HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment Significant Contributions to Public Health – Part I (Margaret Higgins Sanger)

HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment Significant Contributions to Public Health – Part I (Margaret Higgins Sanger)

HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment Significant Contributions to Public Health – Part I (Margaret Higgins Sanger)

Significant Contributions to Public Health – Part I

For your final project, you will be researching an individual and their contribution to community and public health. Because of the size of this project, you will be doing the first part of this project in Week 3 then adding the final portion in Week 5. You have the option of writing a paper or putting together a presentation. Details are below the outline. Overall, you will be researching an historical figure in the public health world, their contribution to public health, and how their work helped shape the public health system. Furthermore, you will be analyzing how their contribution from the past continues to contribute to today’s public health system and how it might guide future work within the industry.

HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment Significant Contributions to Public Health – Part I (Margaret Higgins Sanger)

Follow this outline to help formulate your paper or presentation:

ACTION: Select one of the historical figures and their associated public health topic

·         Margaret Higgins Sanger/Reproductive health

·         Rachel Carson/Environmental health

·         Franklin D. Roosevelt/Health care administration

·         John Snow/Communicable and infectious disease

·         Luther T. Terry/Smoking

·         W. E. B. DuBois/Social determinants of health

·         Larry Kramer/Health activism

·         An individual of your own choice:

·          

·         YOU MUST OBTAIN INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL IN ADVANCE

ACTION: Research the individual’s background

·         GRADED ELEMENT:Describe your selected person’s biographical background (i.e. experience).

·         HELP:This can include resume elements such as birthdate, location, education, and brief statement of their contribution to public health. (Reminder: biographical information can be easily plagiarized. Please do not copy from your biographical websites. Paraphrase and/or quote and cite everything according to APA.)

ACTION: Research the barriers and issue of the time

·         GRADED ELEMENT:Analyze the climate of the time period in terms of political, socioeconomic, environmental and technological context in which this person worked

·         HELP:Think about whether this person was up against resistance or was their work welcomed.[For example, if you were writing on Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery, you would note that slavery was prevalent and accepted at the time and the change was welcomed by some and rejected by others]

·         GRADED ELEMENT:Examine the personal beliefs of your person that prompted this work.

·         HELP:You are basically addressing the question: “Why did this person get involved with the issue at the time?” [In continuing the Lincoln example above, you would note that black people were considered property, not people; yet Lincoln believed everyone had equal rights regardless of skin color].

ACTION: Think about how this person overcame the barriers and issues

·         GRADED ELEMENT:Examine how this individual overcame and/or confronted any adversities to succeed in his/her task

·         HELP:Questions to consider: What did the person specifically do? Did they have any allies? How did their actions succeed/fail?

ACTION: Think about the importance of the contribution to community/public health at the time

·         GRADED ELEMENT:Describe the final outcome of this individual’s contribution to community and/or public health

·         HELP:Think about this question: What occurred as a result of this person’s action?

·         GRADED ELEMENT:Explain what his/her contribution did for overall community and/or public health at the time

·         HELP:Think about this question: What was the purpose for the community and/or nation?[In the Lincoln example, the explanation would involve a national recognition of human rights of all people, regardless of skin color]

·         GRADED ELEMENT: Explain why this contribution was so important at that particular point in history

·         HELP:Think about this question: What made this important for our nation?[In the Lincoln example, you would answer the question: Why was it so important that Lincoln freed the slaves?]

You have a choice of which format you wish to present your findings:
Format 1: Written Paper

·         Must be at least 4 pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

·         Must include a separate title page with the following:

·         Title of paper

·         Students name

·         Course name and number

·         Instructor’s name

·         Date submitted

·         Must use at least four scholarly sources (one of those may be the course text).

·         Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center

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    Grading Rubric

    Performance Category 100% or highest level of performance

    100%

    16 points

    		 Very good or high level of performance

    88%

    14 points

    		 Acceptable level of performance

    81%

    13 points

    		 Inadequate demonstration of expectations

    68%

    11 points

    		 Deficient level of performance

    56%

    9 points

     

    		 Failing level

    of performance

    55% or less

    0 points
     Total Points Possible= 50           16 Points    14 Points 13 Points        11 Points           9 Points          0 Points
    Scholarliness

    Demonstrates achievement of scholarly inquiry for professional and academic topics.

