Overview
Draft Group: Term Policy Modification Paper. Guidelines & Requirements including the Top 3 List
1. The proposed policy change to be used by each group for this project shall be approved by the faculty. Therefore, each Group Spokesperson shall post in the appropriate assignment folder on or before the date a "Top 3 List" of existing laws in order of preference that the group would like to use for this project
1.1 The “Top 3 List” shall include a list of 3 existing laws related to healthcare and a brief but detailed description of the group's single, specific, detailed and substantive proposed change to each law that they are interested in using for this project. The submission is required to include the following for each of the 3 proposed changes to existing laws:
1.1.1 A list of all members of the group names and acknowledgment that each member participated in the selection of the top 3 list. If any student did not participate the spokesperson shall identify them as “non-participating.” Document participation by including screen shots for each student in the group discussion board
1.1.2 The name and law number (e.g., Public Law number or codified section number) or other identifying designation, which clearly identifies the law as having been passed and in effect; and
1.1.3 A link for each of the 3 laws on the list that shows the actual law. I will use the links to make sure the law is in effect and the proposed change is legal. If the group is using a Federal law or any law with many sections and subsections the link must be to the actual language in the law the group is proposing to change.
1.1.4 A brief but detailed narrative for each law on the group's list. A single detailed substantive policy change that is specific and narrowly drawn is required for each of the 3 choices on the list. The more information the group can provide up front the better I can guide the group to ensure optimal results in the final submission.
1.1.4 The existing laws may be from any country globally. Any country in the world, in the United States at the national level, individual States, County or City/Town.
1.1.5 A good place to start to gather ideas of interesting and relevant health related laws is by watching the news. Remember: health related is a very broad term (e.g., seat belts, obesity, gun laws etc.,).
2. On the Draft and Final Group Term Assignment Submission: Each Group Spokesperson shall submit on behalf of its group members a final ten (10) page project paper on the group's single substantive detailed policy change to an Existing Law. Only one (1) paper submission per group.
2.1 The group submission must be written for the group in the third person (e.g., we, us, our group) and not as an individual submission (e.g., I, me, my).
2.2 The final group project paper shall include details on how they intend to formulate, implement, modify and finance the “existing law” with their single substantive detailed policy change
2.3 The final group project paper shall address the likely arguments of opposing concerned interest groups.
2.4 At least five (5) peer review journal sources "External Authoritative Sources” as defined below, are required to be substantively used, cited and referenced properly throughout the paper.
2.5 Each individual in the group shall conduct an extensive literature review/investigation of the group's single substantive detailed proposed policy change (including but not limited to comparable legislation, benefits and success of the proposed change or the believed benefits of implementing and maintaining the proposed change).
2.6 A ten (10) page paper shall be turned in by each Group Spokesperson in the appropriate group assignment folder on or before the due date as noted on Canvas and the Course Schedule. The ten (10) page paper requirement does not include title page, table of contents, abstract, references or appendix.
2.7 Paper Formatting Requirements:
Each group paper shall include the following 5 sections. Points will be deducted if any section title or substantive material in each of the sections is missing:
1 Title page (including Group# & member names)
2 Introduction (Discussing the global, national, state and local implications of the group's proposed single substantive detailed policy change and explaining how and why the group selected to focus on this particular policy change. At the end of this section the group shall set forth the Group’s proposed policy change in a brief sentence or two);
3 Results (This is where the group states their findings. This is where the single substantive detailed proposed change is described fully. Where in the existing law the proposed change will occur. How it will affect the existing law. Making sure to provide as much detail as possible on the policy change is expected including how to implement and maintain said policy change (i.e. the details, the specific language of your policy change);
4 Discussion (This is where your group explains what comparable legislation and support for the group's detailed single substantive policy change. Using literature reviews conducted by each member of the group and other authoritative external sources to support the arguments made. Also, discuss other similar policies and/or if this policy exists elsewhere, as well as, identifying and addressing the expected concerns of suspected opposing interest groups);
5 Conclusions & Recommendations (This is where you can explain how the proposed substantive detailed policy change accomplishes the group’s ideal/intent for the policy).
