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Choosing Wellness SLU-125-OL01

GENERAL TOPIC: Weight Management CH 11

SUBTOPICS

From Textbook

Describe body composition and explain its importance to health 

From Course Approved Website

Describe the female athlete triad, very low levels of body fat and their implications.

SLU125 Choosing Wellness

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Problems and Issues in Wellness Project

The project section will provide you with opportunity to demonstrate course objectives
1, 3, 4, 5, 8 and CT, CV, DM skills. It will contribute up to 15 points towards your final course grade.

Project at a Glance

There are two sections of this assignment: The Project, and the Presentation.
This document provides directions for the project template you need to complete.

1. Your instructor will assign a topic to you.
2. Read the corresponding chapter in the course textbook.
3. Select one research-based resource AND one eResource:

(Specifications for Resources)

The research-based resource must:
▪ Be published in a course approved website. See syllabus Recommended Resources.

Within that website, search tabs titled “research,” “publications,” or “position papers.”
▪ Further support your wellness topic.
▪ Be current (not prior to 2014).
▪ Not be commerce-based.

The eResource must:
▪ Be current (not prior to 2014).
▪ Be a video clip.
▪ Further support your wellness topic.

Consult our course syllabus for a list of course approved websites.

For eResources, also consider finding a video from the website list or from these
sources: http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/videolibrary/ or
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ or TEDtalks, or ed.ted.com or YouTube.

4. Submit this completed/typed project template AND hard copy of research-based
resource as directed.

http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/videolibrary/

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

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Problems and Issues in Wellness Project
PROJECT TEMPLATE

✓ Submit this completed/typed template and hard copy of research-based resource on assigned date.
✓ Please consult requirements/indicators/points/comments as the rubric.

Name:___________________________________________________________ Course Section:________

Requirements/Indicators
Analyze Course Textbook
Information

TYPE Correct, Clear, Relevant Answers Here.

Points/
Comments
for Template

Wellness Problem or
Wellness Issue

Clearly and succinctly state the
wellness problem or issue that you
researched per course textbook.

Wellness Problem or Wellness Issue:

Course Textbook Information
Directly Relevant to Your
Wellness Problem or Issue

Based on the course textbook,
provide at least 3 important
facts/ideas/concepts directly relevant
to your topic.

Specifically explain why/how
each is relevant to your topic.
Why does the information matter?
How is it important?
Include corresponding page numbers
from textbook

1.

2.

3.

3, 2,

1, 0

Requirements/Indicators
Analyze Your Research-based
Resource From Course Website

Must Meet Specifications

for Resources

TYPE Correct, Clear, Relevant Answers Here.

Analyze Your Research-based Resource

Must Meet Specifications for Resources

Points/
Comments
for Template

Resource Title and
Date of Publication

Provide the title of article, study,
report, or update.

ALSO, provide the publication date.

Resource title:

Date of publication:

ALSO, SUBMIT A HARD COPY
OF THIS RESEARCH-BASED RESOURCE
WITH THIS COMPLETED TEMPLATE.

1, 0

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Authorship Type

Specify whether authors are
researchers, educators, or health
practitioners OR a national health
organization, government agency,
educational or medical institution.

Author Identification and
Credentials

Provide the author’s name.
Also, list degrees, certifications,
and their professional affiliations.

OR
Specify if this is an agency,
national health organization, or
medical institution. If so, provide
mission statement.

Authorship type:

Author identification:

Specific credentials/qualifications OR
if applicable, the mission statement:

2, 1, 0

Requirements/Indicators
Analyze Your Selected
Research-based Information
From the Website

TYPE Correct, Clear, Relevant Answers Here.
Analyze Your Research-based Information

Points/
Comments
for Template

Central Purpose

What is the main purpose of this
article, study, report, or update?

Central purpose of the research-based article,
study, report or update found in the website:

1, 0

Research Findings/Conclusions

Based on the research, provide
3 important findings or conclusions
directly relevant to your topic.

Specifically explain why/how
each is relevant to your topic.
Why does this information matter?
How is it important? Include the
corresponding page numbers.

1.
2.
3.

3,

2, 1, 0

Implications
Explain the effects or consequences.

If we apply the findings, or conclusions
from your research to your wellness topic,
two important implications are…

1.

2.

OR

1. If the wellness practice described in your
research continues, one likely consequence is…

2. One variable that is difficult to control is…

2,

1, 0

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Recommendation

After reasoning through research
about your selected wellness topic,
you should be able make a
recommendation for choosing
wellness.

Therefore, identify a specific idea
that can be applied to your selected
wellness problem or issue.

Next, offer a logical and viable
recommendation for applying the
idea.

A specific idea that can be applied to my selected
wellness problem or issue is…

Therefore, my recommendation is…
__________________________________________
Specific idea

should be applied by:
__________________________________________
Whom

so as to:
__________________________________________.
Accomplish what

1, 0

Requirements/Indicators
Analyze Your eResource
video clip, app., interactive
website, or a self-produced video

Must Meet Specifications

Please Type Your Answers Here
Analyze Your eResource

Must Meet Specifications

Points/
Comments

for Template

eResource Title, and Date
Published or Posted

Author, Agency, Organization
or Institution Responsible for
Designing, Publishing, or Posting
eResource

Web Address

(video)

Title:

Date:

Author, agency, association or institution:

Web address:

Required or
no credit for
eResource

List and explain 2 specific
examples why this eResource is
relevant to your topic.

1.

2.

2, 1, 0

List and explain 3 ways you would
apply the eResource towards
improving wellness
(as directly relevant to your topic).

1.

2.

3.

Required or
no credit for
eResource

To earn the maximum number of points, note these requirements…

 Include a complete and typed hard copy of this template. AND a hard copy of the research-based resource.

 Submit the completed template and research-based resource to Assignment Box on the due date (no late
submissions).

 Provide correct, clear, and relevant wellness information promoting wellness-enhancing behaviors.

 The project must not have major errors of syntax or mechanics.

Assessment
Highest Level Points = Meets or exceeds requirements and indicators.

Secondary Level Points = Meets requirements and indicators with minor omission,
or need for breadth/depth of detail, or need for improvement as indicated in comments.

0 Points = Not included, without support, and/or contains or is based on major errors of information or fact,
and/or is largely unreadable/difficult to understand.

Project Grade ________/15

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