Quality Management/Improvement Project
A major classroom project will be the development of a Quality Improvement project for a health care entity to be assigned the first week developed during this course progress in several parts and presented in week 14 of the course. Students will form teams as per Professors’ discretion and develop a Quality Management/Improvement project of their selection for an entity or scenario selected by students. The students during their project development will make use of principles and standards presented during the course. Each student within a team will make specific contributions to the program development and provide proof documentation under the specific link provided. The projects developed will be presented to the class by all student representatives from each team during live lecture. Please see agenda below for timelines of parts submissions. Guest speakers may be present during presentations and will contribute to the discussions.
This project requires library research and therefore, students must use the college library, internet and online databases. Each student is expected to research their part of the group general topic using all resources available.
The students are required to submit any document into Turnitin Direct Assignment link individually for the detection of plagiarism. The report will be reviewed, and feedback will be provided to the student electronically. No final paper will be accepted without a record of draft submission on Turnitin. Every submission date is already specified on the weekly schedule.
Course Project Parts and due dates
1- Course Project Part 1: Group Course Project Specific Title from specific topic related with “Quality Management/Improvement” must be submitted before the end of week 3 in order to be approved by the Professor. During Week 2 students are expected to be prepared to engage on a related discussion that will be graded towards this part as well.
Discussion: Quality Management/Improvement Due: Lecture Week 2 (1/24/21)(50%)
GroupCourse Project Specific Title Due: End of Week 3 (1/31/21)(50%)
Input into Course Project Total 20 % out of 100%
2- Course Project Part 2: Student Contribution Towards Team Project Students are required to submit individually their developed part within the group presentation on development using Turnitin Direct link. This submission should include the complete developed course project sections as per APA formatting. The student should have a minimum of 5 pages: Cover page, Abstract, Body (2), and References. Images will be accepted and should appear at the end of the paper as per APA format. Late submissions will be deducted points up to a maximum of 20 and will not receive feedback for editing. Assignments submitted by email will not be accepted or graded. Late assignments will not be accepted after 7 days of due date.
The student paper shall comprise of the following elements:
- Cover Page(APA format as per 6th edition),
- Introduction to the portion being contributed by the student in form of Abstract,
- Presentation of the ideas and components the student is responsible for,
- Discussion on the importance of the student’s contribution towards the team project using the principles and theories discussed in class as well as pertinent literature reviewed by the student,
- Include any literature support used under Reference page.
Student Contribution Towards Team Project Due: End of Week 11 (3/28/21) (100%)
Input into Course Project Total 30% out of 100%
3- Course Project Part 3: Class Presentation Tools Submission by Team Power Points, Videos or any supportive file Tool should be submitted by Week 12 for Professor’s approval before Class Presentation on Week 14.
Class Presentation Tools Submission by Team Due: end of Week 13 (4/11/21)(100%)
Input into Course Project Total 10% out of 100%
4- Course Project Part 4: Class Presentation by Team will be graded according given rubric. Power Points, Videos or any supportive file Tool use for this part should be as per Professor’s approval after submission on Week 12. Presentation Scoring Rubric will consider the following:
All 7 Elements listed below must be covered in your Presentation
- Outline the research documenting need for healthcare improvement
- Define the system in which you are making improvements
- Identify key themes for improvement efforts
- Use the improvement processes best suited for your project
- Develop and Describe the team meeting management skills used to accomplish your project
- Describe basic steps used in managing change as you implemented your improvement plan
- Describe the value and context for the tools your team used and implemented in settings you used:
- Fishbones
- Process mapping
- Flow charting
- Run/control charts
Clas Presentation by Team Due: end of Week 14 (4/18/21)(100%)
Input into Course Project Total 40% out of 100%
Semester Project Written Part Format
- Research Paper Format:
- APA Style- refer to: https://apastyle.apa.org/6th-edition-resources/sample-experiment-paper-1.pdf
- Length: Minimum of 5 Pages
- Typed using 1” Margins; Double-spaced; 12-point font.
- Include: Your Name, Title, and College Name (No dates, course or professor name).
- References: (Bibliography) Required a minimum of 3
- In text Citations: Required; corresponding to references section of paper
- Use at least two (2 ) out of the 3 required as outside sources (books, articles, commentaries).
- Guidelines:
- You are supposed to produce your understanding of the learning materials and not copy work produced by others.
