CLET 4840 Paper

Instructions for CLET 4840 Paper:

Basic Outline:

The paper composed of a research literature search, case study, and abstract, will be due Friday @11:00am week 7. If you are late (after 11am Friday week 7 and before Friday @ 11am week 10), after 11a.m. the paper will be accepted to complete the course work, but will receive a grade of 0. Failure to submit the paper will result in a zero in the lab, which results in a failure in the class. Electronic copies of the paper will NOT be accepted. Your option is to do a paper on any topic of any relevant extremity condition or complaint. Failure to comply to an extremity related topic will result in a grade of zero. If you fail to turn in the proper literature search or use the proper references will result in zero points allotted for those items by the rubric posted on BB.

Research Literature Search:

The Literature Search is a separate document and must be based on the template provided to you on blackboard. You will find at least 6 peer-reviewed research articles or case reports on an extremity condition or complaint.A literature search is defined as “a comprehensive sourcing of published information from databases based on specific specifications”.

You must include all 4 of the following databases in your literature search:

· PubMEd

· ICL (Index to Chiropractic Literature

· Scopus

· Gallileo

Include an additional2 databases from the following list:

· SPORTDiscus

· Alt-Health-Watch

· Cochrane Library

· Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Source

· AMED

· Rehabilitation Reference Center

· MANTIS

All the sources cited in your case study must come from your literature search. However, you may include more sources in the literature search than the case study in order to satisfy the requirements stated above. (Example: if you find 2 sources in PubMed you want to include in your case study, you may, but they both must still be present in the Literature Search document). Youcannot use Souza as a source.

A case study:

The case study must by 500 words in double spaced, Arial 12-point font.The following instructions must be included:

· Introduction

· Case report

· Discussion

· Conclusion

· References

You must cite 5-7 published research articles or case reports in your case study. These publications will come from the literature you found in your literature search. You may only use articles found in your literature search in you case study.

Abstract:

You must include a200-word abstract.Abstracts should be concise, informative and must outline the basic tenets of the main paper. Think of them as a summary of the most pertinent points of your case study paper. The abstract must be composed of the following sections:

· Introduction

· Case report

· Discussion

· Conclusion

Citations should be included in your abstract.

Additional Information:

Plagiarism will not be tolerated and when detected will result in a zero on the paper and zero in the lab, which will result in a failure in the class. The paper will count 5% of your Lab grade. Further details will be posted on the BB site under course information.