Write a research paper using evidence to support a thesis that addresses your research question examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of your field of study. The audience is people who are generally educated but do not have extensive knowledge of your field or topic.

Assignment 3: Research Paper – first draft
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Task: Write a research paper using evidence to support a thesis that addresses your research question examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of your field of study. The audience is people who are generally educated but do not have extensive knowledge of your field or topic.

Length: At least 2000 words

Sources: Minimum of 6. At least 3 of these must be from scholarly journals, and all sources should be selected based on reliability, currency, and level of information/analysis. The UMGC library will be very useful in helping you find appropriate sources. You can, but do not have to, include all of the sources from your annotated bibliography.

Due date and revision:The first draft of the research paper is due by the end of Week 5.Submit your draft as an attachment (Microsoft Word is preferred) to this assignment folder. This should be as complete a draft as possible, in order to receive the most helpful feedback.In working on your draft, you may want to look at the rubric that will ultimately be used to grade your final paper. You can see it when viewing these instructions through the Assignments area of the classroom.

During Week 6, you will receive feedback on your draft.

You will then revise your paper and submit it by the end of Week 7 to the folder “Assignment 3: Research Paper, revised draft.” This version will be graded using the rubric and will count for 35% of your course grade.

Your instructor may or may not complete the rubric for your first draft, but only the grade on your revised paper will count toward your course grade.

Outcomes you should achieve by completing this assignment

The outcomes for this assignment are listed below, with the associated course outcomes in parentheses:

Use research to write a paper that will inform or persuade an audience (Course outcome 1)
Form unified, coherent, and well-supported paragraphs in support of the thesis statement (Course outcome 2)
Select sources, use them to inform and support your writing, and document them in APA style (Course outcome 4)
Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing (Course outcome 3)
Participate in the process of receiving feedback and revising your writing (Course outcome 1)
Topic

This paper is the culmination of your research project, in which you are examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of your field of study.Before drafting your paper, you will have chosen a topic, developed a research question, and identified several potential sources in an annotated bibliography. You should write on the same topic for this paper, unless your professor has asked you to make changes to your topic.

Organizing and supporting your paper

As you write your paper, be sure to include the following:

an engaging introductory paragraph that includes an effective and clear thesis statement
any definition of terms or background information that your reader is likely to need to understand your paper
focused body paragraphs that begin with topic sentences and use effective transitions. This is where you will support the thesis using arguments and evidence.
a concluding paragraph that reiterates the thesis, summarizes key points of the paper, and leaves the reader with the “So what?”
Research is a key element of this paper. Take care to support your claims with research throughout the paper. Include APA in-text citations whenever you use sources, whether through quote, paraphrase, or summary. An APA reference list at the end of the paper should list all of the sources cited in the text of the paper.

Point of view

This paper will be written in an academic style. Use third person point of view. Do not use “I” or “you.”

Formatting your assignment

Incorporate these elements of APA style:

Use one-inch margins.
Double space.
Use an easy-to-read font between 10-point and 12-point.
Include a title page with the title of your paper, your name, and the name of your school.

more sources

Source #1

Robinson, T. T. (2019, August 15). When military medicine fails: An army wife pleads for change. Military.com.https://www.military.com/spousebuzz/2019/08/15/when-military-medicine-fails-army-wife-pleads-change.html
I consider this source to be a news article that was produced online. I can tell this article is not a scholarly article because of the lack of accreditation and the fact that there was just one author who got personal quotes and testimonies. The article was also published on a non-accredited news outlet.
I would consider using this source for a point of reference in my research project due to the personal testimonys quoted throughout. I think its helpful to have direct quotes and personal experience to back up facts and data. The only downfall using personal quotes is the potential for bias.
I was already familiar with this story so it was not difficult for me to locate this source.

Source #2

A study on capabilities required in military medicine to develop modular training courses: A qualitative study. (n.d.). PubMed Central (PMC).https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5522905/
This source comes from a scholarly journal article with data and valid supporting references to add to credibility.
I initially chose this source due to the credibility of the data used, the author has a vast population of medical experts used when taking surveys, and all data was checked by medical professionals. I liked how the other went into detail on how the data was gathered and presented.
I was able to find this article using keywords such as government, military, funding, medicine.

Source #3

III,L.S. (2019, August 27).Whats the biggest worry for military medicine in the next few years?Military Times.https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/08/27/whats-the-biggest-worry-for-military-medicine-in-the-next-few-years/
This source comes from a military website and is not considered a scholarly article.
I found this article through researching on military.com. I chose to go through military.com vs googles or a different search engine, in order to try to get a different perspective.
Source #4

Wortley,W.H., & Feierstein,G. (n.d.). Fatal and Nonfatal Accidents/Mishaps: Safety Center Data.Military Medicine,164(8), 100-188.https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/164.suppl_8.100
This article provides an objective firsthand outlook on military medicine and the problems faced by providers and medical staff, from a first-person perspective. This article is considered to be a scholarly article and has a lot of supporting data to back its claims.
I found this article using a scholarly article database, searching key words like mishaps, military, provider experience.

MY THESIS******
Week 4 discussion post

Working thesis:

While Humans are inherently fallible and medicine has the highest rate of errors than any other profession, being military medicine or civilian healthcare, Misdiagnosis and failure to diagnosis in military medicine is too common compared to those of a civilian health care facility. This is because until a recent Bill, military members were unable to sue military medical facilities, which failed to shine light on malpractice and misdiagnosis. Military Medical staff are not always licensed and trained as they are in civilian health care facilities, causing increased room for error, for this reason along with lack of funding, support, and threat of lawsuit, mishaps and misdiagnosis are far more prevalent in military healthcare than they are in the civilian sector.

Topic Sentence 1: The first reason Misdiagnosis are mishaps are more prevelant in military medicine, is due to the lack of accountability that Military providers and Doctors have when they cause harm or make a mistake.

Topic Sentence 2: The Second reason Mishaps & Misdiagnosis occur more frequently in military medicine, is due to lack of training or lack of logistical support ie personnel, education, supplys, facilities, equipment, technology

Topic Sentence 3: What practices are or could be implemented into general military training, in order to mitigate said mishaps. Would these practice be able to forecast a continuous positive trend in a reduction of mishaps?

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