Assignment:
The length of the Course Project should be 7 to 10 pages, double-spaced, and in strict APA format.
You will need at least three outside sources for your Course Project beyond the course textbook.
Web resources and professional journal articles will be key sources in researching your topic.
At least one of your sources must be obtained through the Waldorf Online Library.
In-text citations and APA referencing are required.
You will list all of your sources on a Reference Page at the end of the project.
The Course Project will include at least the following sections; you may want to include others if you deem them appropriate:
1. Introduction of your Topic
2. Challenges and Problems Associated with your Topic
3. Review of the Community Health Literature
4. Critical Analysis of Challenges/Problems
5. Recommended Solutions
6. Implementation of Solutions
7. Justification of Solutions
8. Conclusion
9. References
Some possible Course Project topics for your consideration include:
Career Opportunities in Epidemiology
Professional Development in Epidemiology
Disease Surveillance
Measures of Morbidity
Causes of Mortality
Randomized Clinical Trials
Validity and Reliability of Screening Tests
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Health Screening
Confounding in Epidemiology
Bias in Epidemiological Research
Principles of Epidemiology :
Natural History of Disease
Evaluating Screening Programs
Role of Epidemiology in Disease Prevention
Research Ethics in Epidemiology
Classifying Race and Ethnicity in Epidemiological Research
Reference: Sharma, M., Branscum, P. W., & Atri, A. (2014). Introduction to community and public health. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
STUDY GUIDE: The Epidemiology Profession.