Homework: Arguing for a Target Population
Summarize 3 to 5 sources that address the target population in your PICOT question. Then, synthesize the evidence from these sources into one paragraph in support of the target population.
Introduction
Successful academic writing requires the interpretation and synthesis of scholarly sources in support of ideas, projects, or additional scholarship. In this assessment, you will progress from summary to synthesis, using the sources you have gathered to support the target population of your project. This assessment focuses on crafting an argument in support of the selection of the target population identified in your PICOT question. Complete this assessment before beginning Assessment.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
1) Competency 1: Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
o Integrate evidence into text appropriately.
2) Competency 2: Craft a compelling argument.
o Compose a strong thesis stating an argument.
o Explain how evidence supports an argument.
3) Competency 3: Create a literature review that supports a possible intervention or process change.
o Develop a synthesis of evidence in support of an argument.
Preparation
o Gather 3 to 5 sources you have found supporting your argument that there is a need in the target population and that the intervention identified in your PICOT question will meet the need. The following are things you should identify when considering your population (not an exhaustive list and not all the items on this list might apply to your population): age, generation, sociocultural determinants, geographic area, gender, and ethnicity.
Instructions
State your PICOT question, including the target population. Gather 3-5 resources that address the topic. Write the following:
1) For each source, write a summary paragraph.
2) Then, create one synthesized paragraph of information, bringing together the information from all the sources.
• Here are some questions to consider when writing this final paragraph, which will be a synthesis in support of the target population.
a) How do your sources relate?
b) In what ways are they similar or different?
c) How do they build upon one another?
Each paragraph should present a main idea, supported by evidence, following the model set by the MEAL Plan.
Your assessment will be graded according to the following criteria:
1) Integrate evidence into text appropriately.
2) Compose a strong thesis stating an argument.
3) Explain how the evidence supports an argument.
4) Develop a synthesis of evidence in support of an argument.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.