Compose a brief and focused paper which explains and describes your healthcare issue/topic What facts about neurological disorder help to relate the condition of spinal cord tumor/cancers to neurological dysfunction from a cultural and/or ethical perspective of inquiry.
Your instructor will guide you through the choices you have for this inquiry, including options and strategies for combining the perspectives.
Your paper must be 5 pages in length and reference 4-6 scholarly, peer-reviewed resources. Be sure to follow APA formatting standards (spacing, font, headers, titles, abstracts, page numbering, etc.) as you demonstrate informative, explanatory, descriptive writing. Use the provided template.
- Address your general topic by forming and answering two levels of research questions, developed to provide specific and detailed inquiry, discovery and understanding:
- Choose a “Level 1 Research Question/ Writing Prompt” from either or both of the lists below to answer in the paper.
- Compose a “Level 2 Research Question/ Writing Prompt” that provides detail, specificity, and focus to your inquiry, research and writing**.
- State your research questions in the introduction of your paper.
- Form the body of your paper by answering each research question, using references to the resources found in your research.
- Review the process and the resulting understandings in the conclusion of the paper (briefly review the issues, research questions, answers, and insights.)
- Level 1 Research Questions/Writing Prompts
ETHICAL Perspective of Inquiry - What laws govern or pertain to the issue?
- What ethical obstacles affect how the issue is addressed by the medical community?
- How do ethical theories apply to the issue?
- How are money, power, and control matters related to the issue and its treatment?
- Level 1 Research Questions/Writing Prompts
CULTURAL Perspective of Inquiry - Which cultural values and/or norms influence the issue?
- How is the issue addressed differently in varying cultural contexts and situations?
- Which cultures or societies are most affected by the issue? Why?
- Which cultural traditions affect the treatment(s)?
- Refer to the rubric for evaluation details and to assist in preparing the paper.
Due: Submit by 11:59 pm (Pacific time) the evening before the Week 6 onsite class
Points: 100
**Notes about research questions and team meetings: - Discuss and share your research questions with your teammates during your team meetings to ensure that each team member is addressing uniquely specific questions and details about your topic.
- If two or more team members use the same Level 1 Research Question, the Level 2 Research Question composed by those team members must be demonstrably different (confirmed through your weekly interactions in online and in-class team meetings.)
