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MSHS Integrative Project

DEVELOPING YOUR PROJECT PROPOSAL

The following resource highlights key differences between scholarly and non-scholarly materials, particularly periodicals:

Cornell University Library (2014). Distinguishing scholarly from non-scholarly periodicals: A checklist of criteria: Introductions and definitions. Retrieved from http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill20.html

(Permission to use and adapt this resource was granted by Olin Library, Cornell University.)

In addition to this resource, students must undertake their own literature searches to identify scholarly materials relevant to their integrative projects (see Case and SLP assignments for details).

Required Reading

(Permission to use and adapt this resource was granted by Olin Library, Cornell University.)

These materials/resources are used throughout the course:

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). General format. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). In-text citations: The basics. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). Reference list: Basic rules. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_basic_rules.htm l

Module 1 - Home

DEVELOPING YOUR PROJECT PROPOSAL

Modular Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this module, the student will be able to satisfy the following outcomes:

· Case

· Use the scholarly literature to identify a health problem pertinent to the student’s degree concentration.

· Develop a project timeline.

· Propose and receive approval of a project topic/form.

· SLP

· Construct an annotated bibliography in APA format.

· Discussion

· Discuss the process of creating a project timeline.

Module Overview

This module focuses on selection of the environmental/occupational health, global health security, health education, or public health problem you intend to examine for your integrative project, as well as identification of the particular form your project will take on (possible project types/forms are presented below). Students are encouraged to choose a problem that is of either professional or personal interest or relevance.

Forms/Types of Integrative Projects

The following is a list of possible forms the integrative project could take. Keep in mind that all culminating projects, whether the type listed below or another, require instructor approval.

Literature Review

This type of integrative project would consist of analysis of an important environmental or occupational health/global health/health risk behavior-related/public health problem through review and synthesis of the peer-reviewed literature on the topic. The project would include sections that clearly describe the problem, assess the problem and its magnitude, evaluate its causes and determinants, and discuss prevention and intervention strategies. (Literature reviews were introduced in RES 500.)

Program Plan

An integrative project of this nature would entail development of a plan to implement an environmental/occupational health, global health security, health education, or public health program. It would address critical issues such as management, fiscal, ethical, and logistical issues. (Program planning was introduced in MHD 504.)

Program Evaluation

The form of integrative project would involve developing a plan for the evaluation/monitoring of an existing environmental/occupational health, global health security, health education, or public health program, including process evaluation, monitoring of outputs and outcomes, impact assessment, and/or cost analysis. (Program evaluation was introduced in MHD 504 and MIH 521.)

Policy Analysis

An integrative project of this form would involve analysis of the environmental/occupational health, global health security, health education, or public health implications of a current or proposed policy. The project could include perspectives on economics and financing, need and demand, politics/ethics/law, or quality/effectiveness. (Policy analysis was introduced in MPH 522.)

Research Proposal

An integrative project of this type would simulate a grant proposal or research plan focused on a selected environmental/occupational health, global health security, health education, or public health problem. The project would include a clear statement of the research question, the specific aims of the proposal, review of literature, study design, methods of statistical analysis, implications, and significance of the work. The research question would be applied rather than theoretical in nature. (Research proposals were introduced in RES 500; grant proposals in MHD561; and statistical analysis in MHS 506.)

Module 1 - Outcomes

DEVELOPING YOUR PROJECT PROPOSAL

· Module

· Use the scholarly literature to identify a health problem pertinent to the student’s degree concentration.

· Begin compilation of an annotated bibliography that serves as the basis for the analysis informing the student’s written and oral course components.

· Case

· Use the scholarly literature to identify a health problem pertinent to the student’s degree concentration.

· Develop a project timeline.

· Propose and receive approval of a project topic/form.

· SLP

· Construct an annotated bibliography in APA format.

· Discussion

· Discuss the process of creating a project timeline.

COURSE MATERIALS/BIBLIOGRAPHY

These materials/resources are used throughout the course:

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). General format. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). In-text citations: The basics. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). Reference list: Basic rules. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_basic_rules.html

Module 1

Required Reading

(Permission to use and adapt this resource was granted by Olin Library, Cornell University.)

These materials/resources are used throughout the course: Paiz, J.M., Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderlund, L., Brizee, A., & Keck, R. (2016, May 13). General format. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/1/

Paiz, J.M., Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderlund, L., Brizee, A., & Keck, R. (2014, November 11). In-text citations: The basics. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/

Paiz, J.M., Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderlund, L., Brizee, A., & Keck, R. (2014, November 11). Reference list: Basic rules. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/

Module 2

There are no background materials for this module. Instead, students must undertake their own literature searches to identify scholarly materials relevant to their integrative projects (see Case and SLP assignments for details).

Module 3

Required Reading

Al-Riyami, Asya (2008). How to prepare a research proposal. Oman Medical Journal, 23 (2), 66–69. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3282423/pdf/OMJ-D-08-00005.pdf

The American University, Writing Center (n.d.) Tips for writing a policy analysis paper. Retrieved from https://www.american.edu/cas/writing/pdf/upload/Writing-a-Policy-Analysis.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014). Adolescent and school health: Program evaluation. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/evaluation/index.htm

The Community Guide (n.d.) Program planning resource. Retrieved from http://www.thecommunityguide.org/uses/program_planning.html

University of California, Santa Cruz-University Library (n. d.). Write a literature review. Retrieved from http://guides.library.ucsc.edu/write-a-literature-review

Module 4

Required Reading

Please feel free to utilize the revision checklist provided by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (2013). Revision checklist. Retrieved from http://writingcenter.unc.edu/faculty-resources/classroom-handouts/revision-checklist/

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