4 Assignments and 11 Discussions and Reply to 3 people for 11 weeks
WRITTEN ASSIGMENTS
Assignment #1
A topic proposal is basically a 2-3 PAGE formal proposal (in APA style) for your
final paper (Assignment #4)
1. Assignment #1 Due no later than Friday April 14, 2017.
2. Post to me (in WORD) on the Assignments Page (Not the Discussion
Board)
3. Title your assignment your first initial last name_1 as in jdoe_1
4. See Rubric used for grading (Below)
5. See SAMPLE of Assignment #1 (Provided under course content)
Information Required: Cover Page and content that contains the following (word
counts are only suggestions):
1. Type of Paper
a. Clinical Review articles (3,500 words maximum)
b. Research articles (3,500 words maximum)
c. Report of a Clinical Study (3,500 words maximum)
d. Case Report (2,000 words maximum)
e. Professional topic (2,000 words maximum)
f. Other? Please justify (if questions, let's talk)
2. Tentative title (not a list of potential titles--choose one for the
proposal)
3. The Audience (Primary)
a. For whom are you writing? Be focused!
b. Do others need to know what you have to say?
c. What is the one provocative thought you would like to leave
with your readers?
4. The scope of your article?
a. What do you hope to achieve by writing this article?
5. Where you would like to see it published- What journal? Pick one
journal only! Be reasonable here--it is unlikely you will get a journal
published in NEJM or the BMJ. Justify your journal choice.
6. Briefly show a basic outline of your paper.
The Grading Rubric for Assignment #1 is shown below:
| Rubric for Grading Assignment #1 | Exemplary | Satisfactory | Needs Significant Work |
| Type of Paper | The type of paper proposed falls within the categories listed in the assignment. (20 points) | The type of paper proposed is vague but does fall within the categories listed. (15 Points) | The type of paper is either absent or unclear. (5 Points) |
| The tentative title | The tentative title reflects application of concepts discussed in choosing the right title. (10 Points) | The tentative title reflects application of concepts discussed in choosing the right title but needs to be tweaked a bit. (7 Points) | The tentative title does not reflect application of concepts discussed in choosing the right title or is absent. (5 Points) |
| The proposed audience | The proposed audience is described clearly with appropriate focus. (15 Points) | The proposed audience is not described clearly with appropriate focus. (10 Points) | The proposed audience is not described clearly or is absent. (5 Points) |
| The scope of the proposed article | The scope of the proposed article is clearly described. (15 Points) | The scope of the proposed article is described but there is some ambiguity. (10 Points) | The scope of the proposed article is not clearly described. (05 Points) |
| The target publication | The target publication is clearly noted and addresses submission guidelines and indicates why you chose this journal. (15 Points) | The target publication is not clearly noted and only generally addresses submission guidelines and indicates why you chose this journal. (10 Points) | The target publication is not clearly noted nor addresses the submission guidelines nor indicates why you chose this journal. (5 Points) |
| A brief outline | A brief but comprehensive outline of the proposed article is discussed. (10 Points) | A outline of the proposed article is discussed but is not clear or thorough.(8 Points) | A brief outline of the proposed article is not discussed in enough detail or is absent.(3 Points) |
| Title page | The assignment has the appropriate title page in the proper format , including a running head(See APA Style Guide), (5 Points) | The assignment has the appropriate title page with some errors in proper format (See APA Style Guide) (3 Points) | The assignment does not have the appropriate title page in the proper format or is absen1(See APA Style Guide) (0 Points) |
| APA Style, Grammar, punctuation, and spelling | Rules of grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, and APA Style Guide formatting are followed. (10 Points) | Rules of grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, and APA Style Guide formatting are somewhat followed with a few errors. (5 Points) | Rules of grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, and APA Style Guide formatting are not followed with lots of errors. (1 Point) |
| Sub Total | 100 |
