Module 9 Assignment: Video Project (25 points)
Directions
Each student will prepare a video teaching tool (think Public Service Announcement). To do this, you must research one major disease of old age. Some suggestions include Alzheimer’s disease (and other dementias), Parkinson’s disease, cancer (you may choose a particular type of cancer), coronary heart disease, stroke, and arthritis.
You should include in your report:
• major symptoms
• treatments
• gender or racial/ethnic differences
• risk factors such as habits, heredity, and personality
• preventative measures
• References
You are expected to fully discuss/ teach us about the disease of your choice. This must be an original video, created by you. Your video may contain clips of other videos and research from creditable sources like journal articles, but the video must be created by you. Approach this activity the same as you would a research paper, but instead of submitting a written paper, you will submit a video. Your video must include a reference page. In the past, students have presented them as rolling credits at the end of a movie. Your video should be between 5- 8 minutes long.
No later than 11:59 PM on the due date,
you will post your video to Youtube. To do this, you will
select Upload Video and then Click on Unlisted. Next post the link in the appropriate place on
Moodle. Selecting “Unlisted” makes the video available to our class only. Please do not email the link to other students.
If you have never made a video before, DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO DO THIS ASSIGNMENT. You may need time to troubleshoot if you are having technology issues. Excuses around technology issues will not be accepted. There are many free video apps available, so do not feel that you need to purchase one.
This assignment is worth 25 points.