Discussions 1, 2 and 3 – Each Discussion is worth 50 points. Read at least one
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Discussions 1, 2 and 3 – Each Discussion is worth 50 points. Read at least one recent scientific research article per discussion (published within the last two years) that relates to a topic covered in:
Modules #1 or #2 (Chapters 1-6) for Discussion #1
Modules #3 or #4 (Chapters 7-15) for Discussion #2
Modules #5 or #6 (Chapters 16-24) for Discussion #3.
In your discussion post you must provide a brief summary of your findings (conclusions and supporting research such as data collection or analytical methods used) on the discussion board. In addition to posting your findings, read your classmates postings and provide at least one response to one of your classmates. Your original and follow-up discussion postings should be original (cannot use another student’s article as your original article) and include new scientific research information that supports the conclusion(s) of the article (such as data collection and/or analytical methods used by the researchers). Material that is copied/plagiarized directly from the research article or from other postings will not be scored.
Discussion Requirements: (Also See the Discussion Rubric posted in Announcements for a list of the Scoring Criteria.)
Research Summary posting of 50 or more words to receive credit (up to 30 points).
Read and reference at least one scientific article (include a web link) that you reviewed for your topic to receive credit. Your reference article must be new to the Discussion Board to receive credit. You must also include a thread title that includes the specific article topic you are summarizing to earn full credit.
ACCEPTABLE Reference Sources include scientific journals (Nature, Science, Geology etc…) or scientific magazines (Scientific American, Astronomy, Science News, LiveScience, ScienceDaily, Newscientist etc…).Nature and Scientific American are two of the best sites to use.
DO NOT USE newspaper or television news sites (ABC, BBC, CNN, The Guardian, NY Times, Huffington Post, USA Today etc….), blogs, textbooks, encyclopedias, .org websites, Wikipedia or any non-science type publications.
You can search and access journal articles through the Palm Beach State eLibrary by using you PBSC access.
Respond (follow-up) to one other student posting using 25 or more words to receive credit (up to 20 points).Your response should include additional research information from within the referenced article posted by the other student or from another article or source. You must include additional results and supporting evidence (data collection and/or analytical methods etc…) and not just general statements or unsupported opinions. You must post a link to the article that you referenced even if it is the other student’s original article to receive full credit. (EXCEPTION – Do not use your original article reference as your follow-up reference.)
Proper English is required.
Your “Research Summary” and “Respond (follow-up)” postings must be completed by the due date to receive credit.
