The research paper is worth 200 points and is due on the date listed above. The

The research paper is worth 200 points and is due on the date listed above. The paper is to be between 5-7 pages in 12 point font excluding title and citations pages. The paper is to be completed in APA style (Research Navigator includes an entire section of publishing and writing a research paper and APA style). The paper must include at least 5 research based articles from peer reviewed journals to support your thesis; in addition you may use other articles. The thesis statement must be highly developed and the rest of the paper should address the thesis. You will be graded on the ability to use examples which support the thesis statement. You must thoughtfully analyze and evaluate the literature. You will be graded on the ability to evaluate the evidence in a balanced manner. (See Rubric for Research Paper for more specific point distributions and grading criteria).
The paper is to deal with a CAH therapy using principles of evidence-based health care learned in this course. They may include such topics as:
Complementary Health Systems of Care
Homeopathic medicine
Ayurvedic medicine
Tibetan and Traditional Chinese medicine
Native American Healing
Naturopathy
Scientific, ethical and legal issues surrounding alternative health systems
Mind-body interventions
III. Biologically-based interventions
Manipulative and body-based therapies
Energy therapies
Lifestyle changes such as nutrition, fitness and stress management.
Note: Instructor reserves the right to change, delete, or add to the syllabus as necessary.