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Explain how the process of completing your research project has affected your understanding of an issue or event in society.

Task:       Explain how the process of completing your research project has affected your understanding of an issue or event in society.

 

Length:   At least 1200 words

 

Sources: No minimum number of sources. Cite any sources you use in APA format.

 

 

 

Outcomes you should achieve by completing this assignment

 

  • Organize information clearly in an explanatory essay (Course outcomes 1 and 2)
  • Use an introduction paragraph with a thesis statement and a concluding paragraph to frame an essay (Course outcomes 1 and 2)
  • Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing (Course outcome 3)

 

Topic

 

You began your research project by reading an article from the news about a current issue or event in society. Your goal in this essay is to explain to your professor how the research and writing you have done for your research project changed your understanding of that issue or event. You will explainwhat changes occurred in your understanding andhow those changes occurred.

 

Here are some questions you can consider in developing ideas for your essay:

 

  • What changes occurred in your understanding?
    • Do you know more about the issue/event now than you did before? (Probably!)
    • Do you look at the issue/event from a different perspective following your research?
    • Have you reconsidered opinions or assumptions that you held at the beginning of the semester?
  • How did those changes occur?
    • Which sources from your research had the greatest effect on your understanding?
    • Did the process of writing about your topic affect the way you thought about it?
    • What role did interaction with your classmates and/or professor play in your understanding of your topic?

 

Organizing and supporting your essay

 

Your essay must include an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

 

The introduction should gain your reader’s attention, orient the reader to your topic, and state your thesis.

 

The body of the essay should include focused body paragraphs in support of your thesis statement. There are various ways you might choose to organize information in the body of your essay. Here are some suggestions you can consider:

 

  • You might focus each body paragraph on a step of the research process and how that step affected your understanding of the issue/event.
  • You might focus each body paragraph on your understanding at a particular time relative to the research process (before, during, after).
  • You might focus each body paragraph on a particular aspect of the issue/event and explain how your understanding of that aspect developed during your research.

 

The essay’s conclusion should answer the question “So what?” by placing the essay’s explanations into a larger context. To accomplish this, you can consider addressing one or more of these questions:

 

  • Will your current understanding of your event/issue affect your future actions or decisions? If so, how?
  • What lessons—about interpreting current events, about your field of study, about the research process—can be drawn from the experience of completing the research project?
  • Is research of the sort done in WRTG 112 a worthwhile activity? Why or why not?

 

Point of view

 

First person (I/me/my) is appropriate in this assignment, but second person (you/your) should be avoided.

 

Formatting your assignment

 

Incorporate these elements of APA style:

  • Use one-inch margins.
  • Double space.
  • Use an easy-to-read font between 10-point and 12-point.
  • Include a title page with the title of your paper, your name, and the name of your school.

You are to watch one of the movies listed below and then write a 2 page summary of the movie using the terms you have learned in chapters 1-10.

You are to watch one of the movies listed below and then write a 2 page summary of the movie using the terms you have learned in chapters 1-10.  The paper is to be written in APA format and submitted by 11:59 Sunday.  Youare to incorporate key terms from the chapters you have read.

 

Your choice of movies are:

 

“The Death of Ritchie” released in 1977 starring Robbie Benson

 

“The Basketball Diaries” released in 1995 starring Leonardo DiCaprio

 

“License to Kill” released in 1984 starring Denzel Washington

 

The goal is to watch one of these movies and understand how our views on certain drugs have changed over time.  Or have they really changed.  What is your opinion?

Do you think it is possible for an outsider to accurately discern about the underlying cultural values of an organization by analyzing symbols, ceremonies, dress, or other observable aspects of culture in comparison to an insider with several years of wor

  1. Do you think it is possible for an outsider to accurately discern about the underlying cultural values of an organization by analyzing symbols, ceremonies, dress, or other observable aspects of culture in comparison to an insider with several years of work experience? Select a percentage (e.g., 10%, 70%, etc.) and explain your reasoning.
  2. A noted organization theorist once said, “Pressure for change originates in the environment. Pressure for stability originates within the organization.” Do you agree?
  3. If managers frequently use experience and intuition to make complex, non-programmed decisions, how do they apply evidence-based management (which seems to suggest that managers should rely on facts and data)?
  4. In a rapidly changing organization, are decisions more likely to be made using the rational or political model of organization?

Identify the independent variable and dependent variable. Indicate the number of levels in the independent variable and describe each level

  • Read the following study scenario:Researchers are interested in the effectiveness of a particular treatment for insomnia. They contact 50 insomnia sufferers who responded to a newspaper advertisement to participate in the study. Each participant is given a pill with instructions to take it before going to sleep that night. The pill actually contains milk powder (a placebo). The participants are randomly assigned to receive one of two sets of instructions about the pill. One half of the participants are told that the pill will make them feel “sleepy,” and the other half are told that the pill will make them feel “awake and alert.” The next day the participants return to the lab and are asked to indicate how long it took them to fall asleep after taking the pill. The individuals who were told that the pill would make them feel sleepy reported that they fell asleep faster than the participants who were told the pill would make them feel alert.
    Think about the concepts you read about this week about one-way experimental designs and analysis of variance (ANOVA), and how they apply to the above study.

 

The Assignment (1–2 pages):

 

With the study scenario in mind, complete the following:

  1. Identify the independent variable and dependent variable. Indicate the number of levels in the independent variable and describe each level.
  2. Indicate whether the research used a between-participants or a within-participants research design and how you determined this to be the case.
  3. Presume a third condition was added to the study. In this condition, the participants are not given any information about the effects of the (placebo) pill. Next, suppose an analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted. Briefly interpret, in your own words, what it would mean if the F was significant as applied to this study.

