University of South Florida TRAAP Test Article Summary
Question Description
Imagine that you have a family member with Alzheimer’s disease. Afriend sends you the following link about the use of aromatherapy inpeople with Alzheimer’s disease:
https://best-alzheimers-products.com/alternative-therapy-for-alzheimers/aromatherapy-for-alzheimers (Links to an external site.)
You are interested in evaluating whether this kind of treatment mightreally help your family member, but you want to be sure that thearticle provides accurate information and that this treatment is safeand effective. This paper will allow you to use the TRAAP test toevaluate the information on this web page.
In an essay of at least two full pages (no more than 4!), please
Summarize the main points of the article (this should be at least a full paragraph)
a) Discuss how highly you would rate the article (scale of 1-5)on each element of the TRAAP Test (timeliness, relevance, authority,accuracy, and purpose), b) a justification for each rating, and c)any strengths or limitations on these points, with at least a paragraph(of at least five sentences) devoted to each topic for a total of five paragraphs.
Your judgment of the overall quality of this article based on the TRAAP Test (at least one paragraph of at least five sentences, and
What things could be changed in order to make this a better article in regard to the TRAAP test (at least one paragraph of at least five sentences).
Use APA format wherever this is relevant. You will not be graded onyour use of APA format but you will receive feedback on this if you useit improperly. Note that to address some of the elements of the TRAAPTest, you will have to do some additional research beyond what is in thearticle (e.g. to see if there are other versions available, to commentabout the source).
Outline (2-4 pages total):
Summarize main points of article (1 paragraph)
At least a full paragraph of at least five sentences
TRAAP test ratings (5 paragraphs)
Rate each TRAAP point on a scale of 1-5
Justify each rating
Address strengths and limitations on these points
At least a paragraph (of at least five sentences) for each TRAAP point
Overall judgement of article’s quality based on TRAAP test (1 paragraph)
At least a full paragraph of at least five sentences
Things to be changed to make the article better (1 paragraph)
At least a full paragraph of at least five sentences
Some Ground Rules:
The assignment should be typed in Word, double-spaced with one-inchmargins, and use 12 point font. All assignments will be due by midnightof the due date. No exceptions. The due date for each assignment islisted on the detailed instructions for the portfolio in Canvas. You areresponsible for keeping track of when the assignments are due and forsubmitting them on time. All assignments must be submitted via Canvas. Ido not accept assignments via e-mail unless Canvas is no longeraccepting submissions, or if I have given you the opportunity to rewriteyour paper. If you are new to Canvas, I urge you to submit yourassignments well before the deadline, so that you can get help from USFIT Help.
The assignment should be submitted through Canvas. You will find thelinks for assignments under “Assignments” on the left-hand side of yourscreen in Canvas.
As you complete the assignments for your portfolio, please try toavoid using stereotypes to describe older adults (e.g., all old peopleare bad drivers; all older adults are senile). You can identify thechallenges associated with growing older but try to also focus on thepositive aspects of aging. I probably do not have to tell you this butjust in case”¦While you have a lot of freedom in completing theassignments, please do not hand in material that is offensive. I wantyou to have fun with this assignment but please be respectful in yourwriting and in the articles/websites etc. that you choose to focus on.
Be a critical thinker as you explore information via the web.Remember, the fact that it has been published does not make it true.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in a failing gradefor your portfolio project (see syllabus for details on my policy onacademic dishonesty) and can lead to an FF in the course and evendismissal from the university. To avoid plagiarizing, you should: 1)write your own assignments, 2) give credit when citing information fromother sources (lectures, textbook, websites, newspaper etc.) byincluding the name of the source in parentheses as part of the sentence,and 3) when citing information from other sources put the information in your own words. Ihighly recommend that you take notes when you read information, andwrite a draft without the source in front of you, to avoidunintentionally plagiarizing.
In some cases, at my discretion, I may deduct points for minorplagiarism. This will usually drop a grade on a paper by at least oneletter grade. I may also allow a student to rewrite a paper thatincludes major plagiarism if I detect plagiar