EBM 502 Assignment 5

Type according to APA 6th edition. Entire paper is to be double spaced and in 12 font Times New Roman.

The following pages of information have been provided to the students as just an example of format and information in order to assist the student with the APA 6th edition format. Areas in blue are for resource purposes.

Order of Paper:

Title Page

Table of Contents

Definitions Page

Abstract

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Background of the Topic

Purpose

Statement of the Problem

Significance of the Problem

Chapter 2 – Literature Review

Historical Data

Summary

Chapter 3 – Question 1

Chapter 4 – Question 2

Chapter 5 – Methodology

Method

Participants

Research Design

Chapter 6 – Summary/Conclusion/Recommendations

Reference Page

Appendix (An Appendix is used only if a picture/article is too large to insert in the body of the paper. The Appendix page(s) are labeled as Appendix A, Appendix B and each is on a separate page.)

(SAMPLE RESEARCH PAPER FORMAT)

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(Sample of Table of Contents page.)

(The running head should not exceed 50 characters, including spaces and punctuation and the title should be in capital letters. The running head should be flush left, and page numbers should be flush right. The words “Running head” only go on the Title Page. See below for additional information that should be included on the Title Page. The entire paper should be double spaced and typed in 12 point Times New Roman Font.)

Title of Paper

Name

Instructor’s Name

School Name

Course Title

Date

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents...…………………………………………………………………………2

Definitions Page..……………………………………………………………………………3

Abstract.……………………………………………………………………………….……4

Chapter I – Introduction.……………………………………………………………………5

Background of the Topic. ...............………………………………………………..5

Purpose…..…………………………………………………………………………6

Statement of the Problem.....……………………………………………………….7

Significance of the Problem....………………………………………………….….8

Chapter II – Literature Review....…………………………………………………………..9

Historical Data..…………………………………………………………………….9

Summary..…………………………………………………………………………11

Chapter III – Methodology...…..………………………………………………………….13

Method...…..…………………………………………………….………………...17

Participants………………………………………………………………………..17

Research Design.…..……………………….………………………….…………..18

Chapter IV – Question 1………..………………………………………………………….20

Chapter V – Question 2.......……………………………………………………………….22

Chapter VI – Summary/Conclusion.........…..……….…………………………….………24

References.….………………………………………….…………………………….……27

Appendix..…………………………………………………………………………………28

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(Example of Definitions page.)

Definitions

(Type entries in alphabetical order. Double space the entire page and indent second and third lines five spaces. Below are a few examples if the student is in the Health Care area.)

Medicare………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………….. (Cite source of information.)

Medicaid……………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………… (Cite source of information.)

United States Health Care System…………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………...

(Cite source of information.)

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(Example of the Abstract page.)

Abstract

The abstract should be between 150-250 words. The abstract is a brief summary of the paper, allowing readers to quickly review the main points and purpose of the paper. The word “Abstract” should be centered and typed in 12 point Times New Roman. The paragraph is double spaced. Do not indent the first line of the abstract paragraph. All other paragraphs in the paper should be indented.

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(Example of the Chapter I page.)

Chapter I – Introduction

Begin this section by typing a small paragraph introducing the topic to the audience.

Background of the Topic

This section should describe some historical data of the topic you will be writing about and general information regarding the topic. Remember you are presenting information to an audience that is totally unfamiliar with your topic.

Purpose

What is the purpose of this research paper? What is the researcher trying to show?

Statement of the Problem

Type the question and sub-question here. What is the problem you want to research and why?

Significance of the Problem

Why is the problem significant and to whom is the topic important?

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(Example of the Literature Review page.)

Chapter II – Literature Review

The Literature Review will include three areas: (1) historical date, (2) bring the information up to modern day and (3) the summary/what the research aims to show/results. It focuses on the specific topic of interest and includes information of other sources relating to the topic.

Historical Data

The historical data section consists of information that explains or describes what your topic is all about. This section might also trace the progress of the field and may evaluate certain sources. For example, if a topic was on Ford Motor Company, you would want to describe the company and what it is all about in this section from its history to present day. Remember…. provide information like the reader is totally unfamiliar with the topic.

New paragraph for new topic of discussion.

Label a new paragraph and explain how the company/topic has come up to modern time.

Summary

For the closure of this section, you would state………….This research paper will aim to show ………………………………………… therefore, the results of the study indicate that…………………………………… The closing section of this area sums up the main ideas, findings and may even suggest future research to be conducted on the topic.

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(Example of the Chapter IV page.)

Chapter III – Question 1

Type the question, double space, indent five spaces, and then proceed with information relating to answer the question as shown below.

Question 1: ……………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………

(Be sure to cite sources of information that support your answer.)

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(Example of the Chapter V page.)

Chapter IV – Question 2 (Sub-question)

Type the sub-question and then double space, indent five spaces and insert the information to support the question.

Question 2: ………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………….

(Be sure to cite sources of information that support your answer.)

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(Example of the Chapter III page.)

Chapter V – Methodology

Method

The method section provides a detailed overview of how you conducted the research. This is the section where the student describes the method of collecting and analyzing the information for the research paper. For example: Data will be collected by using secondary sources via Internet, books, journals and articles in order to provide the information necessary to support the topic of this research paper. Therefore, the methodology section should describe any materials used in the study and how they were used.

Participants

N/A

Research Design

This section provides information relating to the overall structure the research will follow. For example: This research paper will be conducted as a qualitative research paper. According to Leedy & Ormrod (2013), “qualitative approaches have two things in common. First, they focus on phenomena that occur in natural setting—that is, the ‘real world.’ And second, they involve capturing and studying the complexity of those phenomena” (p. 139). Qualitative research is mostly found in many academic areas (p. 139). Also, “Qualitative researchers typically draw their data from many sources—not only from a variety of people but perhaps also from objects, text materials, and audiovisual and electronic records” (Leedy & Ormrod, 2013, p. 153).

Patton & Cochran emphasize that “Qualitative research is characterized by its aims, which relate to understanding some aspect of social life, and its methods which (in general)

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generate words, rather than numbers, as data for analysis” (Patton & Cochran, 2002, http://www.ccs.neu.edu/course/is4800sp12/resources/qualmethods.pdf).

(The writer has to remember that the average audience may not know the meaning or be familiar with qualitative research.)

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(Example of the Chapter VI page.)

Chapter VI – Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations

Summary

This paragraph is a summary of the paper. Information may be taken from other areas of the body of the paper.

Recommendations/Conclusions

Student concludes with what data was found to answer the questions. Recommendations and any future study that needs to be done on the topic should be included here.

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(Example of the Reference page. All entries should be typed in alphabetical order. Internet references should have the author, date, title of the article…..Retrieved on…the date and from…listing the entire link as shown below. If you do not have a title, author for the Internet information, list what you have and still show Retrieved on and the date. Also, always be sure to include all references within the body of the paper.)

References

Leedy, P. & Ormrod, J. (2013). Practical Research, (20th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson

Education.

Patton, M. & M. Cochran (2002). A Guide to Understanding Qualitative Research Methodology.

Retrieved on August 11, 2014 from

http://www.ccs.neu.edu/course/is4800sp12/resources/qualmethods.pdf