• This assignment has two parts: A and B. Respond to BOTH parts. Your total response  must be at least 15 sentences. It can be longer. 
• View the videos in PART A, pick at least two videos and respond to the questions under the videos. Your response to part A must discuss at least a couple of the videos attached here. You don’t need to use APA format when referring to the videos here, but label the study strategy (e.g. dual coding).
• For PART B, come up with one correlation example (either pick question 1 or 2) and write it in your own words.
• Label your responses as PART A) and PART B) 
• Your post must be written entirely in your own words. You don’t need to cite sources other than the videos for this assignment, but if you do use other sources, use APA format citations. We’ll learn more about this for future discussions that do require sources. See my announcements and the resources in the first Canvas module.  
• Respond to two other students’ posts. Your responses have no specific length requirements, but you need to refer to something in the student’s post, showing deep engagement with the topic(s) discussed by the other students: something like “I agree” or “Interesting!” is NOT enough for the points. See the discussion instructions for responses to students. 

PART A: Memory strategies 

Watch the study strategy videos below. Choose at least TWO study strategies from the videos that you think will work for you or you recognize using them before. Why did you choose those strategies? Explain IN DETAIL how you will use these strategies, and/or how you have used them in everyday life. 

• : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjrqc6UMDKMLinks to an external site.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV64Bu6sec0Links to an external site.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WJYp98eys8Links to an external site.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQRzW24KrDcLinks to an external site.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wF0lCBMh9YLinks to an external site.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xCZ4XnkpCcLinks to an external site.

PART B: Correlation

Pick one of these questions (1 or 2) and clearly label which one you are responding to:

Question 1: Even though two things are correlated (reliably co-occur in a systematic manner), some third factor can be behind both of them. Come up with two variables that could be correlated but don’t in fact influence each other. Instead, there’s a THIRD VARIABLE that affects them and explains the correlation. Clearly identify the two variables that are measured (for clarity use bold letters or highlight them), and clearly identify what you think the third variable is and explain why.

The third variable must be something that systematically influences both of the measured variables and it must explain why the measured variables are correlated. See the example below and more in this lectureLinks to an external site., but come up with your own example.

• There’s a positive correlation between amount of ice-cream sold and frequency of boating accidents. The more ice-cream is sold, the more boating accidents occur, and vice versa. Does ice-cream eating cause accidents on the water? Do boating accidents cause people to eat ice-cream? Nope! This correlation is coincidental because there is a THIRD VARIABLE that directly and systematically influences each of the measured variables (making it look as if there is a correlation between the measured variables). Ice-cream sales and boating accidents DO correlate, but they do NOT influence each other directly. Ice-cream sales are regulated by weather/temperature (warmer weather leads to more sales, colder weather to lower sales). At the same time, people are more likely to go boating in warmer weather which can lead to accidents on the water. Weather/temperature is the third variable that predictably and consistently influences BOTH ice-cream sales and accidents on the water.

Question 2: We often believe that two things are related, even though in actuality we just notice random coincidences. We easily perceive patterns even when they are not there. Believing that two variables are associated with each other when they are not is called an illusory correlation. Note that this is different from question 1 in which the variables are correlated but there’s a third variable that explains that correlation. With illusory correlation, there’s really no correlation at all, but the person feels like there is.

Can you identify any illusory correlations that you or people you know hold (or have held in the past)? Why do you think you or others had that belief? What kinds of thinking patterns might contribute to the illusory correlation?  

During this week, start working on the Case Study which is due at the end of Week 6. This is the Chapter Case: Bullock Gold Mining at the end of Chapter 8 on page 274 of your text.

This case requires that you use Excel to calculate the Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Modified Internal Rate of Return, and payback period of a project. You will need to provide answers to Steps 1 and 2 in the exercise using Excel to present your calculations (Step 3 is not required.).

For Step 1: You must use Excel functions and formulas to perform all necessary calculations. Submissions with only numbers and no formulas or functions will not receive credit for this assignment. Your submission must be neatly organized and must clearly present your work and results.

For Step 2: Submit a Microsoft Word document that:

1. Summarizes the problem.
2. Provides your analysis of the work performed in Step 1.
3. Recommends whether the company should open the mine based upon your analysis.

Module 5 covers microorganisms and viruses that cause disease as well as their treatments and presence within the population. This is a two part assignment. You will be required to complete the following three tasks:

1. Write your own, original case study. Use the criteria listed below to guide you through the requirements and technique of writing a case study. It must be posted inside the discussion board and cannot be an attachment. If you do not know how to make sure your case is inside the text box and not attached contact your instructor for assistance. 
2. Reply to another student with the solution to their case study, including the criteria listed under Part 2. 

PART 1

Post Your Own Case Study

Introduction and Background

• Patient history
  • age
  • gender
  • travel history
  • food history
  • time and place of illness onset
  • any events attended or other possible exposures
  • any all patients associated with the case should have a brief patient history included, even if they are a group.

