To support your analysis, you must use at
least four secondary sources from the GMC
Library in addition to the literary work(s)
discussed in your paper. The final paper must
be at least 1500 words in length (and no more
than 2000).
Requirements:
Thesis/Analysis
• Your research paper must be a cohesive
literary analysis of 1-2 of the assigned
readings.
• Your thesis statement must be clear,
debatable, assignment-appropriate, and
supported throughout your paper.
• Avoid irrelevant biographical information
or extensive plot summary. Your paper
should prioritize focused literary
analysis.
Research
• You must use at least 4 secondary
sources (in addition to primary sources-
the literature itself) that provide critical
arguments about the reading you’ve
chosen. Research must come from
class-provided resources or relevant
scholarly articles from GMC Library
databases.
• You may quote, paraphrase, or
summarize your sources, but don’t let

FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING

Unit Reference Number	R/650/1147
Unit Title	Finance and Accounting
Unit Level	4
Number of Credits	20
Total Qualification Time (TQT)	20 hours
Guided Learning Hours (GLH)	100 hours
Mandatory / Optional	Mandatory
Task Grading Type	Pass / Refer

 Unit Aims

 Having and effective finance and accounting function will not only help secure the financial strength of a business but will also support managers to develop and implement a business strategy. The aim of this unit is, therefore, to develop, in learners, the theoretical and applied knowledge to prepare, interpret and adjust financial statements alongside the preparation of budgets.

 Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria 

Learning Outcome – The learner will:	Assessment Criterion – The learner can:
1. Know about the context and purpose of finance and accounting.	1.1 Explain the purpose of finance and accounting. 1.2 Explain the regulatory and legal influences on a business’s finance and accounting function. 1.3 Explain how the finance and accounting function supports a business’s decision making.
2. Be able to prepare financial statements for different types of businesses.	2.1 Differentiate between different financial statements. 2.2 Prepare financial statements for a sole trader. 2.3 Prepare financial statements for a partnership. 2.4 Apply techniques to make adjustments to financial statements.
3. Be able to interpret financial statements.	3.1 Calculate financial ratios from a set of business accounts. 3.2 Compare organisational performance using historical financial data.
4. Be able to prepare a budget.	4.1 Differentiate between different types of budgets. 4.2 Prepare different types of budgets.

OTHM LEVEL 4 DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Unit Title Finance and Accounting
Task 1 of 3
Unit Learning Outcomes	Assessment Criteria
LO 1 Know about the context and purpose of finance and accounting	1.1, 1.2, 1.3
LO 2 Be able to prepare financial statements for different types of businesses.	2.1
LO 4 Be able to prepare a budget.	4.1
Assignment Brief and Guidance
To demonstrate you have a fundamental understanding of finance and accounting, you have been tasked with writing an essay which considers the following: •        the purpose of the finance and accounting department. •        the regulations in your country and international regulations which influence how accounting departments operate. •        the laws in your country and international laws which influence how the accounting department operates. •        how the finance and accounting activities of the accounting department supports the business’s decision making.  •        the differences between types of financial statements.  •        the differences between types of budgets.
Delivery and Submission
The submission is in the form of an essay written in Word format.  The recommended word limit is 1000 words excluding diagrams, references, and appendices
Referencing
You are expected to use relevant academic and reliable sources, and clearly reference these in your work.  References should be added to the text and placed at the end in a references list, using Harvard Referencing style.

