HSC 0003: Health Care Career Paper (Rev. 12/2020, PI)
Health Care Career Paper Instructions
HSC 0003, Introduction to Healthcare
Health Sciences and Related Studies
Medical Campus Miami Dade College
Topic
The purpose of this paper is for students to research, learn and write about specific elements of a
health care workers career. Students are recommended to choose the health care worker in the
field they are planning to enter. Examples of paper topics include: Registered Nurse; Diagnostic
Medical Sonographer; Physician Assistant; Pharmacy Technician; Massage Therapist or
Radiographic Technologist. The Miami Dade College Campuss (Medical Campus) Library has
resources dedicated to these careers. Do not choose physicians or dentists as a topic as this paper
is not designed for those careers.
Format
? The required format is APA 7th ed. o Using MS Word, the paper is to be neat, and well organized using correct spelling
and grammar,
o Students should use the information and resources located on the MDC Learning Resources Website at https://libraryguides.mdc.edu/c.php? g=239325&p=1591789. There you will click on the corresponding tabs for each section of the paper to find resources. You will also find a tab for APA 7th ed. information and a Microsoft Word Template for you to use for this paper.
? A Cover Page
o In APA 7th ed. format o All pages are numbered
? Body of the Report
o In APA 7th ed. format o No abstract, introduction or author’s note o The body length is three to four pages. No less than 3 and not to exceed 4 pages. o New Times Roman, 12-point font
o One inch margins
o Double spaced
o Left justification
o No lists, bullets, graphics, tables or pictures
o Work is to be expressed in paragraph form only
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? References Page
o The title is References not Works Cited or Bibliography o Indicate the exact source of the specific information used in the paper by citing all
references on the reference page.
o Only references cited in the paper with in text citations are to be included on the
reference page.
o Include a minimum of six different sources of information (books, professional
journal articles, electronic sources, websites, etc.).
o Wikipedia is not acceptable as a reference
Plagiarism
The health care career paper is to be the students original work. Plagiarism is the improper
borrowing of another person’s words, ideas, or methods. If you use another person’s material, you
must acknowledge your source. When you cite a source properly, you have given credit where it
is due, and you have also given your readers a way to locate the original material on their own.
But, there is more than that to plagiarism. Copying material directly without placing it between
quotation marks, even if you provide the source, is an act of plagiarism.
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MIAMI DADE COLLEGE
MEDICAL CAMPUS
HSC 0003, INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE
COURSE PR
