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Assignment - Human Biology Investigation

Overview

• HBI: Human Biology Investigation' task contributes towards your final grade for Human Biology IA.
• It is divided into two parts:
o Part A: Research and Prepare
o Part B: Review and Record

Rationale

One of the most important skills that you will need to learn at university is how to effectively communicate and share your knowledge, skills and passion with the rest of the world. There are many ways that scientists share their work, including appearing on radio and TV; publishing research papers in journals; and attending national and international conferences. At conferences, scientists either give an oral presentation or present a scientific poster summarising their work.

For this task, each student will prepare a scientific poster on pathophysiology of a disease related to one of the content modules covered in Human Biology IA. To make this assignment fun, we strongly suggest that you pick a topic that you either want to learn more about, or have a passionate interest in.

Aims

Briefly, for Part A you will:

• Select a focused topic covering pathophysiology of a disease relevant to content covered in HBIA
• Locate and reference credible scientific information
• Prepare a scientific poster For Part B you will:
• Review instructor feedback on your poster
• Use this feedback to prepare an updated, final poster
• Sell your poster via a 5-minute recorded narration

Part A: Research and Prepare

Step 1: Select a Topic

Select a research topic that is:
• Focused and clear. Show us that you understand one or two aspects of a very specific topic instead of superficially discussing many aspects of a very broad topic.
• Related to content covered in one of the Human Biology IA modules. See MyUni for a list of modules.
• An extension or enhancement of material covered in lectures. ‘Pathophysiology of Greenstick Fractures of Bone'
would be an appropriate topic as this will not be discussed in lectures and it extends your knowledge of bone tissue.
• Discuss the biological, rather than public health, aspect of a topic. For example, your topic cannot be ‘Effectiveness of the slip, slop, slap campaign in preventing skin cancer' as this is public health focused. However, ‘Pathophysiology of squamous cell carcinoma" is human biology focused and acceptable.

Step 2: Locate Appropriate Information

Information must only come from credible scientific sources. The most credible scientific sources are research papers published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Information presented in your final report must not come from the following sources:
• Wikipedia and other encyclopedias, and dictionaries
• Lecture notes
• Personal communications (i.e. conversations/emails etc. that you've had with other people)
• Promotional brochures or advertising materials
• Websites that have no clear author, or lack citations to original research papers If you are unsure about a source, don't use it!
For this assignment, you must find at least 10 credible information sources consisting of:
• 2-3 specialist textbooks* (online or in-print) and
• 7-8 original research articles published in peer reviewed scientific journals (online or in-print) These papers can be access online or in hardcopy as described in Task 1.

*Note: General anatomy and physiology textbooks, like ‘Visual Anatomy and Physiology' (the recommended text for Human Biology IA) are not specialist textbooks, but ‘Diabetes: An Old Disease, a New Insight' is a specialist textbook that would be appropriate for a report on diabetes.

Step 3: Prepare a Poster

Your poster must contain the following elements:
• Title. It must clearly and succinctly reflect the content of the poster.
• Name of Author. Include both your first and last name, and your student ID
• Introduction. Gives background information for the topic and establishes what is coming.
• Aim/Hypothesis/Question. Indicates the purpose of the poster and what specific topic(s) will be investigated and discussed.
• Body. Contains most of the content and is a logical development of the subject matter. Your poster must be visually pleasing and catch the eye of the reader, so please include visual elements such as headings, figures and tables.
• Conclusion. Summarises the main points of the poster, and includes suggestions for future research if appropriate.
• References. In-text citations and a full Reference List must be included in Harvard referencing style.
Your poster must be meet the following format standards:
• Text in bullet sentence form, and under summary headings.
• Attractive visual elements such as pictures, graphs, tables and flow-charts.
• Easy to read, so stick to easy-to-read fonts and neutral backgrounds.
• An A3-sized PowerPoint slide (or equivalent) in either landscape or portrait orientation.
• Not cluttered, with graphics and text ordered in a logical sequence - see Figure below.

Step 4: Update the Class
During your Week 5 tutorial session, you will be required to provide a 2 min verbal update to the class on the progress of your poster. This brief update must include the topic that you have selected, and a summary of how research and preparation of your poster is progressing, i.e. Have you encountered any issues finding credible sources? Are you struggling to decide how content will be displayed in the poster? etc... This is a great opportunity for you to get feedback from your tutor and fellow classmates about your poster well before the final due date. You do not need to give a PowerPoint presentation or bring any drafts or props - just chat to the class for 2 mins!

Step 5: Submit your Poster
Submit your poster file electronically via the appropriate link in MyUni by the due date. Your poster must be as a PowerPoint (.pptx) file named as follows: LastName_FirstName_PosterPartA.pptx (e.g. Menicanin_Danijela_PosterPartA.pptx).

Part B: Review and Record

Step 6: Review Assessor Feedback and Update Your Poster

Your tutor (assessor) will review and grade your poster and provide you with feedback via MyUni no later than 2-weeks after submission. Read this feedback and update and improve your poster.

Step 7: Record a Poster Narration
Use the ‘Recording' functionality in PowerPoint to record a 5-minute narration of your final Poster. If you are unsure how to record a narration over a slide in PowerPoint, please read the following guide. Think of this narration as an advertisement that will sell and summarise your poster topic to the rest of the class. Your narration must:
• Briefly explain to the class why your topic is of interest to them.
• Provide the class with no more than 2-3 clear take-home messages.
• Use the visual elements in your poster (i.e. figures, charts and tables) to emphasise those key messages.
• NOT be just a direct reading of the text on your poster.
• Be narrated by you.
• Be 5 mins long (no less than 4:30 min and no more than 5:30 min).

Attachment:- Assignment Instructions.rar