Senior Thesis
Fall 2022
August 12 ............................... Summer Assignment Due to Turnitin.com by 11:59
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Create a personal portfolio (EVERYONE WILL HAVE THEIR VERY OWN WEBSITE) or similar collection of work, that illustrates mastery of skills and knowledge outlined in the previous courses and applied in the practicum. The portfolio should reflect thoughtful assessment and evaluation of the progression of work involving the application of steps of the scientific inquiry.
Free Website Sites
www.weebly.com USE THIS FORMAT!!!
Class Example: https://cmsbiomedsenior.weebly.com/
These are the tabs of your website ! Everyone will have the same "menu" or "tool bar" titles. Make sure that you adhere to these below...yes in this order!
- HOME - FIRST IMPRESSION...make a good one! This tab gets you back to the beginning no matter where you go on your webpage!
- ABOUT ME- career and personal goals-next steps-"your plan", include your resume!
- RESEARCH- (2 drop downs-- PAPER RESEARCH and PROJECT)-describe and list those sources that have helped with the development of your paper, review of literature!-your project...by chapter as each is completed!
- PROJECT MEDIA- examples of visual materials developed and used during the course (such as graphics, drawings, models, presentation slides, videos, and demonstrations)
- MENTOR INFORMATION - all about your mentor
- QUARTERLY REFLECTIONS - journal entries reflecting on tasks and activities-see specific dates and questions below:
2. How will you incorporate the final project/product into your presentation? What will be your visual representation(s) of the work you did throughout this year? 3. What are some of the roadblocks you've encountered in completing your project and how did you overcome those roadblocks?
This assignment is an individual assignment in Teams!
Part 1
1. Research and select a company or organization for a work-based learning project in a healthcare or biotechnology area of choice (USE below for a list). Cite specific textual evidence from the organization’s literature, as well as independent news articles to summarize:
List of Healthcare and Biomedical Companies:
- Amegen- world biotech leader
- BioMarin - Develops and commercializes bio pharmaceuticals for serious diseases and medical conditions.
- CIGNA - An employee benefits company providing health, life, accident, disability, and other employee benefits.
- DentiMax - Offers easy-to-use, full-featured dental office software that completely integrates dental practice management.
- First Databank, Inc. - Offers software for pharmacies, hospitals, medical and nutrition marketplaces.
- HCA Inc. - HealthTrust Purchasing Group and Hospital Coporation of America is a healthcare group purchasing company.
- HCPro - Offers strategic information for administrative managers and leaders in hospitals.
- HOSA- empower HOSA-Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration, and experience.
- IMS Health - A provider of business strategic consulting services for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.
- LifePoint - Provides health care services to non-urban communities.
- Medtronic - Offers a line of surgical products and instrumentation that surgeons utilize for laparoscopic, endoscopic and more.
- MIDAS - Helps increase patient safety, enhance patient care, and improve profitability for hospitals.
- Quest Diagnostics - 5 million+ people and their healthcare providers choose Quest Diagnostics. Learn how to get the insights you need to make informed medical decisions.
- Sentara - Offers care giving sites, including acute care hospitals, outpatient care facilities, nursing centers and assisted living centers.
- Sound Physicians - A hospitalist company, dedicated to improving the quality and continuity of inpatient care management.
- Truven Health Analytics - A provider of decision support solutions that help organizations across the healthcare industry.
- United Healthcare - Offers health programs and access to physicians and hospitals.
- UnitedHealth Group - Offers specialty care programs such as vision and dental care, as well as HSAs (health savings accounts) and HRAs.
- MERCK - committed to being the premier, research-intensive bio-pharmaceutical company
PEER REVIEW...you must complete 5 total peer reviews of an entire thesis project
Research Question and Methodology Peer Review
