In this week's discussion board, you will compare type I and type II diabetes. We will explore the more severe condition, diabetes mellitus, and it effect on the renal and endocrine systems.
Instructions (Recommended order)
- (By Monday) Review the rubric for this assignment, the late assignment policy, netiquette guidelines, and the associated learning objectives.
- (By Tuesday) Read the following studies, paying particular attention to the findings and hypothesis: Clinical Practice GuidelinesLinks to an external site.
- (By Tuesday) Identify at least one additional applicable journal article.
- (By Wednesday, 23:59 EST of week 1) Post your initial response (8 points) which should include the following:
- Identification of at least one additional applicable journal article
- A summary of the findings and hypothesis of the two articles.
- Compare and contrast type I, type II diabetes, and diabetes mellitus.
- A mention of concepts that challenged you within the reading material.
- (by 23:59 EST Sunday of Week 1) Reply to the initial posts (8 points total) of two classmates. Between the two responses, you should have an example of each of the following:
- A reference to specific parts of your peers' posts and relate your insight to course content. Examples stems include the following: I relate/concur/disagree with X because Y. I liked what you did with X because Y. (2 points)
- A proposal of thought-provoking questions that might lead to a new perception or clarifying questions for a deeper understanding. Example stems include the following: Have you considered looking at X from Y perspective? When you said X, am I understanding you to mean Y? (2 points)
- An offer of specific suggestions for improvement of the current project/discussion based on assignment criteria. Example stems include the following: You might consider tweaking X for Y effect. You might want to include supporting information from X resource. (2 points)
- A proposal of specific ideas for how to expand the project/discussion beyond its original scope. Example stems include the following: Perhaps you can expand this in X capacity to further address Y. Perhaps you can re-purpose X as Y for Z. (2 points)