These assignments are also found under assignments in Mastering A&P. There are 6 assignments that will contribute
as extra credit (maximum of 10%) on each one of your exams 1-6.
EXTRA-CREDIT PROJECT: NOBEL PRIZE RESEARCH PROJECT
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is the most prestigious prize for medical research in the world. The prize is
awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. The first prize was awarded in 1901.
Since then, the prize has been given to men and women whose works lead to paradigm-changing discoveries.
Highly-qualified nominees are selected by professors of medicine at universities all over the world. Fifty professors
that work at the Karolinska Institutet decide which nominee(s) will be awarded each year. Usually more than one
scientist is awarded per year, because paradigm-changing discoveries are made collectively.
To learn more about the Nobel Prize: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/10/nobel-prize-facts-secretshistory-science/
WHERE TO START:
1. Go to the website: https://www.nobelprize.org/
2. Click on the Nobel Prizes and Laureates drop-down menu
3. Select “Medicine prizes”
4. Navigate the page to choose one laureate and Nobel prize by year.
5. Add your topic choice to the document shared by your instructor (check for announcements).
6. Read about the prize and laureate you chose in the Nobel prize website.
7. Expand your search about the chosen laureate and Nobel prize using other websites and answer the questions
below in detail. ATTENTION: YOU NEED TO USE AT LEAST ONE ORIGINAL ARTICLE FROM THE AUTHOR THAT YOU
SELECTED, WHERE HE DESCRIBES PART OF THE WORK THAT LEAD THEM TO BE LAUREATED WITH THE NOBEL
PRIZE. ORIGINAL ARTICLES HAVE METHODS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION SECTIONS. REVIEWS ARE NOT ORIGINAL
ARTICLES.
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SECTIONS OF THE PROJECT (COPY/PASTE THE QUESTIONS BELOW INTO A WORD DOCUMENT TO START
YOUR PROJECT):
1. Laureates:_______________ Year:________________
2. Which scientists receive the price? If not, who did he share the prize with?
3. For what discovery did this (these) scientist(s) receive the Nobel Prize?
4. What are the main questions answered by their research?
5. Which methods did they use to get to their results? Describe IN DETAILS at least one method, explaining
the test principle.
6. What is the main message from their Nobel prize lecture or presentation speech (you can also find videos
of the lectures if you google them)?
7. What would be the clinical applications of their discovery?
8. References (in APA style- see details below)
8. Answer to the questions below need to be written with YOUR OWN WORDS. Copy from the articles/text you used
to research the topic will be considered plagiarism.
Feel free to email your instructor if cannot find the answers to some of these questions on your own and she will
guide you in the search. Also, it is recommended that you send a draft of your work to your instructor 2 weeks prior
to the deadline for specific guidance.
Allow 3 weeks to work on this project, since research and scientific information gathering requires time and breaks
between working periods. Meaning you will need breaks to process information and think about what you read
before you continue with the research project.
The project is OPTIONAL. Students may only complete and submit it to earn extra credit. It is worth an
additional 2% to your OVERALL COURSE GRADE.
Submit the article as a Word document via iCollege Dropbox. Late turn ins will be penalized with 10% subtraction
of total grade in the assignment/day.
The student must submit the paper in the appropriate Extra-credit project dropbox in iCollege. The instructor will
submit papers to www.turnitin.com and as such term papers submitted will be placed into a repository at
turnitin.com, to check against other papers (past, present and future) and the entire body of literature available.
The work must be your own, anyone who cheats (either allows their work to be copied, or copies someone else’s
work) will receive a grade of zero. This also includes (but is not limited to) copying from text books, the internet, or
having someone else do the work for you. See Cheating and Plagiarism section of the syllabus.
The project will be graded on content, grammar, and spelling as described in the grading rubric.
Overall length of the project
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As each topic is unique, the instructor does not have a “minimum length” requirement. However, answers should
be detailed, meaning that less than 2 pages (font 12, double spaced) would most likely have insufficient detail.
