25 Apr The purpose of this assignment is to gain experience reading and summarizing academic articles

The purpose of this assignment is to gain experience reading and summarizing academic articles. You will find an article about atmospheric science/meteorology from a peer-reviewed journal of your choosing and write a 1-page summary. Please do not just copy and paste sentences from the abstract, introduction, or conclusion. I want to see in your own words what you think the article was about!

• When submitting, please use file name FirstName_LastName_Essay2

• Cite the article at the bottom of your summary and leave a link if possible

Example topics include: Air pollution, climate change, tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, fronts, cyclones, severe storms, lightning, carbon cycle, hydrological cycle, greenhouse gases, energy budget, humidity, fog, cloud types, precipitation, etc. If you need ideas look at chapters in the book and see what sounds interesting to you.

Below are instructions for how to search for academic articles using COM library: 1. Click on COM library icon when you log in to COM:

2. Click “GO” on Search for Articles, Books, and More

3. Scroll down to “E” and click on Earth, Atmospheric, and Aquatic Science Database

4. Search for a topic of your choosing. Be sure to select “peer-reviewed”

Outcomes: This assignment helps to meet the following student learning outcomes and end of program student learning outcomes.

SLO: #6 Evaluate lifelong learning, informatics/technology, and research evidence to promote population health and nursing actions to guide health promotion, prevention, maintenance, and restoration activities.

SLO: #7 Function as a nurse leader and change agent using the Scope and Standards of Public Health Nursing to advocate for policy changes that promote population-based health.

EOPSLO: #1 Build the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of the baccalaureate prepared nurse as described within the Scope and Standards of Practice and Nursing Code of Ethics.

Directions:

Following each experiential learning experience (24 hours in community based clinical site and 11 volunteer hours), the student will write a reflection on their experiences. The reflection will follow the template provided. There should be 4 reflections submitted; 3 after each clinical experience and 1 for the volunteer experience. It is advisable for the student to submit these within 2 days post experience. Because experiences happen at different times throughout the semester, a set due date is not possible. However, all entries must be completed by the due date posted in the course calendar.

Grading: Grading will be based on the completeness of the reflection, including all information listed in the template. See rubric for more details.

Template:

Each reflection must include:

· Date of experience

· Location of experience

· Activity/ies involved

· New skill learned (if any)

· How the student grew in their knowledge, skills and attitudes as a professional nurse

· Any other anecdote, personal reflection