3. Additional Guidance & Requirements
3.1 Citation of a source is required for each paragraph, on each table/chart used and in every sentence where a number appears
3.2 At least one source citation substantively used in each paragraph is required.
3.3 APA Style is required only for in-text citations in each of the five sections noted above and the references.
3.4 For those students that need help with proper APA in text citation and references, please see the following link: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/. Additional APA Style links and documents will be posted on the Class online site. Also, see www.refworks.com – this source is available free to FIU students and will assist you in formatting references properly in APA and other formats. An additional source http://bruteforcestudyguide.com/essaywriting/apast... 8. Required Section Headings/Content in Paper.
3.5 No delegation is permitted. This is group work. Each student must write their own 10 page paper and submit same to the group discussion board for collaboration. Any submission which appears to have delegation shall require documentation from the group discussion board and may result in a zero (0) score if documentation does not verify collaboration in the final group submission.
4. Grading Rubric/Requirements for Final Paper Project: In order to receive maximum points for the submission the submission shall
Criteria | Proficient/Excellent | Competent/Good | Advanced Beginner/Fair | Basic/Poor |
Assigned Question/Issue | The narrative is written in proper English. The narrative contains and discusses a single, specific, substantive and detailed change to an existing law that was approved by faculty. And the writing shall be the students’ own words except for limited quotes properly cited and referenced. | Most of the narrative is written in proper English. And the narrative contains and discusses a single, specific, substantive and detailed change to an existing law that was approved by faculty. And the writing is mostly in the students’ own words except for limited quotes properly cited and referenced. | Some of the narrative is written in proper English. And/or the narrative does not contain and discuss a single, specific, substantive and detailed change to an existing law that was approved by faculty. However, the change proposed is substantively researched and presented mostly in the students’ own words except for limited quotes properly cited and referenced. | Little if any of the narrative is written in proper English. And/or, the narrative does not contain and discuss a single, specific, substantive and detailed change to an existing law that was approved by faculty. And/or, the change proposed is not substantively researched or presented mostly in the students’ own words or many direct quotes are used. |
Format | The final group submission contains the 5 named sections and fully address each of the 5 required sections in the paper format set forth herein above. The final group submission meets the required minimum 10 pages of narrative (the 10 pages only include the required 5 sections and references). With complete and proper APA Style citations and references to all sources cited and referenced. | The final group submission contains the 5 named sections and fully address at least 4 of the 5 required sections in the paper format set forth herein above. And/or, the order of the sections is not in proper order for no more than one section. The final group submission is at least 9 pages of narrative (the 10 pages only include the required 5 sections and references). With complete and proper APA Style citations and references to most sources cited and referenced. | The final group submission contains at least 4 of the 5 named sections and address each section in the paper format set forth herein above. And/or, the order of the sections is not in proper order for no more than one section. The final group submission is at least 8 pages of narrative (the 10 pages only include the required 5 sections and references). With complete and proper APA Style citations and references to some of the sources cited and referenced. | The final group submission contains less than 4 of the 5 named sections and does not address each identified sections mentioned. And/or, the order of the sections is not in proper order. The final group submission is less than 8 pages of narrative (the 10 pages only include the required 5 sections and references). With few, if any, complete and proper APA Style citations and references. |
Sources | All sources are properly cited and referenced in APA style. With at least 5 external authoritative sources substantively used, cited and referenced. And, there is at least one external authoritative source cited to support the narrative in each paragraph. | Most sources are properly cited and referenced in APA style. With at least 4 external authoritative sources substantively used, cited and referenced. And, there is at least one source cited to support the narrative in each paragraph. | Some sources are properly cited and referenced in APA style. With at least 3 external authoritative sources substantively used, cited and referenced. And, there is at least one source cited to support the narrative in each paragraph in most paragraphs. | There are less than 3 or no external authoritative sources substantively used, cited and referenced. And/or there are several to many paragraphs with zero (0) sources to support the narratives. |
5.“External Authoritative Sources” for purposes of this course shall mean: recent articles (within the past 5 years) from peer reviewed journals or published book chapters that are not textbooks. Education and government sites as well as non-partisan national or international organizations (such as WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS etc.,) may also be used. Provided, however each article selected has the following:
5.1 Authors; and
5.2 In-text citations and references to support statements made therein.
5.3 Under no circumstances are newspapers (e.g., the Wall Street Journal), blogs (regardless of source), editorials, panel discussions, definition of terms, the assigned case study, “dot com” sites, and text books from the course or other courses to be used. The foregoing are not considered authoritative for this course. String citations are not permitted.