Week 4 Assignment | CI1000: Computer Basics for Healthcare Professionals | 90 Points
Aligns with CO-4 (APA Formatting & Academic Integrity)
Instructor Rodriguez writes:
Academic and professional healthcare writing requires consistent APA formatting. This assignment gives you hands-on practice creating the key components of an APA paper: a title page, a header with page numbers, and a reference list entry.
“APA formatting is the standard in healthcare academic writing. Every paper you write in this program — and every report you produce professionally — will need a properly formatted title page and references. Let's make sure you have it right from the start.”
Open Microsoft Word and create a new blank document.
Set up APA formatting: Times New Roman 12pt font, double-spaced (2.0), 1-inch margins on all sides.
Create an APA 7th edition Title Page with: paper title (bold, centered), your name, institution (Ultimate Medical Academy), course number (CI1000), instructor name, and due date.
Add a header with your last name and page number in the top-right corner. Use "Different First Page" so the title page header is blank.
On page 2, add a "References" heading (centered, bold). Create ONE correctly formatted APA 7th edition reference for a healthcare source of your choice (book, journal article, or website).
Save as Lastname_Firstname_CI1000_W4.docx and submit.
| Criterion | Excellent | Proficient | Developing | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APA Title Page — All Required Elements | Title page includes all 6 elements: paper title (bold, centered), student name, institution (Ultimate Medical Academy), course (CI1000), instructor name, and due date; all centered, double-spaced | Title page present but missing 1–2 required elements or formatting errors (e.g., title not bold) | No separate title page; title information included in document body instead | 30 |
| Header & Running Head Setup | Header contains last name and auto-inserted page number in top-right; "Different First Page" enabled so title page header is blank | Header present but page number not auto-inserted, or "Different First Page" not enabled | No header; page numbers absent or manually typed | 20 |
| References Page — Heading & APA Entry | "References" heading correctly centered and bold on a new page; at least one APA 7th edition reference entry correctly formatted with hanging indent | References page present but heading formatting incorrect, or reference entry has 1–2 APA errors | No References page, or references formatted in non-APA style (e.g., numbered list) | 25 |
| Document Formatting — Font, Spacing, Margins | Times New Roman 12pt, double-spaced (2.0), 1-inch margins on all sides applied throughout | Most formatting correct; one element differs (e.g., wrong font or 1.5 spacing) | Formatting significantly different from APA requirements | 15 |
| Total | 90 | |||
Title your submission: Lastname_Firstname_CI1000_W4.docx