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Appendix M: Capstone Paper Outline and Due Dates

Part 1: Problem Statement Due Week 1 Part 2: Paper Proposal Due Week 2 Part 3: Descriptive Epidemiology Due Week 4 To Include:

• Person,  Place,  Time   • History  of  disease/concern   • Big  picture  of  problem   • Incidence  and  Prevalence   • Now  focus  on  risk  factors  

Part 4: Analytical Epidemiology Due: Week 5 To include:

• Observed  distribution   • Gaps  in  knowledge   • Determinants  of  the  disease   • Prevention,  screening,  diagnosis,  treatment,  and  surveillance   • Researching  your  disease/condition  (give  examples  of  different  types  of  studies:  case-­‐control,  

cohort,  meta-­‐analysis,  etc.  and  provide  examples  of  what  studies  of  these  type  say  about  your   disease/concern  in  your  population)  

• Areas for further research Part 5: Program Analysis Due: Week 6 To include:

• Characteristics  of  effective  prevention  programs   • Choose  one  program  and  present  literature  about  it  and  research  on  it   • Critical  analysis  of  the  program  you  choose  (gaps,  etc  based  on  earlier  research)   • Recommendations  and  Conclusions  

    Part  6:                     Due: Week 8 To  include:     Draft  Plan  including  feasibility  and  key  elements  such  as  stakeholders,       resources,  challenges,  and  conclusion       Final Paper Due: Week 9