TOPIC  ( Gene therapy in human beings: when is it ethical to begin? ) 

reflection papers, 

1. Discuss the ethical dilemmas in the case.

2. Discuss the ethics policy or clinical guideline.

3. Discuss the issues, legal and ethical in the case or guideline.

4. Discuss how you would have handled this dilemma ethically and/or lega

Purpose: develop skills in reviewing and reporting on literature relating to the evidence based practice of Cardio-Respiratory Care.

• • Report on at least 5 evidence based articles (not editorials or abstracts).
  • Write a summary of your findings in a formal research paper, in AMA format. Include the following:
    • Cover page
    • Introduction
    • Body of paper with headings (2 1/2 to 3 pages)
    • Summary
    • References
    • Use double spacing, Times New Roman font 12, and 1 inch margins
    • Use good grammar and spelling, and avoid plagiarism
      • Paraphrase or quote sources, be sure to cite source at least once per paragraph with superscript number that relates to the reference list.
      • Incomplete references are not acceptable, and will result in a grade of zero
      • University policy on plagiarism will apply
      • Give a 3 minute PowerPoint presentation of your paper to the class.

Due: Tuesday, November 28 at 11:00 a.m.

Rubric Name: Course Paper

This table lists criteria and criteria group name in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method.CriteriaLevel 33 pointsLevel 22 pointsLevel 11 pointGood Evidence

Good Evidence was reviewed and summarized  to support the topic of the paper. The evidence was from research articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals from the last 5 years. Sources were cited in AMA format in the body of the paper and in the reference list.

Good Evidence was reviewed and summarized  to support the topic of the paper. At least 3 of the sources were from research articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals from the last 5 years. Sources were cited in AMA format in the body of the paper and in the reference list.

Low quality evidence – used Internet sources for most of the content. Incomplete references will result in a grade of zero for the paper.

/ 3Quality Writing

The writing was of good quality. Sources were quoted or paraphrased with proper citations. Quotes were less than 1/3 of the body of the paper.

Findings were summarized in AMA format with: Cover Page, Introduction, Headings with Body of Paper, Summary and References.

The writing was mostly of good quality, but was not clear in the introduction or the summary. The paper used too many direct quotes – more than 1/3 of the body of the paper.

Findings were summarized in AMA format with: Cover Page, Introduction, Headings with Body of Paper, Summary and References.

The writing was of poor quality, did not have a clear purpose, or was missing key elements. Plagarism will result in a grade of zero for the whole paper.

/ 3Spelling & Grammar

Spelling & Grammar are correct – less than 2 mistakes in the paper.

Spelling & Grammar are correct – less than 2 mistakes per page.

Spelling & Grammar are incorrect – more than 2 mistakes per page.

/ 3Total/ 9

Overall Score

Level 3

8 points minimum

Level 2

5 points minimum

Level 1

0 points minimum