Final Project Outline/Annotated Bibliography

Before you begin, review the possibletopics and requirements for your Final Project in Week Five. There arefour topics that you may choose from and they are listed at thebeginning of the Final Project prompt. Submit the following to yourinstructor for review:

1. Identify the topic of your Final Project ( TOPICS FOUND BELOW )

• Describe the issue, why it was selected, the perspective of approach, and the scope of the paper.

2. Provide an outline of your project

• The outline should include a headingfor each section of the Research Paper/PowerPoint Presentation(including one for the thesis and the conclusion) as well as headingdescriptions. Subheadings should also be used with a description of eachsubheading. These should demonstrate that you have done significantresearch, evaluation, and critical thinking on the issues involved andshould illustrate the strategies you would incorporate and implement forthe scenario you are creating.

3. Create an annotated bibliography

• The annotated bibliography shouldcontain at least five scholarly sources that you intend to use in yourproject. Each listing must include a paraphrased narrative of the actualresearch study presented in the article and the studies used shouldrepresent the most current research related to the topic area.

Youroutline and annotated bibliography must adhere to proper APA style .
Your assignment should be four to six pages as follows:

• Title Page (one page)
• Outline (two to three pages)
• Annotated Bibliography (one to two pages)

TOPICS & INSTRUCTIONS

For WK 3 assignment for yourconvenience I have included them here. There is also informationbelow on what is considered an acceptable source and what is notconsidered an acceptable sources.

For your outline make sure itis an outline. Please do not submit paragraphs or narratives. Theoutline should be very specific and show the flow of the paper. Byspecific it should have one or two sentences or words that relate toyour topic; The headings and subheadings should not contain the wordssuch as Body, Topic 1 or Topic 2 but the actual words or phrases relatedto the topic. It should also include your reference page with asummarized narrative regarding the content of each of the sources (thisis an annotated bibliography)

Please note that even if you choose to make your final paper a power point, the outline is not to be in power point format – the outline is to be a word document.

Below is the list of approved research topics. One of these topicsmust be chosen and used for your paper. Once it has been submittedplease let me know if you are going to change topics.

1. Research specific leadership and management traits and theoriesnecessary for managing a multidisciplinary and multicultural healthcareorganization to promote organizational effectiveness.
2. Present how strategic planning, performance improvement, andinformation systems are interrelated and fundamental to the delivery ofquality healthcare.
3. Examine the financial characteristics of healthcare delivery along with managing costs, revenues, and human resources.
4. Analyze ethical and legal concepts, including specific federalregulations, required of healthcare organizations to ensure the deliveryof high quality healthcare that protects patient safety.

Academic research and papers must meet certain standards of qualityrecognized by the academic community. What constitutes quality academicresearch?

• Primary (original) sources written by experts in the field of study.
• Secondary sources supported by research in primary sources.
• Credible sources (experts in the area of study).
• Relevant research (materials pertinent to the area of study).
• In graduate work, the use of peer-reviewed journal articles (journalarticles reviewed by recognized experts in the relevant field of study)is required.
• Educational websites may be appropriate, in some cases, but should be evaluated carefully.

What sources are not acceptable for academic research and referencing?

• Encyclopedias
• Dictionaries
• Wikipedia, other wikis, or blogs
• Websites and other sources that do not provide quality researchedmaterials (do not use credible sources to support the information in thedocument).

All research must reflect professional academic protocol and must be documented according to APA standards.

If you need assistance with APA format the following link will take you to an excellent source on APA formatting