Module 02 Content

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   Your Epidemiology research report seeks to identify one of the diseases that are currently on the rise in the United States. The next step is to prepare an introduction to your research report. The introduction will include some of the same information you’ve already prepared when you selected your report topic, but expanded to briefly summarize your research approach.Requirements:

   1. Why do you feel that this disease you selected poses a great threat to the health and well-being of the United States? Provide examples.
   2. List at least two research sources you’ve identified that you think have information relevant to the disease you’re researching. Include URLs to specific articles or Web pages.
   3. Generate a strong thesis statement for your report. Your thesis statement should outline the path that your project will follow.

   Your paper should:

   • be at least 1 page in length.
   • be free of spelling and grammar errors.

   Resources:

   • Writing Guide
   • What is a thesis statement?

   Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:Jstudent_exampleproblem_101504

Rubric Details

Maximum Score

100 points

• Threat to the US

  30% of total gradeMastery: Advanced or exceeds achievementStudent explains in detail why their selected disease is a threat to the US, with several examples listed.30Proficiency: Clear/effective achievementStudent provides sufficient explanation why their selected disease is a threat to the US, with some examples listed.25.5Competence: Adequate/basic achievementStudent provides a basic explanation why their selected disease is a threat to the US, with one or fewer examples listed.22.5Emerging: Limited or growing achievementStudent provides an insufficient explanation why their selected disease is a threat to the US, with no examples listed.16.5

• Disease Research

  30% of total gradeMastery: Advanced or exceeds achievementStudent provides more than three research sources relevant to their selected disease; link is provided to all sources.30Proficiency: Clear/effective achievementStudent provides more than two research sources relevant to their selected disease; link is provided to all sources.25.5Competence: Adequate/basic achievementStudent provides two research sources relevant to their selected disease; link is provided to all sources.22.5Emerging: Limited or growing achievementStudent provides less than two research sources relevant to their selected disease and/or links are not all provided.16.5

• Thesis Statement

  30% of total gradeMastery: Advanced or exceeds achievementStudent provides strong thesis statement clearly outlining the path of the project.30Proficiency: Clear/effective achievementStudent provides sufficient thesis statement that outlines the path of the project.25.5Competence: Adequate/basic achievementStudent provides basic thesis statement; path of the project is not clearly outlined.22.5Emerging: Limited or growing achievementStudent provides insufficient thesis statement; path of the project is not clearly outlined.16.5

• Spelling and Grammar

  10% of total gradeMastery: Advanced or exceeds achievementSubmission had very few spelling and grammar errors; any errors did not detract from the readability of the work.10Proficiency: Clear/effective achievementSubmission had a few spelling and grammar errors; the errors detracted from the readability of the work at times.8.5Competence: Adequate/basic achievementSubmission had spelling and grammar errors that noticeably detracted from the readability of the work.7.5Emerging: Limited or growing achievementSubmission had several spelling and grammar errors that detracted from the readability of the work.5.5