Unit Title Finance and Accounting
Task 2 of 3
Unit Learning Outcomes	Assessment Criteria
LO 2 Be able to prepare financial statements for different types of businesses.	2.2, 2.3, 2.4
LO 3 Be able to interpret financial statements.	3.1, 3.2
Assignment Brief and Guidance
Learners will need to be supplied with a range of financial statements / accounts. These can be downloaded by the tutor from the Internet. This will allow the learner the opportunity to analyse and evaluate the required formats, concepts and legal requirements.    The set of financial statements / accounts supplied to the learners should be one for a sole trader and one for a partnership.   Part A:  Using the financial information your tutor has provided, you are required to: •        prepare financial statements for a sole trader •        prepare financial statements for a partnership •        apply techniques to make adjustments to the financial statements for either the sole trader or partnership accounts   Part B: Using the adjusted financial statements you chose from Part A; you are required to; •        calculate a range of financial ratios which will demonstrate the business’s current financial performance, and then •        produce a summary of how the financial performance of the business has changed over the previous three years.
Delivery and Submission
Part A:  Two sets of financial statements which accurately reflect the financial data supplied. One set of financial statements for either the sole trader or partnership once they have been adjusted based on the additional data supplied Part B: The submission is in the form of a set of financial ratios (equivalent to 400 words) and a summary statement in Word format.  The recommended word limit for the summary statement is 250 words.
Referencing
Not applicable.

Unit Title Finance and Accounting
Task 2 of 3
Unit Learning Outcomes	Assessment Criteria
LO 2 Be able to prepare financial statements for different types of businesses.	2.2, 2.3, 2.4
LO 3 Be able to interpret financial statements.	3.1, 3.2
Assignment Brief and Guidance
Learners will need to be supplied with a range of financial statements / accounts. These can be downloaded by the tutor from the Internet. This will allow the learner the opportunity to analyse and evaluate the required formats, concepts and legal requirements.    The set of financial statements / accounts supplied to the learners should be one for a sole trader and one for a partnership.   Part A:  Using the financial information your tutor has provided, you are required to: •        prepare financial statements for a sole trader •        prepare financial statements for a partnership •        apply techniques to make adjustments to the financial statements for either the sole trader or partnership accounts   Part B: Using the adjusted financial statements you chose from Part A; you are required to; •        calculate a range of financial ratios which will demonstrate the business’s current financial performance, and then •        produce a summary of how the financial performance of the business has changed over the previous three years.
Delivery and Submission
Part A:  Two sets of financial statements which accurately reflect the financial data supplied. One set of financial statements for either the sole trader or partnership once they have been adjusted based on the additional data supplied Part B: The submission is in the form of a set of financial ratios (equivalent to 400 words) and a summary statement in Word format.  The recommended word limit for the summary statement is 250 words.
Referencing
Not applicable.

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Unit Title Finance and Accounting
Task 3 of 3
Unit Learning Outcome	Assessment Criteria
LO 4 Be able to prepare a budget.	4.2
Assignment Brief and Guidance
Learners will need to be supplied with the range of company accounts used in Task 2.    Now that you have completed the financial ratios and been able to summarise the financial performance of the business Task 2, your final task is to produce a set of budgets for the same company.    You will need to: •        produce a master budget for the business  •        produce a budget for two of the client’s operational departments ie HR, IT, Operations, Marketing etc.
Delivery and Submission
The submission is in the form a spreadsheet containing a master budget and two operating budgets.
Referencing
Not applicable.

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Directions: Over the past four weeks, you have performed eight analyses of your chosen organization, and have received feedback on those analyses from your section leader. This week, your assignment is to integrate your analyses into a single proposal for what you believe your organization’s strategy should be, based on your analyses from the previous four weeks. To do this, you must use the feedback you received to make changes to your analysis, acquire any new information you need from your organization to respond to that feedback, and synthesize the insights that you generated from your analysis into a single, coherent proposal.

The final proposal should be greater than the sum of the individual analyses you did over the past four weeks. The data and insights you acquired from each assignment should be integrated into a final product. If done well, the integration process will likely generate new insights as you write this proposal and will also help you to create a proposal that is more than the sum of its parts.

 

To help you think through how to do this, we suggest formatting your proposal into the following sections:

 

The Situation. What is the core challenge (or core challenges) that the organization faces for the next ___ years?

Overarching Framework for Action. Once the core challenge or challenges that your organization faces is clear, come up with a framework for guiding how people throughout the organization should think about responding to this challenge.

Coherent Action Plan. This is where we move from policy to planning. Give broad direction of how people throughout the organization should implement the overarching framework.

