APA (edition "APA 6") Health Care and Life Sciences

Research/Professionalism in the healthcare industry

HS100-3: Compile relevant career resources and support materials for a health science profession.

GEL-6.02: Apply a professionally recognized method of formatting and documentation.

For this Assessment, you will create an organized resource portfolio with a minimum of five resources aligned to your desired profession in health science. These can include brochures, organizations, books, articles, websites, and more. Include a description for each resource including specific information.

Your portfolio should include resources for each of the following areas (1 resource for each):

Current issues
Professional association
Educational resource
Professional journal
Areas of current research
Each resource should be accompanied by a paragraph that includes the following information

What is the resource and what type of information/service does it provide?
Was the resource easy to find?
Do you believe the resource contains accurate information?
How do you see this resource useful to a health professional?
Requirements

For each resource, provide an APA formatted reference. Do not cut and paste references directly from the internet or another resource.

You are encouraged to use this template to help you with completing the Assignment.

Be sure to utilize the resources provided to you on the Reading page to help you with the structure of this Assessment.

Minimum Submission Requirements

This Assessment should be a Microsoft Word document in annotated bibliographic format that includes a title page.
Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your submission should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.
Your submission should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.
A separate page at the end of your submission should contain a list of references, in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
Be sure to cite both in-text and reference list citations where appropriate and reference all sources. Your sources and content should follow proper APA citation style. Review the writing resources for APA formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.
Your submission should:
include a cover sheet;
be double-spaced;
be typed in Times New Roman, 12 -point font;
include correct citations
be written in Standard English with no spelling or punctuation errors; and
include correct references at the bottom of the last page.
If work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned without being scored.