HLTH 505 - Principles of Environmental Health

HLTH 505 Discussion Board Forums (8)

Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each forum. Each thread must be 400–500 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. Each thread must also contain at least 2 references in current AMA format. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be 200–250 words and must contain at least 1 reference in current AMA format.

HLTH 505 Conservation Effort Presentation

The student will create a 5–10-slide PowerPoint presentation that synthesizes what he/she has learned from the conservation effort chosen as a part of the discussion boards. The student will attempt to convince a lay audience to adopt the chosen conservation effort.

HLTH 505 Research Paper

The student will explore a current environmental issue as it relates to human health. He/she will write a 15-page research paper that includes a thorough discussion of the science behind the issue as well as the theory and possible policies for mitigation of the associated problems. This assignment will be submitted in 3 parts:

HLTH 505 Topic Submission

The topic will be chosen from a list provided by the instructor and must be submitted. The student will submit his/her topic via a Discussion Board Forum.

HLTH 505 Works Cited

A bibliography of at least 10 scholarly references must be submitted.

HLTH 505 Final Draft

The final draft of the paper must be submitted via SafeAssign.

HLTH 505 Quizzes (8)

The student will complete 8 quizzes covering the Textbook Readings for the modules/weeks in which they are assigned. Each quiz will consist of 15 multiple-choice and true/false questions per chapter covered. Each quiz will have a 1-hour time limit, except for Quiz 7 which will have a 1-hour and 30-minute time limit.