NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing Professional Paper Guidelines PURPOSE The purpose of this assignment is to allow the learner to demonstrate writing skills, organizational skills, and ability to correctly present ideas and credit others in APA formatting when writing a professional paper. COURSE OUTCOMES This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes. CO #3. Demonstrate effective verbal, written, and technological communication using legal and ethical standards for transferring knowledge using success resources provided to Chamberlain students. (PO #3) CO #4. Integrate critical thinking and judgment in professional decision-making in collaboration with faculty and peers. (PO #4) CO #5. Apply concepts of professionalism when planning for personal, intellectual, and professional development. (PO #5) CO #9. Demonstrate accountability for personal and professional development by assessing information and technology competence, implementing plans for upgrading technology skills, and using effective strategies for online student success using resources provided to Chamberlain students. (PO #5) DUE DATE Submit the assignment to the Week 6 Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT. POINTS This assignment is worth a total of 200 points. PREPARING THE PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1. Carefully read this document (Professional Paper Guidelines), including the Rubric. 2. Download the APA Paper Template from Doc Sharing (APA Resources category). Rename that document as Your Last Name Professional Paper.docx. Save it to your own computer or drive in a location where you will be able to retrieve it later. Type your assignment directly on the saved document. Remember that only Microsoft Word 2010 or a later version is acceptable. The document must be saved as a .docx. Save frequently to prevent loss of your work. 3. Mechanics of the Professional Paper include: a. Times New Roman size 12 typeface (font) double spaced with 1-inch margins b. No abstract c. Correct APA format d. Correct spelling, apostrophe use, grammar, paragraphing, and sentence structure e. Contents must include Title Page, body of the paper (500–600 words including Introduction, two Main Points from your Professional Paper Worksheet outline, and Conclusion), and References page. f. Two Main Points and Conclusion should be Level 1 headings. No Level 2 headings are needed for this short paper. g. References should only include your Hood textbook and the assigned article for the competency approved by your instructor. Professional Paper Guidelines.docx 3/2/16 cjm 1 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing h. Contents of the paper must include any revisions suggested by your instructor in Professional Paper Worksheet feedback. 4. When your assignment is complete, save and close your Professional Paper. You are strongly encouraged to submit your paper to the Turnitin Draft Dropbox (see information in Course Resources under Course Home tab) to check your own similarity index. When you are happy with your paper and your similarity index is below 24%, submit your completed paper as an attachment to the Week 6 Professional Paper Dropbox by the due date. See the Week 6 Assignments page for step-by-step instructions on how to use the Dropbox. Per Chamberlain policy, any final paper submitted with a similarity index greater than 24% will be investigated for potential plagiarism. Professional Paper Guidelines.docx 3/2/16 cjm 2 Chamberlain College of Nursing DIRECTIONS AND GRADING CRITERIA Category NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing Points % Description: See Rubric for details. Content Introduction 25 12.5% First Main Point 50 25% Clearly address the First Main Point including 2 or more sub-points from Professional Paper Worksheet. Second Main Point 50 25% Clearly address the Second Main Point including 2 or more subpoints from Professional Paper Worksheet. Conclusion 25 12.5% Title Page 2 1% Title page adheres to the format of the APA Paper Template assigned. Margins, font, spacing, headings 4 2% Margins, font, spacing, and headings adhere to APA format. Citations 9 4.5% Provide APA format citations for each idea (and/or words) not originally your own. References 10 5% Organization, clarity, structure, paragraphing 15 7.5% Writing is organized and clear using appropriate structure and paragraphing. Paper contains 500-600 words excluding title page and references page. Spelling and apostrophe use, grammar, punctuation, and professional wording 10 5% Writing adheres to American English rules of spelling, apostrophe use, punctuation, and grammar. Wording is professional. Clearly introduce and define the topic, as well as describe its importance to professional nursing. Clearly summarize the paper and make a concluding statement. APA Format References page adheres to APA format for