Please compare and contrast meiosis and mitosis. Highlight major differences and common points in an organized text (No table).

Part 1 : Please compare and contrast meiosis and mitosis. Highlight major differences and common points in an organized text (No table).

 

Part 2 : Mendel used mathematics and experimentation to derive major principles that have helped us understand inheritance. His ideas were totally different than the explanation for passage of characteristics from parents to offspring that was common to his time. Discuss at least two of his principles in detail, providing examples. Describe how each principle contributes to genetic variability. Discuss the significance of Mendel’s discoveries to modern biology.

 

Your main post should  answer both questions , be 600 word long and include a reference section. Each of your replies should be at least 3 lines long and include a reference section. Please gather information related to the topic from your textbook and other reliable sources. Cite all sources used to build your paragraphs at the end of each of your reply.

Pick one of the following terms for your research: centralization, contingency, decentralization, efficiency, mechanistic, organic, organizational behavior, scientific management, stakeholder, or sustainability.

1) Pick one of the following terms for your research: centralization, contingency, decentralization, efficiency, mechanistic, organic, organizational behavior, scientific management, stakeholder, or sustainability.

 

Article Summary & Discussion:

 

DEFINITION: a brief definition of the key term followed by the APA reference for the term; this does not count in the word requirement.

 

SUMMARY: Summarize the article in your own words-this should be in the 150-200-word range. Be sure to note the article’s author, note their credentials and why we should put any weight behind his/her opinions, research or findings regarding the key term

 

DISCUSSION: Using 300-350 words, write a brief discussion, in your own words of how the article relates to the selected chapter Key Term. A discussion is not rehashing what was already stated in the article, but the opportunity for you to add value by sharing your experiences, thoughts and opinions. This is the mostimportant part of theassignment.

 

REFERENCES: All references must be listed at the bottom of the submission–in APA format. (continued) Be sure to use the headers in your submission to ensure that all aspects of the assignment are completed as required.

Do you think that this policy could increase or reduce inflation?

1.  The Fed and Monetary Policy

Monetary policy is the action taken by the Federal Reserve to expand or contract the money supply and influence interest rates. 

After checking the current news on monetary policy, describe the Fed’s current policy – is it expanding or contracting the money supply, and why?   Do you think that this policy could increase or reduce inflation?

2.  Inflation – Winners and Losers

We  often hear of inflation characterized as a bad thing, but Meyer describes both winners and losers from inflation.  Give an example of one way in which you would win from unexpected inflation, and an example of one way in which you would lose from unexpected inflation.

Classical v. Keynesian Approaches

 Classical v. Keynesian Approaches

 

Fiscal policies are the actions of Congress on spending and taxing.  (Note that this is different from monetary policy, which is the action take by the Federal Reserve to change the money supply.)

 

The effects of the US recession are waning the jobless rate is falling.  Some economists are recommending an end to any stimulus program, in which the government’s fiscal policy increases government spending and which increases demand and employment.  

 

Explain and compare the Keynesian and classical points of view.  Take either the classical or Keynesian position on a stimulus for our economy today (AS ALWAYS IN THIS CLASS, THIS POSITION NEED NOT BE YOUR ACTUAL OPINION.)  Support your point of view using principles of Classical or Keynesian economics, as described by Mayer in Chapter 16 of “Everything Economics.” 

 

2.  What Role for Government?

 

In Chapter 3, Wheelan describes a number of ways in which the “government is your friend” in a well-functioning society and economy.  List and explain two ways that, in your everyday lives, there is a need for an effective government role in an economy.

 

Explain how this government role does, or does not, solve a market failure such as an externality.

Identify three key learnings from the Skills Lab experience

SWLB- 0652

 

Empathy. Compassion. Social justice. Community. Practice. Reflection. These are familiar words in your social work readings and study. In this course, you have had the opportunity to apply those words and concepts in a unique way with your colleagues and Instructors in the online classroom and, most importantly, during your on-ground residency experience.

 

Often, pivotal experiences create momentum and inspire further reflection. This week, you reflect on your experience and accomplishments during this singular experience.

 

· Connect Skills Lab learning with the Field Education experience

 

Discussion 

  • Identify three key learnings from the Skills Lab experience
  • Explain how you will incorporate these learnings into your Field Education experience

Describe the mechanics of this hypothesis testing process.

You are a marketing manager for a company that makes ready-to-eat breakfast cereals. Your company recently initiated a loyalty program for consumers, which resulted in a large purchaser database. The brand managers are eager to mine the available data, which they can use to design more effective promotional programs. The management of your organization believes that to be effective, these programs have to take into account significant cross-region (i.e., the East Coast, the West Coast, the Midwest, and the South) purchase differences. Your task is to test the hypothesis that there are significant cross-region differences in purchasing patterns. Management has suggested that you use six different two-way comparisons (directly comparing each region with every other region), with each two-way comparison being suggested at the 5% level.

  • Assess how appropriate management’s proposed use of hypothesis testing would be to validate management’s belief in cross-region purchase differences.
  • Explain the goal of this hypothesis testing experiment.
  • Describe the mechanics of this hypothesis testing process.
  • Explain why the organization would go through the trouble of hypothesis testing in this situation. Support your discussion with relevant examples, research, and rationale.
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