ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES (2 points /10%):
The purpose of the final project is to provide the student with a culminating capstone experience where she/he applies the knowledge and skills learned in the MHSA program to a specific public health issue or problem. The final project illustrates the student’s understanding of biostatistics methods, principles, and processes, as well as her/his ability to actively apply this knowledge and demonstrate acquisition of the necessary skills. The final project must also adequately demonstrate MHSA degree competencies.
EACH PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
Introduction (5 points / 25%) Offer an abstract that provide a brief outlook of the proposal and explaining in your own words what is meant the disease of your choosing and the most important information about it.
- Your Biostatistics Project: Quantifying the Extent of Disease Plan (10 points 50%)
a. Presentation Page:
PROJECT NAME
DISEASE NAME
STUDENT NAME
AFILIATION
b. Introduction
Purpose of the project
• Significance of the project
Review of relevant literature
• Relevance to biostatistics
c. Methods
• Description of the project and project deliverables.
•A statement on the relationship of the project to the class experience
• Methods to be used in completing the project
• Project timeline
*Description of Sample
• Description of variables and how they were measured
d. Results
• Findings from the analysis (includes tables, figures, etc.)
e. Discussion
• Comparison of results with other studies
• Strengths and limitations of the study
- Conclusion (3 points / 15%)
Briefly recapitulate your thoughts & conclusion to Your Biostatistics Project: Quantifying the Extent of Disease. How did this research impact your thoughts on Health Care Administrator and statistics?
Evaluation will be based on how clearly you respond to the above, in particular:
a) The clarity with which you associate, relates, stablish and apply your knowledge to generate the Biostatistics Project: Quantifying the Extent of Disease.
b) The Complexity, depth, scope, Profundity and organization of your paper; and,
c) Your conclusions, including a description of the impact of the Your Biostatistics Project on any Health Care Setting.