Create a 6–12 slide PowerPoint presentation in which you provide a critical analysis of your findings.
For this assignment, you will create a presentation in which you provide a critical analysis of a time in which you were influenced by inaccurate information or found accurate information through the media that helped you or someone you know. Your audience can be informal, such as a friend or family member, or formal, such as a coworker or attendees at a conference presentation. Include the following.
- Identify a time when the media or the Internet influenced you either with accurate information or inaccurate information.
- Explain the following regarding the selected topic.
- Where did you learn about this topic? For example, did you see this in a movie, book, or other media, or did you search for information yourself on the Internet?
- What specific symptoms or prevention methods did you identify?
- Find one or more additional sources to support how you determined if the information was inaccurate or accurate.
- Explain how you determined if you found either inaccurate or accurate information about the topic locating resources and evaluating the credibility of the main source.
- Evaluate the credibility of the article chosen.
- Add speaker notes to each slide as it will be presented by student with an anticipated length of recording: 5–8 minutes.
Backstory/Context:
Many sources exist to find information such as TV, the Internet, newspapers, magazines, and medical journals, to name a few. Learning how to evaluate sources of media can be an important skill to make the best decisions for your health care or the health care of your family. How do you know if a source is credible, and what can we do to counteract medical misinformation? This misinformation may be tailored around personal beliefs and bias.
Without our awareness, we are constantly preventing, detecting, and fighting health threats every day. Medical advice can come with a cost. What can we do for prevention? Maintaining your health can keep you out of the doctor’s office and save you money. We will take a closer look to have more awareness about our well-being related to our nutrition, body, and environment.
