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DistanceLearningProjectGuidelines_-2004997955.pdf

DNT​ ​200​ ​–​ ​NUTRITION​ ​FOR​ ​HEALTH​ ​SCIENCES

Project​ ​(Research​ ​Article​ ​Summary)​ ​Guidelines Find​ ​a​ ​​current​​ ​(within​ ​the​ ​last​ ​five​ ​years)​ ​research​ ​article​ ​(a​ ​scientific​ ​paper)​ ​on​ ​a​ ​​nutrition​​ ​topic​ ​of​ ​your​ ​choice from​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​following​ ​sources:

American​ ​Journal​ ​of​ ​Clinical​ ​Nutrition

American​ ​Journal​ ​of​ ​Nursing

Annals​ ​of​ ​Internal​ ​Medicine

Journal​ ​of​ ​Nutrition

Journal​ ​of​ ​the​ ​American​ ​Dental​ ​Association

Journal​ ​of​ ​the​ ​American​ ​Dietetic​ ​Association/Journal​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Academy​ ​of​ ​Nutrition​ ​and​ ​Dietetics

Journal​ ​of​ ​the​ ​American​ ​Medical​ ​Association

Journal​ ​of​ ​Epidemiology​ ​and​ ​Community​ ​Health

Lancet

New​ ​England​ ​Journal​ ​of​ ​Medicine

Others​ ​with​ ​​prior​​ ​approval​ ​of​ ​the​ ​instructor.

If​ ​you​ ​want​ ​to​ ​have​ ​an​ ​alternate​ ​source​ ​considered,​ ​​do​ ​not​ ​wait​ ​until​ ​the​ ​last​ ​minute​​ ​to​ ​seek​ ​approval​ ​from​ ​the instructor. ​ ​Your​ ​article​ ​should​ ​be​ ​a​ ​​full​ ​text​​ ​article​ ​(not​ ​an​ ​abstract)​ ​and​ ​at​ ​least​ ​5​ ​pages​ ​long. ​ ​Submit​ ​your​ ​topic and​ ​source​ ​(to​ ​include​ ​journal​ ​name,​ ​volume,​ ​year,​ ​pages,​ ​etc.)​ ​through​ ​Canvas​ ​no​ ​later​ ​than ​Monday​ ​10/9/17​. Read​ ​the​ ​article​ ​and​ ​prepare​ ​a​ ​written​ ​summary​ ​of​ ​at​ ​least​ ​3​ ​double​ ​spaced​ ​typewritten​ ​pages. ​ ​Summaries​ ​are due​ ​on ​Monday​ ​11/6//17​ ​​and​ ​should​ ​be​ ​submitted​ ​through​ ​Canvas.​ ​​ ​Your​ ​summary​ ​should​ ​​include​ ​your​ ​opinion on​ ​the​ ​content​ ​or​ ​outcomes​ ​of​ ​your​ ​article.​ ​​ ​Summaries​ ​should​ ​be​ ​written​ ​in​ ​MLA​ ​format​ ​to​ ​include​ ​the​ ​work cited​ ​(which​ ​would​ ​only​ ​be​ ​one,​ ​your​ ​article).

Do​ ​not​ ​cut​ ​and​ ​paste​ ​material​ ​from​ ​your​ ​article​ ​to​ ​your​ ​summary.​ ​​ ​Cutting​ ​and​ ​pasting​ ​will​ ​result​ ​in​ ​point deductions​ ​and​ ​may​ ​result​ ​in​ ​a​ ​0​ ​for​ ​this​ ​project.

Journals​ ​may​ ​be​ ​obtained​ ​in​ ​an​ ​academic​ ​library. ​ ​Additionally,​ ​full​ ​text​ ​journals​ ​(e-journals)​ ​are​ ​available through​ ​the BCCC library​ ​online​ ​(see​ ​the​ ​BCCC​ ​home​ ​page​ ​and​ ​click​ ​on​ ​library). ​ ​ Alternatively,​ ​journals​ ​can​ ​be accessed​ ​through​ ​​http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/​. ​ ​Links​ ​to​ ​articles​ ​may​ ​also​ ​be​ ​found​ ​by​ ​subscribing​ ​to newsletters​ ​(free)​ ​at​ ​​http://www.medpagetoday.com​​ ​and​ ​​http://www.medscape.com

There​ ​will​ ​be​ ​a​ ​5​ ​point​ ​penalty​ ​for​ ​changing​ ​your​ ​topic/source​ ​after​ ​it​ ​has​ ​been​ ​submitted​ ​to​ ​the​ ​instructor. ​ ​There will​ ​also​ ​be​ ​a​ ​5​ ​point​ ​penalty​ ​for​ ​each​ ​day​ ​the​ ​submission​ ​of​ ​the​ ​topic/choice​ ​and/or​ ​summary​ ​is​ ​late.​ ​​ ​​If​ ​your article​ ​submission​ ​is​ ​rejected​ ​by​ ​the​ ​instructor​ ​because​ ​it​ ​is​ ​old​ ​(more​ ​than​ ​5​ ​years​ ​old),​ ​or​ ​does​ ​not​ ​meet​ ​the​ ​five page​ ​criteria,​ ​or​ ​is​ ​not​ ​scholarly,​ ​or​ ​is​ ​not​ ​nutrition-related,​ ​there​ ​will​ ​be​ ​a​ ​5​ ​point​ ​deduction​ ​per​ ​week​ ​until​ ​an appropriate​ ​article​ ​is​ ​submitted.​ ​​ ​Your​ ​paper​ ​should​ ​be​ ​grammatically​ ​correct.

Grading​ ​will​ ​be​ ​based​ ​on​ ​the​ ​following​ ​criteria​ ​(see​ ​rubric):

Topic/source​ ​appropriate​ ​and​ ​submitted​ ​through​ ​Canvas​ ​no​ ​later​ ​than ​Monday 10/9/17 ​–​ ​up​ ​to30​ ​points

Summary​ ​covers​ ​major​ ​points,​ ​is​ ​properly​ ​formatted,​ ​and​ ​is​ ​concise​ ​and​ ​well-written​ ​and​ ​submitted​ ​through Canvas​ ​no​ ​later​ ​than ​Monday 11/6/17​ –​ ​up​ ​to70​ ​points