Assignment #4 Outline: Provide an outline of your paper. This paper aims to demo
Assignment #4 Outline: Provide an outline of your paper. This paper aims to demonstrate your ability to review and summarize five (5) original research articles on a Health Services Administration topic. Remember, use the five (5) research articles proposed in the assignment #3 submission.
**Necessary documents have been attached as a file**
All written assignments must be submitted via the assignments Dropbox area and must be submitted on a Microsoft Word Document in proper APA format, Meaning that your assignments should be typed out using proper grammar, spelling, font size 12 font, and font names: Times New Roman, Ariel, or Calibri (NOT ALL three), normal margins (no more than 1 inch), double spaced, .5 indentation at the beginning of each paragraph and .5 hanging references. Ensure your title page includes your name (First and Last), Panther ID number, course (prefix, name, title), instructor name, and research topic/title (APA format).
Paper Outline
I. Introduction
a. Motivation to study this topic (Why this work is important; keep general and cite statements)
b. Objectives (Goals of this paper)
c. Organizational overview of the paper (will review 5 research articles etc.).
II. Literature Review
a. background information on the topic
b. specific information to assist the reader’s understanding
b. key terms
III. Analysis Approach (What was done; describe the population/subjects, methods, type of research; statistics used, etc.)
a. authors last name (Research article 1)
b. authors last name (Research article 2)
c. authors last name (Research article 3)
d. authors last name (Research article 4)
e. authors last name (Research article 5)
IV. Results (What was found)
a. authors last name (Research article 1)
b. authors last name (Research article 2)
c. authors last name (Research article 3)
d. authors last name (Research article 4)
e. authors last name (Research article 5)
V. Discussion (how results contribute to knowledge in the field, e.g. compare results to literature)
a. Heading for discussion
b. gaps in the research review
c. overall strengths and weaknesses of the research articles
d. Needed future work in the field
VI. Conclusions
a. Summary of objectives and approach of this paper
b. Major findings of this paper
c. Important implications of this paper’s findings
d. Recommendations based upon the review of these 5 research articles
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