The final paper will be expected to be 2,000 words and should demonstrate the ability to apply the material learned in this course plus the use of relevant secondary literature to analyze a topic related to health policy. Marks will be deducted if the paper is either shorter than 1,850 words or longer than 2,150 words. The word count is only for the text, i.e., does not include the references. For each 50 words or part thereof outside this limit 5 marks (out of 100) will be deducted, e.g., if the essay is 2,190 words 5 marks will be deducted, if the essay is 2,230 words 10 marks will be deducted.
Essay structure:
Analytic papers are not just a description of what is in a policy. They are an analysis of the reasons why a policy exists and its strengths and weaknesses.
The essay should be structured as follows:
? First, state what theme from the course is being used, e.g., Power, Restructuring
? Next, give the particular example of the theme that the essay will discuss,
including an explanation of how why that example illustrates the theme (e.g., if you are using the theme of health care for marginalized groups and your example is health care services for new immigrants, then you would explain why new immigrants would be considered a marginalized group)
? Then state the question that the essay will address (e.g., �This essay will examine whether appropriate health care services are being offered to new immigrants�)
? If it is health care for immigrants, the essay would then describe the policy or policies that have been developed about health care for immigrants (e.g., whether there are special language services set up for them; whether there is culturally appropriate health care available)
? Next would be a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the policy. If there are any proposed changes to the policy those should be analyzed.
? Finally, in the conclusion, you should give your assessment about whether or not the policy that has been developed has been successful, a failure, partly successful, etc. and why you have come to that conclusion.
If you use too many direct quotes, even if these quotes are properly attributed (see ACADEMIC HONESTY below), it will be hard to evaluate your writing style and whether or not you understand the material you are quoting. Too many direct quotes will therefore lead to a lower mark on your essay. In a 5 page essay, there should not be more than a total of about one-half page of direct quotes.
Your essay MUST contain a minimum of 5 academic references. Newspaper and magazine articles may also be used but they are not considered academic material. Wikipedia is not considered an academic source
Formatting requirements:
? Use subheadings
? All papers must be submitted to TURNITIN. Instructions on how to do this will
be given during the class
? Title page with the following 1) title of the paper; 2) your name; 3) my name; 4) course title; 5) date of submission; and 6) word count
? Printed on 8.5 x 11 inch paper
? 12 point font
? Double spaced
? 1 inch margins
? Spell-checked
PAPERS THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO THESE GUIDELINES WILL
AUTOMATICALLY LOSE 5 MARKS Marking System for essays:
1.
Style (20 marks)
2.
Organization (20 marks)
1. Paragraph structure
? Coherent construction, logical progression
? Incoherent, doesn�t finish thoughts in paragraph
2. Development of argument
? Argument logically developed
? Lacks continuity, clarity, unity, and flow
3. References
1. 2. 3. 4.
5.
Writing style
? Fluent writing, sentence structure, syntax
? Awkward writing, diction, and idiom Grammar/spelling
? Good
? Weak
Length
? Suggested
? Under (more than 500 words less than required)
Readability
? Clear
? Difficult to follow Reference style
? Correct use of APA or other recognized reference style
? Incorrect use of APA or other recognized reference style
3.
? References properly inserted in text to support points made
Originality of thinking (20 marks)
1. Overall analysis of issue
? Goes beyond simple presentation of material to synthesizing what has been
presented
? Simply repeats conclusions of others
2. Integration of source material
? Integrates source material into coherent whole
? Source material presented as isolated facts
Content (40 marks)
1. Acknowledgement of sources
? Adequate acknowledgement of sources
? Inadequate acknowledgement of sources
2. Use of secondary sources
? Secondary material from multiple sources (books, journals, and web sites)
? Secondary material from single source
3. Examination of topic
? Amount of content permits in depth examination of topic
? Amount of content permits superficial examination of topic
4.
TIPS FOR WRITNG AN ACADEMIC ESSAY
1. Start your essay by saying what the topic is.
2. Around the end of the first paragraph, you should say what specific areas related to
your topic that you want to cover in your essay.
3. If you are using non-Canadian material, make sure you say why you think that it is
relevant to Canada.
4. If you are using older material (generally more than 10 years old), make sure you say
why you think that it is still relevant today.
5. If you are not confident in your writing ability, then have a friend (or someone in
your family) who you think is a good writer read over your essay before you hand it
in.
6. If you do not know anyone who is a good writer, then use the writing centre.
Remember, it gets busy late in the term and you will need to make an appointment
early.
7. Do not write page long paragraphs. Each paragraph should be about one idea. If you
switch ideas, start a new paragraph.
8. Essays do NOT contain long bullet point lists. Essays are written in paragraph form.
9. In general, no more than about 10% of your essay should be direct quotes. Too many
direct quotes make it difficult to know if you understand the material and your writing style can�t be evaluated. Too many quotes will lose you marks.
10. If you are writing an essay about a policy issue, then it is not enough just to describe a problem. You need to critically assess why this is an important issue and what can be done about it.
11. If you are searching databases, phrases more than about 3 or 4 words are very unlikely to return many, if any, results. Instead of one long phrase, break it up (e.g., instead of �the effects of public-private partnerships on hospitals costs,� use �public- private partnerships� AND �hospital costs�.) If this combination of terms does not give you what you want, then you can substitute something for �hospital costs� (e.g., �hospital expenditures�.)
12. Be clear about what types of words and phrases need to start with a capital letter.
13. Word processing programs such as Microsoft Word do not catch all types of spelling
mistakes. For example, if you type �there� when you mean �their� Microsoft Word would not identify this as a spelling mistake. READ OVER YOUR ESSAY FOR SPELLING.
14. Essays always look great right after you finish them. Put your essay aside for a couple of days and reread it to make sure it still looks great.
15. Make sure that you understand what an academic reference is. Academic references are generally academic books, chapters in academic books, journal articles, and material from official web sites (e.g., the Health Canada web site). Newspaper and magazine articles are not academic references. Wikipedia is not an academic reference.
16. Use references for the points that you make. You do not need a reference if you say something that is common knowledge (e.g., it is 4,000 kilometers from Toronto to Vancouver). However, if you say that 51% of the population in Toronto is female compared to 52% in Vancouver, you would need to cite a reference. Any ideas that you get from material you have read need to be referenced.
17. If you do not know how to correctly cite references, then look up the correct style. Do not make up your own style.
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