patient safety focusing on medication administration and reducing costs.Competency 2: Analyze factors that lead to patient safety risks.Explain factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk focusing on medication administration.Competency 4: Explain the nurse’s role in coordinating care to enhance quality and reduce costs.Explain how nurses can help coordinate care to increase patient safety with medication administration and reduce costs.Identify stakeholders with whom nurses would need to coordinate to drive quality and safety enhancements with medication administration.Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based strategies to communicate in a manner that supports safe and effective patient care.Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar or punctuation, word choice, and spelling.Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.

References

Allen, M. (2013). How many die from medical mistakes in U.S. hospitals? Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/09/20/224507654/how-many-die-from-medical-mistakes-in-u-s-hospitals.

Kohn, L. T., Corrigan, J., & Donaldson, M. S. (Eds.). (2000). To err is human: Building a safer health system. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Professional Context

As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will be responsible for implementing quality improvement (QI) and patient safety measures in health care settings. Effective quality improvement measures result in systemic and organizational changes, ultimately leading to the development of a patient safety culture.

Scenario

Consider a previous experience or hypothetical situation pertaining to medication errors, and consider how the error could have been prevented or alleviated with the use of evidence-based guidelines.

Choose a specific condition of interest surrounding a medication administration safety risk and incorporate evidence-based strategies to support communication and ensure safe and effective care.   

For this assessment:

Analyze a current issue or experience in clinical practice surrounding a medication administration safety risk and identify a quality improvement (QI) initiative in the health care setting.

Instructions

The purpose of this assessment is to better understand the role of the baccalaureate-prepared nurse in enhancing quality improvement (QI) measures that address a medication administration safety risk. This will be within the specific context of patient safety risks at a health care setting of your choice. You will do this by exploring the professional guidelines and best practices for improving and maintaining patient safety in health care settings from organizations such as QSEN and the IOM. Looking through the lens of these professional best practices to examine the current policies and procedures currently in place at your chosen organization and the impact on safety measures for patients surrounding medication administration, you will consider the role of the nurse in driving quality and safety improvements. You will identify stakeholders in QI improvement and safety measures as well as consider evidence-based strategies to enhance quality of care and promote medication administration safety in the context of your chosen health care setting.

Be sure that your plan addresses the following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so that you know what is needed for a distinguished score.

Explain factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk focusing on medication administration.Explain evidence-based and best-practice solutions to improve patient safety focusing on medication administration and reducing costs.Explain how nurses can help coordinate care to increase patient safety with medication administration and reduce costs.Identify stakeholders with whom nurses would coordinate to drive safety enhancements with medication administration.Communicate using writing that is clear, logical, and professional, with correct grammar and spelling, using current APA style

For this assessment, you can use a supplied template to conduct a root-cause analysis. The completed assessment will be a scholarly paper focusing on a quality or safety issue pertaining to medication administration in a health care setting of your choice as well as a safety improvement plan. As patient safety concerns continue to be addressed in the health care settings, nurses can play an active role in implementing safety improvement measures and plans. Often root-cause analyses are conducted and safety improvement plans are created to address sentinel or adverse events such as medication errors, patient falls, wrong-site surgery events, and hospital-acquired infections. Performing a root-cause analysis offers a systematic approach for identifying causes of problems, including process and system-check failures. Once the causes of failures have been determined, a safety improvement plan can be developed to prevent recurrences. The baccalaureate nurse’s role as a leader is to create safety improvement plans as well as disseminate vital information to staff nurses and other health care professionals to protect patients and improve outcomes.

 Scenario

For this assessment, you may choose from the following options as the subject of a root-cause analysis and safety improvement plan:

The specific safety concern identified in your previous assessment pertaining to medication administration safety concerns.The readings, case studies, or a personal experience in which a sentinel event occurred surrounding an issue or concern with medication administration.

 Instructions

The purpose of this assessment is to demonstrate your understanding of and ability to analyze a root cause of a specific safety concern in a health care setting. You will create a plan to improve the safety of patients related to the concern of medication administration safety based on the results of your analysis, using the literature and professional best practices as well as the existing resources at your chosen health care setting to provide a rationale for your plan.

Use the Root Cause Analysis and Improvement template to help you to stay organized and concise. This will guide you step-by-step through the root cause analysis process.

Additionally, be sure that your plan addresses the following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so you understand what is needed for a distinguished score.

Analyze the root cause of a patient safety issue or a specific sentinel event pertaining to medication administration in an organization.Apply evidence-based and best-practice strategies to address the safety issue or sentinel event pertaining to medication administration.Create a feasible, evidence-based safety improvement plan for safe medication administration.Identify organizational resources that could be leveraged to improve your plan for safe medication administration.Communicate in writing that is clear, logical, and professional, with correct grammar and spelling, using current APA style.

 

Additional Requirements

Length of submission: Use the provided Root-Cause Analysis and Improvement Plan template to create a 4–6 page root cause analysis and safety improvement plan pertaining to medication administration.Number of references: Cite a minimum of 3 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your findings and considerations. Resources should be no more than 5 years old.APA formatting: Format references and citations according to current APA style.

