You may not write this paper on any topic you have previously used for a Pre-Physical Therapy Seminar course. Although it is a bit unlikely, if you are assigned a topic about which you have written a previous paper, please alert your instructors immediately to be assigned a new topic. You may not adapt or re-use a paper you have previously written for any other class. Should this occur, you will be required to re-do the paper using a new topic assigned by the instructor.

Physical Therapy Final Research Paper

PRPT 300

Exercise related topics will be assigned to each student.  The student must then develop a thesis related to this topic and develop a research paper based on this thesis.

You may not write this paper on any topic you have previously used for a Pre-Physical Therapy Seminar course.  Although it is a bit unlikely, if you are assigned a topic about which you have written a previous paper, please alert your instructors immediately to be assigned a new topic.  You may not adapt or re-use a paper you have previously written for any other class.  Should this occur, you will be required to re-do the paper using a new topic assigned by the instructor.

You are welcome to seek help from the Center for Reading and Writing as you develop your paper and/or to meet with your instructors for additional help. 

Final paper requirements:

• Cover page/title page with the title of your paper, your name, the date, and “PRPT 300”, which should be vertically and horizontally centered on the page
• Minimum of 5, maximum of 10 pages of text (not including the cover page or the references)
• Minimum of 8 peer reviewed journal article references (not including your text book)
• 12 point font size if using Times New Roman font (11 point if using Arial or Calibri)
• Reference list should begin at the top of a new page at the end of the paper, with “References” as the heading for this page
• Double line spacing throughout (including the reference list)
• 1” margins top, bottom, left and right
• Page numbers in a “footer” centered at the bottom of each page
• References and in-text citations must be formatted according to AMA formatting guidelines (see guidance posted on blackboard for instructions and examples)

You may use your textbook from your Exercise Physiology class as a source, however all of your other references must be from peer reviewed journals (either electronic or print) and there must be at least 8 journal articles used.  (you are only required to produce annotated bibliographies for 6 of these)  If you are not sure if a journal article you locate is from a peer reviewed journal, please check with your instructor. 

No web sites should be used for references.  Students should retain PDF copies of all articles used to develop their papers.  These PDFs will be submitted to Blackboard according to the instructions for the “annotated bibliography” assignment.  Students should be very careful to adhere to all rules related to appropriate citation of references to avoid plagiarism.