 

Please note, however, that every organization’s strategy is unique, and there may be better ways to format your assignment than this, given the unique aspects of your organization. The goal is to achieve data-driven insight, not to follow a format. If you are unsure of the best way to integrate your data and insights across the weeks, and what format to use to achieve this, reach out to your section leader or course designer as needed during the week to seek their advice, input, and feedback.

We will loosely use the criteria in the second column of the table below to grade this assignment. The criteria will be used loosely because, as stated above, every organization is different, and the strategies they use should be different. Therefore, we expect each assignment to be a little different. Thus, the criteria in the second column are guidelines for our grading, not strict criteria.

Rubric for Strategy Proposal

Final Project Week Five Assignment Grading Rubric.docx

As with each of the previous weeks, please use proper citations for this assignment. Specifically, please indicate which information you received from your contact(s) within the organization, what you received online, where your strategy concepts came from (e.g., textbook, online presentation), and so on. If you used generative artificial intelligence (such as Chat GPT or Copilot) to assist you, make sure to say exactly what content it generated, and what prompts you used to generate that content. However, be careful. Generative AI is often wrong, makes up citations, critiques poorly, and fails to synthesize information meaningfully. If you do not catch these problems, you will lose points for them.

Your analysis may be as long or as short as it needs to be, but you should not add content just for the sake of adding content. Assignments that convey more insight and information in less space will be graded better than assignments that dump information into the document. . 

For your research paper due in week 7, you will
write a literary analysis with a specific, creative
thesis and opinionated argument. Your
finished essay will meaningfully incorporate 1-
2 of the assigned readings this quarter and
make a unified argument with specific
assertions and researched support. Your paper
is expected to contain some focus on your
chosen literature’s status as world literature
and what can be learned by examining the
author(s) or work(s) from cultural, historical, or
sociological perspectives. In terms of content,
the most effective essays will
• Evaluate and apply diverse perspectives
(such as cultural, disciplinary, and
ethical) to complex global subjects
• Articulate an understanding of cultural
differences
• Demonstrate sophisticated
understanding of the complexity of
elements important to members of
another culture in relation to its history,
values, politics, communication styles,
economy, or beliefs and practices.
• Explore complex questions about other
cultures and articulate answers to these
questions.
To support your analysis, you must use at
least four secondary sources from the GMC
Library in addition to the literary work(s)
discussed in your paper. The final paper must
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You will select a topic relevant to forensic psychology and write a 4-5 page, double-spaced paper reviewing the research on your topic. You should reference at least 8 peer reviewed articles in your paper, and you should use APA format. The Purdue Owl is an excellent resource for information about APA formatting and examples

Instruction
The goal of the paper is to select a topic covered in class and develop a more in-depth understanding of the topic by reviewing peer-reviewed literature. Your paper should also discuss implications of your topic – Why does this topic matter in the field of forensic psychology? What are the implications of the research on the legal system (either the criminal legal system or civil legal system)? I encourage you to use sub-headings throughout the paper to help keep the paper organized. You may want to consider sub-topics that fall within your overarching topic to help divide your paper into smaller, more manageable sections. The final paper is due on 12/1

Based on your reading and your own experiences, how can you as a teacher or coach work with students from diverse cultures and not only make your teaching more inclusive, but also culturally relevant? Please be sure you are using evidence from your text as well as one other outside source to back up your methods. You can look at specific theories such as CRT (Culturally Responsive Teaching) or CRP (Culturally Responsive Pedagogy) as well as Self-Determination Theory (SDT) or any other theory that was described in your readings.

Case Scenario 1

Table 1

In your own words include what type of screening (clinical breast exam, self breast exam, screening mammogram) is needed depending on the age and risk factor of the patient.

	ACOG	ACS	USPSTF
Women under age 40
Women aged 40-49 years
Women aged 50-74 years
Women aged 75 years and older
Women with dense breasts

As you can see each organization has different screening guidelines, it is best to follow the protocols in your clinic for more guidance. Keep these guidelines in mind when answering the case scenario.

