Module 01 Course Project – Topic Selection
Module 01 Content
- Your Epidemiology research report seeks to identify one of the diseases that are currently on the rise in the United States. The first step is to identify the disease you’re going to research.Requirements:Select a health condition for control and prevention (select from the following: west nile virus, norovirus, salmonella, dengue, and ebola.)Explain why you’d like to learn more about that disease.Why do you think the disease requires further study?Your paper should:Be at least one page in length.Be free of spelling and grammar errors.Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:Jstudent_exampleproblem_101504
Module 01 Course Project – Topic Selection
Rubric Details Maximum Score
100 points
- Disease Selection30% of total gradeMastery: Advanced or exceeds achievementStudent selected disease from provided list and included a detailed explanation of their interest in studying the disease.30Proficiency: Clear/effective achievementStudent selected disease from provided list and included a sufficient explanation of their interest in studying the disease.25.5Competence: Adequate/basic achievementStudent selected disease from provided list and included a basic explanation of their interest in studying the disease.22.5Emerging: Limited or growing achievementStudent did not select a disease from provided list and/or lacked an explanation of their interest in studying the disease.16.5
- Disease Study60% of total gradeMastery: Advanced or exceeds achievementStudent provided several detailed reasons that their selected disease requires further study.60Proficiency: Clear/effective achievementStudent provided a few sufficient reasons that their selected disease requires further study.51Competence: Adequate/basic achievementStudent provided a basic reason that their selected disease requires further study.45Emerging: Limited or growing achievementStudent provided insufficient reason that their selected disease requires further study.33
- Spelling and Grammar10% of total gradeMastery: Advanced or exceeds achievementSubmission had very few spelling and grammar errors; any errors did not detract from the readability of the work.10Proficiency: Clear/effective achievementSubmission had a few spelling and grammar errors; the errors detracted from the readability of the work at times.8.5Competence: Adequate/basic achievementSubmission had spelling and grammar errors that noticeably detracted from the readability of the work.7.5Emerging: Limited or growing achievementSubmission had several spelling and grammar errors that detracted from the readability of the work.5.5