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[Title Page]
Your Name
Saint Mary’s University Of Minnesota
Schools of Graduate & Professional Programs
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for Bachelor’s Degree in
Allied Health
[Instructor’s Name]
Submission Date [example, August 21, 2011]
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Table of Contents
Chapter One: Introduction .........................................................................................................
Purpose ..........................................................................................................................
Significance....................................................................................................................
Terms .............................................................................................................................
Chapter Two: Literature Review ...............................................................................................
[Topical Heading] ..........................................................................................................
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Chapter Three: Conclusion ........................................................................................................
Conclusion .....................................................................................................................
Application .....................................................................................................................
Summary ........................................................................................................................
References ..................................................................................................................................
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Title of Paper
Chapter One: Introduction
Purpose
What is your topic? What is your research question? What are you trying to find out
about your topic? What problem needs to be solved? What challenge needs to be met?
Significance
Why is the topic [question, problem, challenge] important? For example, how many
people will be affected? What special group of people will be disproportionately affected?
What are the consequences of not finding a solution or answer?
Terms
If you use terms that are unknown to the general population—for example, specialized
terms used only in your field—then define those terms here. If you are using a generally-known
term in a specialized way—for example, if you define poverty as a specific income level for a
specific family size—define the term here. For each term, cite a scholarly or professional source
(or sources) from which you derived your definition. Do not cite a dictionary, encyclopedia, or
wiki. If you have only one term to define, do not create a separate section; define the term at the
beginning of the literature review. List each term as a Level three heading, like this:
Term one. Write the definition as a complete sentence, even if it requires repeating the
term. The definition begins on the same line as the Level 3 heading.
Term two. Type the definition here.
If you do not need to define terms, skip this section.
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Chapter Two: Literature Review
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First Subtopic Heading
The literature review is more than a reporting of factual information. It should address a
debatable point or answer a research question. You will synthesize information from the
literature in order to reach an original conclusion. Based on the literature you read, what can you
conclude about the topic and share with your readers? The headings of the literature review
reflect the subtopics of your main topic. Literature review headings are Level 2 headings, like
this.
Second Subtopic Heading
As an example of topical headings, pretend you are writing a literature review about the
best way to secure electronic data in a clinical setting. When you read the literature, you learned
that there are three aspects of data security in a clinical setting: staff training, application
software, and data input. You might want to use each of these subtopics as headings for your
literature review and discuss the best practices for each, as in the follow examples of headings:
Staff Training
Application Software
Data Input
If one of your subtopic sections becomes long enough to divide into smaller subheadings,
you can use Level 3 headings for these subsections, as follows:
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First level three heading. Begin text here and allow it to wrap to the left margin as in
this example.
Second level three heading. You must have at least two headings at each level (because
you cannot divide a section “into 1.” You may not need to use Level 3 headings at all.
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Chapter Three: Conclusion
In the final section of your paper, your “voice” comes out front and center. Here is where
you tell readers what you learned in terms of your original purpose. For example, to what extent
was your research question answered by the literature you read? [For example, “The literature
read for this review suggests that . . . (answer)”]. To what extent was it not answered? [For
example, “The literature did not address . . . “] Why? [For example, “None of the literature
reviewed included . . . “] If your question was not completely answered, what further steps do
you (or someone else) need to take? [For example, “To understand . . . , one would need to . . .
“]. If you were trying to solve a problem or meet a challenge, did you find a satisfactory solution
or guideline?
Application
How could your findings be applied in your field? Under what circumstances might they
be useful and to whom? What changes might occur? How would those changes be beneficial?
Summary
Briefly, in just a few sentences, restate (a) what you were trying to find out or solve, (b)
what the literature said about it, (c) what you concluded from the literature, and (b) how your
conclusions will be beneficial to your field.
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References
American Academic of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. (n.d.). Code of ethics.
http://www.aafprs.org/Code_Of_Ethics.pdf
Web document. Organization is the author. No
publication date given.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011, August 31). Keep food and water safe after a
disaster or emergency [Web log post]. Retrieved from
Blog from recognized professional or
government website.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/foodwater/facts.asp
Fung, I. H., & Cairncross, S. (2007). How often do you wash your hands? A review of studies of
hand-washing practices in the community during and after the SARS outbreak in 2003.
International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 17(3), 161-183.
Article in journal with doi number
doi:10.1080/09603120701254276
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191; § 1173 et seq.
Retrieved from
Federal law retrieved from Internet.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/statute/index.html#1175
Walz, B. J. (2010). Foundations of EMS systems (2nd ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage
Book (print)
Learning.
Please note that federal and state laws can be very difficult to identify and cite in correct
form. It is often difficult to determine if you are looking at the final version of a law, a
proposed version, or an amended version. Often you may be looking at an interpretation of a
law by another organization rather than the actual law as passed. Citation rules for legal
references do not follow the same pattern as rules for other types of sources. Our
recommendation is this: if you want to cite a law or some version of it, have a librarian help
you identify what form of it you retrieved. Then then librarians or Writing Center can help
you write your reference.