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Faculty

Ms. Carlisle, Mr. Cone, Ms. Erickson, Mr. Holley, Dr. Johnson, Mr. Koolen, Mr. Mundra, Ms. Roden

Pathfinder for
BIOLOGY-100
Human Anatomy and Physiology
The Disease Project

Librarians

Ms. Ciaburri, Mr. Hegarty, Mr. Marzluft, Ms. Pei, Ms. Tully

Understand the assignment.

Note: Each teacher may have slightly different requirements. Make sure you know what your teacher expects.

You will choose a human symptom, disease, or condition and describe that symptom, disease, or condition in both a healthy organ/system and a diseased organ/system.
You will describe that symptom, disease, or condition at the molecular level covering the physiological components and mode of action.

Your Products

A 5-7 page research paper
An oral presentation to the class in poster or PowerPoint format.

Plan your time wisely.

Use the Planning Assignments tool to help plan a schedule for your work.

Gather Information
What to do	What tools to use to find the sources you need
Read an overview of your disease in a reference book. As you read, develop a "Searching Vocabulary." This tool will help you record your search terms.	Finding Reference Books. Medical books are in the 600s and Biology books are in the 500s along the back wall of the Garver Room, shelved according to the Dewey Decimal System. Click here for a list of selected reference sources for your project. Click here for a PDF version of the list.

Expand your knowledge of your disease by reading circulating books and materials on Academic Reserve.	Finding Books on Reserve. In the dropdown list on the OWHL library catalog, change "Keyword" to "Course Title." Enter "Biology 100." Finding books in other NOBLE libraries. From the search results screen, select "View Entire Collection."
Fill in the details by reading Journal Articles. You can get full text electronic access through the OWHL's subscriptions.	health reference center	medline
	scientific american online	jstor
	healthsource-nursing/academic	healthsource -- Consumer Edition
	clinical pharmacology	NYT current
If you still need more information, they these selected Internet sites.

Use the Information
Tasks	Tips
Synthesize the information. Take notes. Organize your notes. Write an outline. Write a draft. Write the paper.	Capture the information you will need for your bibliography the first time you use each source and list it on source cards. Make sure to avoid Plagiarism! Use this useful guide to quoting and paraphrasing sources.
Document your sources and prepare your bibliography.	Use the CBE Name-Year style for your bibliography. Click here to see the format of the CBE style.

Obtain Images for your PowerPoint or Poster.	Make sure to document the image and don't use ones that have an active copyright statement. Many images are available from the , Hardin MD, and Cells Alive.
	CDC Public Health Image Library

Prepare your Poster or Presentation	Never used PowerPoint? Click here for a brief tutorial from Florida Gulf Coast University.

Take time to Reflect

The paper is ready to be handed in. The bibliography is complete. Did you accomplish your goals? What else could you have done to guarantee a six? If you take the time to evaluate what you did you will become a better researcher.