Overview
Topic Breast cancer caused by the environment
- I will be discussing the different environmental factors that cause breast cancer. I will talk about how women who lived in areas with higher levels of lead, mercury, and cadmium in air pollution had a greater chance of developing postmenopausal breast cancer.
750 Word Draft: By this point, most of the research should be done and you are starting to write your paper. The submission of this draft does require a review of formatting, content, and citations (however, that is recommended). This draft needs to demonstrate that you are making progress on your paper.
Final Draft: DUE: April, 30th, by the end of the day.
The final draft of the paper you will be submitting will be graded out of 115 points utilizing the grading system below:
Points Earned: | Grade: | Range: | Standard: |
≥ 103 | A | ≥ 90% | Excellent, exceeds expected requirements |
92-102 | B | 80% - 89% | Good, meets assigned requirements |
80-91 | C | 70% - 79% | Fare, partially meets assigned requirements |
69-79 | D | 60% - 69% | Poor, falls below the assigned requirements |
≤ 69 | F | ≤ 60% | Unacceptable for a baccalaureate student |
Guidance (bare minimum, you will want to expand and cover the topic as you please):
- Introduction – Why this topic is of environmental health importance? Why is this issue / topic significant to society?
- Body – What is the impact of this issue? Consequences to public? What has been done to solve the problem? Any legislation? How is this related to the Environmental Health Concepts from this Course.
- Conclusion – Summary and opinion. This is the only part where you can include your opinion.
- Remember to show your ability to understand and apply concepts we have reviewed in class.
In addition to the guidance above provide other pertinent information with regard to your topic and environmental health. Some other criteria that will be used to grade the assignment:
- Length 1,500 words (do not to exceed 1,800)
- Correct APA paper formatting
- Title page, body, reference page (NO ABSTRACT REQUIRED)
- Thoroughness
- Sufficient research and information provided on the topic
- Information relevant to discussion of the topic
- Use of appropriate references (Wiki is not an acceptable reference source)
- Reference count at least 5 (not including the textbook, Essentials of Environmental Health)
- 4 of these references must be peer reviewed journal articles
- Searching for Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
- 4 of these references must be peer reviewed journal articles
- Research language, should be written in third person
- Typos, errors, grammar, name on each page, page number
- Turnitin match rate less than 20%