T. Forman, PhD, RN-BC, CNE 1

HSCI 7302 Professional Proposal Writing

Proposal Development Part 1 Assignment Instructions and Grading Rubric After reviewing all the required course content, please compose the elements of the proposal requested for the Proposal Development Part 1 Assignment.

Private = Educational/Foundation Public = (NIH) Brief Description Title/Cover Page Title/Cover Page Title may be created at any point in

time during the project. However, the funding source and a designation of whether it is private or public is required for the Proposal Part 1 submission. This is necessary for the instructor to be able to capably grade the submission.

Introduction/Problem Statement Introduction/Problem Statement One introductory paragraph should provide the grant reviewed a general overview of the main idea of the project and its important.

Goals/Objectives Specific Aims Goals are clear, concise, statements representative of what will be achieved upon completion of the proposed project. Each goal should have underlying specific objectives. Objectives need to be measurable. Objectives usually include words such as increase, describe, reduce, or enhance. Specific aims are used for a research proposal submitted to the NIH. Aims are similar to objectives in that they stem from a statement about the purpose of the research and concisely describe what will be tested or evaluated and should be measurable.

Background/Significance Significance This section should provide a clear, compelling description of the importance and significance of the idea being proposed.

Literature Review/Theoretical Foundation

Significance In this section other published literature relevant to the proposed idea needs to be summarized. It should include only the most pertinent and current literature.

Innovation Innovation The innovation section should address the ways in which an idea is innovation. Explain how the idea is new and different from anything that has been done before.

References References Should be created and updated throughout the duration of the proposal preparation process.

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Assignment Instructions

1. Create a title/cover page. 2. Include on the cover page the name and link of the funding source (identified in Week 2).

Inclusion of the title on the cover page is optional for this submission. 3. Make sure to clearly identify the funding source as private or public. This information will

indicate to the instructor which proposal format you have chosen. 4. Instructors reserve the right to not grade any submissions without the private or public

designation information included. 5. Confirm inclusion of all required elements (found in the table above) for the type of

proposal being submitted (private or public). 6. Verify accuracy of APA formatting. For the purposes of this assignment, please follow

the guidelines of the APA 7th Edition Student Paper Checklist. 7. Make sure to use APA formatted heading and subheadings throughout the document. 8. After final review of the grading rubric, please upload the completed document into the

assignment link.

*This assignment is eligible for revision, resubmission, and regrading, if the initial score earned is less than 90%. However, to meet the eligibility

requirements, the original version of the assignment must have been complete and submitted on or before the due date/time. In other words, if the

assignment is submitted late or is incomplete, the option to revise and resubmit for regrading has been forfeited.

Grading Rubric

Element (Private OR Public)

Exemplary (4 points) Proficient (3 points)

Developing (2 points)

Needs Improvement (1 points)

No Credit (0 points)

Title/Cover Page Finding source information on title/cover page includes: 1. Link 2. Private vs. public

funding source noted.

Title is not necessary until the Week 6 submission.

Funding source information is missing the link.

Funding source information is missing the private vs. public funding source notation.

Neither link nor private vs. funding source noted; therefore, the instructor has no idea what format the student has chosen to follow.

Title/cover page not included.

Introduction or Problem Statement

Introduction providing a clear overview of the main idea(s) of the project and its importance included. *Information included in this section is essentially

Introduction providing an overview of the main idea(s) included but the

Importance of the project discussed in the introduction but the overview of the main idea(s) of

Introduction is lengthy, off topic, and does not make it clear to the reader what problem this proposed project

Not included.

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Element (Private OR Public)

Exemplary (4 points) Proficient (3 points)

Developing (2 points)

Needs Improvement (1 points)

No Credit (0 points)

the same regardless of private vs. public funding source.

importance of the project was not made clear to the reader.

the project were not made clear to the reader.

is seeking to solve.

Goals/Objectives OR Specific Aims

Clear, concise, goals stating what will be achieved by project. Each goal has at least one underlying, measurable objective included (private funding source format). OR Specific aims concisely describe what will be tested or evaluated and are measurable. The specific aims also address the hypothesis if there is one, and the way in which the aim will be approached (public funding source format).

The goals with measurable objectives stating what will be achieved by the project are included but improved clarity needed (private funding source format). OR Measurable specific aims are included but improved clarity needed (public funding source format).

The objectives (of the goals) OR the specific aims for the project included but some of them are immeasurable (for both private and public funding sources).

The goals/objectives OR specific aims for the project are either unclear to the reader or complete immeasurable (for both private and public funding sources).

Not included.

Background/Significance OR Significance

Clear, compelling description of the importance and significance of the idea being proposed provided. *Information included in this section is essentially the same regardless of private vs. public funding source but the correct heading must be used. Private funding source = Background/Significance Public funding source = Significance

An adequate description of the importance and significance of the idea being proposed provided.

An incomplete or inadequate description of the importance and significance of the idea being proposed provided.

After reading this section of the proposal the reader asks themselves “so what?” – indicating that a clear, compelling case for the proposed idea has not been made.

Not included.

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Element (Private OR Public)

Exemplary (4 points) Proficient (3 points)

Developing (2 points)

Needs Improvement (1 points)

No Credit (0 points)

Literature Review OR Significance

Summarizes and insightfully synthesizes the most pertinent and current literature related to the proposed project, including an analysis of any noted gaps and/or limitations in the research. *Information included in this section is essentially the same regardless of private vs. public funding source but the correct heading must be used. Private funding source = Literature Review Public funding source = Significance

Both a summary and synthesis of the literature provided.

A summary of the overall picture of the literature is provided but there is no synthesis of the information or knowledge gained.

There is no summary or synthesis of information discovered in the literature included. Each article is reported as a standalone piece of information. OR The information included seems to misinterpret the literature.

Not included.

Innovation A complete, detailed explanation of how the proposed project is new and different from anything that has ever been done before is provided. *Information included in this section is essentially the same regardless of private vs. public funding source.

The reader can see the innovative potential of the proposed project after review of the provided explanation.

The reader is unclear if the proposed project is innovative or not after review of the provided explanation.

The innovation section provides no information to the reader about why or how the proposed project is different from anything else already done.

Not included.

References Reference list contains comprehensive list of scholarly academic resources. Most of the resources are from empirical peer- reviewed journals published within the last five years.

Reference list contains an adequate list of scholarly academic resources. Some of the resources are from empirical peer- reviewed journals published within the last five years but some non- scholarly resources

Reference list contains some scholarly academic resources. Several non- scholarly resources cited. For example, websites, blogs, newspapers, or article from non-peer reviewed journals.

Reference list contains no resources that would not be commonly considered scholarly academic resources.

Not included.

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Element (Private OR Public)

Exemplary (4 points) Proficient (3 points)

Developing (2 points)

Needs Improvement (1 points)

No Credit (0 points)

have been cited as well. More than ½ of the references listed were published > 5 years ago.

Most of the journal articles cited were published > 5 years ago.

APA Formatting Free of any APA formatting errors.

One to three APA formatting errors.

Four to five APA formatting errors.

Six APA formatting errors.

Seven or more APA formatting errors.

Grammar and Spelling Free of any grammar and spelling errors.

One to three grammar or spelling errors.

Four to five grammar or spelling errors.

Six spelling or grammar errors.

Seven or more spelling and grammar errors.

HSCI 7302 Professional Proposal Writing
Proposal Development Part 1 Assignment Instructions and Grading Rubric
Assignment Instructions
Grading Rubric
No Credit (0 points)
Needs Improvement (1 points)
Developing (2 points)
Proficient (3 points)
Exemplary (4 points)
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