To plan and conduct a project that will benefit the college community and will benefit some
segment of the local community.
Participants:
You should research and select a project that will
benefit a community group – either on campus or in the local community.
Assignment Requirements:
PART I
1. Research and
Planning.
·
Identify a problem of need you have
identified or observed in the community – either on campus or in the local
community (on Long Island).
(NOT ENOUGH LOCAL FREE WORK OUT CLASSES OR LIKE CETNERs)
·
Plan a project that will meet the need or
address the problem you have identified.
·
Submit
your project into D2L (submit into “Assignment” section
for submission). Do not email me your
submission.
·
Research can include reading articles
about the problem in the local newspaper, reading articles about how this
problem has been addressed in other areas, reading pamphlets or fact sheets
provided by the organization, interviewing community or college leaders or
those served by the organization to identify needs, analyze issues, and suggest
possible solutions, and finding out about organizations in the area that may
help you address the problem. Include
all printed sources (either attach the articles or links to the articles).
·
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation to be
uploaded into D2L Brightspace for grading.
·
A
minimum of 8 slides are required.
·
Include a works cited page (APA
style). The works cited page must be
beyond the minimum of 8 slides.
·
Grammar, spelling, formatting, and
punctuation of the material in your Powerpoint are all part of the grade.
·
Include Google
Images. Images are not to take up an entire
slide. Text must be included with any
Images. You may use the textbook and other publications. (Remember to cite your
sources in the bibliography)
You must include at least one YouTube
video.
(Remember to cite your video in the bibliography). Please make sure that I can open your
video. (Use a video link).
Do not use
Wikipedia as a source.
Your opinion
surrounding the topic must be an educated one. Please support your view with evidence
from your research.
PART II
2. Written Work
to be included:
·
Write
a 2-page reflective paper that discusses your feelings about doing this
project, including what was learned about the community, what went well with
the project, what could have been improved with the project, and how you were
affected by doing this project.
·
There is a separate submission for the
2-page reflective paper (located under the PowerPoint Project.
Topics: (choose one
of the following subtopics below the listed main topic, e.g., sleep issues,
alcohol, grief and loss, etc.):
Physical
Health/ Healthy Lifestyle
Sleep Issues
Staying Healthy on campus
Women’s/Men’s Health Issues
Substance Use Issues
Smoking Cessation
Alcohol
How to talk with a friend about their substance use
Tips for staying substance free
Emotional
Health Issues
Depression & Suicide
Relationships among mental health, sleep, eating &
exercise
Culture shock & cultural transition
Having challenging conversations with friends
Mindfulness
Grief & loss
Time management/healthy lifestyles
Knowing when it’s time to seek help
Nutrition
Eating disorders
Body image
Nutrition Jeopardy
Portion Control
Nutrition after college
Marathon Preparation
Healthier you
Nutrition 101: Balanced eating
Women’s health/Men’s health
Weight management
The
grade will be based on the selection of sources and your ability to deeply
research and report on the topic (20 pts).
Your
ability to present an educated opinion pertaining to the topic (30 pts).
Your
grammar, spelling and formatting of the slides (15 pts).
A
well-developed and properly formatted bibliography with well cited
references to your sources within the PowerPoint presentation (author/date
style) (15 pts).
Use of Google Images (10 pts.)
Use of YouTube video(s) (10 pts.)
