This guide is for NURS 839 Week 8 Scholarly Project Proposal Defense PowerPoint, start to submission. A PowerPoint, on the course template, supporting the defense of your scholarly project proposal.
NURS 839 is Proposal Development, 2 credit hours, in Liberty University's DNP. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as NURS839; it is the same course.
| Course | NURS 839 Proposal Development |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 8 |
| Points | 150 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; the Scholarly Project PowerPoint Template |
| Sources | The proposal's sources |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | PowerPoint using the Scholarly Project PowerPoint Template |
What NURS 839 Week 8 Scholarly Project Proposal Defense PowerPoint asks for
You prepare a scholarly project proposal defense supported by a PowerPoint presentation, using the scholarly project PowerPoint template provided. It is due in Module/Week 8 with Moran et al. chapter 16; the final week ends Friday at 11:59 p.m. (ET). You must successfully defend the proposal at the end of the course. Worth 150 points.
Where it fits in NURS 839
In the published schedule, Scholarly Project Proposal Defense PowerPoint is one of 8 graded written assignments in NURS 839. It follows Week 7 Scholarly Project Proposal, and it is the last written assignment in the course.
How NURS 839 Week 8 Scholarly Project Proposal Defense PowerPoint is graded
Liberty grades Scholarly Project Proposal Defense PowerPoint with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 150 points in the published guide. That is about 15% of the course's 1,010 points. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
Course grades in NURS 839 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 960 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The NURS 839 Week 8 method, step by step
Plan the talk before the slides
Decide what the audience should know or do at the end, and outline the talk around that. The slides come last.
One idea per slide
Each slide carries one point, stated in its title. Short lines, readable type, no paragraphs on the slide.
Put the evidence where it is used
Meet the source requirement (The proposal's sources) with citations on the slides themselves, plus a final references slide in current APA.
Write speaker notes or a script
Write notes for each slide in full sentences. They keep the recording on time and give the grader the reasoning the slides only point to.
Rehearse to the time limit
Do one timed run before the final recording and trim to fit the limit.
Check the technical requirements
Confirm the format the guide asks for (Not set in the guide; the Scholarly Project PowerPoint Template): slide count, length, audio and visual, and the file or link type Canvas accepts.
A structure for NURS 839 Week 8 Scholarly Project Proposal Defense PowerPoint
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,200 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Problem and significance | Why the project matters. | ~190 words |
| PICO question and framework | The question and model. | ~170 words |
| Evidence summary | The strongest evidence, briefly. | ~220 words |
| Methodology | Design, sample, intervention, measures, analysis. | ~360 words |
| Timeline, ethics and dissemination | Next steps. | ~170 words |
| References | APA. | ~100 words |
A topic angle that works
Committees ask most about methods. Give methodology the most slides and prepare answers to the questions you are likely to face: how you will know the protocol was followed, what if the sample is smaller than expected, how data will be protected.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
The project uses a pre-post quality improvement design on one 32-bed unit. The intervention is the nurse-driven removal protocol, introduced with champion training and an EHR reminder.1 The primary outcome is catheter days per 1,000 patient days; fidelity will be measured as the share of eligible patients with a documented daily assessment, so that if the outcome does not change, we will know whether the protocol was actually used.2
- States the design plainly.
- Names the outcome.
- Anticipates a committee question.
Mistakes that cost points on NURS 839 Week 8
- Not using the provided template.
- Too many slides of background.
- No preparation for questions.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; the Scholarly Project PowerPoint Template
- Sources: The proposal's sources
- Slide count and time limit within the guide's numbers
- Audio, notes or video included if the guide asks
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
Is the NURS 839 defense required to pass?
The guide states that you must successfully defend the scholarly project proposal at the end of the course.
How many points is NURS 839 Week 8 Scholarly Project Proposal Defense PowerPoint worth?
150 points in Liberty's published course guide for NURS 839, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 15% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is NURS 839 Week 8 the same in every section of NURS 839?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for NURS 839. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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