Hood textbook and assigned scholarly professional nursing journal article. Professional Writing Total 200 points 100% A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements. Professional Paper Guidelines.docx 3/2/16 cjm 3 Chamberlain College of Nursing GRADING RUBRIC Assignment Criteria Content Introduction 25 points First Main Point 50 points Second Main Point 50 points A: (92–100%) Outstanding or Highest Level of Performance B: (84–91%) Very Good or High Level of Performance Clearly introduces and defines the topic, as well as describes its importance to professional nursing. Introduces and defines the topic, as well as describes its importance to professional nursing. (23–25 points) (21–22 points) 25 points APA Format Title Page 2 points C: (76–83%) Competent or Satisfactory Level of Performance F: (0–75%) Poor or Failing or Unsatisfactory Level of Performance Introduces and defines the topic, as well as describes its importance to professional nursing. Depth and detail are fair. (19–20 points) May not introduce or define the topic, or may not describe its importance to professional nursing in a sufficient manner. May or may not address the First Main Point. May or may not include 2 or more subpoints from Professional Paper Worksheet. Specifics are minimal. (0–18 points) Clearly addresses the First Main Point including 2 or more sub-points from Professional Paper Worksheet. Specifics are excellent. Addresses the First Main Point including 2 or more sub-points from Professional Paper Worksheet. Specifics are good. Vaguely addresses the First Main Point including 2 or more sub-points from Professional Paper Worksheet. Specifics are fair. (46–50 points) (42–45 points) (37–41 points) Clearly addresses the Second Main Point including 2 or more sub-points from Professional Paper Worksheet. Specifics are excellent. Addresses the Second Main Point including 2 or more sub-points from Professional Paper Worksheet. Specifics are good. Vaguely addresses the Second Main Point including 2 or more sub-points from Professional Paper Worksheet. Specifics are fair. (42–45 points) (37–41 points) Clearly summarizes the paper and makes a concluding statement. Summarizes the paper and makes a concluding statement. Summary and concluding statement are fair. May or may not include both summary and concluding statement. (21–22 points) (19–20 points) (0–18 points) (23–25 points) Title page somewhat adheres to the format of the APA Paper Template assigned (3 errors). Title page does not adhere well to the format of the APA Paper Template assigned (4 or more errors). (0 points) (46–50 points) Conclusion NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing Title page adheres well to the format of the APA Paper Template assigned (0-2 errors). (2 points) (0–36 points) May or may not address the Second Main Point. May or may not include 2 or more sub-points from Professional Paper Worksheet. Specifics are minimal. (0–36 points) (1 point) Margins, font, spacing, headings 4 points Margins, font, spacing, and headings adhere well to APA format. (4 points) Professional Paper Guidelines.docx Margins, font, spacing, and headings adhere fairly well to APA format. Adherence of margins, font, spacing, and headings to APA format is only fair. (3 points) (2 points) 3/2/16 cjm Margins, font, spacing, and headings do not adhere well to APA format. (0–1 points) 4 Chamberlain College of Nursing Citations 9 points Provide very good APA format citations for each idea (and/or words) not originally your own (0–1 error). (9 points) NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing Provide good APA format citations for each idea (and/or words) not originally your own (2–3 errors). Provide fair APA format citations for each idea (and/or words) not originally your own (4 errors). (7 points) (0–6 points) (8 points) References 10 points References page adheres well to APA format for Hood textbook and assigned scholarly professional nursing journal article (0-1 error). (9–10 points) Professional Writing Organization, Writing is very well clarity, organized and clear structure, using very good paragraphing structure and paragraphing. 15 points Paper contains 500600 words excluding title page and references page. References page mostly adheres to APA format for Hood textbook and assigned scholarly professional nursing journal article (2-3 errors). Provide minimal APA format citations for each idea (and/or words) not originally your own (5 or more errors). References page APA format for Hood textbook and assigned scholarly professional nursing journal article has fair format (4 errors). References page may not adhere to APA format for Hood textbook and assigned scholarly professional nursing journal article (5 or more errors). (7 points) (0–6 points) Writing organization is fair and sometimes uses appropriate struct
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