Imagine that you’ve been hired by a professional organization related to your field (groups
such as the Association for Information Technology Professionals, the American Marketing Association,
American Archeological Society, etc.) to prepare an issue brief appropriate for inclusion on their website. The
issue brief should speak from the perspective of your professional community and address public audiences
and policymakers. Your issue brief should include the following information about your selected issue:
definitions of terms and explanations of specialized concepts or perspectives affecting the controversy,
a brief history of the controversy,
an explanation of what the actual point of disagreement is, the range of viewpoints represented within the
controversy, and the impetus behind those viewpoints,
the implications of or consequences arising from this controversy, and
what events are on the horizon for this controversy.
Your white paper should help the intended audience understand an ongoing controversy and develop a more
nuanced perspective on the issues. Your report should include at least 1 original infographic (visual
presentation of information) that helps make expert knowledge easier to understand for non-expert audiences.
Choose a topic related to your major or your professional interests. The primary criteria is that the issue in
question be a current controversy about which informed stakeholders disagree.
When I grade your project I will ask: “Does this issue brief help the public better understand an ongoing
controversy and bring professional/technical expertise to bear on the issue?” More particularly, I will expect
your issue brief to:
- Help readers understand the issue by
defining expert terms and explaining specialized concepts or perspectives affecting the controversy,
briefly describe a history of the controversy
explain what the actual point of disagreement is and the range of viewpoints represented within the controversy
and the impetus behind those viewpoints,
the implications of or consequences arising from this controversy, and
what events are on the horizon for this controversy. - Demonstrate characteristics of excellence for technical communication (honesty, clarity, accuracy,
comprehensiveness, accessibility/usability, conciseness, professional appearance, and correctness)
have a clear and limiting title and to use headings to clearly announce major sections and sub-sections
provide visuals that help make expert knowledge accessible to non-experts
smoothly and ethically summarize/paraphrase/quote and cite from at least six recent and relevant scholarly
sources;
show evidence of significant revision based on feedback from your peers;
convey information in ways that are consistent with your field’s goals, values, and research practices.
Sample Solution
Endocrine disorders as a cause of obesity are rare and are associated with additional symptoms. Endocrine causes of obesity include Hypothyroidism, Cushing syndrome, Pseudohypoparathyroidism, growth hormone deficiency, Acquired hypothalamic obesity. The distinguishing feature of endocrine causes of obesity is that stature and height velocity are decreased, whereas a normal or increased growth rate generally excludes endocrine causes. Acquired hypothalamic obesity is a syndrome of intractable weight gain caused by hypothalamic damage from a tumor or its treatment with radiotherapy or surgery. Such patients may have adequate growth velocity even when GH deficient but have tumor-related signs and symptoms. Pediatric obesity is also associated with early puberty and advanced skeletal development. 5. DRUGS: Weight gain is an adverse effect of many psychotropic medications and a leading cause of non-compliance in children taking these drugs. Psychotropic drugs that cause weight gain include certain classes of antidepressants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers such as Lithium, tricyclics and mono-amine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), Clozapine, olanzapine, risperidone and quetiapine. The antiepileptic drugs valproate, vigabatrin, gabapentin and carbamazepine have been shown to cause weight gain(12). Other medications associated with weight gain are drugs that block serotonin 5-HT2, histamine H1, dopamine D2 receptors (13) and high-dose chronic glucocorticoid therapy. HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY: Obese children are at great risk for becoming obese adults and the risk doubles when at least one parent is obese. India has been announced as the Diabetic Capital of the World by WHO because of continuous rise in population with diabetes mellitus. 1. Type2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM):>
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