Infectious Disease Project

Project

 
Infectious Disease Project – 10% of final grade
 
As part of our study of important human pathogens, we will be working on a special project that will provide you with an opportunity to research an infectious disease and demonstrate your knowledge and creativity.  
 
Student Task Project Overview:
The following student tasks will be submitted over the course of the project–
1. Research spreadsheet (accurately paraphrased and cited)
2. Final Project (where information from the research spreadsheet is integrated into the product)
3. Final Project Works Cited page
4. Optional Extra Credit Student Assessment
            *See page 4 for project grading details*
 
1. Research Spreadsheet
 
Research for the assignment will be divided into 3 parts. For each research assignment due date, you will complete an Excel spreadsheet with specific information about your disease. Your research spreadsheet should satisfy all the requirements of the project grading rubric. Importantly, each section of information must be paraphrased (put into your own words) from accurate, relevant sources and correctly cited. Find more information about finding good sources, paraphrasing, and citation on page 2-3. See my example of a research spreadsheet on Blackboard.
 
Part I: Due Tuesday 11/2
Part II: Due Tuesday 11/9
Part III: Due Tuesday 11/23
 
2. Final Project
Your final project should integrate all the information from your research spreadsheet and should satisfy the requirements of the project grading rubric. Your goal is to teach/inform others about the infectious disease!
Your project must contain all the information you found; however, do more than copy and paste the information from your spreadsheet. Informational pamphlets or PowerPoint presentations are not acceptable projects UNLESS it is accompanied by an audio and/or video lecture, etc.
You can write a standard, written research report; however, I urge you to think outside the box and come up with something fun and creative! Use your unique talents: write a song, rap, poem, or scene for a movie script, write a news article, design a comic book, compose a fictional story with real disease information, write a case study or a narrative from the point of view of your microbe or the immune system, design a game, or create an audio and/or video lecture the sky is the limit as long as you include the depth of information detailed in the rubric.  
 
3. Works Cited Page 
Compile your research sources into one document entitled Works Cited and will submit this document with your final project.
The final project and Works Cited page will be due *MONDAY 11/29 at 9am*.
 
Project Resources
 
1. Finding Good Informational Sources
 
Each part of the project will require you to research aspects of the disease and your infectious organism using your textbook or other reference sources. When researching your disease, make sure you find accurate information about your disease. Accurate information is best found:
1. In your textbook
2. On the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or the World Health Organization (WHO) websites
 
Wondering if the source you found is any good? Review the Is it CRAAP (Current, Relevant, Authority , Accuracy, Purpose) checklist on page 5.
 
*NOTE: Wikipedia or the website: https://www.austincc.edu/microbio (on-line student papers from another microbiology class) are NOT good sources of information and will not be accepted as sources.*
 
 
 
 
 
2. Paraphrasing Your Source Information
 
It is necessary for you to paraphrase (put into your own words, make notes) the information from your research sources. DO NOT copy and paste information from any source directly into your research spreadsheet. This is a form of plagiarism, and your work will not be accepted. I will check assignments carefully for plagiarism with the software program SafeAssign. Refer to the syllabus for more information about the Colleges Academic Integrity Policy.
 
An example:
 
Original text (copied from Source):
Norovirus moves swiftly. The incubation period is usually 24 to 48 hours, experts say, and symptoms typically last about two-to-three days. Those infected continue to shed the virus for days and possibly weeks afterward.
Paraphrase of information:
The incubation period for norovirus is 24-48 hours. While symptoms last only 2-3 days, the person infected is contagious for days to weeks.
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Citing Your Sources
 
An important part of avoiding plagiarism is to accurately cite your sources. Each piece of information you add to your research spreadsheet must be accompanied by a correctly cited source.  
 
Here is a basic citation to follow:
 
Author(s) or Agency (CDC, WHO). Title of Chapter/Article/Title at the top of a website. Book or Journal Name, Edition of the book (if applicable), publication date. Specific website address (if applicable).
 
Here is an example for a BOOK:
Atkinson, Rhonda, and Debbie Longman. Choosing Success in Community College and Beyond. 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2012.
 
Here are examples for a WEBSITE ARTICLE:
Sharf, Samantha. “Americas Most Expensive Homes For Sale Right Now. Forbes, 25 Jul. 2016,
www.forbes.com/sites/samanthasharf/2016/07/25/americas-most-expensive-homes-for-sale-right-now/#10c514db176f.
 
If the author is an organization:
World Health Organization. Cholera. World Health Organization. 17 January 2019. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cholera
 
**NOTE: EACH website you use must be cited. For example, if the CDC has a webpage for Transmission and a different one for Signs and Symptoms, these must be written as 2 different citations.
 
While doing your research, enter complete citations into the spreadsheet. Once your project is finished, compile the citations into single document to accompany your project, entitled Works Cited.
 
 
**If you have any questions about finding good sources, paraphrasing, and citing your sources, contact me ASAP!**
 
 
Project Grading
 
Research Spreadsheet 1: 20 points(10 pts information, 10 pts citation)
Research Spreadsheet 2: 25 points(20 pts information, 5 pts citation)
Research Spreadsheet 3: 15 points(10 pts information, 5 pts citation)
Final Project: 40 points(see rubric below for points breakdown)
100 points (10% of your final course grade)
 
Infectious Disease Final Project Grading Rubric
 
Poor
2 pt
Acceptable
6 pts
Excellent
10 pts
Creativity
Limited or no creative elements
Some creative elements (format, images, graphics etc.)
A creative, captivating presentation of the information (format, images, graphics etc.)
Organization
Information is chaotic and disordered; no use of titles or headings or is difficult to follow
Some sense of organization; but information is not broken up by category, somewhat difficult to follow
Information is presented in a clear, fluid manner that makes sense to the audience
Research Integration
Little to no disease research integrated into the final project.
Some disease research integrated into the final project
All disease research integrated into the final project.
Works Cited
Work cited page is not included and/or all sources not in the correct format and/or images or other media used not cited.
Works cited page includes some research sources and/or in the correct format and/or some images or other media used include a source (URL, book, etc).
Works cited page includes all research sources in the correct format. Any images or other media used also include a source (URL, book, etc).
 
 
Optional Extra Credit Student Assessment (maximum of 5 points):
Develop an assessment tool related to the information you have presented. This can be in any format you believe will be helpful to judge a students understanding of the information (e.g. a quiz, crossword puzzle, short answer questions, etc). You must also develop an answer key for the assessment.
 
EVALUATION CHECKLIST
     
IS IT C.R.A.A.P.?
 
 
Use this Checklist to evaluate a Source…
C
CURRENT:
Is there a date that tells you when the information was created or last updated? Is it current enough for your purpose?
This is sometimes found at the very bottom of the web page.
R
RELEVANT: Does the source cover your topic in enough depth?
Who is the intended audience? (Example: Scholarly, students, consumers, professionals)
Does the information support your research question?
A
 
 
 
 
 
 
A
AUTHORITY: Who is the author, publisher or sponsor?
Is there a contact name, either a person or organization?
 
Can you contact them? For web sites, look for a Contact Us link. And does it include an address and phone number?
Are they qualified to write on this topic? Look for the authors / publishers credentials. On a web site, this can be found on an About us link.
 
For web sites, what is the domain of the web site address?
 
ACCURACY: Where are they getting their information?
Are there references (a list of sources used)?
Are the references / external sources reliable? (Example: from professional peer reviewed journals or other experts in the field)
P
PURPOSE: What is the purpose?
Is the information biased?
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