HSC464: HEALTH SCIENCES CAPSTONE AUG2020 30069669  What is Credible? Required Module Notes: Introduction to Your Capstone Course Excelsior College Library (n.d.). HSC464: BHS Capstone.  (Links to an external site.) Bast, J. (2002, August 30). Why do public health advocates lie about the risks of smoking?  (Links to an external site.)  The Heartland Institute, 1-2. Vialls, J. (2003, July 16). Smoking helps protect against lung cancer,  (Links to an external site.)  1-9. Optional- Note that at the assigned topic readings are of varying credibility. This allows you to look at widely varied perspectives and critically evaluate what you are reading. American Social History Productions (n.d.). History Matters: “Don’t smoke – unless you like it”: A 1950 case against antismoking,  (Links to an external site.)  1-5. An active discussion is the key to an interesting and engaging online course. Discussion, in this course, is designed to simulate a classroom discussion. As others join in the discussion, you should read what has already been posted and then add substantively to the discussion. The modules in this course are one week in length. Time goes quickly, so remember to post early! Get in the habit of checking the discussions as often as you can to see what others have posted and to respond. The earlier in the week that you begin posting, the deeper the conversation and learning will be. We will go through each question together one at a time, discussing each one until we are ready to move on to the next question as a class. I will assist you in moving through the questions. The first question in this discussion is opinion and experience-based, so you can begin immediately. For subsequent questions please meaningfully integrate what you learned from the video as well as additional supportive articles or videos that you choose to include. In your opinion and based on all you have learned in your time at Excelsior, discuss the following questions: What makes information credible? What factors do you take into consideration when you are determining whether information is credible or not? Now, let’s apply this week’s readings and the Evaluating Evidence  (Links to an external site.)  section of your BHS Capstone Research Guide to evaluate different stances on smoking research. Engage in discussion on the following discussion questions. We will go through each question one at a time. I will guide us through each question. In the article you read, the relative value of tobacco use was discussed from a range of perspectives. What stood out to you as a weakness in the discussion? What arguments were particularly compelling, as stated in the article? To what extent do you think the public would buy into, or discount, the findings in the article? Consider a situation in which a research study provides evidence for a specific conclusion (e.g. the smoking arguments, low-carbohydrate or high protein diet, motorcycle safety helmet use, etc.). Yet an individual with extensive experience disagrees with this evidence and offers an alternative conclusion based on personal experience. What are potential strengths and weaknesses in each perspective? How do we make evidence-based decisions in these circumstances? Note this is the order in how she wants it written below: As I mentioned in my announcement, I will start a thread for each question, each week. If everyone responds to my post, instead of starting your own reply, we can keep our answers all together for each question. The first question is opinion and/or experience based so that you can begin the discussion immediately without having completed all of your readings. You must apply your assigned readings to subsequent questions. In your opinion and based on all you have learned in your time at Excelsior, discuss the following questions: What makes information credible? What factors do you take into consideration when you are determining whether information is credible or not? Consider a situation in which a research study provides evidence for a specific conclusion (e.g. the smoking arguments, low-carbohydrate or high protein diet, motorcycle safety helmet use, etc.). Yet an individual with extensive experience disagrees with this evidence and offers an alternative conclusion based on personal experience. What are potential strengths and weaknesses in each perspective? How do we make evidence-based decisions in these circumstances?