- You should not copy or use other classmates work.
- You should not copy and paste words from websites or journal articles into your essays.
- You should read and refer often to this website: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/teacher_and_tutor_resources/preventing_plagiarism/avoiding_plagiarism/index.html
III. References
- Follow APA format
Your final paper should be 12pt. font, Times New Roman double-spaced, 5 pages minimum
- Do not use Wikipedia or similar open access sites.Wikipedia, while a good starting point to provide you some information to focus your search, it is not a reliable reference. Since Wikipedia is reader based, it does not contain the accuracy needed for a paper. Appropriate sources include articles from the ASA databases, Google Scholar and peer reviewed journals.
- In text citations are a must! Students who do not use in-text citations are plagiarizing and will be at risk of receiving a 0 on their paper.
- For guidelines writing research using the APA format go to the provided links on your Blackboard navigator for APA resources.
- Tips
DOs
- DO proofread your paper several times to insure that there are no spelling errors or typos.
- DO use quotation marks for quotes and page numbers for references to other sources (along with the author, title, and year of the publication).
- DO turn your paper in on time for full credit.
DON’Ts
- DON’T use slang, expletives, or vulgar language unless it is within a citation
- DON’T use report covers or folders. Stapled papers with cover pages are fine.
- DON’T use colored ink or pictures unless it is relevant to the depiction.
- DON’T use more than half a page of quotes in the entire paper.
TOPIC: “Quality Management/Improvement Project”
A major classroom project will be the development of a Quality Improvement project for a health care entity, to be assigned the first week, developed during this course progress in several parts, and presented in week 14 of the course. Students will form teams as per Professors’ discretion and develop a Quality Management/Improvement project of their selection for an entity or scenario selected by students. The students during their project development will make use of principles and standards presented during the course. Each student within a team will make specific contributions to the program development and provide proof documentation under the specific link provided. The projects developed will be presented to the class by all student representatives from each team during live lecture. Please see agenda below for timelines of parts submissions. Guest speakers may be present during presentations and will contribute to the discussions.
This project requires library research and therefore, students must use the college library, internet and online databases. Each student is expected to research their part of the group general topic using all resources available.
The students are required to submit any document into Turnitin Direct Assignment link individually for the detection of plagiarism. The report will be reviewed, and feedback will be provided to the student electronically. No final paper will be accepted without a record of draft submission on Turnitin. Every submission date is already specified on the weekly schedule.
Course Project Parts and due dates
1- Course Project Part 1: Group Course Project Specific Title from specific topic related with “Quality Management/Improvement” must be submitted before the end of week 3 in order to be approved by the Professor. During Week 2 students are expected to be prepared to engage on a related discussion that will be graded towards this part as well.
Discussion: Quality Management/Improvement Due: Lecture Week 2 (1/24/21)(50%)
GroupCourse Project Specific Title Due: End of Week 3 (1/31/21)(50%)
Input into Course Project Total 20 % out of 100%
2- Course Project Part 2: Student Contribution Towards Team Project Students are required to submit individually their developed part within the group presentation on development using Turnitin Direct link. This submission should include the complete developed course project sections as per APA formatting. The student should have a minimum of 5 pages: Cover page, Abstract, Body (2), and References. Images will be accepted and should appear at the end of the paper as per APA format. Late submissions will be deducted points up to a maximum of 20 and will not receive feedback for editing. Assignments submitted by email will not be accepted or graded. Late assignments will not be accepted after 7 days of due date.
The student paper shall comprise of the following elements:
- Cover Page(APA format as per 6th edition),
- Introduction to the portion being contributed by the student in form of Abstract,
- Presentation of the ideas and components the student is responsible for,
- Discussion on the importance of the student’s contribution towards the team project using the principles and theories discussed in class as well as pertinent literature reviewed by the student,
- Include any literature support used under Reference page.
Student Contribution Towards Team Project Due: End of Week 11 (3/28/21) (100%)
Input into Course Project Total 30% out of 100%
3- Course Project Part 3: Class Presentation Tools Submission by Team Power Points, Videos or any supportive file Tool should be submitted by Week 12 for Professor’s approval before Class Presentation on Week 14.
