Khan Academy Video on the Scientific Method

In order to complete this Discussion, you’ll need to review the Google Slides for this week plus the other postings in this module. You only need to post on TWO topics, but both must be in the same POST. If you post in different threads you will not be given credit. Responses should be in paragraph form and each question response should be numbered and correlate to the question number from the prompt. It’s best to save your answers to a Word or GoogleDoc in case technical difficulties occur.

Topic #1

1. Explain the steps of the Scientific Method. Why is it useful?
2. What is Pseudoscience? Please give an example of pseudoscience. It can be either one from the class presentation or another that you have found.
3. When looking at scientific evidence, what type of research has the strongest evidence support/least amount of bias?
4. Describe the two main classes of research. Provide details. (From video and from class slides).
5. What is the difference between an independent variable and dependent variable? What is a confounding variable?
6. From the class sides–slide 38 what color is the dress?

Topic #2 Research Bias

1. Marion Nestle speaks and writes extensively about research bias? Please explain what is happening with food industry research and why it is viewed as a problem. What needs to be done?

2. Do you think it is a good idea for the food industry to get academic experts to research specific benefits of their foods? Why or why not?

3. What can you, as a consumer, do to check to see if the research is unbiased and truthful and not pseudoscience? (You can use information from the any content you’ve reviewed in this module, including the slides.)

4. Discuss some of the key differences (from slides) of science versus pseudoscience.

Topic #3 Food Insecurity in College Research Article

Please review the Food Insecurity in College Research Article and answer the following questions:

1. What type of Research–Experimental or Non-Experimental? Please explain.
2. What was the Research Question?
3. Were previous trends in Research Discussed?
4. What is the Research Gap they are trying to fill?
5. Who is the population?
6. What methods were used?
7. Did the study use “p values”? If so, how?
8. What were the limitations of the study?
9. Was further research needed?

Those companies’ websites include blogs that allow the company to provide more specific and timely information. Select one of the companies from the list and locate their blog. Then select one of the blog posts and discuss whether the company effectively uses the blog, any unique techniques used, and any suggestions for improvement.

• Woot
• Noonday Collection
• TOMS shoes
• Amazon
• Starbucks
• Disney

Support all discussion posts with information and concepts from the class readings. These terms and concepts may be used in Critical Thinking assignments and in the Portfolio Project, so the discussions are a good place to explore the concepts.

Project Overview: For this project, you’ll choose a food or drink item, a cuisine, an invention, or an idea, and then research how four geographic concepts are related to and affect your topic. Instead of presenting your research as a traditional paper, you’ll use PowerPoint to create a narrated presentation. Your presentation will be structured like a paper, including a title, introduction to the topic, main body, summary and conclusions, and references. Creative use of properly cited graphics and photos from the Internet relevant to your topic is required.

First, choose a food item, cuisine, invention, or idea that interests you. Some will have more information available about them than others, so it’s worth doing some investigation before you settle on one. If you’re not sure if your desired topic is appropriate, please feel free to ask!

Once you have selected your topic, you will then do research to see how each of the following geographic concepts affects or is related to your topic:

1. Regions
 2. Cultural Landscape
 3. Diffusion
 4. Distance decay. 

The first two concepts are covered in the first chapter of your textbook. Diffusion is covered in Chapter 8, Section 2 (page 484). Distance decay refers to the fact that influence and interaction between locations decreases as the distance between them increases. As such, it has a significant influence on how things change as they diffuse away from their point of origin. Be sure to address these specific geographic terms and concepts in your work. You don’t need to address them in this order, but you do need to address all of them. You may use “subsets” of these definitions (e.g. contagious diffusion) if such subsets exist. Be sure to refer to your text and other reliable resources to ensure you completely understand these concepts. You should be detailed in your treatment of these concepts – for instance, you should explain both how and why your choice varies by region, and how and why it has been affected by distance decay. Remember that geography, as an academic discipline, seeks to explain why things vary from place to place, not just describe how they do.


You will complete this project in 3 separate assignments: an annotated bibliography, an outline, and your final presentation. In this assignment, you will complete your outline. Completing the project in separate assignments allows you to work your way up to the final presentation, and provides opportunity for feedback along the way.

Assignment Objective: Organize your thoughts and the main points of your research for your final presentation in outline format.

Assignment Instructions: To help you complete Assignment 3: The Presentation, you will first submit an outline to organize your thoughts and main points. Your outline should be formatted a specific way and must contain the following elements as described below.

To prepare for this assignment, I recommend that you do the following:

• Read these directions carefully.
• Read the grading criteria below. The grading criteria is a detailed evaluation that I will use to assess your performance. It also will help you understand what is expected of you as you prepare your assignment.
• Message me with any questions!

Be sure to add your name to your outline.

The outline format: Your outline must be formatted as described. Please note that this format will be assessed in your grade:

• Use an alphanumeric sequence
• Sections should be indented and aligned
• Follow the suggested order of the required elements
• Use brief and bulleted but detailed and descriptive phrases.

