Assignment: Capella University Analyze a Current Healthcare Problem or Issue

Assignment: Capella University Analyze a Current Healthcare Problem or Issue

Question Description
Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or Issue.

Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or Issue

For this assignment, you will analyze the current health care problem or issue of interest to you, which you used in the Unit 4 Assignment. You selected one of the problems or issues from the media resource linked below.

To explore the chosen topic you should use the first four topics of the Socratic Problem-Solving Approach Media for critical thinking that were introduced in the Unit 4 Assignment. These are also linked in the resources of this unit. Start by defining the health care problem or issue on the health care topic of your choice, then provide details about the problems or issues that are part of the chosen topic, and identify causes for the problems or issues. Identify at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles about the topic you are discussing by using articles found in the Unit 4 Assignment or searching the Capella Library using the applicable undergraduate library research guide. To complete this assignment you will need to:

1.Use scholarly information to explain a health care problem or issue.

1.Assess the credibility of information sources.

2.Assess the relevance of the information sources.

2.Analyze the problem or issue.

1.Describe the setting or context for the problems or issues.

2.Describe the reasons that make the problems or issues important to you.

3.Identify groups of people affected by the problems or issues.

3.Discuss potential solutions for the problems or issues.

1.Describe potential solutions.

2.Compare and contrast your opinion with other opinions you find in sources from the Capella Library.

3.Provide the pros and cons for one of the solutions you are proposing.

4.Analyze the ethical implications if the potential solution was implemented.

1.Describe what would be necessary to implement the proposed solution.

2.Provide examples from the literature to support the points you are making.

3.Discuss the pros and cons of implementing the proposed solution from an ethical principle point of view.

5.Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

1.Determine the proper application of the rules of grammar and mechanics.

2.Assess the relevance and credibility of information sources.

6.Write following APA style for in-text citation, quotes, and references.

1.Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements and scholarly writing standards.

2.Apply the principles of effective composition.

3.Integrate information from outside sources into academic writing by appropriately quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing following APA style.

4.Submit your assignment to the Turnitin Assignment area: u09a1: Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or Issue.

Organize your paper using the following structure and headings:

Title page. (A separate page.)

Introduction. (A brief statement about the purpose of the paper.) (One paragraph.)

Identify the elements of the problem or issue, or question.

Analyze, define, and frame the problem or issue, or question.

Consider solutions, responses, or answers.

Choose a solution, response, or answer.

Implementation of the potential solution.

Conclusion. (One paragraph.)

Other Requirements

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

1.Length: At least 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference page.

2.Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

3.APA Template: Use the APA Style Paper Template and APA Style Paper Tutorial (linked in the Resources).

4.Written communication: Use correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

5.Content: Integrate information from outside sources to include at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles on health care.

6.References: Use at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles and three in-text citations within the paper.

7.APA format: Follow current APA guidelines for in-text citations of outside sources in the body of your paper and also on the reference page.

8.Turnitin: Submit your paper to Turnitin.

Note: Read the Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or Issue Scoring Guide to fully understand how your paper will be graded.

Example assignment: You may use the assignment example, linked in the Resources, to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.

Submit the paper for evaluation by clicking on the assignment title in the unit and uploading the paper as a Word document.

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You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.