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Research Project
In
preparation for this semester long research project, students are to
select a community for this assignment. Students should select a
community for which they wish to locate resources. The semester long
project must have approval from the instructor. Once approval has been
gained from the instructor, the student may begin collecting data
regarding the community. The textbook by authors Crimando and Riggar
(2005) and Sharma and Romas (2012) are to be used as a reference for
this research project. Because this is a semester-long project, the
minimum length is seven (7) typed pages for undergraduate students. A
potential ten (10) points may be deducted from projects that are not a
minimum of 7 pages of text plus a cover page, a reference page, a
graphic map, a graphic of the model, a table of contents, and a table of
demographic information or other content, all properly formatted
according to APA. An abstract page is required for this project. The
paper should be double-spaced, using a traditional font such as Times
New Roman or Arial with a 12 point font.
The
selected community will need to be assessed not only for community
resources, but also for health promotion needs. Students must have prior
approval from the instructor for this assignment. Students will post in
Blackboard the selected community and will receive feedback from the
instructor for modification until final approval is provided. The APA
style manual is to be used, therefore, students are encouraged to
purchase the manual and not rely on the internet provided renderings.
Ten (10) points will be deducted if the research project does follow the
APA style manual requirements. The cover page is to include the
student’s name, UIN, course title, Honor Pledge and Professor’s name.
Students are encouraged to retain a copy of all work submitted; be
mindful that the semester paper will not be returned to you.
In
preparing the semester-long research project, students are encouraged
to add supplemental materials to accompany the paper and powerpoint. If a
pamphlet or a brochure of types is to be included, it can be scanned
and submitted electronically with the project as an Appendix or they may
be mailed to the instructor from the assigned distance learning site.
If the student is assigned to the main campus of Old Dominion
University, please either hand deliver or use the inter-campus mailing
system at the Gornto Mail Distribution Center for mailing items.
The
research project will be submitted via Blackboard. There will be a link
for this assignment, Community Research Project, for electronic
submission of this assignment. Only those assignments uploaded in
BlackBoard will be acknowledged and graded. Be mindful not to send
assignments via email to the instructor.
Research Project Outline
Students, in preparing the Research Project, the following should be considered and incorporated as subtitles for the paper.
Introduction
– This section identifies the research proposed and the strategy to be
utilized; it outlines information on why this research is necessary. Be
sure to follow the guidelines of the APA style manual on preparing the
introduction.
Demographics
– This subtitle is intended for information on the selected community
for the project, including information of the city and state locality.
Students should define the selected community and discuss why it was
selected. Examples of communities would include the following: people
diagnosed with HIV/AIDS living in Newport News, Virginia; children who
are diagnosed with cancer living in Virginia Beach, Virginia; working
people who need dental treatment who are underinsured living in
Chesapeake, Virginia; substance abusers living in Norfolk, Virginia;
returning veterans from the present war living in Hampton, Virginia. Be
creative and provide as much identifying information as possible about
the selected community. You may also compare and contrast two (2)
differing communities.
Community Resources Found
– This subtitle is intended for the body of the paper and must include
the community resources found for the selected community for the
research project. This subtitle should include an explanation of the
community resources available or lacking in the support of the
community’s needs? If resources were lacking, make recommendations on
how to improve this aspect.
Community Health Education and Promotion Assessment –
This subtitle should explain the result of the community assessment of
the need for health promotion and health education for the selected
community. How could that need be implemented in the selected community?
If so, how so; if not, why not?
Theoretical Framework
– This subtitle should have information on the selection of the model
or theory that best supports the selected community for health
promotion.
Discussion - This subtitle should have an entire page of narrative dedicated to what was learned from conducting this community research.
References
– This subtitle should include all sources used for the research
project and should begin on a new page in the narrative. Do not use the
terms, ‘Works Cited’. Be sure to follow the guidelines for developing a
reference page in the APA style manual.
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