Outline/Introduction

CYPRESS COLLEGE DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCE

HS 147

Hints for writing your final disease report: (not in any order)

1. In your abstract, don't give a history of your disorder. Give the reader a short synopsis of what the research is going to cover. Don’t forget “key words”. Research papers are not a "friendly format”, don’t add personal comments or opinions or slang. Assume this will be printed in a journal.

2. Use 12 point, Geneva style font (or similar) for your paper, with a 1” margin on all sides.

3. Number your pages in the upper right corner. Your report will be about 7-9 pages not counting the cover page and reference page. Remember to print the "word count" on cover page (1500 minimum).

4. Do not list or use bullets. Write in complete sentences and paragraphs.

5. Section headings help the reader. Remember to only double space, even between headings or paragraphs.

6. Don't start a sentence with "according to......". Instead start with the information and use an in-text citation at the end of the sentence or paragraph.

7. If you start a sentence with a number, you must write out the number.

8. For your report remember, you are writing as a professional to another professional and not to a patient or “lay person”. Do not explain things that you would expect that the reader would already know.

9. Have someone else read your report before you turn it in for grammar, spelling and punctuations.

10. Do not use a separate page for each section or heading (double space only).

11. Include the website that the information was retrieved from, not the search engine the school used (EBSCO). Use the APA format in your syllabus.

Good luck!