Overview
For this Project:
- Choose one of the following topics to address in your final project:
- In an essay:
- Matter and Energy in Malnutrition: Developing a Plan to Address Deficiencies
- Nuclear Radiation in Medical Imaging: From Old to New Technologies
- Treating Breast Cancer: Current Therapies and Options on the Horizon
- The Role of Dopamine in Parkinson’s Disease or Schizophrenia
- Using Blood Chemistry to Diagnose Disease
- Inflammation and the Role of Eicosanoids
- ACE Inhibitors as a Treatment for Hypertension
If you would like to choose a topic that is not on this list, it must be approved by your instructor.
- Identify your project topic from the list above. (1 pt)
- Identify your specific area of focus within the topic. Be mindful--if the general topic is broad, narrow down the general topic to a specific area of interest to you or one that you feel needs to be discussed.(2 pts)
- Identify your target audience; choose an audience you think is most in need of this information, or an audience that you are specifically drawn to. (For example: specific patient population, the dietary staff in a nursing home, high school teens exploring career opportunities, newly-hired employees in the rehab department, etc.).Choose an audience for whom you believe this information will be valuable, rather than an audience that is already familiar with it. (1 pts)
- Discuss your rationale for selecting this specific topic and audience; identify the educational need that exists. (5 pts)