Contemporary Health Final Paper: Project Guidelines and Grading Guide Overview The final project for this course is the creation of a final paper. It will be a plan of action you will take to optimize your health and improve your chances of enjoying good health as you age. The final product represents an authentic demonstration competency, because it will provide you with a solid foundation that will assist you in making healthy decisions. The project is divided into two milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Four and Six. The final submission will be due in Module Seven. Main Elements You must include how you will address the following aspects of your health: 1. Physical – This may include dietary choices, the use of supplements or medicine, exercise choices, environmental factors, weight management, the elimination of tobacco use, or preventative medicine. You may consider how you will ensure optimal health care from your provider(s). If you are not sure how to proceed, think about a health condition or disease that runs in your family. What can you do to reduce your chances of getting this condition? Or, how can you ensure your physical safety? 2. Emotional – You can consider stress management techniques, ways to boost your level of happiness, address your spiritual needs, and improve your sleep habits. 3. Social – Is there anything you can do to improve your relationships? If alcohol or drugs interfere with them, what can you do? **Be sure to consider how these changes can be implemented, based on your personality, schedule, and experiences following diets and exercise routines. Format Milestone One: Submit your Final Project Outline In 4-4 Final Project: Submit Outline of Final Project, you will submit your Final Project Outline. This is not graded but you will receive formative feedback from your instructor. Milestone Two: Submit Rough Draft of Final Product In 6-4 Final Project: Submit Rough Draft for Final Project you will submit a rough draft of your final product. This is not graded but you will receive formative feedback from your instructor. Final Submission: Final Paper In 7-3 Final Project: What's Your Plan?, you will submit your final paper. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the main elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This milestone will be graded using the Final Product Rubric. Rubric Requirements of submission: Written components of projects must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations. The final paper should be between four and six pages in length, and it must include a cover sheet. Use at least 3 references and cite them, both in-text and at the end of y ...

1. Contemporary Health Final Paper: Project Guidelines and
Grading Guide
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of a final paper.
It will be a plan of action you will take to optimize your health
and improve your chances of enjoying good health as you age.
The final product represents an authentic demonstration
competency, because it will provide you with a solid foundation
that will assist you in making healthy decisions. The project is
divided into two milestones, which will be submitted at various
points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure
quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in
Modules Four and Six. The final submission will be due in
Module Seven.
Main Elements
You must include how you will address the following aspects of
your health:
1. Physical – This may include dietary choices, the use of
supplements or medicine, exercise choices, environmental
factors, weight management, the elimination of tobacco use, or
preventative medicine. You may consider how you will ensure
optimal health care from your provider(s). If you are not sure
how to proceed, think about a health condition or disease that
runs in your family. What can you do to reduce your chances of
getting this condition? Or, how can you ensure your physical
safety?
2. Emotional – You can consider stress management
techniques, ways to boost your level of happiness, address your
spiritual needs, and improve your sleep habits.
3. Social – Is there anything you can do to improve your
relationships? If alcohol or drugs interfere with them, what can

2. you do?
**Be sure to consider how these changes can be implemented,
based on your personality, schedule, and experiences following
diets and exercise routines.
Format
Milestone One: Submit your Final Project Outline
In 4-4 Final Project: Submit Outline of Final Project, you will
submit your Final Project Outline. This is not graded but you
will receive formative feedback from your instructor.
Milestone Two: Submit Rough Draft of Final Product
In 6-4 Final Project: Submit Rough Draft for Final Project you
will submit a rough draft of your final product. This is not
graded but you will receive formative feedback from your
instructor.
Final Submission: Final Paper
In 7-3 Final Project: What's Your Plan?, you will submit your
final paper. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing
all of the main elements of the final product. It should reflect
the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course.
This milestone will be graded using the Final Product Rubric.
Rubric
Requirements of submission: Written components of projects
must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable:
double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch
margins, and discipline-appropriate citations. The final paper
should be between four and six pages in length, and it must
include a cover sheet. Use at least 3 references and cite them,
both in-text and at the end of your paper, using APA format.
Refer to this link for viewing and printing Turnitin paper
feedback.

