IHP 525 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: Final Project Data Analysis is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your ability to run basic statistical calculations. You have been provided with a

data set (uploaded to StatCrunch in the ungraded activity in Module One) and a list of health questions that could be studied using the provided data set.

Prompt: For Milestone One, you will need to select the health question you want to address in this project. You have been provided with a possible list of

questions in the Health Question Options document.

Specifically, you must address the following critical element:

I. Introduction

A. State the overall health question you have been asked to address in your own words. Be sure you capture the key elements of the question,

using language that a non-technical audience can understand.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: You will submit one paragraph in a Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch

margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Introduction: Health

Question

States overall health question in own

words, capturing key elements of

question while using language

appropriate for a non-technical

audience

States overall health question in own

words, but response contains

inaccuracies, omits key details, or does

not use language appropriate for a nontechnical audience

Does not state overall health question

in own words

80

Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related

to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax,

or organization

Submission has major errors related to

citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or

organization that negatively impact

readability and articulation of main

ideas

Submission has critical errors related to

citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or

organization that prevent

understanding of ideas

20

Total 100%

IHP 525 Milestone One Health Question Options

For Final Project Data Analysis Milestone One, you will select ONE health question to explore throughout the course.

From the list below, select one health question to research with the provided data set: 

● To what extent does gender influence the length of hospital stays for MI patients?

● To what extent do the ages of MI patients vary by gender?

● Does the length of hospital stay for MI patients vary by the final status (follow-up status) of the patient?

● Does age affect the survival (follow-up status) of MI patients?

● Does BMI affect the survival (follow-up status) of MI patients?