Papers will never be accepted late.
Must have a Cover Page (Title, Your Name, Date, Class, and Instructor’s Name)
For the Body of the paper: Write a minimum of 1500 words. (Must Use Microsoft Word (not PDF or txt). Use the word count feature in Microsoft Word to make sure you have at least 1500 words. The reference and cover pages do not count as part of the 1500 words. You are encouraged to write more than the minimum to receive a good grade. Grading of the minimum begins at 90% (if everything else is perfect).
If you own a MAC, do not use pages. Blackboard SafeAssign is not compatible with Pages.
When writing your paper, please follow this outline and in this specific order:
a. Introduction
b. Statistics
c. Pathophysiology (Causes)
d. Signs and Symptoms
e. Diagnosis
f. Treatment
g. Prognosis
h. Prevention
i. Complications (if any)
j. Conclusion
References (at least 3 references). If you use the internet, dates and authors must be listed. DO NOT list your textbook, a dictionary, or Wikipedia’s as references.
Use either MLA or APA formatting style.
Don’t COPY & PASTE anything directly from your resources. Find the information, read it, and summarize it using your own words. Any plagiarism will result in a zero grade for the paper. Up to 20% matching for quotes and small phrases will be accepted. More than 20% will be considered plagiarism, and it will reduce your paper grade. 40% or more matching will result in a Zero grade for the paper.
Must be submitted through SafeAssign on Blackboard as a word document attachment.
Don’t copy and paste your paper into SafeAssign, attach it as if you are uploading a file to an email.
Your paper should be saved under one file (don’t save the cover page or the reference page separately;