Table 2

The American College of Radiology Breast Imagine Reporting and Data Systems (BI-RADS)

	Definition
BI-RADS 0
BI-RADS 1
BI-RADS 2
BI-RADS 3
BI-RADS 4
BI-RADS 5
BI-RADS 6

Madeline is a 41-year-old female who complains of a small lump she feels in her right breast. Upon physical examination, you palpate an approximately 2×2 cm firm, non-tender, immobile mass in the right upper outer quadrant of the right breast at approximately 10 o’clock, 1 cm above the areola.

Write a brief SOAP note regarding this patient. Make sure to include your answers to these questions in your SOAP note.

1.    Subjective:

a.     What other relevant questions should you ask regarding the HPI?

b.    What other medical history questions should you ask?

c.     What other social history questions should you ask?

d.    What other family history questions should you ask?

2.    Objective:

a.     Write a detailed focused physical assessment on this patient.

b.    Explain what test(s) you will order and perform, and discuss your rationale for ordering and performing each test.

3.    Assessment/ Diagnosis:

a.     What is your presumptive diagnosis? Why?

b.    Any other diagnosis or differential diagnosis you would like to add?

4.    Plan:

a.     What are your next steps and plan of care for this patient? Explain your rationale

b.    Explain treatment guidelines and side effects including any possible side effects of the medication and treatment(s),

c.     What patient education is important to include for this patient? (Consider including pharmacological, supplements, and non pharmacological recommendations and education)

d.    What is the follow-up plan of care?

e.    Explain complications that can occur if patient does not comply with treatment regimen.

Please refer to evidence-based guidelines to support your decision-making.

DNP-Evidence Based Practice II

INTRODUCTION

To change a problem, identification is simply the first step. Once the problem is identified and a plan for change is established, implementation of the problem change is the next step to resolve the problem or issue. In your previous course, NURS 8502, you identified a problem to develop a plan for change. In this course, you will continue working with this identified problem to implement your plan for change.

In this module, you will review the project management plan you created in the previous course as well as explore possible barriers, ethical and legal implications, and potential speed bumps that may impact your implementation. After assessing your plan, you will make revisions to begin your implementation.

What’s Happening in This Module?

Module 1: Implementation is a 6-week module—Weeks 1 through 6 of the course—in which you will review the problem change plan, revise your plan, and explore potential barriers for implementation. This exploration will assist you in beginning the implementation of your problem change. 

INTRODUCTION

During these first 6 weeks, you will continue the work completed in Evidence Based Practice I. You will continue your practicum experience and implement a plan to change an identified or potential practice problem within your practice or organization. In Weeks 1 through 6 of this course, you will begin the work of implementation through planning and preparing.

In Weeks 1 through 6, you will review the project management plan created in Evidence Based Practice I and develop a translation action plan to begin the work of implementation. You will explore barriers, identify strategies, and evaluate legal and ethical implications to begin the project change implementation.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will:

• Apply project management leadership skills to the design and approach to the proposed project
• Select a project management tool appropriate to the practice focused question
• Identify barriers to implementation
• Evaluate appropriate strategies to overcome barriers
• Evaluate legal and ethical implications to implementation
• Evaluate appropriate strategies to address legal and ethical concerns to implementation
• Develop a translation action plan
• Implement a project change*
• Reflect on the practicum experience

§  Final Project Plan

§  What is your proposed change and how will you implement it?

§  Throughout this course, you will work at your clinical site with a preceptor and with stakeholders to implement a plan to change a potential or known problem at your practice. For this Assignment, you will review the project management plan you developed in NURS 8502. Reflect on your plan, your preceptors, and your specialty to determine what/if changes are needed to begin the implementation of your plan.

To Prepare

• Review the project management plan selected and developed in NURS 8502.
• Meet with your clinical site to review your project plan for changes.
• Review the Learning Resources covering available project management plan options.

