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HCA 498 Final Term Paper Requirements

You are required to complete a term project for this course, in which you will apply the

information you have covered throughout the course.

In preparation for your term paper, research and compare different health policies or

programs in the U.S., on the local, state, or the federal level. Next, choose one policy or

program. Write a paper exploring the planning, implementation, and evaluation that went

into the policy or program.

The final term paper will describe the Program planning and policies process including

the benefits of incorporating components of various approaches to conducting a needs

assessment, selecting the appropriate statistics for analysis of data and the target

audience for the program and how this is relevant to the Saint Leo University Core

Values of Excellence and Integrity in the context of health care policy analysis.

There will be only one topic per student. To prevent duplication of papers, please post

your paper topic under the Module 2, Project Topic item in the navigation tree no later

than 11:59 PM on Sunday of Module 2. You may post your topic earlier, if you wish.

Please review your peers' topics before posting yours, to ensure you do not duplicate

one already selected by someone else.

You will submit your project titled “Final Term Paper” to the Chalk and Wire no later

than 11:59 PM on Sunday of Module 7. The Term Paper Chalk and Wire link is located

in the Module 7 folder. Students who do not submit the assignment to Chalk and Wire

will receive a zero. This is a key program assessment; the results are used to ensure

students are meeting program goals. Video and PDF instructions can be found on the

course home page. PDF instructions are also located in the Start Here folder. (Chalk

and Wire is linked to Turnitin.)

Your paper must:

• be 8–10 ten pages in length

• be double-spaced

• use 1-inch margins left, right, top, and bottom

• use 12 point font

The cover sheet, table of contents, index, pictures, long quotations, or multiple

quotations will count toward the 8–10 pages. APA format is required.

If you need further assistance with APA formatting and style, there is a Writing Format

and Style Guides under Resources in the Course Home menu.

Statement on writing requirements:

Your writing reflects your ideas and communicates your understanding of the topic to the

instructor. This assignment will be graded on the composition elements listed below, as

well as your understanding of the content:

Successful writing should demonstrate

• Proofreading skills

• Correct grammar and punctuation

• Logical organization

• Proper content presentation (introduction, body, conclusion)

• Correct formatting for citations, references, and headings