    		 Presentation of information was exceptional and included all of the following elements:

    • Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
    • Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
    • Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
    • Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
    		 Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all of the following elements:

    • Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
    • Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
    • Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
    • Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
    		 Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in all of the following elements:

    • Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
    • Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
    • Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
    • Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
    		  

    Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in one of the following elements:

    • Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
    • Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
    • Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
    • Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
    		  

    Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two of the following elements:

    • Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
    • Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
    • Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
    • Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.
    		 Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in three or more of the following elements

    • Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s).
    • Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts.
    • Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.*
    • Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person’s thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information
     16 Points  14 Points  13 Points 11 Points 9 Points  0 Points
    Application of Course Knowledge

    Demonstrate the ability to analyze and apply principles, knowledge and information learned in the outside readings and relate them to real-life professional situations

    		 Presentation of information was exceptional and included all of the following elements:

    • Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
    • Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
    • Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
    		 Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all of the following elements:

    • Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
    • Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
    • Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
    		 Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in the all of the following elements:

    • Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
    • Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
    • Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
    		 Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in one of the following elements:

    • Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
    • Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from and scholarly resources to a professional experience.
    • Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
    		 Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two of the following elements:

    • Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic.
    • Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience.
    • Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
    		 Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in three of the following elements

    • Applies principles, knowledge and information and scholarly resources to the required topic.
    • Applies facts, principles or concepts learned scholarly resources to a professional experience.
    • Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.
       10 Points 9 Points  6 Points  0 Points
    Interactive Dialogue

    Initial post should be a minimum of 300 words (references do not count toward word count)

    The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each (references do not count toward word count)

    Responses are substantive and relate to the topic.

    		 Demonstrated all of the following:

    • Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
    • The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
    • Responses are substantive
    • Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
    		 Demonstrated 3 of the following:

    • Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
    • The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
    • Responses are substantive
    • Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
    		 Demonstrated 2 of the following:

    • Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
    • The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
    • Responses are substantive
    • Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
    		 Demonstrated 1 or less of the following:

    • Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.
    • The peer and instructor responses must be a minimum of 150 words each.
    • Responses are substantive
    • Responses are related to the topic of discussion.
      8 Points 7 Points  6 Points         5 Points          4 Points  0 Points
    Grammar, Syntax, APA

    Points deducted for improper grammar, syntax and APA style of writing.

    The source of information is the APA Manual 6th Edition

    Error is defined to be a unique APA error. Same type of error is only counted as one error.

    		 The following was present:

    • 0-3 errors in APA format

    AND

    • Responses have 0-3 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

    AND

    • Writing style is generally clear, focused on topic,and facilitates communication.
    		 The following was present:

    • 4-6 errors in APA format.

    AND/OR

    • Responses have 4-5 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

    AND/OR

    • Writing style is somewhat focused on topic.
    		 The following was present:

    • 7-9 errors in APA format.

    AND/OR

    • Responses have 6-7 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

    AND/OR

    • Writing style is slightly focused on topic making discussion difficult to understand.
    		  

    The following was present:

    • 10- 12 errors in APA format

    AND/OR

    • Responses have 8-9 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors

    AND/OR

    • Writing style is not focused on topic, making discussion difficult to understand.
    		  

    The following was present:

    • 13 – 15 errors in APA format

    AND/OR

    • Responses have 8-10 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

    AND/OR

    • Writing style is not focused on topic, making discussion difficult to understand.

    AND/OR

    • The student continues to make repeated mistakes in any of the above areas after written correction by the instructor.
    		 The following was present:

    • 16 to greater errors in APA format.

    AND/OR

    • Responses have more than 10 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

    AND/OR

    • Writing style does not facilitate communication
      0 Points Deducted 5 Points Lost
    Participation

    Requirements

    		Demonstrated the following:

    • Initial, peer, and faculty postings were made on 3 separate days
    		 Failed to demonstrate the following:

    • Initial, peer, and faculty postings were made on 3 separate days
      0 Points Lost 5 Points Lost
    Due Date Requirements Demonstrated all of the following:

    • The initial posting to the graded threaded discussion topic is posted within the course no later than Wednesday, 11:59 pm MT.

    A minimum of one peer and one instructor responses are to be posted within the course no later than Sunday, 11:59 pm MT.

    		Demonstrates one or less of the following.

    • The initial posting to the graded threaded discussion topic is posted within the course no later than Wednesday, 11:59 pm MT.

    A minimum of one peer and one instructor responses are to be posted within the course no later than Sunday, 11:59 pm MT.