Individual due today

Content

60 Percent

Points Earned/Points Available

Student has created a 10- to 15-slide presentation with detailed speaker notes. The Final presentation must summarize the health care problem you selected. Describe your proposed research design for your problem statement including the following:

· Importance/relevance of problem

· Problem statement

· Summary of literature review

· Research question

· Methodology to be used

· Implications of the expected findings

There is Discussion of the rationales for the various methods and decisions that are being made throughout the process.

Correct citations in the speaker’s notes and slides indicate clearly what information is coming from what source(s).

It is acceptable for this paper to be informed by, and even to include pieces from prior Individual Assignments in this class that relate to this topic, provided feedback is being considered to correct any errors in those parts from prior assignments.

/6

Organization/Development

20 Percent

Points Earned/Points Available

· The assignment has 10-15 slides in a PowerPoint presentation

· The slide show and the speaker’s notes are organized clearly, are logical, and flow smoothly.

· Sentence and paragraph structure are clearly organized in the speaker’s notes. The slides should be more visually oriented, with bullets and/or graphs or other images that clearly inform the discussion.

· The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.

· The conclusion is logical, flows, and reviews the major points.

/2

Mechanics

20 Percent

Points Earned/Points Available

· The presentation—including the title page, reference page, tables, and any appendixes—is formatted according to APA guidelines as directed by the facilitator. The presentation is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, and white space.

· Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct, in both the slides AND the speaker’s notes.

/2

Total Points Earned/Points Available

/10