Dental Hygiene/Dental Assisting: Research Assignment DAH121

Requirements for the Assignment

Each student must prepare a short research paper using APA formatting.  (Short is defined as 2-3 typewritten pages and 2 references.) The topic must be related to the course content.  (If you have doubt as to the relatedness of your subject, please contact the instructor.  

How will the assignment be graded?

Criteria                                                                                                                           Points

          a.  Significance of topic to dental hygiene                                                         10

          b.  Thoroughness of research                                                                               10

          c.  Practical application                                                                                          15

          d.  Appropriate conclusions drawn                                                                      20

          e.  Proper research format

               (footnoting, listing of references, etc.)                                                          10

          f.  Grammar, spelling, neatness, etc.                                                                   05

This is a total of 70 Points. 

How to be successful in this assignment?

1. Select an appropriate topic.  
2. Find the proper types of research articles (at least 2). 
3. Use proper APA format. 
4. Write a draft of your paper. 
5. Meet the minimum length of 2-3 pages. 
6. Have the ACE center review your paper for corrections. 

Please feel free to download this document and use

it as a template for APA format.