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Homework: Environment, Ethics, Global Politics AND Human Health

Topic Proposal

Scientists use information from scientific studies to research and design experiments. Scientists use primary, peer-reviewed, scientific literature to keep up-to-date on developments happening around the globe. Background information is an integral step in the scientific research process.

For the ‘Environment, Ethics, & Human Health' homework, you will be writing a Primary Literature Review. You will choose a main topic and one or more sub-topics and use primary, peer-reviewed, literature to discuss your topic of choice. Once you have read the primary literature on your topic and sub-topics, you will compile the information. The paper must be written in your own words, you MAY NOT copy or quote any portion(s) of the literature you review. Detailed instructions for the writing homework are in a separate document on Canvas.

This topic proposal is your guide to get you started on the topic choice and outline process which is needed for writing any good paper. Once completed, upload this worksheet to Canvas. You will receive feedback on your topic choice and outline submitted. Allow up to two weeks after the due date to receive feedback.

Writing Prompt:

Many issues affect the environment such as pollution, global warming, disease, and resource availability. These issues are not isolated or stopped by some boundaries drawn on a map and all can have a direct effect on human health. For this homework, you will write your paper based on topics that look at environmental issues and their impact on human health with a global and Political scope.

This homework will help you go from general to specific as you decide on your topic. You will choose a main topic, one or more sub-topic(s), and global environments to research. Researching, outlining, and writing multiple drafts are all requirements of writing a good paper.

Answer the following questions based on information from the Research Methods lecture:

Research Methods

A. In your own words, describe the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.

B. What is meant by ‘peer-reviewed journal' and why are these sources so important?

C. Specifically, where can you get free, full text peer-reviewed journal articles?

D. For writing a paper at an appropriate level for this class, list the areas of a peer-reviewed journal article that will be most useful. (You may choose from: abstract, introduction/background, materials & methods, results and/or discussion, references).