PART 1– Students are expected to research a current event topic that is relevant

PART 1–
Students are expected to research a current event topic that is relevant within the past 5 years and present it to the class. Topics must follow the requirements below and grading will be based on the rubrics attached.
Presentation Content Requirements
Freestyle – Provide a current event that highlights your personal interests in the EHS field. Connect your current event to a governing agency within the EHS field. EPA, OSHA, NIOSH, CDC, BLM, USFW, or any others and discuss how the agency is involved.
Areas of interest may be:Air quality
Water Quality
Hazardous Materials/Waste
Radiological/Nuclear Waste
Solid Waste/Recycling
Current ballot measures affecting San Diego, CA or the US
Changes to regulations, industry standards, or industry practices
Other environmental issues or topics (if you are unsure, email me the topic and article for approval)
Safety in the workplace
Safety Management
Industrial Hygiene topics (Chemicals, noise, ergonomics, radiation)
Injury and Illness in the workplace
Current ballot measures affecting San Diego, CA or the US
Changes to regulations, industry standards, or industry practices
Other occupational health and safety issues. (if you are unsure, email me the topic and article for approval)
References
You must provide a minimum of 3 references from reputable sources. Submit on a word document in the assignment:
Presentation Format
Create a Pecha Kucha presentation, which will consists of 10 to 15 slides, for 20 seconds at a time, recorded with a screen recorder. Your final presentation should be 3 minutes and 20 seconds to 5 minutes. An acceptable presentation must include a PowerPoint (or similar program) recorded with a screen recording device and submitted in video format like mp4 or a youtube link. To record your screen and audio, you can use the Canvas Studio link, Screen Cast-O-Matic software (click here to link)Links to an external site. for free, Powerpoint recording feature of any other recording software. To learn more about making a Pecha Kucha video, please refer to the videos below. You must turn in a video, not a PowerPoint presentation.
Current Event Example
Submission
Please submit your current event by posting a link from YouTube, or Canvas Studio only. File uploads are difficult and tend to have issues.
Pecha Kucha Instruction and Tips:
Formatting the PowerPoint slides for Pecha Kucha
Screencast-o-Matic and PowerPoint
Using Studio to Record
PART 2–
References – Provide references, in APA format, for your current event article and include any backup articles you used for evidence in your presentation. A minimum of one article must be referenced, but you are encouraged to find three sources for supporting evidence.
Resources
Students will create a research strategy to locate and access needed information.Google should only be used to find topics that interest you. Once you have picked a topic you enjoy, begin doing research on the topic with credible resources.
The Cuyamaca College Library websiteLinks to an external site. is a good place to find credible sources. You are welcome to use community libraries as well. When running searches on your topic, look for peer-reviewed articles. The librarians at the college will find resources for you if you ask them to. Their contact is on the website homepage. Use this if you need help!!
If multiple sources are used to confirm the validity of the topic, annotations should be written for each source. Please don’t let this discourage you from topics. Annotations are quick to write.
https://www.zotero.org/Links to an external site. Is a great resource for writing your reference document for you. There are ample videos online to teach you how to use Zotero, or I can help you during office hours.
OWL Purdue has a great resource to guide your APA format. Look on the left side of the screen to pick your reference source, and the instructions are provided.