Goal: Provide students opportunity to research specific areas of interest related to home health care, specifically with regard to applications of technology and engineering concepts to home health care.PAPER:Hypothesis and Aims (20%)Develop a project hypothesisDevelop specific aims for the overall project that if achieved will confirm/refute hypothesisBackground/literature review (40%)Provide an overview of the topic areaDoes the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field?Provide a review of the literature of what others and/or other technologies related to the topic and outcomesIdentify current gaps in the field for related topicSignificance of proposed effort (40%)Explain the significance of the project and how it advances knowledge or improves care or promotes independent living/successful agingIf the aims of the project are achieved, how will scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice be improved?How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive this field?Literature review: You should seek to review 15-25 sources for this proposed effort, most should be peer-reviewed publications (not Internet websites or trade journals).