Deep Dive Prompt
Authoritative Sources & Links Narrative Assignment on the current and future use of AI in healthcare- Requirements:
- Each source shall be substantively used and cited in the narrative paragraph using proper APA style; and
- Following the narrative paragraph full and complete reference(s) for the source(s) is required
- “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:
- Authors; and
- In text citations and references to external sources that support statements made therein.
- 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 textbooks from the course or other courses to be used. The foregoing are not considered authoritative external sources for this course but may be used as additional sources. String citations are not allowed.
REQUIRED FORMATTING FOR SUBMISSION:
Narrative # 1
Narrative must substantively use and properly place citation when material from the source first appears
At least one citation to an "authoritative external source" required.
Textbook and other sources are permitted as additional sources.
Reference(s) for Narrative #1
Link to full article#1
1. Write a short narrative paragraph
This is your discussion of the topic, not a summary pasted from the article.
For example, if the topic is AI in healthcare, you would explain:
How AI is being used today.
Benefits and challenges.
What you think its future role may be.
2. Use at least one authoritative source inside the paragraph
When information from the source first appears, you must cite it in APA format.
Example:
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to improve diagnostic accuracy and clinical decision-making (Smith & Jones, 2024).
Your instructor specifically says:
Use recent sources (within the last 5 years).
Use peer-reviewed journal articles, government sources, or reputable organizations like WHO.
The source must have identifiable authors and references.
Do not use blogs, newspapers, editorials, discussion panels, or random websites.
3. After the paragraph, provide the source information
Immediately below the narrative, include:
What your professor means by “substantively used”
This is important.
They don’t want you to just throw a citation at the end of a sentence.
Bad example:
AI is becoming popular in healthcare (Smith, 2024).
That doesn’t show you actually used the article.
Good example:
Smith (2024) found that AI-assisted diagnostic systems improved the accuracy of disease detection and reduced the time required for clinical decision-making. These findings suggest that AI may help healthcare providers deliver more efficient patient care.
That demonstrates that you actually read and used the source.
What “string citations are not allowed” means
Don’t do this:
AI is helpful (Smith, 2024; Jones, 2023; Brown, 2022; Lee, 2021; White, 2020).