CRITICAL THINKING RESEARCH REPORT AND POWERPOINT ASSIGNMENT
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Critical Thinking Research Report and PowerPoint Assignment Lesson Plan
COURSE # AND TITLE: ● BSC1086C Anatomy & Physiology II
INSTRUCTOR: ● Dr. Grisseel Cruz-Espaillat, M.D., PH.D., M.P.H.
SPECIFIC TOPIC: ● Pathology (WILL BE ASSIGNMENT)
LESSON PLAN OVERVIEW: ● Students will engage in critical thinking regarding the
systems of the human body and pathology in Anatomy, and
specifically for the following topics:
Digestive system, Nervous system, Endocrine, Urinary and
Reproductive Systems.
OBJECTIVES: 1. Learn the distinctions and characteristics of the systems
2. Engage in critical thinking through the analysis of the of
the pathologies related (Case Study application)
3. Engage in critical thinking by examining the selected
pathology with the prospected systems and credibility of
scholar researcher.
4. Engage student interest in prospective major
RATIONALE: ● Students will benefit by:
1. Performing the critical thinking exercise of exegesis
2. Gaining confidence in by applying what they have learned
3. Executing preliminary research on their prospective major
4. Correlating pattern characteristics of specific systems of
the human body.
RESOURCES / MATERIALS: FNU Library, Textbook, Internet access
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LESSON CONTENT:
(INCLUDE TIMES ALLOWED
FOR COVERING TOPICS)
Students will be assigned pathology on the 1st week of the course
(Check Pathology Assigned List document in the RESEARCH
REPORT folder); The same pathology assigned will be used to
develop a Research Document Report and PowerPoint by apply
required criteria information as title topics to be discussed (Read
page 5,6 as the rubric has additional information that is required).
1. Define the disease,
2. Demographics of the Disease
3. Cause of the disease,
4. Signs & Symptoms of the disease (If apply, include
stages, levels, or types of the disease),
5. Laboratory findings (include, all blood test names, genetic
test, urine test, i.e.) Must include all normal versus
abnormal levels that will confirm the disease,
6. Images of the Disease (X-ray, MRI, CT scans, PET
scans); all images must be cited in APA format and
referred in the reference page of the report and
PowerPoint.
7. Treatment for the disease (this includes name of the
medications, dosage, side effects, alternative medications,
8. Diet for the patient,
9. Prognosis of the disease,
10. Photos of the disease throughout the PowerPoint
presentation.
11. All students must apply APA and writing style format.
12. References must be within the last 5 years and no less
than 10 references. All references must be accountable in
the in-text citations throughout the document and
PowerPoint. In addition, all PowerPoint slides must have
citations at the bottom of each slide; read APA
PowerPoint sample, found in the Research Report folder
in blackboard. This criterion is a required content to avoid
Plagiarism. FNU Plagiarism is the act of obtaining or
attempting to obtain credit for academic work by
representing the work of another as one’s own without the
necessary and appropriate acknowledgment. More
specifically, plagiarism is: The act of incorporating the
ideas, words of sentences, paragraphs, or parts thereof
without appropriate acknowledgment and representing the
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product as one’s own work; and the act of representing
another’s intellectual work such as musical composition,
computer program, photographs, painting, drawing,
sculpture, or research or the like as one’s own. Cheating or
plagiarism is dishonest, undermines the necessary trust
upon which relations between students and faculty are
based, and is unacceptable conduct. Students who engage
in cheating or plagiarism will be subject to academic
sanctions, including a lowered or failing grade in a
course; and the possibility of an additional administrative
sanction, including probation, suspension, or expulsion.
13. Review the rubric for research report and PowerPoint (see
page 5 and 6 below). Additional information is also found
in the Syllabus.
