Rasmussen College Social Media and Health Education Research Paper

This week you will submit your final project. You can also refer to Module 1 for full description and technical requirements.

Recap:

Write an argumentative research paper on a managedcare-related topic, assumption or myth; thoroughly explaining what itis, why it’s important, and how it fundamentally impacts the managedcare system today. You will gather evidence on present a well-reasonedargument or debatable issue. The goal of an argumentative paper is toshow that your perspective is valid. You are to form reasons, drawconclusions and apply them to your findings. The purpose is not tocompletely prove your point, but to convince readers, with yourevidence, that your argument or position has merit.

You will be evaluated according to your topic selection, thesis andoutline, annotated bibliography, peer review, and final paper deliveredin proper format as follows:

Final Paper

• Follows all Project assignment details and technicalrequirements, presenting “a managed care-related topic, thoroughlyexplaining what it is, why it’s important, and how it fundamentallyimpacts the managed care system today.”
• Presents an argumentative paper with reasoning and evidence of debatable issue.
• Incorporates suggestions as needed from peer review.
• Incorporates key elements of a quality research paper:
  • Strong thesis statement that states the main point of your project and suggests the path that your project will follow.
  • Attention-getting introduction moving into quick transition that leads into thesis. Captures readers’ attention.
  • Topic sentences relate back to thesis statement. All information is relevant to thesis.
  • Logical transitions between paragraphs and ideas provide unity and coherence to the whole. Clear organization.
  • Concluding paragraph sums up information and reiterates thesis.
• Mechanics follow required standards. (Spelling, grammar, sentences written according to Standard English.)

Technical Requirements

An original research paper with a body of 6-8 pages. In general, your paper should consist of the following pages:

Title Page – captivating title, your name, title of the course, date

Body – 6-8 pages of introduction, background onyour topic, research support, personal evaluation, strong conclusion.Body should be organized with a minimum of the following titles

• Introduction
• Thesis or Position
• Reasons
• Objections
• Support of Responses
• Conclusion

References Cited page – in APA format.

Research and Writing Requirements include:

1. Proper mechanics: clear, concise, complete sentences andparagraphs, proper spelling, grammar and punctuation. (See stylehandbooks recommended by your college’s Online Library, which you can access through the Resources tab.)
2. Five or six sources for the paper from your research. Yourtextbook is a good resource. Internet resources should be reliable as ata university or government website. Please use one or two sources asavailable from your college’s Online Library. Usestatements and ideas that you have come up with on your own and blendthese in with your research. Do not plagiarize. If you want to useactual words from a source, put them in quotation marks with the source.

Follow APA format for citing your sources. For APA guidelines, goto your college’s online library which you can access through the Resources tab.