- To prepare for Part 1 of your Trends project, you will search for information that will enable you to identify the three top trends in Health administration Once you’ve identified the three trends you plan to discuss, start on Part 1. At least three sources should be incorporated within you should complete the title page, introductory paragraph, discussion of each trend, and include in-text citations and references.
Use template below
- In Part 2, you will identify an issue of interest to you in the same industry or field and explore its impact to or effect on the industry. At least three additional sources should be incorporated within complete the sections below the Level 1 heading titled “An Important Emerging Issue.”
After reviewing the many sources available to you, you will choose those that are relevant, timely, and helpful in understanding the issues of your industry. This should enable you to hone your search terms to find resources that will help you identify the top trends in your industry. A trend could be something well-known in the industry, a new development, or something you consider unrecognized or disputed.
You will use your research to provide evidence for your conclusions about the trends you choose, and your initial choices may change as you read more deeply. Review resources that you find in periodicals, journals, newspapers, industry blogs, and other websites to choose the best references to inform your choice of trends. Use industry-specific keywords, and take notes on your reading because you will be building on this research for the next phase in which you will choose an issue [it could be within one of the three top trends or it could be new] and conduct more research.
You will provide an analysis of the issue, its effect on the industry, and how an organization would address this issue—whether to avoid or make use of it—to its own advantage.
Searching for relevant and timely sources and gathering citation details may take up to three hours.
Trends in the [Fill in relevant term[s] here] Industry
Part 1 [due at the end of Week 2] consists of the title page, introductory paragraph, Level 1 and Level 2 headings, discussion of three trends, and your references page. Within your introductory paragraph, introduce your industry and clearly identify the top three trends your research has uncovered. Remember to use in-text citations. Your final sentence should be a transition that leads into the discussion of your first trend in the body of your paper.
Discussion of Three Trends
[Name of Trend #1]
In this section, introduce and discuss Trend #1 in 1-2 paragraphs. Explain how this trend new to the industry and what it portends for the industry. The final sentence of this paragraph should lead into the first sentence of the next paragraph.
[Name of Trend #2]
In this section, introduce and discuss Trend #2 in 1-2 paragraphs. Explain how this trend new to the industry and what it portends for the industry. The final sentence of this paragraph should lead into the first sentence of the next paragraph.
[Name of Trend #3]
In this section, introduce and discuss Trend #3 in 1-2 paragraphs. Explain how this trend new to the industry and what it portends for the industry. The final sentence of this paragraph should lead into the first sentence of the next paragraph.
An Important Emerging Issue
This section begins with an introductory paragraph that identifies an emerging issue or problem and makes a claim about its significance in your industry.
[Theme]
For the rest of the paper, you will develop an argument that supports this claim [clearly stated in your introduction]. The body paragraphs need to describe and justify your proposed approach to the issue and explain how it relates to how other organizations or experts have addressed the same issue based on research. While presenting your argument, you should also anticipate and refute counterarguments or alternative approaches. By showing that you understand other approaches and being very clear about how your approach is preferable, you will be more likely to convince readers to take your advice.
Use information from your sources to support your ideas while ensuring that your own voice and ideas control the paper. Again, be sure to include in-text citations.
[Theme]
Continue to describe and justify your proposed approach to the issue and explain how it relates to how other organizations or experts have addressed the same issue based on research.
[Theme]
Continue to describe and justify your proposed approach to the issue and explain how it relates to how other organizations or experts have addressed the same issue based on research.
You may not have a third theme or may need an additional Level 2 headings for more themes – adjust the template as needed.
Conclusion
Based on the above discussion of three trends [Part 1] and a deeper discussion of an important issue [Part 2], this section will consist of 1-3 paragraphs that provide conclusions about the trends, emerging issue, and the impact on the industry. You may discuss areas of uncertainty that require further research, but do not introduce anything new here except make focused conclusions about the trends and issue based on your synthesis of the ideas from your resources and your own thoughts.
