Pathology Research Paper Guidelines
During Week 2you will select a disease and inform me of your choice via a discussion post. There will be no duplication of disease topic so don’t wait too long to decide. You will then research and write a 5page paper on that disease. You will be tasked with providing the following information:
Vital information to include:
Cause of disease
Course of disease
Treatments available (if any)
Therapeutic management
Prognosis
Avoidance/Prevention
How does this disease affect you as an embalmer?
Optional information to include:
How often does this occur?
Are any specific groups more susceptible?
How does this disease affect others? (families, communities, regions, etc.)
Paper must be formatted according to APA formatting guidelines. If you are unfamiliar with APA formatting, the following link is extremely helpful:
The landing page has good information on basic formatting. Follow the links to the left for more specific information. PLEASE NOTE: YOU DO NOT NEED TO WRITE AN ABSTRACT
Your paper should include a cover page, 5 page report, and a bibliography.
You will need to include a minimum of 5 solid sources for your citations. Acceptable sources include medical journal articles, published research articles, peer reviewed journal articles. While things such as Wikipedia and WebMD do have information available, these are not acceptable for your 5 main citation articles.
You will need to submit an outline of your paper to me by the end of Week 6. Your paper is due by the end of Week 9. No late submissions will be accepted. This is not an optional assignment. Keep in mind this paper is an exam grade, which are 40% of your total grade. Do not wait until the last minute to begin. If you need assistance on how to research, or general formatting question, I am happy to help – just ask.
RESEARCH PAPER GRADING CRITERIA
POINTS CRITERIA
CONTENT
75 EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD: informative – appropriate to topic – substantive – relevant to topic – includes all the following information:
Vital information to include:
Cause of disease
Course of disease
Treatments available (if any)
Therapeutic management
Prognosis
Avoidance/Prevention
How does this disease affect you as an embalmer
Optional information to include:
How often does this occur?
Are any specific groups more susceptible?
How does this disease affect others? (families, communities, regions, etc)
-10 points for each vital concept not covered. +5 points if at least 2 optional concepts are covered.
POINTS CRITERIA
LENGTH, COVER PAGE, BIBLIOGRAPHY
25 Full length of 5 pages for body of paper, (APA format)
Cover page contains all elements of title, author, date submitted, instructor’s name and class name, (APA format)
Bibliography contains all elements of title, author, publication date, what information was published in, and web address where applicable, (APA format)
-10 points for each ½ page missing or cover page/bibliography missing