The Assignment

Submit your revised and updated final project management

Learning Resources

Required Resources

• Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021). Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model and guidelines (4th ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International.
  • Chapter 8, “Translation” (pp. 189–206) 
• Sipes, C. (2024). Project management for the advanced practice nurse (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing.
  • Chapter 4, “Planning: Project Management – Phase 2” (pp. 85–130)
• White, K. M., Dudley-Brown, S., & Terhaar, M. F. (Eds.). (2021). Translation of evidence into nursing and healthcare (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing.
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  • Chapter 8, “Methods for Translation” (pp. 173–196)
  • Chapter 9, “Project Management for Translation” (pp. 199–228)
  • Chapter 10, “Ethical Responsibilities of Translation of Evidence and Evaluation” (pp. 229–244)
  • Chapter 17, “Best Practices in Translation: Challenges and Barriers in Translation” (pp. 337–346)
  • Chapter 18, “Legal Issues in Translation” (pp. 347–354) 
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2021). The essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing educationLinks to an external site.. https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/0/PDFs/Publications/Essentials-2021.pdf

 

Examples of Clinical and Administrative Practice Changes – Implementation of Evidence

• Álvarez-Maldonado, P., Reding-Bernal, A., Hernández-Solís, A., & Cicero-Sabido, R. (2019). Impact of strategic planning, organizational culture imprint and care bundles to reduce adverse events in the ICULinks to an external site.. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 31(6), 480–484. https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzy198
• Barnes-Daly, M. A., Pun, B. T., Harmon, L. A., Byrum, D. G., Kumar, V. K., Devlin, J. W., Stollings, J. L., Puntillo, K. A., Engel, H. J., Posa, P. J., Barr, J., Schweickert, W. D., Esbrook, C. L., Hargett, K. D., Carson, S. S., Aldrich, J. M., Ely, E. W., & Balas, M. C. (2018). Improving health care for critically ill patients using an evidence-based collaborative approach to ABCDEF bundle dissemination and implementationLinks to an external site.. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 15(3), 206–216. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12290
• Baughman, A., Cain, G., Ruopp, M., Concepcion, C., Oliveira, C., O’Toole, R., Saunders, S., Jindal, S., Ferreira, M., & Simon, S. (2018). Improving access to care by admission process redesign in a veterans affairs skilled nursing facilityLinks to an external site.. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 44(8), 454–462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.04.002
• Busca, E., Savatteri, A., Calafato, T. L., Mazzoleni, B., Barisone, M., & Dal Molin, A. (2021). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of nurse’s role in primary care settings: An integrative reviewLinks to an external site.. BMC Nursing, 20(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00696-y
• Curtis, K., Fry, M., Shaban, R. Z., & Considine, J. (2017). Translating research findings to clinical nursing practiceLinks to an external site.. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(5–6), 862–872. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13586
• Lockwood, C., & Hopp, L. (2016). Knowledge translation: What it is and the relevance to evidence-based healthcare and nursingLinks to an external site.. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 22(4), 319–321. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12466
• Naqib, D., Purvin, M., Prasad, R., Hanna, I. M., Dimitri, S., Llufrio, A., & Hanna, M. N. (2018). Quality improvement initiative to improve postoperative pain with a clinical pathway and nursing education programLinks to an external site.. Pain Management Nursing, 19(5), 447–455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2018.06.005 
• Reed, J. E., Howe, C., Doyle, C., & Bell, D. (2018). Simple rules for evidence translation in complex systems: A qualitative studyLinks to an external site.. BMC Medicine, 92 (16), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1076-9
• Schuller, K. A., Kash, B. A., Edwardson, N., & Gamm, L. D. (2013). Enabling and disabling factors in implementation of Studer Group’s evidence-based leadership initiative: A qualitative case studyLinks to an external site.. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 6(2), 90–99. https://doi.org/10.1179/1753807613Y.0000000033
• Yeager, L, Karp, S., & Leming-Lee, T. (2019). Barriers to the implementation of pediatric overweight and obesity guidelines in a school-based health centerLinks to an external site.. The Nursing Clinics of North America, 54(1), 159–168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2018.10.003

