Below are the guidelines and grading rubric for the paper. I tried to clarify what she meant by brief and her reply was this:
Hello –
When looking at the rubric, note the entire assignment is 50% of the course grade. When scoring, I base it on the rubric which looks at quality, not quantity. I prefer a couple of pages with strong statements supporting your presentation on the topic rather than 5 pages of garble just filling up the pages.
So I am thinking 2-3 pages would work. There is no need for a cover page, but it does need to be in APA format with references.
NUR 450 Issues Paper and Discussion Presentation
• When it is your week to turn to present your discussion paper, you will take the following steps:
o Post Online Resources & References in Discussion Board in D2L Course – each student will post at least three key online resources & references pertaining to their topic chosen using correct APA style and URL links to the online article or source. Test links to ensure connection. All classmates will read student’s resources for the week. (DUE- first day of assigned week of presentation).
Grading Rubric
Overview: Each student will research a specific topic of a current trend or issue in professional nursing or healthcare and present the information in keeping with the topic on the course calendar.
Instructions:
• The presentation should be in discussion style although may include relevant links throughout the presentation.
• The individual will prepare a present a brief summary with highlights from readings and other sources in a Word document and save the Word document with the individual student names and topic-focus area. This Word document serves two purposes:
o It is uploaded to the “Issues paper” dropbox for grading by the instructor using the criteria below – NOTE: the dropbox document is the basis of the 60 points,
o It is copied and pasted onto the Discussion Board as the basis of the week’s discussion.
Possible
Points Actual
Points
WRITTEN PRESENTATION CONTENT (highlight key points):
• Describe a brief history of the trend or issue.
20
• Discuss current status of trend/issue that includes relevant ethical, legal, and political concepts.
o Take a personal stand on the issue – lead in sentence should read “I support the position of…” or “I do not support the position of….”(Must be present before grade can be assigned)
o Include at least one ethical theory and other rational and logical arguments to defend your position. Use knowledge from nursing and related fields.)
40
• Describe the actual and observed impact of the trend or issue on healthcare and nursing. 30
WRITTEN PRESENTATION STYLE
• Presentation is clear, organized, logical, and concise
• Presentation is interesting
• Presentation is written in a discussion style; may include a few supportive references and statistics. 15
FORMAT OF WRITTEN DOCUMENTS
• APA style for in-text citations and for corresponding Reference list
• Appropriate grammar
• Correct spelling 10
PROVIDES ONLINE RESOURCES IN DISCUSSION BOARD
• Includes at least 3 online references/resources
• The URL links are correct and connect to resource properly 10
DISCUSSION LEADER
• Actively leads the topic discussion by engaging classmates through response posts Monday- Friday of the assigned week
• Engages classmates in discussion 15
TOTAL 140
