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NURS 8035

Concept Analysis Paper Guidelines & Grading Rubric

(40% of course grade)

Purpose:

The purpose of the concept analysis paper is for you to select a CONCEPT and present a

concept exploration using Walker and Avant’s model of concept analysis – 8 steps (Walker &

Avant, 2018). You should take a careful look at a concept important to your research interests.

Defining the concept and exploring how the concept might be used are essential for advancing

nursing research. Concepts used to advance nursing science or develop theories must have a

shared common meaning within the discipline (nursing), and with other disciplines.

Guidelines:

• Resource: (1) Textbook Strategies for theory construction in nursing (Walker & Avant,

2018; Chapter 10)

(2) Bargagliotti, L. A. (2012). Work engagement in nursing: A concept analysis. Journal

of Advanced Nursing, 68(6), 1414–1428.

• Choose a CONCEPT that you find useful to your current or future research

• The paper should be an in-depth exploration of this concept, and should include review of

the nursing and the interdisciplinary literature on the topic

• Your concept analysis paper must include:

(1) Introduction

(2) Background

(3) Purpose

(4) Method and Data Sources

(5) Results (Identify all uses of the concept; Defining attributes; Identify a model case;

Identify contrary, borderline, and related cases; Identify antecedents and

consequences; Define empirical referents)

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(6) Discussion (Strengths; Limitations; Discuss what work has been done and what work

needs to be done to study this concept)

(7) Conclusion

(8) References: You must include all of the resources cited in your paper. There must be

at least 20 scholarly/scientific resources listed. Websites cited should also be

evidence-based/scientific.

• Concept analysis papers are expected to be 12-15 pages in length and never more

than 20 pages (not including title page, tables, figures, references, and appendix)

• APA format must be adhered to

• A point penalty of 5 points will occur if late.

Grading Rubric (Concept Analysis Paper; 40% of course grade):

Student Name _______________________ Total Points ____________

Evaluation Criteria Poor (0-79) Satisfactory

(80-89) Excellent (90-100)

Content (65%)

• All elements of the

paper are addressed

• The information is

technically sound

• Information is based on

careful research

• Coherence of

information

• Demonstrates mastery

of the content

The paper is not

objective and

addresses poorly

the issues

referred in the

proposed topic.

The provided

information is not

necessary or not

sufficient to

discuss the

concept.

The paper is

objective and for

the most part

addresses with an

in depth analysis.

The provided

information is,

for the most part,

necessary and

sufficient to

discuss the

concept.

The paper is

objective and

addresses with an in

depth analysis all

the requirements in

presenting the

concept. The

provided

information is

necessary and

sufficient to discuss

the concept fully.

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Quality of Writing (15%)

• Clarity of sentences and

paragraphs

• Logical flow and

progression; well-

organized and coherence of

ideas

• Doctoral level writing

skills demonstrated;

written in a scholarly voice

• No grammar errors or

misspelling

The paper is not

well-organized,

lacks clarity

and/or does not

present ideas in a

coherent way.

The paper is not

written in

professional

voice, and

contains many

spelling errors,

and/or grammar

errors.

The paper is well

written for the

most part,

without spelling

or grammar

errors. The paper

is for the most

part well-

organized, clear

and presents

ideas in a

coherent way.

The paper is well

written from start to

finish, without

spelling or grammar

errors. The paper is

well-organized,

clear and presents

ideas in a coherent

way.

References and use of

references (10%)

• Scholarly level of

references

• All the references are

effectively used

• At least 20

scholarly/scientific

resources listed

• APA style in reference list

and for citations

Most of the

references used

are not important,

and/or are not of

good/scholarly

quality.

References are

not effectively

used, and/or

correctly cited

and/or correctly

listed in the

reference list

according to

APA style.

Most of the

references used

are important,

and are of good

/scholarly

quality. Most of

the references are

effectively used,

correctly cited

and correctly

listed in the

reference list

according to

APA style.

All the references

used are important,

and are of

good/scholarly

quality. All the

references are

effectively used,

correctly cited and

correctly listed in

the reference list

according to APA

style. At least 20

scholarly/scientific

resources listed.

Process / Format (10%)

• Adhered to the page limit

• Submitted on time

• APA format used

Paper is late.

APA used with

multiple errors.

Adhered to page

limit.

On-time. APA

used with

minimal errors.

Adhered to page

limit.

Submitted on time.

APA format used.

Adhered to the page

limit.