3. Instructor Feedback: Students can find their feedback in the
grade book as an attachment.
Critical Elements
Exemplary
Proficient
Needs Improvement
Not Evident
Value
Main Elements
Includes almost all of the main elements and requirements and
cites multiple examples to illustrate each element
(23-25)
Includes most of the main elements and requirements and cites
many examples to illustrate each element
(20-22)
Includes some of the main elements and requirements
(18-19)
Does not include any of the main elements and requirements
(0-17)
25
Inquiry and Analysis
Provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete
understanding of multiple concepts
(18-20)
Provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete
understanding of some concepts
(16-17)
Provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete
understanding of minimal concepts
(14-15)

4. Does not provide in-depth analysis
(0-13)
20
Integration and Application
All of the course concepts are correctly applied
(9-10)
Most of the course concepts are correctly applied
(8)
Some of the course concepts are correctly applied
(7)
Does not correctly apply any of the course concepts
(0-6)
10
Critical Thinking
Draws insightful conclusions that are thoroughly defended with
evidence and examples
(18-20)
Draws informed conclusions that are justified with evidence
(16-17)
Draws logical conclusions, but does not defend with evidence
(14-15)
Does not draw logical conclusions
(0-13)
20
Research
Incorporates many scholarly resources effectively that reflect
depth and breadth of research
(14-15)
Incorporates some scholarly resources effectively that reflect
depth and breadth of research
(12-13)

5. Incorporates very few scholarly resources that reflect depth and
breadth of research
(11)
Does not incorporate scholarly resources that reflect depth and
breadth of research
(0-10)
15
Writing
(Mechanics/Citations)
No errors related to organization, grammar and style, and
citations
(9-10)
Minor errors related to organization, grammar and style, and
citations
(8)
Some errors related to organization, grammar and style, and
citations
(7)
Major errors related to organization, grammar and style, and
citations
(0-6)
10
Earned Total
Comments:
100
Contemporary Health
Final Paper
:
Project

6. Guidelines
and
Grading
Guide
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of a final paper.
It will be a plan of action you will take to optimize your health
and improve your chances of
enjoying good health as you age.
The final product represents an authentic demonstration
competency, because it will provide you with a solid foundation
that
w
ill assist you in making healthy
decisions. The project is divided into
t
wo
milestones
, which will be submitted at various points throughout the
course to scaffold learning and ensure quality
final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in
Modul
es Four
and
Six
.
The final submission will be due in
Module

7. Seven.
Main Elements
You
must include how you will address the following aspects of your
health:
1.
Physical
–
T
his
may include dietary choices, the use of supplements or
medicine, exercise choices, environmental factors, weight
managemen
t, the
elimination of tobacco use, or preventative medicine. You may
consider how you will ensure optimal health care fr
om your
provider(s).
If you are not
sure how to proceed, think about a health condition or disease
that runs in your family. What can y
ou do to reduce your chances of getting this
condition?
Or, how can you ensure your physical safety?
2.

8. Emotional
–
You can consider stress management techniques, ways to boost
your level of happiness, address your spiritual needs,
and improve your
sleep hab
its.
3.
Social
–
Is there anything you can do to improve your relationships? If
alcohol or drugs interfere with them, what can you do?
**
Be sure to consider how these changes can be implemented,
based on your personality, schedule, and experiences
following diets and exercise routines.
Format
Milestone One
:
Submit your Final Project Outline
In
4

9. -
4 Final Project: Submit Outline of Final Project
,
you will submit your Final Project Outline.
This is not graded but you will receive formative feedback f
rom
your instructor.
Milestone Two
: Submit
Rough Draft of Final Product
In
6
-
4 Final Project: Submit Rough Draft for Final Project
you will submit a rough d
raft of
your final p
roduct
.
This is not graded but you will receive formative
feedback from your
instructor.
Contemporary Health Final Paper: Project Guidelines and
Grading Guide
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of a final paper.

