requirements for research project on health career or disease

Your presentation should include information on each of the following areas under A.  Disease or B. Health Career

This research project is due on May 13, 2013

A. Disease

• Cause of the disease.  If caused by a pathogen, include an illustration of he pathogen.
• Scientists who discovered the cause of the disease.  Who? When? Where? How?
• Symptoms of the disease.
• Effects of the disease.  What short-and long-term effects can this disease have on the body? ( be sure to relate what you have learned about the affected body systems)
• Prevention.  Can the disease be prevented?  If so, how?  What scientists have made contributions to preventing this disease?
• Treatment and cure.  If no cure has been found, how close are scientists to developing one?  What scientists have made contributions to the search for a cure?
• Technology implications.  How have advances in technology affected the way in which this disease is diagnosed and treated?
• Self-treatment.  Can a person with the disease control it by changing some of his or her daily habits?

B  Health Career

·         Job title.  Include a photo or an illustration of a person who has this job title.

      Job description.  Describet in detail the duties of a person in this career.

·         Educational requirements.

·         Salary.  What is the salary range?  What is the potential for advancement?

·         Job outlook.  Describe the need for this career in the future.

·         Lifestyle implications.  How does this career affect one’s personal life?  (For example, how many hours a day does a person work?  Does the person have to work nights?  Does the job involve contact with people, or does the person usually work alone?)

·         Technology.  How has technology influenced this career over time?  (For ex., what forms of technology have led to improvements on diagnosing problems or treating patients?)

1.      Use a variety of references to create your poster that will be folded to create a standing cube poster(made from a folded poster), flat poster, or PowerPoint

·         Include references from following

·         At least two Internet or DVD sources

·         At least two print  sources

·         If you are researching a career, consider doing an interview with someone working in the career you have chosen.  Take along a camera to take a photo of the person you are interviewing.

2.      List your references in a bibliography.  Prepare the bibliography on a separate sheet of paper and turn it in with your poster.  Use the same form as for your vertebrate project.

3.      Organize your poster so that information from 1A, 1B is clearly visible.  Make your poster as creative and interesting as possible.

4.      Plan your oral presentation.  It should include highlights from your poster.