Medical Technology to prolong life

Read carefully Student will choose a topic of interest in the domain of Health Care Ethics. For the purposes of this paper, it is advised that students choose a topic that has been the cause of an ongoing debate. Using the resources from the NSU Electronic Library (all academic resources, no websites such as Wikipedia.org, etc) and class resources , the student will develop a 10 page paper presenting the history of the topic, in depth description of the problems arising within the topic, arguments pro and cons, current state of the debate, and will conclude with a personal informed opinion. A minimum of 10 sources must be used for this paper, regardless of page #'s written. You will be turning in this paper to the assignment box AS WELL as www(dot)turnitin(dot)com. Use APA style writing standards for composition and references. Double-spaced. Use a word processor and be sure to save the paper in MICROSOFT WORD. There are three basic assumptions that should be met for the successful completion of a good paper. First, the student must possess the intellectual ability, curiosity and investment in the topic. Second, resources should be available for completing your paper. Use the NSU electronic library, and other internet resources. Third, the topic should be relevant to the field of health care ethics. The following topics are NOT allowed for the final paper: Abortion, Stem Cell Research, and Physician Assisted Suicide. Google 'health care ethics debates' to give you some topic ideas. Use APA style writing standards for composition and references. Double-spaced. 5 pages minimum for the final paper. This is for the body of the paper and bibliographic references and cover pages are in ADDITION to the page requirement. If you turn in less than the required pages, your paper will not be graded. References: Students are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of references. Academic Honesty: The professor will assume that all work will be that of the student�s, and students will properly acknowledge the thoughts and words of another if used in any reports. Plagiarism is defined as an �act of stealing (i.e., ideas and/or writings) from another and passing them off as one�s own is the act of literacy theft.� I use turnitin.com to check all papers/assignments for plagiarism. This software checks thousands of internet sources, research paper mills (such as freepapers.com, etc), journal articles, etc. Make sure to always CITE your sources in APA style, and avoid using large in-text quotes. Always paraphrase in your own words and then CITE the source. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.