Class Presentation Tools Submission by Team Due: end of Week 13 (4/11/21)(100%)
Input into Course Project Total 10% out of 100%
4- Course Project Part 4: Class Presentation by Team will be graded according given rubric. Power Points, Videos or any supportive file Tool use for this part should be as per Professor’s approval after submission on Week 12. Presentation Scoring Rubric will consider the following:
All 7 Elements listed below must be covered in your Presentation
- Outline the research documenting need for healthcare improvement
- Define the system in which you are making improvements
- Identify key themes for improvement efforts
- Use the improvement processes best suited for your project
- Develop and Describe the team meeting management skills used to accomplish your project
- Describe basic steps used in managing change as you implemented your improvement plan
- Describe the value and context for the tools your team used and implemented in settings you used:
- Fishbones
- Process mapping
- Flow charting
- Run/control charts
Clas Presentation by Team Due: end of Week 14 (4/18/21)(100%)
Input into Course Project Total 40% out of 100%
Semester Project Written Part Format
- Research Paper Format:
- APA Style- refer to: https://apastyle.apa.org/6th-edition-resources/sample-experiment-paper-1.pdf
- Length: Minimum of 5 Pages
- Typed using 1” Margins; Double-spaced; 12-point font.
- Include: Your Name, Title, and College Name (No dates, course or professor name).
- References: (Bibliography) Required a minimum of 3
- In text Citations: Required; corresponding to references section of paper
- Use at least two (2 ) out of the 3 required as outside sources (books, articles, commentaries).
- Guidelines:
- You are supposed to produce your understanding of the learning materials and not copy work produced by others.
- You should not copy or use other classmates work.
- You should not copy and paste words from websites or journal articles into your essays.
- You should read and refer often to this website: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/teacher_and_tutor_resources/preventing_plagiarism/avoiding_plagiarism/index.html
III. References
- Follow APA format
Your final paper should be 12pt. font, Times New Roman double-spaced, 5 pages minimum
- Do not use Wikipedia or similar open access sites.Wikipedia, while a good starting point to provide you some information to focus your search, it is not a reliable reference. Since Wikipedia is reader based, it does not contain the accuracy needed for a paper. Appropriate sources include articles from the ASA databases, Google Scholar and peer reviewed journals.
- In text citations are a must! Students who do not use in-text citations are plagiarizing and will be at risk of receiving a 0 on their paper.
- For guidelines writing research using the APA format go to the provided links on your Blackboard navigator for APA resources.
- Tips
DOs
- DO proofread your paper several times to insure that there are no spelling errors or typos.
- DO use quotation marks for quotes and page numbers for references to other sources (along with the author, title, and year of the publication).
- DO turn your paper in on time for full credit.
DON’Ts
- DON’T use slang, expletives, or vulgar language unless it is within a citation
- DON’T use report covers or folders. Stapled papers with cover pages are fine.
- DON’T use colored ink or pictures unless it is relevant to the depiction.
- DON’T use more than half a page of quotes in the entire paper.
TOPIC: “Quality Management/Improvement Project”
A major classroom project will be the development of a Quality Improvement project for a health care entity, to be assigned the first week, developed during this course progress in several parts, and presented in week 14 of the course. Students will form teams as per Professors’ discretion and develop a Quality Management/Improvement project of their selection for an entity or scenario selected by students. The students during their project development will make use of principles and standards presented during the course. Each student within a team will make specific contributions to the program development and provide proof documentation under the specific link provided. The projects developed will be presented to the class by all student representatives from each team during live lecture. Please see agenda below for timelines of parts submissions. Guest speakers may be present during presentations and will contribute to the discussions.
This project requires library research and therefore, students must use the college library, internet and online databases. Each student is expected to research their part of the group general topic using all resources available.
The students are required to submit any document into Turnitin Direct Assignment link individually for the detection of plagiarism. The report will be reviewed, and feedback will be provided to the student electronically. No final paper will be accepted without a record of draft submission on Turnitin. Every submission date is already specified on the weekly schedule.
Course Project Parts and due dates
1- Course Project Part 1: Group Course Project Specific Title from specific topic related with “Quality Management/Improvement” must be submitted before the end of week 3 in order to be approved by the Professor. During Week 2 students are expected to be prepared to engage on a related discussion that will be graded towards this part as well.
