RESEARCH PAPER ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
Complete a Research Paper focused on a selected topic below. Expand on the topic, focusing on the 21st century healthcare environment (a current issue or current/future challenge) based upon knowledge of current literature and healthcare administration best practices:
1. Healthcare Management’s Role in Behavioral Epidemiology
INSTRUCTIONS
Format
• Contains 10-12 pages, not including title page, abstract, and reference pages
• Times New Roman, 12-point font
• Current APA format
• At least 20 scholarly articles from peer-reviewed journals are cited (less than 5 years old)
Content
• Title page that includes:
o Running head (left aligned) and a page number (right aligned)
o Course number and name
o Title
o Date submitted
o “Respectfully submitted to: (Instructor’s Name)”
• Abstract (in block format)
• Content of your topic and/or paper
o Provides a Biblical foundation for the topic as related to the healthcare industry
o Discuss the major issues related to the selected topic. Provide a thorough discussion of the role of the healthcare manager/administrator founded on Christian principles as related to the selected topic. Include an analysis of the topic as applied to the healthcare organization’s strategic planning. Include highly relevant applications of the course principles.
o Uses in-text citations in current APA format to credit sources listed on the reference page as appropriate
• Conclusion
• References