Presentation Information and Guidelines:
As we study and cover the systems and chapter in the text, we will be covering diseases and disorders for every system. You may choose any of the diseases covered in the text/course that you find interesting to further research, or you may choose a different disease that you find interesting, would like to know more about, and would like to share with the class.
This presentation is in place of a cumulative final exam so please invest time and effort into researching and creating your presentation. For your PowerPoint presentation, you are required to research a disease or disorder of the human body that is of interest to you. You should use reputable Internet sites, books, journal articles, etc. (Wikipedia is not a reputable website). You are required to use a variety of sources,not just online websites.For example, websites such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC), National Institute of Health (NIH), and the Mayo Clinic, are certainly reputable online websites, but you must utilize resources from the school's library database.You are required to research beyond the internet and look for information for your presentation in books, journals, and other reputable sources.
You are required to have a References slide at the end of your presentation and cite your resources. You do not have to in-text cite on each slide unless you are quoting one of your sources directly.
- If you are taking my AHM 105 Body Structure and Function II at the same time as this course, or you have taken my AHM 104 before you are required to choose a different/new topic for the final project
- This presentation must be organized, well written, spell-checked, have an introduction, supporting information, and a conclusion
- The PowerPoint should be a minimum of 10 slides excluding your references slide at the end of your presentation
- Please pay careful attention to paraphrasing and not plagiarizing information in the presentation. If you are uncertain regarding plagiarizing guidelines, rules, and policies, please check with a librarian and read the DCCC Academic Honesty clause.
- Please be sure to cite all sources on a slide entitled "References"at the end of your presentation and do your best to use APA formatting.
- Photos/pictures or images used in the presentation must be cited as well on the end slide entitledReferences
- Please submit your presentation in the assignment block for grading.
- As with all assignments in the course, the presentaion will be evaluated for plagiarism via Turnitin.com and by the professor.
Presentation Format:
Please answer the following questions in your PowerPoint presentation. You may use these questions as headings in your presentation.
- What is the disease?
- Please describe the clinical manifestation of the disease. Please describe the disease
you are researching.
What are the signs and symptoms of the disease? What changes occur in a patient
with this disease?
- What organ/organ systems are compromised or affected by this disease?
- Does this disease affect a certain population more than others; does it affect males
more than females?
- Can this disease be prevented?
- What (if any) are the current treatments for the disease? Please be sure to include a
variety of treatment
options from physical therapy, to diet, exercise, alternative therapies, as well as
pharmaceuticals.
- Why did you choose this disease? What was interesting about this particular
disease/disorder to you? Was there anything that you found surprising after
researching this disease/disorder in depth?