• Research paper topic MUST be prior approved by your instructor by due date.

• Late approvals attract penalty points (-2 pts) and submissions (-2 pts/day late)

• Research papers USED in ANY other semester/course within or outside the college CANNOT BE SUBMITTED FOR GRADING, Turnitin will Flag it for  plagiarism even though its your own work, as ONE paper cannot be USED more than ONCE.

Format Instructions:

➢ Write up 4 pages max (Plus 1 Cover Pg and 1 Reference Pg.) Total 6 pages.

➢ Spacing of 1 or 1.5, font size 11 or 12, margins 1” all round.

➢ Use APA format for references, there are instructions in the College Library for your information.

➢ Direct quotations MUST be LESS than 10% of your paper even if correctly cited.

➢ Research must include at LEAST 6 different reliable, scientific sources

➢ NO Abstract, table of contents or running head required for this paper

➢ Submit your paper on Canvas in the Assignment tab for Plagiarism assessment on ‘Turnitin’ it should not be over 18% matching. If > 18% your paper will be returned as plagiarized WITH ZERO SCORE.

➢ DO NOT send by email to your instructor, it will not be graded.

You are required to write a critical analysis of the disease of your choice.

Included in this analysis, you will need to explain how the disease you chose

affects the various body systems where relevant.

The following relevant and concise information must (if pertinent) be included in your write up. Topic selection is within the systems being covered in the course

▪ Name of disease

▪ History of the disease / Demographic Data: Age, sex, race distribution in population.

▪ Description of disease

▪ Anatomy of the system(s) involved

▪ Effects on other body systems

▪ Cause of disease

▪ Signs and symptoms

▪ Diagnosis of the disease

▪ Complications, if any

▪ Treatment and side effects

Conclusion should include the following:

▪ Brief mention of current or proposed research that may significantly impact the

▪ disease.

▪ Prevention strategies if any

▪ Your insight / opinion

NOTE: you must focus on the anatomy & physiology of the disease/disorder. Cover the normal anatomy & physiology of the organ system affected and then state what the disease/disorder does to this organ system, and other organ systems. In other words, if you are picking meningitis, I do not want you to go too much in detail about the bacteria that causes it but how the bacteria escapes our body’s defenses and what the bacteria does to other tissues. Also note this is NOT a clinical paper on the disease.