Week 4 – Interactive Assignment
Week 4 –
Interactive Assignment
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Treatment of
Schizophrenia and Depression
Prior to
beginning work on this discussion, read the required chapters from the text and
review the required articles for this week.
Taking on the
role of the expert in the treatment of schizophrenia or depression, you will
prepare a presentation for a group of physicians who are seeking your opinion
on the treatment of patients with these disorders. For this interactive
assignment you will create and upload a 5- to10-slide PowerPoint presentation
as well as a five-minute screencast of the presentation to share with your
peers.
For this
presentation, select either schizophrenia or depression as the basis for your
presentation. Begin by creating your PowerPoint presentation. In the
presentation, include information which explains the neurotransmitter theory
behind the disorder and how the drugs used to treat the disorder affect those
neurotransmitter systems. Evaluate the
risk and benefits of treating a patient with the most common type of medication
and of not using drugs to treat the patient. In your evaluation, examine issues
such as the rate of success with the most common drugs used as well as the
incidence of side effects with these same drugs, including mortality associated
with drug use. Then consider not using medications to treat the disorder. Take
into account the natural course of the illness, the rate of spontaneous
recovery, and the rate of mortality when untreated. You may also incorporate
the use of other modes of treatment into your evaluation.
Your PowerPoint
must include your presenter notes in the notes field to indicate what you
intend to say during the screencast and well-chosen images to enhance the
understanding of your audience. Remember that your screencast will be a maximum
of five-minutes, and use your speaker notes to ensure that you will be able to
present your materials within this time limit. (You may access Garr Reynolds’s
Top Ten Slide Tips (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for
additional assistance in creating an effective visual presentation.) Once you
have created your PowerPoint you will create a screencast presentation of up to
5 minutes in length using any screencasting software you choose. (Quick-Start
Guides are available for Screencast-O-Matic (Links to an external site.)Links
to an external site. for your convenience.) Attach your PowerPoint file to your
intial post and include the URL for your screencast in the body of the post
before submitting it.
Note to Students:
This assignment requires that you produce a visual presentation, supply a
spoken audio narrative, and to listen the audio narrative of others. Note you are also asked to provide a
transcript of your presentation. If you
have a documented disability accommodation that might interfere with your
ability to complete this assignment you may contact your instructor to develop
a comparable alternative assignment. If
you have other issues that you feel may be a barrier to your ability to
complete this course or this assignment please contact the Office of Access and
Wellness at: access@ashford.edu.
Guided Response:
Review several of your colleagues’ video presentations and respond to at least
two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to
post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful
interactive discourse in this discussion. In your responses to your peers you
will take on the role of one of the physicians in the audience. In your
responses, consider two of the following aspects from the presentation:
The content of
the evaluation: Was it sound, well-reasoned, and based on substantial evidence?
The format of the
presentation: Was it easy to understand? Was the sequence of facts
well-constructed? Were the visual aids helpful in understanding the meaning of
the content?
The video
presentation: Was the verbal presentation clear? Was the pacing appropriate for
the material(s)? Was the video helpful in understanding the meaning of the
content?
