Overview
You have already been assigned to a group and topic, please see below. You will need to collaborate with your group members and divide the information equitably, submit a group outline as a post to this discussion thread as well as either a group PowerPoint presentation OR an individual video presentation. When submitting your presentation and outline, if you use Google Docs or Slides, you will need to make sure that the settings are made public. This is to ensure that your classmates and myself have access to both components. Do not input my PCC email address to grant me access as that email is not linked to Canvas. Additionally, your classmates require access to your presentation and outline in order to use them as study aids.
You can use the Collaborations tab to work with your group members. If your partner does not contribute then you are still responsible for the presentation in total and please note that you did it on your own. Please be sure to list all group member names on both the outline and presentation along with “non-participatory” by their name if they did not contribute.
Unit I Topics
Define and describe the dominant-recessive disorders: Huntington’s disease, Cystic fibrosis, Phenylketonuria (PKU), Sickle cell anemia, and Tay-Sachs disease. What is the treatment and prognosis of each of these diseases?
Define and describe the diseases acquired through x-linked inheritance: Color blindness, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Fragile X syndrome, and Hemophilia. What are the treatment and prognosis for each of these disorders?
Define and describe the chromosomal abnormalities: XO syndrome (Turner’s syndrome), XYY syndrome (Jacob’s syndrome/Super-male syndrome), XXX syndrome (Triple X syndrome), and XXY (Klinefelter’s syndrome). Explain disorders that result from the chromosomal mutations.
What are the various prenatal diagnostic tests that detect disorders? Include genetic counseling that would occur with the various methods. That is, explain each of the methods and their advantages and risks.
What is the epigenetic framework perspective? Define the phrase “gene-environment interactions.” Discuss the range of reaction, canalization, and the gene environment correlations. Include passive gene-environment correlation, evocative gene-environment correlation, and active gene-environment correlation with niche-picking.
What are the principles of teratology? Name and explain each. What are the types of teratogens and the effects of exposure to those that fall into the drug category, maternal HIV, Zika, and Rubella and environment pollutants such as lead and mercury?
Discuss the reproductive changes in women with advancing age. Include in your discussion the definition and the signs of perimenopause and menopause. How do women in the United States experience menopause and compare them to Japanese women and Mayan women? What is hormone replacement therapy and why is it used? What are the risks and benefits of this treatment? Last, discuss the reproductive changes in men. Is there a male menopause?
Discuss the various biological theories of aging – Wear and Tear, Programmed Genetics, Caloric Restriction, Aging Immune System, Cellular Mutation, Free Radicals, and Reduced Capacity for Cell Division.
In adult brain development, discuss the predictable ways that the nervous system changes. How does the adult brain compensate for losses? Include in your report the definition of cognitive reserve and how it works. Does plasticity continue throughout life?
What exactly are vaccines and what do vaccines do? Discuss the recommendations of the CDC. Why have the statistics regarding vaccination rates stalled? Explain the reasons for the stalled vaccination rates and include why some parents are resistant to have their children vaccinated? Are the reasons of the anti-vaccination parents valid? Why or Why not?
Define dementia or neurocognitive disorder. What are the most common causes of dementia? Define Alzheimer’s disease? What are the characteristics of Alzheimer’s disease, and include in your discussion, amyloid plaques, and neurofibrillary tangles? How is Alzheimer’s disease diagnosed? Track the progression of the disease. What are the risk factors? What does the research say about ethnicity and Alzheimer’s disease?
What is vascular dementia or multi-infarct dementia? How does this type of dementia happen? How does vascular dementia differ from Alzheimer’s disease? What are the correlates of vascular dementia? Include information regarding genetics and cross-cultural differences. How can the disease be prevented or slowed? Define Parkinson’s disease. What part of the brain is affected by this disease and how does the disease progress? How is Parkinson’s disease related to cognitive capacities? How is Parkinson’s disease diagnosed? How is it medicated? What is reversible dementia? How is it caused? What are the symptoms? Should older adults be informed of their diagnosis of dementia? Explain the issues.
Directions
Due for this assignment are:
A typed outline from each group that follows the traditional outline format (see below).
A PowerPoint or Video presentation that covers the assigned topic.
Please follow this timeline:
Contact your group members and split up topic duties by Friday.
Prepare your portion and review group members’ portions by Next Wednesday.
Compile into Outline and Presentation for one group member to submit by Next Sunday at 11:59 PM PST. Canvas will not allow submissions past this due date and time.
Traditional Outline Format
I. State the general or main topic. It must be stated in a complete sentence.
A. This sentence is for the first sub-section of the main topic.
1. A sentence that elaborates on sub-point of A.
2. A sentence that states another sub-point of A.
a. This may be used if a sub-point needs to be explained further and must also be stated in a complete sentence.
b. A sentence that further supports the sub-point.
3. More elaboration on Section A.
B. This sentence is for the second sub-section of the main topic.
C. This sentence is for the third sub-section of the main topic if necessary. (Note: “B” and “C” can be elaborated by using the format used in “A”.)
II. This is for another general or main topic.
A. ______________________________
B. ______________________________
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
a. __________________
b. __________________ and so on.
All students, for your Post due by Next Sunday 11:59 PM:
Hit the reply button, below.
Submit your report outline within the text box or link (if submitting a link to a Google doc, please make the link public so that I can view it).
Submit either your group PowerPoint or individual video or a link (if submitting a link to Google slides, please make the link public so that I can view it).
Group Assignments:
You can find your group assignment by clicking on the “People” tab to the left of the screen. Then, click on “Unit I Topic Presentations”. There you will find your group and your group number will be your topic number. If you have any problems trying to figure your group or topic out, you might want to take advantage of this resource from the Canvas Student Guide: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-view-my-Canvas-groups-as-a-student/ta-p/281