Presentation of Findings

• A minimum of three signs and symptoms being presented by the patient (chills, fever, vomiting, white cell abnormal counts, sore throat, other test results you learn about that may contribute information to the identification of the disease but do not use a test result that is specific to the pathogen). Example, a CBC or DWC (whole blood count or differential white count) numbers can be provided and stated as abnormal, but do not list a positive reaction on a strep A test. (The strep test is specific and would give away the case whereas the blood tests would be helpful but less specific).
• Describe 2 test results that were used to help understand what was happening to the patient. The full name of the test, how the test works and what the results were for the patient. 
  • You may NOT use any test that was described in the BC microbiology lab. You will need to learn about diagnostic tests that are currently used in hospital labs.  

Conclusion

• Describe a suggested or applied course of treatment. What medications were prescribed and why. State if the medications helped or did not help. 
• Describe any non-medication treatments 

Case studies should be no more than three paragraphs. It should be direct and to the point but include all the information listed in Part 1. 

You may select any of the following pathogen types for to create your own ORIGINAL case study.

• Bacteria
• Viral
• Parasitic Protozoan
• Helminth

DO NOT PROVIDE THE ANSWER TO YOUR CASE STUDY!!!!  After posting your own case study, you will be required to respond to another student with the answer to their case study. PLEASE DO NOT solve more than one case study. Each student is required to solve one, so please do not attempt more than one. You are not required to list sources in the original case study but are required in the reply post in Part 2. 

PART 2

Solving a Case Study

The following criteria must be met in your solution to another students case:

• Name of pathogen causing the disease
• Describe the evidence in the case study that led you to your conclusion
• Provide a recommended course of treatment

Your reply with your solution must be at least one paragraph consisting of 150 words or more. All sources used should be listed in MLA format. 

If someone solves your case study, it is common courtesy to let them know if they got your case study correct.

Post your case study in this discussion thread! Be sure to make it interesting, funny or just creative. Have some fun with the assignment!

• Subjective: What details did the patient provide regarding their chief complaint and symptomology to derive your differential diagnosis? What is the duration and severity of their symptoms? How are their symptoms impacting their functioning in life?
• Objective: What observations did you make during the psychiatric assessment? 
• Assessment: Discuss their mental status examination results. What were your differential diagnoses? Provide a minimum of three possible diagnoses and why you chose them. List them from highest priority to lowest priority. What was your primary diagnosis, and why? Describe how your primary diagnosis aligns with DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria and is supported by the patient’s symptoms.
• Plan: What was your plan for psychotherapy (include one health promotion activity and patient education)? What was your plan for treatment and management, including alternative therapies? Include pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments, alternative therapies, and follow-up parameters, as well as a rationale for this treatment and management plan.  Discuss an identified social determinate of health impacting this patient’s mental health status and provide your recommendation for a referral to assist this patient in meeting this identified need (students will need to conduct research on this topic both in the literature and for community resources).
• Reflection notes: What would you do differently with this patient if you could conduct the session again? If you are able to follow up with your patient, explain whether these interventions were successful and why or why not. If you were not able to conduct a follow-up, discuss what your next intervention would be.

General Instructions (for all assignments)

• The assignment needs to be 2 pages, not including the “References” page.
• Use the attached student sample below. You can download it, and use the formatting.
  • Use Word (docx).
  • At the top of the first page, type the title of the assignment, M1: Assignment. Do not include any other information. (We use a modified APA style for formatting assignments; do not include a title page nor an abstract.) 
  • The document needs to be double-spaced, with one-inch margins. Remove the paragraph spacing.
  • The font needs to be Times New Roman, font size 12 point.
  • Include each question number, as a subtitle, followed by each answer.
• If you are using information that is not your own, you must use an in-text citation within the sentence. This is true even if you are using information from the textbook(s). If you have the Little Seagull Handbook from FYS-1010, refer to APA Style on p. 201. If you do not, use the OWL website at OWL, APA Style.
• The last page is titled, References. You need to include APA reference citations for all your in-text citations. Again, refer to the Little Seagull Handbook or OWL website.
• Remember to run a full spelling and grammar check.
• Refer to the grading rubric with associated points.
• Submit your Word file to the correct assignment dropbox.

Instructions for M4: Assignment

Everything has two sides. Let’s look at the different ways that the media will report the same event. 

Pick any current political event reported on by a typically “conservative” or “liberal” media source. Your media sources can be in any format (video or article). Note that the point of this assignment is to compare media bias in your sources so your sources must be reporting on the same thing and must be reporting on that issue differently. If you’re using an opinion piece from one source, you’ll need to use an opinion piece from your other source as well (to compare an opinion piece to a news piece is not a fair comparison).

Answer the following questions. 

(Remember that the assignments are not about personal opinions; instead, we are critically examining the viewpoints based on the context of the time – historically, political, social/cultural – not based on our modern views.)

Question 1: What event are these media sources reporting on (explain the event with the necessary background)?

Question 2:  Compare and contrast how your media sources report on this event/issue. What is different, what is the same?

Question 3: What are the facts? (Do some independent research, what are the actual facts unclouded by opinion by looking up a neutral source or a primary source of information (e.g., if the media is reporting on a speech the president has made, look up the transcript or video of this speech). Do either of your sources report these facts accurately?

Question 4: What assumptions are in each source?

Question 5: What opinion/bias are in each source? 

Question 6: How does this assignment relate to Module 4 (Chapters 8, 9, and 10)? What did you learn? Be specific and refer to the textbook.

On your References page, ensure that the links to the two articles are working. (Your Professor/Instructor will use the link to read the articles before evaluating your assignment.