Papers greater than 6 pages are acceptable, however, the requirements listed above generally equate to an
acceptable paper being between 2 and 6 pages (double spaced, 12 inch font Times New Roman or Arial, with one
inch margins in length.)
How to write references in APA style:
Þ For a book or manual:
Author (Year), Title of book, Editor.
EXAMPLE: Pollan, M. (2006). The omnivore’s dilemma: A natural history of four meals. New York, NY: Penguin Group
Þ For scientific papers:
Author names (Surname, First Initial.) (Year – in parentheses). Title of article. Journal
name, volume number, page numbers (x-y).
EXAMPLE: Poniewozik, J. (2000, November 20). Election 2000: TV makes a too-close call. Time, 156(21), 70–71
Þ For internet references:
Author. (Year [use n.d. if not given]). Article or page title. Larger Publication Title, volume number(issue number).
Retrieved from http://url address
EXAMPLE: The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U. (2008). The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. Retrieved July
16, 2018, from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
For more details, refer to APA_CitationChart.pdf file in the folder START HERE in iCollege.
All assessed work must be correctly referenced at the end of the assignment within a “References” section.
Reliable sources:
The best sources are peer-reviewed, meaning that other scientist (more than one) have read and agreed to
allow the publication of said article. Some search engines that can be used to find primary sources include
Google Scholar, Galileo (http://www.galileo.usg.edu/), Pubmed (articles may be very specific and hard to
read), Access Medicine, Web of Science, Science magazine News, Nature News, and Scientific America.
Sites such as those run by the CDC, Mayo Clinic, FDA, and NIH are fairly reliable because they are based on
well-known research institutions. Also sites ending in “.edu” or ending in “.gov” can be reliable sources.
Other sources such as newspaper articles may be used to establish what is being communicated to the
public and can be used in addition to primary sources.
Not suitable sources include Wikipedia, blogs, and MANY OTHERS. You can use these sites only to get started but you
need to find out what primary sources was used to support the particular claim made within these WebPages.
About plagiarism
Do not use quotes. Quotes include but are not limited to: opinions, factual information, information provided by
your instructor, text books, the internet, laboratory manuals, journals, periodicals, magazines, any published
source or web posted information (TV, radio, podcast), student work, your own work (from a previous class). This
assignment is aimed to build an ability to read, understand, and provide meaningful interpretation. There is a fine
line between quoting and referencing, the distinguishing factor is that you have taken a stance and are supporting
it with information from other reliable sources.
Any material quoted will be treated as a violation of “Cheating and Plagiarism.”
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WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?
• Using an author’s information without citing them.
• Copying or “reproducing” the same text without having EXPLAINED, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, the meaning of the
information and its relationship to your argument.
• Having ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL (student, family member, etc) complete your work
• Using ANOTHER STUDENTS work, either whole or partial.
THIS INCLUDES DATA TABLES AND PICTURES/FIGURES/TEXT
General Rubric:
• Excellent (100%):
o Accurate
o Complete
o Sufficient details
o Sufficient Depth
• Above Average (80%):
o Accurate
o Contains all required information
o Lacks detail or depth
• Average (60%):
o Generally accurate
o May have too short or insufficient details
o May be missing a section
o May have minor inaccuracies
• Below Average (40%):
o Accurate, in general
o Sufficient depth, in general
o Two or more required components missing from section
o Major topic involved in case not discussed
• Poor (20%):
o Many inaccurate statements
o Details are lacking
o Required information is present but little depth is probed by author
• Missing (0%)
o No accurate statements
o Section missing
o Section is too broad with no supporting details
o Section is plagiarized (with or without citations)
HOW TO GET A ZERO ON THE Extra-credit project:
• Student failed to find an APPROPRIATE reference.
(CONSULT YOUR PROFESSOR IF IN DOUBT!)
• Information within term paper is plagiarized.
• COPY OR PASTING PARTS OR WHOLE SENTENCES/PARAGRAPHS FROM ANY SOURCE EVEN IF YOU CITE THE
SOURCE.