Overview
- Choose one topic:
- “Blue Zones” Research on Environment, Health, and Lifespan.
- Impact of International Governmental Organizations on Environment, Health, and Lifespan.
- Integrate into your assignment at least two current sources (no more than five years old), which must meet the definition of “scholarly” or “peer-reviewed” as shown in the Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site.
- Choose a medium to create your presentation or infographic.
- Infographic: An infographic is a very concise visual summation of complex ideas. Explore this Links to an external site.resource for more information on infographics. There are many free infographic designs from which you can choose. If you are interested in creating an infographic for this assignment, please explore the applications below or find one that works best for you. For reference, you can view the infographic on the Links to an external site.
- PowerPoint is part of the Microsoft Office software package and does not have free access. If you already have PowerPoint on your computer, this is a good option for the assignment. If you need assistance using PowerPoint, please review the How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation Links to an external site.resource.
- Define the impact of either consumption patterns or pollution on human health, in terms of the topic you chose.
- Analyze three factors that specifically pertain to longevity, in terms of your topic.
- Explain how socio-economics, policy decisions, and demographic attributes impact the ability of people to respond to health and environmental issues.
- PowerPoint presentations must be five slides in length (not including title and references slides); Infographics must be at least five information boxes (not including title and references pages); and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center Links to an external site.’s How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation Links to an external site.resource.
- Must include a separate title slide or section with the following:
- Title of project
- Student’s name
- Course name and number
- Instructor’s name
- Date submitted
- Must use at least two current (no more than five years old) scholarly, peer-reviewed sources.
- The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources Links to an external site.table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
- To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this University of Arizona Global Campus Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty Links to an external site.tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
- Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper Links to an external site.guide.
- Must include a separate references slide or section that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List Links to an external site.resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Note that you will be able to upload a PowerPoint presentation to Waypoint. If you choose to create an Infographic, you must save it as a PDF file and upload the PDF file into Waypoint.
In your project,
The Approaches to Environment and Longevity Graphic Project