Reference no: EM133191203 , Length: 4 pages.
Assignment: International Climate Change Paper
Overview
Climate change is a global environmental health issue affecting all countries in the world and is a result of human development and activity. It is related to the ecological footprint of the human population.
Case Assignment
In this assignment, you will:
I. Take the "What is your ecological footprint?" (Global Footprint Network, 2019) and assess how you did in the quiz.
i. Summarize how you did.
ii. Which questions in the quiz had answers that surprised you?
iii. Which questions in the quiz did you answer well?
II. Utilizing the required module readings and conducting additional scholarly literature searches, explain how human activities contribute to problems associated with climate change.
III. Describe ways by which individuals can help fight climate change.
IV. Compare the impact of climate change on developed vs. developing countries.
Task
Tully (2014) outlined the types of research questions which include descriptive, relational, and causal (comparative). After reading their paper, write a three-page paper that addresses the following:
I. How do descriptive research questions differ from questions of relationship? From questions of comparison?
II. How should a researcher determine if prior research exists on the intended research topic?
III. What factors should be used to gauge the quality of previous research? Why are these important in making this assessment?
IV. Should formulation of a research question precede or follow consultation with the scholarly literature? Please explain.
Tully, M. P. (2014). Research: Articulating questions, generating hypotheses, and choosing study designs. The Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 67(1), 31. doi:10.4212/cjhp.v67i1.1320.