10. It will be a plan of action you will take to optimize your health
and improve your chances of
enjoying good health as you age.
The final product represents an authentic demonstration
competency, because it will provide you with a solid foundation
that will assist you in making healthy
decisions. The project is divided into two milestones, which
will be submitted at various points throughout the course to
scaffold learning and ensure quality
final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in
Modules Four and Six. The final submission will be due in
Module Seven.
Main Elements
You must include how you will address the following aspects of
your health:
1. Physical – This may include dietary choices, the use of
supplements or medicine, exercise choices, environmental
factors, weight management, the
elimination of tobacco use, or preventative medicine. You may
consider how you will ensure optimal health care from your
provider(s). If you are not
sure how to proceed, think about a health condition or disease
that runs in your family. What can you do to reduce your
chances of getting this
condition? Or, how can you ensure your physical safety?
2. Emotional – You can consider stress management
techniques, ways to boost your level of happiness, address your
spiritual needs, and improve your
sleep habits.
3. Social – Is there anything you can do to improve your
relationships? If alcohol or drugs interfere with them, what can
you do?
**Be sure to consider how these changes can be implemented,

11. based on your personality, schedule, and experiences following
diets and exercise routines.
Format
Milestone One: Submit your Final Project Outline
In 4-4 Final Project: Submit Outline of Final Project, you will
submit your Final Project Outline. This is not graded but you
will receive formative feedback from
your instructor.
Milestone Two: Submit Rough Draft of Final Product
In 6-4 Final Project: Submit Rough Draft for Final Project you
will submit a rough draft of your final product. This is not
graded but you will receive formative
feedback from your instructor.
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Directions: Please answer each of the following questions.
Ensure that each response is at least 2 paragraphs in length.
Please visit the Academic Resource Center (ARC) for concise
APA guidelines.
1. Discuss how such websites as Monster.com,
SimplyHired.com, and CareerBuilder.com have changed how
companies recruit potential job applicants and how individual
applicants look for jobs.
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of recuiters
providing a realistic job preview to job applicants? What are
some instances when realistic job previews should not be used?
3. Visit three different job search websites. Search for a job
in a particular region of the United States. Which of the three
websites is most useful to job seekers? Explain your answer.
4. What are the characteristics of an effective college
recruiter?
5. Read Application Case 7.1: E-Recruiting: Too Much of a
Good Thing? in Chapter 7 and answer the following
questions.Given the competition for job candidates on the web,
what elements would you recommend for an e-campaign that
would make a job posting stand out?
Would you recommend web-based recruiting to an organization
wishing to hire locally? What are the advantages and

13. disadvantages?
What systems would you recommend to an organization to
prevent inappropriate content from reaching the web? How can
an organization balance the desire for speed of action to the
need for legal protection?
6. Read Application Case 7.2: Are New Recruits Looking for
Work-Life Balance in Chapter 7 and answer the following
questions.Why is there a need for companies to offer work-
family balance programs such as flex-time, telecommuting, and
job sharing?
Of the three programs discussed above, which would be the
most important program for you personally when deciding
whether or not to join an employer? Why?
Some organizations do not believe in offering any of these work
- life balance programs. What do you think their reasoning is?
Explain.
What is the difference between an essential and nonessential
skill? How are these related to the Americans with Disabilities
Act?
7. Why do you think that conscientiousness, one of the Big
Five personality dimensions, is such a good predictor of
successful job performance across most occupations? Explain
your answer.
8. What advice would you give to an applicant who is about
to go through a two-day assessment center? How can she
prepare?
9. What is the current status of drug testing in American
organizations? Do you think drug testing is justifiable? Why?
10. What is the Employee Polygraph Protection Act? What
alternatives to polygraphs are organizations using? Are these
alternatives effective?

14. 11. Assume that a job applicant has a disability and in this
case, it is not clear whether the individual will be able to
perform the essential functions of the job. According to the
Americans with Disabilities Act, is it appropriate to ask such an
applicant to submit to a physical examination? Why or why
not?
12. Read Application Case 8.2: Online Résumés Are Here to
Stay in Chapter 8 and answer the following questions.Why are
so many companies shifting to online resumes screening
programs to sift through applicants' résumés?
Can you think of any disadvantages associated with the use of
online resume screening? From the company's perspective?
The candidate's perspective?
What can job seekers do to improve their chances of making it
through the online resume screening process and getting an
interview?