HLTH 1020: Individual paper assignment

HLTH 1020

Individual Paper and Team Presentation

Due date: In your small team sessions, the dates for the team project will be posted once the team project schedule is confirmed.

GOAL:

Students will gain insight into the roles, knowledge, and skills of various health disciplines while comparing insights with his/her own disciplinary role, knowledge, and skills. Students will use this knowledge to prepare and present a realistic case study involving various health disciplines to assist a client/patient in achieving realistic outcomes.

There are two (2) components to the assignment – an individual paper and a team presentation.  All individual papers will be due on the same date which will be determined once the team presentation schedule is finalized.

All reports will be type written in 12 point font in APA format.  Hand written submissions will not be accepted.  Please refer to your respective program guide for academic misconduct with respect to plagiarism. 

Late Policy:  You will receive a five (5) percent deduction from your assignment for each day past the due date and after five (5) days, you will receive a mark of zero.

ASSIGNMENT

1. Throughout the term, your group will focus on the various health discipline guest speaker presentations.

1. Discover and record characteristics of each of the health professions using the attached template – Health Discipline Presentation Tracking Sheet.

1. Utilize the data gathered to distinguish between the health disciplines. This data will be used for your individual paper and to prepare for your group presentation.

Individual Paper Requirements

1. Provide a brief introduction to your paper which will include the purpose of your paper.

1. Utilize the ‘Health Discipline Presentation Tracking Sheet’ to provide a summary revealing the information that you acquired with respect to the health disciplines including knowledge, skills, similarities and differences between the disciplines presented and your discipline. You must incorporate all disciplines presented.  You will not hand in the tracking sheets, but will use the tracking sheets to assist you in formulating your information.  The format of the body of your paper could be presented in either a narrative or chart format.
   1. In addition to your summary, you will provide a one (1) to two (2) page reflection on what you gained from doing this assignment.  Please ensure you also focus on the change in your understanding about the roles, knowledge, and skills prior to and after the presentations.

Team Presentation

As a team, you will create and present a case study in which all of the health disciplines presented during class participate in the care of the client/patient in the case study. The case study should include a detailed description of the health and psychosocial issues that the client/patient encounters. The case study should also include realistic client/patient outcomes based on health discipline involvement and health and human resources available to assist the client/patient.

Please utilize the data you have gathered throughout the term to prepare the case study, as well as to develop the treatment plan demonstrating client/patient outcomes and health discipline involvement. The presentation must include a detailed description of the team function during client/patient care (assessment, treatment, and evaluation) by focussing on areas of communication, conflict management, interprofessional leadership, and client/patient centered care.

Remember to maintain confidentiality if using details from a realistic situations.

The presentation will be 15 minutes in duration and must involve all group members. 

A written copy of the case study and client/patient outcomes must be submitted on behalf of the team which includes a description of the team function in the written report. If there are team members who have not contributed or participated actively during the progression of the group presentation, it is the group’s decision on the outcome.

Total assignment: 20 % - Individual report: 10% and Team presentation & report: 10%

Individual Paper Rubric: 10%

Team Presentation Rubric: 10%