Format of your Paper (10pts):
Abstract (10 pts):
Word limit: 100 words.
Short summary of the main ideas of the entire paper.
Introduction (10 pts):
Word limit: 150 – 300 words.
Describe why you are interested in the particular health topic that you are focusing on in your paper. Give a short background on your health topic, being sure to identify: what organ system(s) is involved; a general cause for the health condition (or the purpose for the technology); what you see as the importance of learning about this topic; the prognosis for someone with this condition (or the opportunity for using this technology).
Detailed Information (50 pts – see breakdown below):
Word limit: 200 – 300 words
Common Signs and Symptoms (10)
List the most common symptoms
What does a person experience or feel who has this disease?
Here would be a good place to include information you learn from interviewing someone who has had this disease or who knows someone who has had the disease
How this relates to what you learned about the organ system (10)
Causes (10)
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention (10)
Prognosis (and Complications, if applicable) (10)
Can people die from this disease?
If so, do they usually die, sometimes die, or only rarely die?
Can the treatments completely get rid of the disease?
Or do they only manage the symptoms?
Are there any problems that occur from this disease that never go away? For example, are people sometimes crippled or brain-damaged, or is their immune system weakened?
Discussion (10 pts):
Word limit: 200 – 300 words
Share your opinions on what you learned about this condition. What’s the take-home message you want to give your readers?
References (10 pts, 2/citation + 4 for format)
Minimum of 3 primary research citations.
The assignment must be submitted by Friday 11:59 pm PT of week 7. Click the Health Condition Paper Submission link above to submit your assignment, as well as to get more information regarding the grading rubric.
