The final integrative essay is a “Social Policy Position” paper. In it, you may expand or update a particular part of the course material, or a related social policy approved by the instructor. The final essay takes the place of a final exam.

The Final Integrative Essay has a value of 250 points 

The policy position paper is to deal with a substantive social policy issue and any major trends and challenges facing nonprofits with its implementation.

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Directions

The final integrative essay is a “Social Policy Position” paper. In it, you may expand or update a particular part of the course material, or a related social policy approved by the instructor. The final essay takes the place of a final exam.

The policy position paper is to deal with a substantive social policy issue and any major trends and challenges facing nonprofits with its implementation.

You will complete a minimum 5-page composition on the Case Study of a hypothetical “patient” who is sent to you for diagnosis and treatment.

– Using your textbook and applicable outside sources, you will evaluate the patient you receive and diagnose him or her in with the correct disorder we covered this semester.

– You will discuss what circumstances therapy can “help,” then decide upon the appropriate therapy and make recommendations for your patient based on what we learned this year.

– You will then discuss what you, as your patient’s therapy team, will need to be careful to avoid so that you will not harm your client white he/she is in therapy.

Primary Source Comparison Guide

Recommended length: 4-6 double-spaced pages, 12-point font, 1-inch margins 

Bibliography required, no title page required 

Please use Chicago Manual of Style for all citations

Purpose: Identify and compare a key component of two primary sources. Consider the use of primary sources in writing, research, and scholarship. This assignment is to provide you with understanding and insight into how to use them in future scholarship, both within and outside the study of history. These documents provide the basis for our understanding and interpretation of historical events and the individuals involved. 

A word of warning: this is not a summary, but an analysis. Use material from the documents to support your responses to the Tasks below; however, if you find yourself using phrases like, “Then he said…,” or, “Next, she wrote…”, reconsider your approach. A good approach is to use paraphrasing rather than direct quotations. Remember to cite your paraphrases.

Audience: While you will write for submission to your instructor, consider other students as your primary audience. Your comparison should include necessary context, background, and usage suggestions for students doing larger research projects. This does not mean that you will share these documents with other students, merely that you should keep this audience in mind when writing.

Format: This is formal writing assignments. Standard rules of grammar and writing apply. The thesis is to identify and assess the component of primary documents and compare their importance and relevance. Include a formal introduction, with a thesis, and a conclusion.

Tasks: This assignment requires two actions: identification of the sources and comparison of the responses, ideas, or beliefs between Prokopios’ discussion of the Plague of Justinian with a document from The Black Death. First, read the selected sources and identify the component or components you wish to compare, i.e., symptoms, causes, disease as God’s punishment, response, etc. Once you identify the point or points of comparison, analyze each to reach conclusions about the value and merit of the sources. 

Remember to consider the authors’ bias. You should be familiar with Prokopios’ biases from our earlier analysis of The Secret History but the other document may require additional research to get biographical information about the author, the context of the document’s creation, and the purpose of the document, if not evident from the document itself. If you do use outside sources, please limit yourself to scholarly works from books or peer-reviewed journals. Additional information on some documents is limited.

The first aspect of a primary document analysis is identification. Some of the aspects of identification require research outside of the document itself, although many editors provide some of these details in the introductory paragraph preceding each document. Your analysis should begin with identifying the key components of the document itself, and using those identifications to answer the following questions. In some cases, you may not be able to identify answers to all the questions, but you should state that, i.e., there are no obvious biases in the document or offer suggestions for further research opportunities.

1) Please use OSCOLA as paper format, not MLA or other

2) The paper must include original analysis.

3) The paper will be a comparative study showing analysis of four jurisdictions: the UK, the USA, Hong Kong, and Russian Federation. Arbitration in all four jurisdictions must be analysed.

4) The central part of the analysis – is the case study (examples). Cases must be from the four jurisdictions named above.

5) How is international arbitration suitable for protection of intellectual property rights – is the core issue.

The student will write a 4-5 page paper that identifies the key historical process/development in US history (i.e.: the Second Industrial Revolution, the rise of statist liberalism, institution racism, the rise of the New Right, etc.

Negotiation Paper: For the final project is you will plan for and execute a negotiation where you get someone or some organization to donate money to a charitable cause. This is a capstone exercise, so not only does it touch on all the objectives and ways we will try to meet them, but it also challenges you to synthesize and execute the broader skills from the course (planning, analysis, process adaptation, and analytical reflection). 

Does everything have a cause? If not, why not? If so, why? More importantly, what does your answer to this question say about the possibility of free will? Why? Check additional materials for more information regarding the requirements.

