Critical thinking assignment | English homework help
Before starting the paper, please re-read the Warning on Plagiarism in the first Module. I am VERY tough on this. Pay attention to the Turnitin score which will appear when you post your paper. Do not turn your paper in more than once or half your points will immediately be lost. If your Turnitin score is high and you wish to re-do the paper, you MUST contact me BEFORE re-submitting for a second time. The second submission must be before the deadline due date so it pays to turn it in a day or two early. No late submissions will be accepted.
Start ( or add to) the Case Study collaboration using the canvas Etherpad function (left hand menu item named Collaborations
Make sure you read the materials relating to the sample case study on diabetes. These are model references.
Case Study Project: Choose a condition or disease to study that is meaningful to you. In other words, choose something you or a close family member actually suffers from. This will make the assignment much more meaningful. You may NOT choose diabetes because all my example resources are about diabetes! Your text lists 35 conditions. I recommend you choose one of them and use your text as a jump off point. You will be designing a cure for yourself in two ways: 1) herbs and natural medicine; 2) standard medical practice (what we would call Western medicine. Be creative! Make your research and conclusions as realistic as possible. Will you follow up on anything you learned?
If you wish to collaborate with 1 or 2 other students on a single condition or disease, that will be fine and you can arrange that on your own. The paper must still be 3000 words each and I must know ahead of time who you are working with.
Overall Introduction
Here you will introduce your topic and state why you chose the disese and what relevance this choice has in your life.
Part 1 Research two categories of cures for your disease:
1) Herbal and natural cures, and
2) The classical medical treatments promoted by western doctors .
Compare them and cite any and all research that would uphold the cure claims.
Include pictures.
Part 2 -Look at the economic implications of the two different cure methods you studied.
What will the natural method cost you?
Are the natural treatments easy to grow? Expensive to buy?
What will the Western medicine method cost you?
How much profit do the pharmaceutical companies make?
Include pictures
Part 3: Folklore and Faulty Arguments
Include any and all folklore or cultural practices for the herbal or natural cures
Identify 4 faulty arguments by name that you find in your research
Include pictures
Part 4:
Using all your research, design a cure protocol for yourself 9or family member) to follow. Lay it step by step in detail.
Using the scientific method, suggest a protocol for determining whether your cure will work on you (or your family member). I require some thoughtful and thorough steps here. Please make sure you clearly label the steps of the scientific method. Review Module 1 if necessary.
Conclusion
Come to a personal conclusion about your treatment.
Are you going to try the cure you designed? Why or why not?
Details
Please also include a word count. The minimum requirement is 3000 words.
When you turn in your paper as an attachment make sure the file is labeled with the name of the disease you studied not the name of the assignment, please.
You have three weeks to work on this so use each week for a different section and turn in what you have. failure to turn in unfinished work along the way will lower your final grade. Avoid last minute crises.
60 points
Important Note: There has been a growing tendency among students to share work with friends who take the same class after them. Please do not give your work to others! I do keep student papers and it is likely I will recognize the work which can result in a F in the class for your friend. Besides the grade issue, you are also depriving your friends of the learning experience. Thank you for your honesty!
And I choose Menopause and Maturity as the topic
