2.+Proposal

Johnniann Thompson February 6, 2012 Advanced Studies Semester 2 Proposal

Project Proposal

Description : My project this semester revolves around a medical study. I am very interested in going to college to become a doctor. This semester I want to learn as much as I can about the medical field so I know whether it is something I want to have as a career. I plan on taking a CPR class so that I may be certified in First Aid and CPR. I will then sit in on a ambulance training sessions once a week so I may take notes and learn about all of the different aspects of an EMT’s job. All my notes and information will go into a binder that I will present at the end of the semester. In the mean time I will be using medical apps on the iPad to research information on certain topics. I found two apps that will be helpful. The one app is a University of Maryland Medical Center Medical Reference and Physiology of Respiratory System. This is what I will base my final presentation on. The CPR class and the ambulance training can both be put on a medical camp application that I am filling out. These two classes will give me the medical experience that is asked for on the camp application.

Timeline : I will start my project by downloading a few medical apps for the iPad. I will play around with them to decide which one is the most useful. I will do my research on the apps for a couple of weeks. After basketball season is over, I will start going to the ambulance training every Wednesday. I will start to add all my notes to the binder. I am planning to take a CPR class in the near future.

Material:  I will only really need access to an iPad in the library where I can download the medical apps.

Mentors:  I could use Emily Rundell as a mentor because she is an EMT and will be at the ambulance meetings. If I need any help I can reach her at

Budget:  I will only need a few dollars in case the app costs money. Other than that, I plan to spend no money on this project.

Inquiry Questions: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> What different topics at the meetings will be most useful in my medical studies? How will all this medial study help me decide what I want to do as a career later on in life? Will studying the medical field draw me towards it more or cause me to change my mind about being a doctor? Who can I talk to that has a lot of information about being a doctor?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Learning Goals: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> I would like to learn about all the things and I doctor does. I want to know about challenges they overcome and the different achievements they accomplish. I would also like to learn a lot from the CPR class about what to do in an emergency.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Final Product: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> For my final product I will have a presentation ready from what I have learned. I will also have my binder completed with all the information the I have accumulated throughout the semester. I will have my WikiSpaces and Blogger ready to present.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Thinking Skills:Strategic Thinking <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: I will use this thinking skill to plan out what I am doing with my project each week. I will try to study up on a certain topic that will coincide with what the ambulance class is learning. This will help me understand what is going on in the meeting. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Flexible Thinking: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> I will use this to try to organize my project when I might miss a meeting or can’t find an app that is useful. I will have to improvise on what to do that week.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">State Standards:Health Enhancement Content Standard 1, Benchmark 2: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Explain the impact of the personal health behaviors on the functioning of body systems, including the reproductive system. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Health Enhancement Content Standard 5, Benchmark 1: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Utilize various problem-solving strategies when making health decisions related to needs and risks of young adults. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Health Enhancement Content Standard 5, Benchmark 2: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Predict immediate and Long-term impacts of health decisions on the individual, family and community. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Health Enhancement Content Standard 5, Benchmark 6: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Locate, evaluate, and utilize credible health information. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Health Enhancement Content Standard 6, Benchmark 6: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Analyze the possible causes of conflict and demonstrate strategies to manage conflict. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Career and Vocational/Technical Education Content Standard 1, Benchmark 1: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Develop, evaluate, and modify personal career plans. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Career and Vocational/Technical Education Content Standard 1, Benchmark 2: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Experience an internship, job shadow, or work experience related to their career plan. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Career and Vocational/Technical Education Content Standard 1, Benchmark 3: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Evaluate career choices and the effect on family and lifestyle. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Career and Vocational/Technical Education Content Standard, Benchmark 2: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Prepare and analyze financial plans, make forecasts, make adjustments to meet objectives, and evaluate financial records. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Career and Vocational/Technical Education Content Standard 2, Benchmark 2: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Select, design, complete and evaluate a project. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Audience: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> I will present to my mother and whoever wants to come to the presentation. I will invite Emily Rundell so she can see what I have accomplished throughout the semester. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Obstacles: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">An obstacle I could encounter is not being able to take a CPR class. There may or may not be one available for me to attend. Another obstacle is not being able to find a suitable iPad app for the project that I am working on. I will have to do a lot of searching to find appropriate one for a good price

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Success: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> I would consider my project to be a success when I have attended at least ten ambulance meetings and have information from all of them to present. I will have fully researched my medical topic. I will also have my binder complete and ready for presentation day.