Writer Choice

39849For this assignment, you will submit the final draft of the paper that you began in Module 6. This activity will help you accomplish Module Outcome 3:

MO3: Revise and finalize your drafted essay, interpreting and communicating scientific research effectively. (CO6)
Begin by reading your instructor’s feedback to you on your rough draft. Then, revise and rewrite as necessary to make improvements. Use the Excelsior College Revising & Editing Process (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for help with your revisions.

Then, submit a 750-1,250 word paper (approximately 3-5 pages, not including the title page and reference list) focused on a genetic disorder/disease of your choice. It can be a topic explored in the textbook or one you have discovered through your own outside research.

Please make sure your final paper includes an analysis of all of the following:

Description and symptoms of the disease/disorder
Treatments
Molecular basis of the disease
Prevalence
Your final paper must include:

A title page and abstract in APA format
An introductory paragraph that summarizes the genetic disease/disorder and offers a thesis statement which goes beyond a simple description of the disease/disorder
Body paragraphs that include evidence from at least two outside scholarly sources such as a peer-reviewed science journal article or e-book from the Excelsior Library. You should not use non-scholarly sources like popular news articles or internet sites. You may also use your textbook and other assigned sources from the course as background information in addition to your two outside sources, but all must be properly cited
APA style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in-text citations and reference list
A conclusion which reiterates your thesis statement and offers some concluding thoughts
Proper grammar, spelling, syntax, and formatting