Iron Deficiency Anemia
Research paper will be submitted to www.turnitin.com by the week specified on your syllabus and lab
topic schedule.
10 points will be reduced from final grade per late day, per copy.
The research paper will compile the results of your investigation about a topic Iron Deficiency Anemia
Research involves gathering information from books, and journal articles. The
research paper will compile, in your own words, the information you learn from different sources.
You need to start gathering information as early as possible. If you need help to find information, the
FIU library website is an excellent resource: http://library.fiu.edu/ .
Tutorials & instruction section and Ask a librarian section are helpful options. You can also go to the
library and ask a librarian for help.
The paper will be 5 pages (~2000 words), distributed as:
– Introduction (1/2 page): In this section, you explain what the paper is about. Think about your topic,
read about it, and then make a claim. Tell us what you think. Make it interesting and informative. Most
importantly, you are expected to support your thesis statement with factual information that you must
provide in the rest of the paper.
– Body (3 pages): This section will comprise the bulk of your paper. All of the factual information and
arguments you present should connect logically to your thesis. Your TA will tell you what subtopic need
to be addressed in each page. Again, try to make this section interesting and fluid.
– Conclusion (1/2 page): In this section you will combine all the information you talked about in the
introduction and the body of the paper. This section should wrap up the information you provide in your
paper.
– Reference page: You must include at least 6 journal articles, and 1 book (do not use Mader
Human Bio book!).
What to cite: “everything that is not common knowledge”.
• Within the text of your paper, cite using parentheses to show your readers where you found each
source you used. These textual citations allow the reader to refer to your References page(s) for further
information. How to do it: In the text, after the idea:
(Author’s last name, year)