COLLABORATIVE
ACTIVITIES:
(INCLUDE TIMES ALLOWED
FOR COVERING TOPICS)
Each student will submit a Research report and a PowerPoint
assessment as a part of the required Library assignment Each
student will be awarded points based on the MOP (Mode of
PowerPoint) rubric that will equal to 10% of grade and a
Research Report rubric that will equal to 10% of the grade. Both
assignments will equal 20% of the grade course. Student is
required to submit a copy of both assignments, prior submission
of the final assignment to the writing director, Prof. Ileana
Torres M.S. Writing Lab Director [email protected] All
assignments are required to be in APA format writing style (APA
7
thedition).
CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENTS: Students will gather general principles to specific concepts
related to the mechanism effect of the pathologies with the
human body systems.
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READING ASSIGNMENTS: Chapter
10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS: Research Report and PowerPoint Presentation
EVALUATION:
Each Student receives full participation credit for writing the
power-point presentation and a research report, as individual
activity. AVOID PLAGERISM.
REFERENCE: All references are to be included in the PowerPoint presentation
and Written Report in APA format. READ DOCUMENTS IN
THE RESEARCH REPORT FOLDER AND SYLLABUS.
WEB SITES: Google scholar, eMedicine, World Health Origination (WHO),
Center for Disease and Prevention Control (CDC), Web-Med,
MayoCLinic, and other healthcare organizations, i.e.
DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA
RECOMMENDED READINGS: ● Herlihy, B. The Human Body in Health and Illness, 6th
Edition. Elsevier.
(CAMPUS LIBRARY) Use FNU Campus/Online Library. ALL STUDENTS ARE
TO SUBMIT A DRAFT OF THE RESEARCH REPORT
AND POWERPOINT FOR FEEDBACK TO….
Prof. Ileana Torres M.S. Writing Lab Director [email protected] or
www.fnu.edu/writing-lab
Writing Lab hours of operation are Monday through Thursday
from 8:30 am – 1:30 pm. and Friday from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm.
REMINDER: LATE SUBMISSION WILL BE REPORTED
AS A “0” GRADE.
1. RESEARCH REPORT IS DUE ON THE 3rd WEEK OF THE
TERM
2. POWERPOINT IS DUE ON THE 6TH WEEK OF THE TERM
MAKE SURE TO SUBMIT ALL ASSIGNMENT EARLY
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Pathology Written Research Rubric
Categories Comments
CONTENT
SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE
60%
ACCURATE RESEARCH FOR PATHOLOGY
ACCURATE CONTENT
ACCURATE Laboratory names and levels
ACCURATE Medications with dosages, side
effects.
Charts, Tables must be included, but not counted
as part of the page count.
.
ORGANIZATION
10%
LOGICAL SEQUENCE
REACHED LOGICAL CONCLUSION
Document must be no-less than 5 pages (not
including Title, abstract, and reference pages. Read
documents in RESEARCH REPORT folder
FORMATTING
30%
FONT STYLE FORM
CITATION AND REFERENCES
SPELLING
GRAMMATICAL ERRORS
***Required Research Report APA Format: See Instructions in the “RESEARCH REPORT” folder in
blackboard.
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Pathology (Disease) PowerPoint Rubric
Categories Comments
CONTENT
SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE
60%
ACCURATE RESEARCH FOR PATHOLOGY
ACCURATE CONTENT
ACCURATE Laboratory names and levels
ACCURATE Medications with dosages, side effects.
Accurate Images of the disease throughout the PowerPoint Presentation
ORGANIZATION
10%
LOGICAL SEQUENCE
REACHED LOGICAL CONCLUSION
12 topics: each should be 2-3 slides (Total slides 24-36)
FORMATTING
30%
APA Format / FONT STYLE FORM
CITATION AND REFERENCES
SPELLING
GRAMMATICAL ERRORS
IMPORTANT: All slides must have footer (footnote) citations
***Required PowerPoint Format: Please see PowerPoint Instructions in the “RESEARCH REPORT” folder
in blackboard.
