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School of Health Sciences Wellness & Health Promotion Oakland University WHP 3000: Wellness for Special Populations You will be responsible for writing a mini research paper (20%) with an accompanying creative presentation (10%) to provide a visual summary of your research within a main theme of your choosing. Along with each a 5 page paper (minimum, separate papers per person in the group) that summarizes your topic, you will present the topic as a group of 2-3. Presenters will also be required to present their topics in a brief 5-10 minute presentation to a small group at an allocated time at the end of the semester, alongside other presenters. This offers an ideal opportunity for presenters to share their work verbally. You are welcome to use PowerPoint for your presentation, but are not required. Feel free to think ‘outside the box’ by creating a ‘how to’ video, program deliverable, or informative talk regarding your topic. Your ideas can be as abstract as you want since there is no “one size fits all” mentality in this course. Feel free to discuss your ideas or bounce them off of the instructor, classmates, and/or members of your specific population. Introduction/Background Who is affected? Who is the program targeted for? Who is your target audience? Is it different than those affected? What are the existing programs available? Modifications to existing programs (if applicable) Development or new program design Conclusion References Criteria for the Paper • The paper must be presented in an acceptable scholarly writing style. For this course, that is the American Psychological Association (APA) style. Particulars regarding the title page and other formatting details are found within the APA style guidelines at Purdue Owl APA formatting. • Whenever words or ideas are not you own, you must cite the author. It is essential that you submit properly cited work. Please seek clarification if you have any doubt regarding proper citation. • Toward the end of your essay, you may include a personal reflection concerning the reasons you chose a particular topic. • You may utilize diverse sources of information to explore a topic, such as scholarly journals, interviews, observations and memory. • A References page should be included at the end of the paper. • Five references are the minimum requirement for the reference page. At least 2 references must be peer reviewed journal articles. Your class materials may be listed with the references as a third reference. The expected paper length is five (5) to eight (8) pages not including the title page, abstract page and references. A paper in excess of nine (9) pages or less than five (5) pages is not a final product. • Papers must be typed in 12-point, Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins. You must turn in your papers to Moodle in a .doc or .rtf format only. PDFs will not be accepted and a penalty will be assessed. Please plan accordingly, as internet outage is not an excuse for late assignments.
