Information Literacy Project Instructions

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Information Literacy Project Instructions

Topic: see below of chose your own (approved by me, if someone else has it, I will give you the opportunity to select from an updated list again, should there be a conflict a 2nd time, I will select the topic myself.).

Please keep in mind the complexity of each one of the topics is similar, so do not aim for familiar topics only, this will lead to more conflicts with many people selecting same topics(Ex. Pneumonia, Anemia, Diabetes).

Due: Dec 17 by the end of the day (11:59pm) 2023 week 13.

Must have a Cover Page (Title, Your Name, Date, Class, and Instructor’s Name)

  Body of the paper: minimum 5 pages of text (APA format)

Citations also need to be included within the paper itself.

Times New Roman, single spaced, 12 font, 1 in margins.

space between bullets (1.15 max)

    Outline

  •         Introduction
  •         Epidemiology(Statistics)
  •         Pathophysiology (Causes)
  •         Signs and Symptoms
  •         Diagnosis
  •         Treatment
  •         Prognosis
  •         Prevention
  •         Complications(if any)

 

Reference page (at least 3 references) – APA format.

DO NOT list your textbook, dictionary, or wikipedia as a reference.

DO NOT COPY & PASTE anything from the Internet. Find the information, read it, and summarize it using your own words.  Any plagiarism will result in a zero grade for the paper.

Needs to be submitted through safe assign (check Announcements page and click on link)

Safe Assign is a program that checks for plagiarism (nothing over 30% will be accepted)

Don’t wait until last minute to write the paper, start now and have it ready before the due date.

Failure to submit the paper on time will result in a ZERO grade.

Failure to follow these instructions to the letter, will reduce your paper grade (-5% for each infraction).

If you have any question please email me at Edgar-gomezdel@berkeleycollege.edu

List of topics to select your Reseach Project:

BLOOD

  •     Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease
  •     Anemia of Inflammation and Chronic Disease
  •     Aplastic Anemia
  •     Hemophilia
  •     Immune Thrombocytopenia
  •     Iron-Deficiency Anemia
  •     Leukemia
  •     Pernicious Anemia
  •     Sickle Cell Anemia

CARDIOVASCULAR

  •     Pericarditis
  •     Acute Myocardial Infarction
  •     Atherosclerosis
  •     Congestive Heart Failure
  •     Aortic Dissection
  •     Aortic Aneurysm
  •     Hypertension
  •     Mitral Stenosis
  •     Aortic Stenosis

RESPIRATORY

  •     Rhinitis
  •     Community acquired Pneumonia
  •     Aspiration Pneumonia
  •     Emphysema
  •     Asthma
  •     Tuberculosis
  •     Lung Cancer(Small Cell subtype)
  •     Pulmonary Embolism
  •     Pneumonia

ENDOCRINE

  •     Diabetes Mellitus Type I
  •     Diabetes Mellitus Type II
  •     Pituitary Adenoma
  •     Grave’s Disease
  •     Diabetes Insipidus
  •     Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH secretion.
  •     Gigantism
  •     Acromegaly
  •     Thyroid Cancer
  •     Hyperparathyroidism
  •     Pheochromocytoma

LYMPHATIC

  •     Myastenia Gravis
  •     Rheumatoid Arthritis
  •     Myastenia Gravis
  •     Lupus Erythematosus
  •     Multiple Sclerosis
  •     Scleroderma
  •     Erythroblastosis Fetalis
  •     Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

URINARY

  •     Urinary Tract Infection(UTI)
  •     Pyelonephritis
  •     Nephrotic Syndrome
  •     Glomerulonephritis
  •     Renal Calculi
  •     Polycystic Disease
  •     Adenocarcinoma of the Kidney

REPRODUCTIVE (MALE/FEMALE)

  •     Premenstrual Syndrome
  •     Candidiasis
  •     Trichomonas Vaginitis
  •     Pelvic Inflamatory Disease
  •     Endometriosis
  •     Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
  •     Breast Cancer
  •     Cervical Cancer
  •     Ectopic Pregnancy
  •     Pre-eclampsia
  •     Eclampsia
  •     Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
  •     Gonotthea
  •     Cryptorchidism
  •     Varicocele
  •     Prostatic Cancer