i have a 3 - 4 page paper due! Instructions below:     Research paper BIOL 307 Spring 2016 This assignment is designed for...

Research paper BIOL 307 Spring 2016

This assignment is designed for you to demonstrate your ability to communicate your knowledge of a disease or disorder to the lay (non-scientific and non-medical) public. Your presentation should focus on changes that occur in different organ systems as they age.

Format Guidelines:
- Page 1: Should include the following: - Name
- Your selected topic

- Page 2: Begin your paper here

1. The paper should be 3-4 pages, typed, double spaced, 12-point font (Times New Roman or Arial

   font). Acceptable format is Word document (.doc or .docx).

2. Research should be gathered from at least five (5) credible, scientifically rigorous sources!

3. Information must be properly documented, since none of this is your information. This includes both in-text citations and references in APA style.

   1. In-body citation is documentation of the source from which you get the information.

   2. References page – found at the end of the paper and only includes sources actually used

      within the body of the paper. All of your references should be no more than six years old (published in 2010 or later). Work cited page or title page does not count as one of the pages of the paper!

1. Items

   1. Disease description (role of genes, proteins, environmental influences, life style, etc.)

   2. What are the symptoms of the disease?

   3. How it is being diagnosed?

   4. What is the treatment for the disease?

2. Grading Rubric: Total of 100 points

   1. Assignment Specific Content = 40 points

      1. 1)  Description of the disease

      2. 2)  Diseasesymptoms

      3. 3)  Diseasediagnosis

      4. 4)  Treatment of disease

   2. Mechanics & Format = 30 points

to be researched:

1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

Writing free of grammatical, spelling & punctuation error Vocabulary is correct and precise

Proper sentence structure (no run-ons or fragments)
One idea per paragraph
Logical presentation of material (like information in same paragraph)