Discussion: Quality Management/Improvement Due: Lecture Week 2 (1/24/21)(50%)
GroupCourse Project Specific Title Due: End of Week 3 (1/31/21)(50%)
Input into Course Project Total 20 % out of 100%
2- Course Project Part 2: Student Contribution Towards Team Project Students are required to submit individually their developed part within the group presentation on development using Turnitin Direct link. This submission should include the complete developed course project sections as per APA formatting. The student should have a minimum of 5 pages: Cover page, Abstract, Body (2), and References. Images will be accepted and should appear at the end of the paper as per APA format. Late submissions will be deducted points up to a maximum of 20 and will not receive feedback for editing. Assignments submitted by email will not be accepted or graded. Late assignments will not be accepted after 7 days of due date.
The student paper shall comprise of the following elements:
- Cover Page(APA format as per 6th edition),
- Introduction to the portion being contributed by the student in form of Abstract,
- Presentation of the ideas and components the student is responsible for,
- Discussion on the importance of the student’s contribution towards the team project using the principles and theories discussed in class as well as pertinent literature reviewed by the student,
- Include any literature support used under Reference page.
Student Contribution Towards Team Project Due: End of Week 11 (3/28/21) (100%)
Input into Course Project Total 30% out of 100%
3- Course Project Part 3: Class Presentation Tools Submission by Team Power Points, Videos or any supportive file Tool should be submitted by Week 12 for Professor’s approval before Class Presentation on Week 14.
Class Presentation Tools Submission by Team Due: end of Week 13 (4/11/21)(100%)
Input into Course Project Total 10% out of 100%
4- Course Project Part 4: Class Presentation by Team will be graded according given rubric. Power Points, Videos or any supportive file Tool use for this part should be as per Professor’s approval after submission on Week 12. Presentation Scoring Rubric will consider the following:
All 7 Elements listed below must be covered in your Presentation
- Outline the research documenting need for healthcare improvement
- Define the system in which you are making improvements
- Identify key themes for improvement efforts
- Use the improvement processes best suited for your project
- Develop and Describe the team meeting management skills used to accomplish your project
- Describe basic steps used in managing change as you implemented your improvement plan
- Describe the value and context for the tools your team used and implemented in settings you used:
- Fishbones
- Process mapping
- Flow charting
- Run/control charts
Clas Presentation by Team Due: end of Week 14 (4/18/21)(100%)
Input into Course Project Total 40% out of 100%
Semester Project Written Part Format
- Research Paper Format:
- APA Style- refer to: https://apastyle.apa.org/6th-edition-resources/sample-experiment-paper-1.pdf
- Length: Minimum of 5 Pages
- Typed using 1” Margins; Double-spaced; 12-point font.
- Include: Your Name, Title, and College Name (No dates, course or professor name).
- References: (Bibliography) Required a minimum of 3
- In text Citations: Required; corresponding to references section of paper
- Use at least two (2 ) out of the 3 required as outside sources (books, articles, commentaries).
- Guidelines:
- You are supposed to produce your understanding of the learning materials and not copy work produced by others.
- You should not copy or use other classmates work.
- You should not copy and paste words from websites or journal articles into your essays.
- You should read and refer often to this website: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/teacher_and_tutor_resources/preventing_plagiarism/avoiding_plagiarism/index.html
III. References
- Follow APA format
Your final paper should be 12pt. font, Times New Roman double-spaced, 5 pages minimum
- Do not use Wikipedia or similar open access sites.Wikipedia, while a good starting point to provide you some information to focus your search, it is not a reliable reference. Since Wikipedia is reader based, it does not contain the accuracy needed for a paper. Appropriate sources include articles from the ASA databases, Google Scholar and peer reviewed journals.
- In text citations are a must! Students who do not use in-text citations are plagiarizing and will be at risk of receiving a 0 on their paper.
- For guidelines writing research using the APA format go to the provided links on your Blackboard navigator for APA resources.
- Tips
DOs
- DO proofread your paper several times to insure that there are no spelling errors or typos.
- DO use quotation marks for quotes and page numbers for references to other sources (along with the author, title, and year of the publication).
- DO turn your paper in on time for full credit.
DON’Ts
- DON’T use slang, expletives, or vulgar language unless it is within a citation
- DON’T use report covers or folders. Stapled papers with cover pages are fine.
- DON’T use colored ink or pictures unless it is relevant to the depiction.
- DON’T use more than half a page of quotes in the entire paper.