For the purposes of this course/module the ‘Creative Arts’ consists of the following subjects:

• Art & Design

• Design & Technology

• Music

The Humanities consists of the following subjects:

• Geography

• History

• Religious Education

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PE is included in the module and in Year 3 in order to ensure breadth of coverage of the foundation subjects.

1. Written assessments should be word-processed in Arial or Calibri Light font size 12. There should be double-spacing and each page should be numbered.

2. There should be a title page identifying the programme name, module title, assessment title, your student number, your marking tutor and the date of submission. All marking of assignments is conducted anonymously – please do not put your name on your assignment.

3. You should include a word-count at the end of the assessment (excluding references, figures, tables and appendices).

Where a word limit is specified, the following penalty systems applies:

• Up to 10% over the specified word length = no penalty

• 10 – 20% over the specified indicative word length = 5 marks subtracted (but if the assessment would normally gain a pass mark, then the final mark to be no lower than the pass mark for the assessment).

• More than 20% over the indicative word length = if the assessment would normally gain a pass mark or more, then the final mark will capped at the pass mark for the assessment.

4. All written work should be referenced using the standard Havard referencing style (please see Moodle and your programme handbook for a full guide).

Assessment brief:

This assignment is intended to provide you with the opportunity to produce a potentially useful resource and to develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of the module’s subjects.

The assignment is one document which consists of two main parts, one of which has two sub-sections i.e. three sections altogether.

1. Firstly, you need to produce an over-view or topic web of a cross-curricular (or integrated) project based around the following theme: India – this should indicate all the activities that a realistic cross-curricular Medium term plan would cover (based on a 5 or 6 week half-term. This should be related to the National Curriculum (DfE 2013) or Early Years Foundation Stage and should encompass as many subjects as is realistic and appropriate including the core. (500 words equivalent)

2. This over-view then needs to be accompanied by a ‘Teacher’s Pack’. The pack should include teaching aid ‘cards’ for four different subjects (each one being no more than 2 sides of A4), including supporting materials (all of which should be capable of being stored electronically). The cards can be designed in any way that you deem appropriate for the subject and activity covered. Additional key supportive material such as larger photographs, charts etc can be included and not count towards the 2 sides of A4 (1,750 words equivalent)

3. To complete your resource you will need to provide a rationale for the ‘pack’. This will explain:

1. how the subjects contribute to the children’s understanding of the theme,

2. reasons for selecting the activities chosen and the accompanying supporting materials. 

3. the value of working in a cross-curricular manner,

4. particular considerations when working in this manner related to the quality of the teaching and learning of the subjects encompassed within the theme.

5. any issues relating to health and safety and inclusion.

(1,250 words)

Within the rationale you must include good evidence of background reading for all the subjects covered in order to support your ideas. For the purposes of this assignment you will need to reference your sources relating to your rationale and any ideas, photos, suggested videos, activities and so on, as appropriate to your teacher’s pack.

Policy Analysis

Assume you have been appointed as a school principal and are in the process of reviewing the district policy manual. Your task will be to compare one policy (e.g., dress code, personnel evaluation, discipline, student performance, homework, etc.) of your choice with a similar policy from another
district by describing the purpose of the policies and identifying the purpose of the policies and identifying similarities, differences, and the alignment to the district vision. In a narrative format, address each of the following questions. You may copy and paste these policies as appendixes to the assignment, but focus your attention to analyzing these policies in a narrative format. This assignment should be no more than 5-8 pages in length and include at least 3 references (in addition to the text for this course) from the professional literature to support your position.
Part 1- Interviews
After reviewing this assignment, develop a series of questions regarding the various sections of the assignment. Then you are to interview at least two principals or district personnel. You may try to get one from another district other than your own. You may gather the data for the Field Experience paper at the same time you are gathering this information. Be sure to use the APA personal communication citation method when referring to the interviews. 

Interview a principal on the following topics and then summarize the responses of the administrator into a paper. This assignment can be completed in a question and answer format and APA form and style do not apply. Questions should include the following: 

Selection 

How do you advertise a vacancy? 

How do you select the candidates to be interviewed? 

How do you interview the candidates? 

How do you check for references and credentials? 

How do you select the best candidate? 

How and when do you offer the job? 

How and when do you offer the candidate the position? 

How do you notify unsuccessful candidates?

Induction 

How do you acquaint new employees to the school/faculty, staff and community? 

Does your district have an induction program? 

If not, does the school sponsor one? 

Appraisal 

How do you evaluate the staff? 

What instruments are used and how often? 

How do you collect data to be used? 

Staff Development 

How do you determine the needs of the faculty/staff for staff development?

How is the final decision made on what will be offered? 

Rewards/incentives 

Is there a reward or incentive program in your district or school? 

The written interview report must contain the proper NSU cover sheet and reference page. Be sure to summarize the responses not just list them.