The Semester project is an assignment in which you will complete a thorough review of the literature regarding the public health related topic you have selected and approved by the instructor. I have a firm and broad understanding of topics and will review each to provide feedback before you start the literature review. The project must identify a specific public health in which each student is expected to identify a disease, condition, or related public health problem and discuss the literature related to the topic of choice. Such information (within the literature review) should include the occurrence of the disease, its risk factors, possible confounding factors, and its public health importance.
You are expected to present a coherent plan on how you seek to analyze public health problem. You must use the library resources (including the Library Module in the course) to local scholarly articles for the literature review. This review of literature will lead to the formulation of a testable hypothesis regarding this public health topic. You can only use peer-reviewed journals articles. You cannot use Wikipedia or any other portal like it, that is not peer reviewed. Doing so will results in deduction of points. As a UWF student you have access to the Library resources, either in person or remotely. I strongly suggest that you start working on the project as soon as possible in order to develop a quality product
In the past some students have used the following sites to help identify areas of possible research (These are suggestions, not requirements for the project):
Grants.Gov (Http://www.grants.govLinks to an external site.): A Federal Government website for all types of grants and areas of priority in the health fields.
Your own state health Department of Health priority areas
In these you have to identify their strategic plan
Professional society/organizations – Thematic Areas
g American Public Health Association’s could be interested in the role of; Place and Health
Industrial or Occupational Health organizations
Submission Requirements – What To Submit
The final proposal is due near the end of the semester. The paper must include a Introduction section, rational for choosing this subject, methods section, which will describe the approach the student has chosen to test the proposal hypothesis, a data analysis plan, and what will be your recommendations based on the all possible study outcomes. In regards to the proposed study design, a rationale for choosing that design must be delineated, and include a thorough discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the design. The proposal must also include a statistical analytical plan, including a description of the methods for measuring study outcomes, risk factors and potential confounding variables, and identify potential measurement errors.
You will submit one document in MS. Word. You are responsible for making sure that the project is proofread for grammar and that it meet the project guidelines. The final project will include the following general sections ( Please Do not Number your sections in the paper). Your submission will consist of a document with the following major sections
A Cover Page [Required]
bearing the topic, your name, Semester, and Instructor name
INTRODUCTION or BACKGROUND (use one of the other) [Must use APA citation format]
Statement of the Problem
Review of the Literature
The review of the Literature (information/data must be relevant to the topic and research problem statement/question)
Public Health Significance
Objective of the Study
Research Question
Research Hypothesis if identified
METHODS [Design] [ See grading rubric below]
Data Source/Collection Methods, Operationalization of dependent and primary independent variable
Data source for addressing the problem you seek to study
Analytical Plan
Clearly define and justify the choice of analytical methods
At the descriptive, bivariate and multivariable levels
RESULTS
You will discuss what results will be reported
If possible you can include Table shells depicting the variables you have selected for your study
Such tables should include
Descriptive table : Table 1: Characteristics of Study Sample
Bivariate Table: XXX of The Phenomenon understudy by XXXX
Where XXX is whether you state Proportion or Distribution of…
Phenomenon under study is the Outcome variable of your study
XYZ are the different variables that define your sample.
Table 3: Results of Multivariate Analysis Depicting ORs for XXXX (above)
Please note that you are not going to perform data collection or statistical analysis, rather develop an actionable plan including a analytical plan for accomplishing the proposed research topic.
ETHICAL APPROVAL
The student must also include a section on ethical use of human subjects, and attach a copy of the CITI online course on Protection of Human Subjects in Research certifying that you have completed the course. The certification does not count in your 15 page limit.
DISCUSSION/RECOMMENDATION/CONCLUSION
You will have no more than a few sentences regarding what the next steps in the project are.
REFERENCES [ Must start on a new page]
Include References (APA format).
You must use peer-reviewed journals for your paper.
A minimum of 35 different journal articles must be used for your paper.
This means that you cannot use one article for the paper.
Use journal articles that are less than 10 years old.
Visit the site: Scholarly vs NonScholarly journals, for a tutorial given by the library.
Please avoid the exclusive use of websites for your references.
Project Length
The whole project must not be more than 15 pages long, including references. Papers longer than 15 pages will NOT BE ACCEPTED.
15 Total pages – project content
Project narrative must be at least 10 pages excluding references and cover page
1 page Cover page (included in 15 pages)
2-4 Reference page (included in 15-page count)
Must be double-spaced and use standard format Times New Roman or Arial]
Pages must be numbered with the number appearing at the bottom of the page
Submit files in Word format only (pdf will not be accepted and will not be graded resulting in a grade of ZERO