 

Rubric

NURS_8503_Week1_Assignment1_Rubric

NURS_8503_Week1_Assignment1_Rubric
Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSelect a project management tool most appropriate to design and plan your project.	20 to >17.0 pts Excellent The plan is completed using a selected tool that is clearly appropriate for the design and plan of the project. 17 to >15.0 pts Good The plan is completed using a selected tool that is appropriate for the design and plan of the project. 15 to >13.0 pts Fair The plan is completed using a selected tool that is vaguely appropriate for the design and plan of the project. 13 to >0 pts Poor The plan is completed using a selected tool that is not appropriate for the design and plan of the project, or it is missing.	20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDevelop a project management plan to design and plan your project.	40 to >0.0 pts Excellent A complete project management plan is submitted. 0 pts Fair 0 pts Good 0 pts Poor An incomplete project management plan is submitted, or it is missing.	40 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentify SMART objectives to lead the project.	25 to >22.0 pts Excellent The plan includes SMART objectives that clearly align with the project. 22 to >19.0 pts Good The plan includes SMART objectives that align with the project. 19 to >17.0 pts Fair The plan includes SMART objectives that inaccurately or vaguely align with the project. 17 to >0 pts Poor The plan includes SMART objectives that inaccurately or vaguely align with the project, or it is missing.	25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization: Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction are provided that delineate all required criteria.	5 to >4.0 pts Excellent Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity…. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion are provided that delineate all required criteria. 4 to >3.5 pts Good Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time. … Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment are stated, yet they are brief and not descriptive. 3.5 to >3.0 pts Fair Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%–79% of the time. … Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment are vague or off topic. 3 to >0 pts Poor Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time. … Purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion were not provided.	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression and Formatting – English Writing Standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation	5 to >4.0 pts Excellent Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors 4 to >3.5 pts Good Contains a few (one or two) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors 3.5 to >3.0 pts Fair Contains several (three or four) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors 3 to >0 pts Poor Contains many (more than five) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.	5 to >4.0 pts Excellent Uses correct APA format with no errors 4 to >3.5 pts Good Contains a few (one or two) APA format errors 3.5 to >3.0 pts Fair Contains several (three or four) APA format errors 3 to >0 pts Poor Contains many (more than five) APA format errors	5 pts
Total Points: 100

Identify either the State House of Representative or State Senator who represents the district where you reside.
Choose three social issues or public policies. One affecting the state, one affecting the county and a local/city issue.
Write a minimum of a 1200 word letter to either your State House of Representative or State Senator that
Describes the social issue or policy chosen
Identify its impact on the various level of government in which you are presenting it from.
Propose possible solutions for the social issue or policy chosen and
Uses language suitable for communicating with a legislator.
The letter or email should be appropriately addressed to the State House of Representative or State Senator
The letter should utilize three credible sources. This does not include websites such as Wikipedia or ask.com. Please include your references on a separate works cited page (the actual letter should not have any citations in it) in APA format.
Your letter must be typed, double-spaced, use Times New Roman 12 point font and standard one inch margins.
The letter should be a minimum of 1200 words in a 5 or more paragraph form
Introduction mentioning the three issues
Three supporting paragraphs…one for each issue
Conclusion

You will select a topic relevant to forensic psychology and write a 4-5 page, double-spaced paper reviewing the research on your topic. You should reference at least 8 peer reviewed articles in your paper, and you should use APA format. The Purdue Owl is an excellent resource for information about APA formatting and examples
The goal of the paper is to select a topic covered in class and develop a more in-depth understanding of the topic by reviewing peer-reviewed literature. Your paper should also discuss implications of your topic – Why does this topic matter in the field of forensic psychology? What are the implications of the research on the legal system (either the criminal legal system or civil legal system)? I encourage you to use sub-headings throughout the paper to help keep the paper organized. You may want to consider sub-topics that fall within your overarching topic to help divide your paper into smaller, more manageable sections. The final paper is due on 12/1