Instructions

**//Writing Project – Wikispace //** **//KIN450 (Spring 09-10) //** http://kin450-neurophysiology.wikispaces.com

This assignment provides you an opportunity to further your understanding of a specific neurological structure or neurophysiological system and to share your knowledge in an educational, tutorial-type format. Working independently or with a classmate, identify a topic of interest that relates to the neural basis of movement. This topic (e.g., neurological structure or system) will need to be approved by me before you begin working on your Wiki tutorial. So, send an email describing the topic you have selected. I intend to minimize replication of topics with approval being on a first-come, first-served basis. Once approved, you will need to research your topic using primary scientific literature, books and textbooks, and selected web resources. Your tutorial should be written to an audience similar to yourself (i.e., upper-level kinesiology student) and should include the components listed in the outline below.

__Wiki Tutorial Outline:__ · Overview or introductory paragraph · Functional anatomical review (including structure(s), location…) · Input & Output pathways (e.g., neuronal connections) · Function in the control of normal movement · Signs of dysfunction (i.e. clinical abnormalities) · Summary or concluding paragraph · Glossary of terms · Listing of relevant links or suggesting readings (include a brief description of content) · Quiz questions & answers (5-10 Multiple Choice / T-F & 3-5 Short Answer / Essay) · References

You will need to integrate content from at-least 5 primary research or review articles into your tutorial in the sections that address function in the control of normal movement and signs of dysfunction.

It is expected that you will include images, Web links and/or other media formats within your text to supplement, clarify and/or expand concepts, principles and/or issues. As with any content that is not yours, you need to be respectful of copyright laws. When using images in your tutorial include the image's URL below the image and provide a hyperlink to the image's address.

Clarity of presentation, accuracy of the science, appropriate figures and graphs, documented sources of information, appropriate font, and of course good grammar and spelling will be considered in grading. Your references should be consistent with the formatting used in journals published by the American Physiological Society (http://www.the-aps.org/publications/authorinfo/examplerefs.htm).