Discuss about The microbiota in health and disease.

1. The topic as about The microbiota in health and disease

Term Paper
All students will write an individual paper on their selected topic. Each student must locate their own references and write their own individual papers. Students should start their research by first identifying a recent quality review paper on their selected topic. This review can then be used to select primary research papers for further reading and analysis.

Your paper should consist of approximately 8 – 10 pages, using 11 pt Times New Roman or Arial fonts, and be double spaced with 1 inch margins. Bibliography and Title Pages do not apply to the total page count. References should be given by number in text (refer to the examples that will be provided). All papers will be turned in prior to the beginning of the presentations. Your term paper must be organized in the following manner and consist of each of the following components;

Title Page (Title of paper, your name, course title, due date)
Abstract (150-200 words)
Introduction (1 to 2 pages)
Body (the body of your paper should follow here with subject headings specific to your topic.)
Conclusions (1/2 to 1 page)
Bibliography (Numbered references arranged in order of initial use in text. Term paper must include at least five (5) primary references from peer-reviewed literature, although additional references may be used.)

Your choice of journal articles is very important. The ‘primary’ articles (at least five) you choose to describe in your term paper and your seminar presentation must adhere to the following criteria;

Primary articles must be:

• articles from scientific journals that report on original research.
• relevant to your presentation topic.
• recent articles from peer-reviewed scientific journals (no later than 2011).

Additional articles (above and beyond the five (5) required) may be dated prior to 2011.

A great source for help in using the PUC library and advice in researching your topic is;

Sammy Chapman, Jr., Business & Science Librarian, PUC Student Union and Library. You may contact Mr. Chapman at Sammy.Chapman@purduecal.edu or (219) 989-2903.

Description of research
1. Clearly stated the basis for choosing specific research articles and relationships between them.
2. Provided appropriate background to understand the research and its context.
3. Adequately explained the methodology employed by researchers.
4. Adequately explained research results, including figures and data analysis.
5. Clearly stated the conclusions of the research.
6. Provided a good critique of the research and the research report.
7. Adequately answered questions.
8. Showed a thorough knowledge and understanding of the topic.

Getting Started

As mentioned above, you want to start by identifying a good review paper on your selected topic. By good, I mean one that is published in a quality journal. If you aren’t sure, just ask I’m happy to help. Here are a few key links to get you going;

PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
This is the go-to search engine to identify papers on your topic of interest.

Annual Reviews: http://www.annualreviews.org/
This review journal series is published annually and is organized by subject. Reviews in these journals are among the highest in quality.

Nature: http://www.nature.com/
Nature is a multidisciplinary journal that is published weekly. They frequently have special issues which contain a collection of articles (called ‘Insights’ or ‘Outlooks’) devoted to a particular topic. You can find recent collections at the following link; http://www.nature.com/nature/archive/supplements.html?type=biological.

Science: http://www.sciencemag.org/
Science is a multidisciplinary journal this is published weekly. They frequently have special issues which contain a collection of articles devoted to a particular topic. You can locate these at the following link (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/by/year). You’ll have to select the year to view archives…themed issues ‘have titles that appear in red’.