1 Kaplan University School of Health Sciences HS305 Research Methods for Health Sciences COURSE # Unit 4 Assignment Introductions Data visualizations can be used in many different ways. They paint a picture of data to make it easier to interpret and understand. They are important for decision-makers because it gives them the opportunity to see analytical results presented visually, find relevance among variables, and predict the future. Instructions Imagine the director of your department has tasked you with creating a presentation for your organization that illustrates a health issue. Go to the Kaplan Library and research a health topic (obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, etc.). Locate scholarly sources that represent the data in a visual way (infographics, charts, graphs, etc.). Data visualizations may come from the CDC, NIH, American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, National Association of Mental Illness, American Cancer Society, etc. You must use highly credible sources. Use the template provided in the Doc Sharing area to complete your assignment. Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation using visual representations of the data from your chosen peer-reviewed articles. The presentation should be in the following format: ● Title slide ● Introduction slide ● Data visualization (3-4 visualizations, one on each slide). In the speaker notes area, provide a detailed description of that data in the visualizations. ● Analyze the data visualizations on the slides and within the speaker notes. (1-2 slides) ● Discuss how these visualizations can assist with organizational decision-making for program development. (1 slide) ● Recommend organizational action based on the combination of data from the visualizations. (1 slide) ● Conclusion slide ● Reference slide(s) Submitting Your Work For directions on how to submit your work and review your graded Assignments, refer to the Dropbox Guide found on the Academic Tools tab. Make sure that you save a copy of your submitted work. Title Your Presentation Your Name HS305 – Research Methods for Health Science Kaplan University Unit 4 Assignment 1 Introduction Describe what this presentation is about for the reader. What is the topic? What information will be presented? What is the thesis for your presentation? Unit 4 Assignment 2 2 Data Visualization 1 Unit 4 Assignment 3 Here in the speaker notes area, describe the visualizations in detail. What data is being shown in the image and how do we interpret it? What have we learned from these data? Example analysis: This image is map of the area in Europe where there was a cholera epidemic in 1854. The colors on the map indicate the location where there are cases of cholera. The darker the red, the more deaths in that location. Note that the deaths were concentrated in an area that generally used the same municipal water pump on Broad Street. We see that bec ...

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Kaplan University School of Health Sciences
HS305 Research Methods for Health
Sciences
COURSE #
Unit 4 Assignment
Introductions
Data visualizations can be used in many different ways. They
paint a picture of data to make
it easier to interpret and understand. They are important for
decision-makers because it
gives them the opportunity to see analytical results presented
visually, find relevance among
variables, and predict the future.
Instructions
Imagine the director of your department has tasked you with
creating a presentation for your
organization that illustrates a health issue.
Go to the Kaplan Library and research a health topic (obesity,
diabetes, heart disease,
cancer, etc.). Locate scholarly sources that represent the data in

2. a visual way (infographics,
charts, graphs, etc.). Data visualizations may come from the
CDC, NIH, American Heart
Association, American Diabetes Association, National
Association of Mental Illness,
American Cancer Society, etc. You must use highly credible
sources.
Use the template provided in the Doc Sharing area to complete
your assignment.
Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation using visual
representations of the data from
your chosen peer-reviewed articles. The presentation should be
in the following format:
● Title slide
● Introduction slide
● Data visualization (3-4 visualizations, one on each slide).
In the speaker notes area, provide a detailed description of that
data in the
visualizations.
● Analyze the data visualizations on the slides and within the
speaker notes. (1-2
slides)
● Discuss how these visualizations can assist with
organizational decision-making for
program development. (1 slide)
● Recommend organizational action based on the combination
of data from the
visualizations. (1 slide)
● Conclusion slide
● Reference slide(s)

3. Submitting Your Work
For directions on how to submit your work and review your
graded Assignments, refer to the
Dropbox Guide found on the Academic Tools tab. Make sure
that you save a copy of your
submitted work.
Title Your Presentation
Your Name
HS305 – Research Methods for Health Science
Kaplan University
Unit 4 Assignment
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Introduction
Describe what this presentation is about for the reader.
What is the topic?
What information will be presented?
What is the thesis for your presentation?
Unit 4 Assignment
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Data Visualization 1
Unit 4 Assignment
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4. Here in the speaker notes area, describe the visualizations in
detail. What data is being shown in the image and how do we
interpret it? What have we learned from these data?
Example analysis: This image is map of the area in Europe
where there was a cholera epidemic in 1854. The colors on the
map indicate the location where there are cases of cholera. The
darker the red, the more deaths in that location. Note that the
deaths were concentrated in an area that generally used the
same municipal water pump on Broad Street. We see that
because there are more dots and darker dots in that area.
Hence, the Broad Street water pump may be the source of
illness.
This is from an example in the classroom. Each of your
visualizations will be about the same topic (topic for this
presentation).
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Data Visualization 2
Unit 4 Assignment
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Here in the speaker notes area, describe the visualizations in
detail. This is from an example in the classroom. Each of your
visualizations will be about the same topic (topic for this
presentation).
See the speaker notes in slide 3 for an example of how the
images should be described.

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Data Visualization 3
Unit 4 Assignment
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Here in the speaker notes area, describe the visualizations in
detail. This is from an example in the classroom. Each of your
visualizations will be about the same topic (topic for this
presentation).
See the speaker notes in slide 3 for an example of how the
images should be described.
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Data Visualization 4 (optional)
Unit 4 Assignment
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Here in the speaker notes area, describe the visualizations in
detail. This is from information from the Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute. Each of your
visualizations will be about the same topic (topic for this
presentation).
See the speaker notes in slide 3 for an example of how the
images should be described.

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Analysis of Data
Describe the information presented in the data visualizations.
Summarize the trends depicted in these images.
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Analyze the data visualizations on the slides and here within the
speaker notes.
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Analysis of Data (2) - Optional
Continue with the analysis here if needed.
Unit 4 Assignment
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Analyze the data visualizations on the slides and here within the
speaker notes.
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Discussion
How can these data assist with organizational decision-making
for developing programs?
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Make sure that your discussion is based on the data
visualizations you presented.
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7. Recommendations
What are your recommendations for the organization based on
these findings?
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The recommendations should encourage organizational action to
correct any issues identified from the data. Make sure your
recommendations are related to the data.
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Conclusion
What are the take-away messages?
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REFERENCES (in APA Style)
Make sure to include in-text citations within the slideshow. It
should be clear to the reader which sources were used for the
facts included.
Book Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work:
Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.
Journal Article Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of
publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number,
page range. doi:0000000/000000000000
Web Site Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication).
Title of document. Retrieved from http://Web address
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Please use APA style. This shows you what the format should
look like for a book, a journal article or a web site.
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