You have been presented with the following set of financial statements for National Property Trust, a REIT that is about to make an initial stock offering to the public. This REIT specializes in the acquisition and management of warehouses. Your firm, Blue Street Advisors, is an investment management company that is considering the purchase of National Property Trust shares. You have been asked to prepare a financial analysis of the REIT. Required: a. Develop a set of financial ratios that will provide Blue Street Advisors with useful information in the evaluation and comparison of National Property Trust with other REITs. b. Your research also indicates that the shares of comparable REITs specializing in warehouse acquisitions in the same regions are selling at dividend yields in the range of 8 percent. Price multiples for these REITs are about 12 current FFO. What price range does this suggest for National shares? c. What is the NAV for National Property Trust assuming that a blended capitalization rate of 10 percent would be applicable for the properties owned by Blue Street Advisors? Develop a set of financial ratios that will provide Blue Street Advisors comparison of National Property Trust with other REITs. Note: Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 dec minus sign. ROA and ROE should be entered as percentages. Your research also indicates that the shares of comparable RE are selling at dividend yields in the range of 8 percent. Price range does this suggest for National shares? Note: Round your intermediate calculations and final answers What is the NAV for National Property Trust assumin the properties owned by Blue Street Advisors? Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

Welcome to Comm 121 Assignment #1. This is a chance for you to show what you know and think about the social impacts of new media technologies in your own words, in response to a prompt that I provide. The prompt is the article “Here’s How Generative AI Depicts Queer People” Links to an external site. Q2. This article by Reece Rogers in Wired Magazine raises concerns about the results when generative AI tools are used to create images of LGBTQ+ people. Compare these concerns to an example we have discussed in this class where communication technologies created discriminatory outcomes. What similarities and/or differences do you see between these 2 cases? Keep your answer under 250 words. Q3. We have learned about 2 ways of theorizing media technologies and their social impacts: technological determinism and social construction of technology. Which of these perspectives do you think best helps explain the implications of generative AI on visual representations of LGBTQ people? Using our course materials, clearly define the theory you are choosing to work with (worth 1 point), and then apply the theory to the social impacts of new technology discussed in the Wired article (for 2 points). Keep your answer under 250 words. Q4. What do you see as the possibilities and/or risks with images (still or moving) made using generative AI? Are there other examples of stereotyping or bias in AI images that you’re aware of, or that you’re concerned about? I’m interested here in your personal observations and experiences, so be as specific as you can. If you’re discussing a specific example, include the link or image so your grader can see what you are analyzing. Keep your response under 200 words.

Case Study: 21st-Century Public Health Achievements[WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 4, 5]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Turnock’s Public Health: What It Is and How It Works. Case Study 1 (Part II): 21st Century Public Health Achievements and Delivering Health Care in America: A Systems Approach. Chapter 11: Health Services for Special Populations. You may also find it helpful to read the recommended webpages listed this week.

There have been many great achievements in public health in recent years. Some initiatives became health policy, resulting in saving thousands of lives and preventing the onset of horrific diseases. Many factors affect these achievements. Consider the changing of times, the mobility of populations, and the emergence of new diseases that have resulted in a need to review where public health stands today and how public health integrates with health care in the U.S. A deeper look is needed into what is being done to help diverse populations and to be inclusive and equitable in public health initiatives, and what more can be done. In this PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes, please address the following:

Discuss the 10 great public health achievements in 2001-2010.Include which ONE achievement you think is the most important or has made the most impact and why in your discussion.Include what ONE special population do you think needs more immediate public health intervention and why. (support your answer with research).Briefly propose an initiative to help the population you believe needs immediate public health intervention.

In your PowerPoint presentation:

Explain the 10 great public achievements in 2001-2010 and why they are great.Analyze the public health needs of special populations, choosing ONE to discuss for immediate public health interventions.Propose an initiative to help the special population of your choice.

The 21st-Century Public Health Achievements power point presentation

must be 8-12 slides in length (not including title and references slides) and should be formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint PresentationLinks to an external site. resource. Speaker notes must be included on the slides.must include a separate title slide with the following in title case:title of case study in bold font Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.student’s namename of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)course name and numberinstructor’s namedue datemust utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.must use at least 3 scholarly sources in addition to the course text.The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.must include a separate reference slide that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Unit VII Final Research Paper

Assignment objective: In this assignment, you will produce your final paper with the addition of the counterargument and conclusion paragraph, your revised introduction paragraph and developed body paragraphs, and a references page with at least three sources.

Length: The overall paper should be 1,300 to 1,500 words, not counting the references page.

References: At least three sources are required, and at least one must come from the CSU Online Library. All sources should be academically credible (academic journals, eBooks, periodicals, organizational websites, etc.) and no more than 5 years old. Use APA Style 7th edition standards to format the reference citations for each source.

Details: In this assignment, you will transition the outline you created in Unit IV into at least three body paragraphs; be sure to implement your professor’s suggestions and feedback from the Unit IV assignment. You will also write the paper’s counterargument and conclusion.

The paper should include all the following components (in order):

Title pageIntroductionBody paragraphsCounterargumentConclusionReferences page

Introductory Paragraph:

Include approximately six sentences.The introduction paragraph serves to introduce the topic and the paper’s thesis statement.Make the suggested revisions based on the feedback you received in Unit IV.

Body Paragraphs:

Include at least three paragraphs.Transition the outline of the body you produced in Unit IV to full paragraph form to support the paper’s thesis (revisit Unit VI lessons on transitions and cohesion).Each body paragraph should address one of the justifications of the thesis statement’s position.

Counterargument:

Include approximately six to seven sentences.Introduce an argument that opposes the argument made in the thesis statement and then refute it (revisit Unit VI lessons on introducing a counterargument).

Conclusion:

Include approximately six sentences.Bring the paper to a close by emphasizing the importance of the issue and the controversy and answer the “so what?” question.

Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.

The Sample Final Research Paper shows the correct layout and format for this assignment.

Grading: The Unit VII Final Research Paper will be graded according to following rubric categories: introduction, quality of discussion, organization, writing mechanics, and APA Style. This assignment is worth 30% of your overall grade for the course.