Each student will select a health behavior that they would like to change for the better in 8 weeks. These behaviors can be based on dietary, exercise, addictions, weight management etc. It should be strictly based on how to improve on a health behavior. Students should list the steps or plans to adapt to this health behavior. Topics chosen for this class should be submitted to Instructor before the end of second-week class. Every student’s topic will be subject to approval.

At least a 4-page paper (double-spaced, 15% of final grade) with at least 5 citations is expected from each student. The full score is 50 points. All term project must be submitted through the “Assignments” on Canvas. Essay-1 includes information about the progress that the student has made throughout the semester improving their selected behaviors. The student will explain the successes or challenges they had throughout during the 8-weeks. They should also include what they would have done differently

Essay Guidelines:

Final Paper: At least a 4-pages (no more than 5 pages) paper (15% of final grade) with at least 5 citations (APA format) is expected from each student. The full score is 50 points. All term project must be submitted through the “Assignments” on Canvas (only following file types are accepted: doc, pdf, docx.) All essays will be checked against Turnitin Database. The final paper includes information about the progress that the student has made throughout the semester improving their selected behavior. The beginning of the paper must reference information from the initial paper. The student will explain the successes or challenges they had throughout the semester. They should also note what they would have done differently.

Rubric:

15 points total

8 pts. – Content and insight

4 pts. – Organization

3 pts. – Following essay instructions

1 to 2 points will be deducted if grammatical issues and misspelled words make it difficult for the instructor to understand the essay