Written Research Project Guideline Cancer: Melanoma

     
Select a cancer either in the adult or pediatric population to   research. You will write a paper based on the rubric below. This assignment   is an opportunity for you to explore a particular cancer of interest to you.   Its purpose is to assess your understanding and demonstrate your practical   application of the pathophysiologic processes that occur in diseases. This   comprehensive paper will be 10 pages in   length and should include the following components: 
GRADING RUBRIC ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY GENETIC AND CANCER ASSIGNMENT
100 points total 10% of grade
  
SECTION

POINTS POSSIBLE

POINTS EARNED
 
Abstract

10%

 
Introduction

10%

 
Pathophysiology   of the disease

10%

 
Description of the clinical   manifestations and assessments

10%

 
Diagnostic Studies/   Laboratories

10%

 
Clinical Management/   Treatment Modalities

10%

 
Evaluation of Treatments

10%

 
Patient Education and   Safety (QSEN)

10%

 
Choose one case study related to the disease process. Articles must be   less than 5 years old, from a   scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. 

10%

 
APA format (title page, headers, heading, in-text citations,   reference page)

10%

 
TOTAL

100%

 
       
If writing requirements are not followed precisely, your grade on written materials may begin with a grade of 89.

 
  
Specific writing requirements
REWRITES ARE NOT ALLOWED

 
1. All paper submitted must be in APA format according to Publication Manual American Psychological Association (APA) (6th ed.). 2009 ISBN: 978-1-4338-0561-5. Use precise APA format that includes correct punctuation, spelling, sentence structures, and references. 
2. Must include at least 5 peer-reviewed references, including McCance, K. L., & Huether, S, E. (2015). 7th ed and Publication Manual American Psychological Association (APA) (6th ed.).

 
3. Type must be Times New Roman, 12-point font, and double-spaced.

 
4. Use the spell check function on the computer (will help with #1).
 
5. Use a COVER page following APA guidelines 
6. Paper must be sent via e-mail on due date. 
7. Papers turned in past the due date will receive an automatic deduction of 10 points with the grade to start with a B (89).
If page numbers are limited, pages that exceed the limit will NOT be read and further points may be removed if critical content was included on the excess pages.