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Case Study Papers:
Each
student (480 and 580) is required to write a case study paper.
There is much confusion in today’s society because of our
knowledge (or lack thereof) about risks.
Select a topic and research information from scientific
journals, Internet sites, the popular press, etc., to share with the
class. Write a paper on
what is known about the health risks associated with the topics.
You may present an unbiased overview, including various
opinions that may exist; or you may take a biased position and
defend it.
Papers
will be graded on content and coverage of the subject; grammar and
spelling; format and organization; and references.
Papers are required to be 8-10 double-spaced pages and should
generally follow this outline: abstract, table of contents, the main
body of the report (including introduction, the body of the paper
with well-organized and defined divisions, and conclusion),
bibliography for cited references.
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Check syllabus for the date Case Study topic choices are
due.
Note: You may select other topics or a site-specific case study as
well (see below).
Agent Orange
Alar
artificial sweeteners (pick one)
cell phones
plasticizers (phthalates) cleaning products (pick one)
cooking with plastic food wraps
cosmetics
fat substitutes (olestra)
food preservatives (pick one)
formaldehyde in building materials
Gulf War Syndrome
household insecticides (pick one)
household weed killers (pick one)
microwave ovens
radio towers (EMF)
You may select a topic of your own with instructor’s approval. The site
www.epa.gov/superfund may be useful to research hazardous waste sites such as the
Hudson River PCB Cleanup (General Electric), Libby, Montana (asbestos) or Love Canal with risk-related issues.
If you would like to submit a
request to research a topic not in the list above, please submit an e-mail
to dnewcombe@uidaho.edu.
The instructor will review your request and let you
know if it is approved.
The
completed case study papers will be made available to the class as
required reading.
See syllabus for the data a rough draft of the case study paper may be submitted if you would like it to be reviewed – the rough
draft is not required.
See the syllabus for the
final paper is due date.
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