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ArSRT

Arkansas Society

of

Radiologic Technologists

ESSAY RULES & REGULATIONS

A. All essays submitted must be received no later than Feb.28, 2011. The winners will be notified prior to the State Convention.

B. First, second, and third papers will be chosen from the student and technologist categories.

C. Schools of Radiologic Technology will not be limited on the number of essays submitted, but will be limited to only one (1) essay per author (student).

D. Judges will be selected by the Essay Chairperson and the judging will be based on the following:

1. ORIGINALITY

a. Any subject appropriate to any aspect of the field of radiology and/or medical imaging will be deemed suitable material for judging.

b. Essays must be in the author’s own words, but the ideas do not have to be original.

c. Any ideas that are not original should be foot-noted and a bibliography provided. Three or more references must be used if the idea is not original.

2. QUALITY

a. Essays should be informative and educational. They may cover the technical aspects, as well as moral or ethical issues.

3. ORGANIZATION OF MATERIAL

a. The material must be presented in an orderly manner and logical sequence.

b. Visual aids may be used, but are not required. Papers that do not use them will not be penalized. (Power point capabilities will not be available for the winner’s presentation.)

4. MECHANICS

a. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation must be correct and papers should be neat.

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CRITERIA FOR SUBMITTING ESSAYS

A. Four (4) copies of each essay shall be submitted to the essay chairperson:

1. The original - identified with cover page and title page (see # 3 & 4)

2. Three (3) copies - unidentified (title page only)

3. Technologists’ essays should have a cover page that includes the technologist’s name, address, and phone number on the original paper only.

4. Students’ essays should have a cover page that includes the student’s name, the name of the school, school address & phone number on the original paper only.

5. All entrants should keep a copy of their essay.

B. The essay should be at least 1500 words, but no more than 2400 words in length.

C. Essays must:

1. Be typed and double spaced with adequate margins (1" suggested.)

2. Have numbered pages in the upper right hand corner and be fastened securely in the upper left hand corner. No plastic covers, binders, etc., please.

3. Include a title page on all copies.

D. Essays should be of such quality as to be suitable for entry in the national contest, sponsored by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).

E. No part of an essay that has previously won an award will be permitted to be used in competition at the “state” level.

F. All entrants must be members in good standing in the Arkansas Society of Radiologic Technologists (ArSRT).

G. All entrants must register for the State Convention.

1. Technologists must pay a $10.00 entry fee in addition to the Convention registration fee.

2. Students may register for the Convention at a reduced rate. This registration fee covers any and all competitions. Winners will also receive a free ticket to the Honor’s Luncheon. (Any others wishing to attend the awards luncheon must purchase a separate ticket.)

All winners of the essay contest are required to attend the Honors Luncheon on Friday of the Convention & will receive awards at that time. First place winner will present his/her paper at this time. Note: Power point capabilities will not be available. The luncheon will be courtesy of the ArSRT.

H. All essays must be received no later than February 28, 2011.

MAIL ENTRIES TO: Lyn Hubbard, Essay & Exhibit Chair

c/o Arkansas State University

Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences Department

P. O. Box 910

State University, AR 72467

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ESSAY GUIDELINES

REFERENCES & FOOTNOTES (ENDNOTES)

The following guidelines are to be used by students and technologists submitting essays for the contest held by the Arkansas Society of Radiologic Technologists at their annual convention. This format was developed and modified according to that used in the American Psychological Association Style Manual (APA).

FOOTNOTES (ENDNOTES): Endnotes with references are much preferred (not required) over footnotes, and should be included on a separate page(s) following the text. All factual material must be end noted in alphabetical order. Endnote format should according to the Publication Manual of the

American Psychological Association (APA style) modified as shown in these examples of common

references:

JOURNAL ARTICLE: Last name of author(s) and first initial of first name. (year of

publication). Article title (only first word capitalized). Journal Title. Volume Number (Issue

Number) Inclusive Pages.

EXAMPLE: Foegelle W, Couch G Jr. (1990). A study of passage rates: Hospital vs.

college programs. Radiologic Technology. 61 (4) 393-395.

BOOK: Last name of author and first initial of first name. (year of publication). Title (only first

word capitalized) (edition, volume number). City in which publisher is located: name of

publisher.

EXAMPLE: Ballinger P. (1995). Merrill's atlas of radiographic positions and

radiologic procedures (8th ed., Vol. 3). St. Louis: Mosby.

EXAMPLES of endnotes in text:

The cow jumped over the moon (Goose, 1948). (Note punctuation follows after parenthesis)

or

According to Mother Goose, the cow jumped over the moon (1948).

or

Mother Goose informed the public in 1948 that the cow jumped over the moon. NO ENDNOTE

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Essay title

or number:______________________________________________________________

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ESSAY SCORING FORM

Directions for scoring:

Place a check mark in the column you feel best describes each specific category item. Total the points at the bottom of each of the 4 columns, then add the 4 sub-totals to reach the final point total.

Each U in this Each U in this Each U in this Each U in this

column worth: column worth: column worth: column worth:

5 pts. 4 pts. 2 pts. 1 pt.

CATEGORIES	Superior	Average	Fair	Poor
ORIGINALITY
Appropriate subject
No plagiarism
Referenced when necessary
QUALITY
Informative
Educational
ORGANIZATION OF MATERIAL
Presented logically
Sequenced well
MECHANICS
Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation
Neat in appearance
SUB-TOTAL POINTS

FINAL POINTS TOTAL _______________

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ESSAY JUDGING

Evaluation Scale

RATING POINTS

1. ORIGINALITY Superior U = 5 pts. each

Appropriate subject, no Average 4 pts. ¡

plagiarism, referenced Fair 2 pts. ¡

when necessary Poor 1 pt. ¡

2. QUALITY Superior U = 5 pts. each

Informative, Average 4 pts. ¡

educational Fair 2 pts. ¡

Poor 1 pt. ¡

3. ORGANIZATION OF MATERIAL Superior U = 5 pts. each

Presented logically, Average 4 pts. ¡

sequenced well Fair 2 pts. ¡

Poor 1 pt. ¡

4. MECHANICS Superior U = 5 pts. each

correct grammar, spelling, Average 4 pts. ¡

punctuation, neat in Fair 2 pts. ¡

appearance Poor 1 pt. ¡