BI 214 Week 1 Discussion 1

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Unit 1: Discussion 1

You are required to post your initial answers ; your comments on the postings of your classmates are due by Sunday at midnight.  Please be sure that your comments to peers are substantive; do not simply write "I disagree"; if you disagree, go on to explain your comment and add your own insights.  All initial and follow-up responses require research and appropriate citations. You should have a minimum of two postings (one initial and one/more follow-up response/s) for each thread. 

The following rubric will be used to score your discussion postings:

1-3 points	Only minimal response given with no elaboration OR failed to complete follow-up postings
4-7 points	Basic response and follow-up posting; all were clear and relevant, but needed more detail.
8-10 points	All responses were elaborated, clear, and detailed; complete responses and follow-up postings.

Discussion Topic

The purpose of this discussion topic is to not only introduce you to the concepts of health and wellness, but to also ensure that you understand the proper use of resources when answering discussion questions, homework questions or even quiz questions. In this class you will be exposed to new concepts and terms. When you prepare your answers, the easiest way out might be to copy and paste from a website or copy passages from your text. However, you may remember from the syllabus that you are NOT allowed to do this. The proper use of information involves: 

·         Paraphrasing or summarizing information that you find and the proper citation of the reference. This means that you MUST USE YOUR OWN WORDS in your responses.

·         Limited direct quotation of phrases using quotation marks. Large amounts of quoted material will NOT be accepted. 

·         Proper citation of the reference (see the Reference Format) .

Copying and pasting information without quotation marks is plagiarism, EVEN if you cite the source correctly. You MUST also provide complete citations for every source that you use; even your text. When you do use your text, please also list the pages that you used. 

 

Discussion Assignment

Below is information from an Original Source that discusses the difference between health and wellness. Responses #1 and #2 are attempts to use that information to answer the question: "What is health and wellness?". Read them over carefully and then address the questions below. 

Original source

 

Health is merely defined as the presence or absence of disease. This refers to the state of bodily functions at any given time or place. Wellness, on the other hand, is a much broader topic and refers to the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and physiologic state of the individual and his relationship to his/her environment. 
Citation:
Soft Touch Spinal Care. 2007. Health vs wellness

Response #1

Health can be defined as the presence or absence of disease. This means the state of bodily functions at any given time or place. Wellness, however, is a much broader topic and refers to the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and physiologic state of the person and their relationship to his or her environment. 
Citation:
Soft Touch Spinal Care. 2007. Health vs wellness

Response #2

Health and wellness are sometimes used interchangeably, but in fact there is a difference between the two terms. Health is considered "the presence or absence of disease", such as the physical well-being of our body at any given point in time. Wellness, on the other hand, refers to "the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and physiologic state of the individual and his relationship to his/her environment". 
Citation:

 

 

Based on what you know about plagiarism and our course policies: 

1.      Does either Response #1 or Response #2 constitute plagiarism? Explain your answer.

2.      How would you grade Response #1 and Response #2? Explain your answer.

3.      Find another source (e.g., your book) that addresses health and wellness and summarize in your own words the difference between health and wellness.

4.      Relate this understanding to your own life and your approach to your overall health.

You will need to provide a proper citation for all of your sources, including author, date and title. This might involve a little work, but all of that information is available. If you are unable to find the author, list the author as anonymous. And you will need to cite any OTHER sources you used. Please use the Reference Format file to determine how to properly cite your sources.