The required elements: Your outline should contain the following elements in this order:

I. The Introduction: This section previews your topic and the details you will cover in the body of your presentation. It should be very brief, but include:

A. The food, cuisine, invention or idea that you are going to discuss.

B. Why you chose this topic.

C. A preview of the regions where your topic has developed and then diffused to.

II. The Body (Content Sections): In the body, you must address how the four geographic concepts mentioned in the presentation instructions (regions, cultural landscapes, diffusion, and distance decay) relate to your topic.

A. Regions: Discuss the origin region or regions of your topic, with specific attention to the geographic qualities of the region that influenced the development of your topic.

B. Cultural Landscape: Discuss how the landscape in the region(s) described above have been shaped by the culture that gave rise to your topic, and how your topic might be reflected in that landscape.

C. Diffusion: Discuss how your topic has diffused from its origin. Where has it diffused to? What factors led to its diffusion there? What kind of diffusion has it experienced?

D. Distance Decay: Discuss how your topic has changed as it has diffused away from the region(s) of its origin. Explain these changes with reference to the geographic qualities of the regions it has diffused to.

III. The Conclusion Section: this section should contain four to six points that sum up the main points from the body of the outline.

1. Start your conclusion with one sentence summarizing some basic information about your topic.
2. Continue with a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the important characteristics of its origin region(s).
3. Include a brief note about relevant cultural landscapes.
4. Include a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the diffusion of your topic and the distance decay it experienced.
5. Wrap up the conclusion section with a closing note that provides brief information about why this topic was of interest to you, and a fact about your topic you found interesting.

IV. Reference section: This is not just the reference page; rather, referencing should occur throughout the outline as it will in your presentation. Therefore, your outline should include both a separate reference page containing a minimum of five sources listed in proper APA reference list format AND internal citations throughout the outline where appropriate. Please be sure to see the resources below for assistance regarding in-text citations and reference list formatting, and/or ask me if you have any additional questions.

Please make note of the following tips and tricks:

• I understand that this is a rough draft and, as your research and writing continue over the next few weeks, details may be added or changed. Although you do not have to resubmit it to me, I recommend that you update this outline to help you best complete the Final Presentation.
• Write your outline so that it has detailed bullets that you can easily then flesh out into sentences for the narration of your Final Presentation.
• After your outline is complete, I recommend that you next draft your introductory and conclusion sections for your presentation. This will ensure that all the main points of the outline are incorporated in these two framing sections of your final presentation.
• Please note that less than 10% of your outline or presentation should be direct quotes.
• All internal citation references should be listed on the reference page, and vice versa

This is the second assignment , I already completed the first which was the annotated bibliography, and had chosen Tacos for a cuisine and that needs to be the cuisine for this assignment as well

Assignment: Analysis of a Pertinent Healthcare Issue

The Quadruple Aim provides broad categories of goals to pursue to maintain and improve healthcare. Within each goal are many issues that, if addressed successfully, may have a positive impact on outcomes. For example, healthcare leaders are being tasked to shift from an emphasis on disease management often provided in an acute care setting to health promotion and disease prevention delivered in primary care settings. Efforts in this area can have significant positive impacts by reducing the need for primary healthcare and by reducing the stress on the healthcare system.

Changes in the industry only serve to stress what has always been true; namely, that the healthcare field has always faced significant challenges, and that goals to improve healthcare will always involve multiple stakeholders. This should not seem surprising given the circumstances. Indeed, when a growing population needs care, there are factors involved such as the demands of providing that care and the rising costs associated with healthcare. Generally, it is not surprising that the field of healthcare is an industry facing multifaceted issues that evolve over time.

In this module’s Discussion, you reviewed some healthcare issues/stressors and selected one for further review. For this Assignment, you will consider in more detail the healthcare issue/stressor you selected. You will also review research that addresses the issue/stressor and write a white paper to your organization’s leadership that addresses the issue/stressor you selected.

To Prepare:

• Review the national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the Resources and reflect on the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected for study.
• Reflect on the feedback you received from your colleagues on your Discussion post for the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected.
• Identify and review two additional scholarly resources (not included in the Resources for this module) that focus on change strategies implemented by healthcare organizations to address your selected national healthcare issue/stressor.

The Assignment (3-4 Pages):

Analysis of a Pertinent Healthcare Issue

Develop a 3- to 4-page paper, written to your organization’s leadership team, addressing your selected national healthcare issue/stressor and how it is impacting your work setting. Be sure to address the following:

• Describe the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and its impact on your organization. Use organizational data to quantify the impact (if necessary, seek assistance from leadership or appropriate stakeholders in your organization).
• Provide a brief summary of the two articles you reviewed from outside resources on the national healthcare issue/stressor. Explain how the healthcare issue/stressor is being addressed in other organizations.
• Summarize the strategies used to address the organizational impact of national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the scholarly resources you selected. Explain how they may impact your organization both positively and negatively. Be specific and provide examples.
• 4- 5 references