After reviewing the course syllabus and becoming familiar with the course layout, students will select the topic they will be using for the course project. Note on the research topic: For this course only topics related to Radiologic Sciences (which emphasize the role of technologists), not topics related to clinical radiology (which emphasize the role of radiologists) will be accepted. Topics cannot deal with subjects that are outside the scope of practice of the radiographer. For example: Factors Contributing to Job Satisfaction for MRI Technologists is acceptable, but Treatment of Obstructive Bowel Syndrome is not acceptable. Another example: Position for Radiographic Demonstration of the Trauma Knee is acceptable, but Diagnosis of Cerebral Hemorrhage is not acceptable. Assignment 1: Request for Research Question Approval Form (3%) Students must complete the Request for Research Question and Outline Approval Form, include a detailed outline of the paper, (please look at the sample outline for the amount of detail required) and include an APA formatted reference list. There should be at least 2 references per major section of the body of the paper. The assignment must be submitted within D2L by the due date. References older than 5 years will generally not be accepted, but depending on the topic, source, etc., this will be at the discretion of the instructor. This assignment is found under Assessments/Tests and is the only test listed. While you perform it as if it was a test, there is no time limit and you may save it and come back to it later if you desire. It will be graded manually and you will be sent feedback. It must be completed by the due date. Students will complete the Request for Research Question and Outline Approval Form. Using the form, students will: 1. Develop an appropriate research question based on a topic in radiologic sciences. This course only allows topics related to Radiologic Sciences (which emphasize the role of technologists), not topics related to clinical radiology (which emphasize the role of radiologists). For example, Factors Contributing to Job Satisfaction for MRI Technologists is acceptable, but Treatment of Obstructive Bowel Syndrome is not acceptable. Also, for example, Position for Radiographic Demonstration of the Trauma Knee is acceptable, but Diagnosis of Cerebral Hemorrhage is not acceptable. Topics cannot deal with subjects that are outside the scope of practice of the radiographer. Students will not develop their own surveys or conduct experiments to write this paper 2. Develop an appropriate title for his/her literature review based on the chosen topic and research question following the APA Manual section page 23. 3. Research the topic and find at least 8 related, up-to-date, peer-reviewed sources that will be used for writing the literature review. Using the sources, the student will develop an APA formatted reference list following the APA Publication Manual criteria sections pages 180-224. ? All references must not be more than 5 years old: References older than 5 years will generally RADS 4913-X22 Applied Research 2019 10 not be accepted, but depending on the topic, source, etc., this will be at the discretion of the instructor. ? All references must be about the chosen topic ? All references must be peer-reviewed ? All references must be in APA format ? A minimum of 8 references are required 4. Develop an outline using the Sample Outline instructions and template in the course. The student must use the template for this course. The outline will be used to develop the paper for the rest of this course so the flow of information should be logical and should include enough information so that the professor knows exactly which direction the paper is going. 5. In the outline, the student must designate at least two, but preferably three of the references found that he or she will be using for each major section of the body of the paper. This will be done by including APA formatted in-text citations next to the appropriate outline headings. These should appear exactly as they will appear as APA in-text citations in the students paper. Use the APA Manual as a guide, sections pages 174-179. A minimum of eight references overall are required. The assignment must be submitted within D2L by the due date. Assignment 2: Title Page (2%) Review pages 23, 24, 41, & 229 within the APA Manual. Use the sample title page as a guide because it includes additional information not included on the APA version to help distinguish assignments submitted in different classes. The assignment must be submitted to the Assignment 2 Dropbox within D2L by the due date. Assignment 3: Reference List (10%) In this assignment, the student will create an APA formatted reference list using the references that will be used in the next assignment for synthesizing and writing information for the body of the paper. All references listed must be used in the paper. This assignment will evaluate your ability to create a reference page in correct APA format. Refer to Chapters 6 and 7 in the APA Manual, watch the video tutorial, and refer back to the reference list that the student created in 3503 Research. A minimum of eight (8) scholarly references are required. The assignment must be submitted to the Assignment 3 Dropbox within D2L by the due date. Note: References should be from a variety of sources using peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly works. Assignment 4: Body (45%) This assignment will include a corrected title page, the body of the paper, and a corrected reference list. The body of this paper will include all of the following sections: ? Introduction ? Methods ? Discussion (with at least 3 main points) RADS 4913-X22 Applied Research 2019 11 ? Conclusion ? Suggestions for Future Research All sections except the Introduction should have a heading (see APA Manual, p. 62, Section ). This is an evaluation of your ability to synthesize published literature in a literature review. Copying the work of any of the authors is not permitted. You must use your own words to give an account of what has been published on a topic by accredited scholars and researchers. The body of the paper must be no less than 5 full length pages and no more than 7 full length pages (Times New Roman, 12-point font). An expanded explanation of each component is in the course notes within D2L. You must include your completed revised title page and reference list with this assignment as part of the document, not separately. The assignment must be submitted as a single document to the Assignment 4 Dropbox within D2L by the due date.
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