Day: April 25, 2018

Lending Institutions, Health Care, and Human Capital

 

Lending Institutions, Health Care, and Human Capital
Due Week 9 and worth 200 points

Use the Internet to research one (1) developing nation of your choice. Your research should include an examination of lending institutions, health care, and human capital, as well as the material covered by the Webtext and lectures in Weeks 6 through 9.

Write a three to four (3-4) page research paper in which you:

Explore whether or not funding from international lending institutions like the World Bank and the IMF are helping or hindering the social, economic, or political development of the country that you have selected. Support your response with examples.
Discuss, with examples, at least four (4) substantive ways in which a healthy population strengthens the economy of the country that you have selected.
Ascertain the degree to which the leadership of your chosen country has used foreign aid to improve its health care system. Support your response with concrete examples.
Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia, blogs, and other nonacademic websites do not qualify as academic resources. Approval of resources is at the instructor’s discretion. Resources must also be within the last seven (7) years.
When referencing the selected resources, please use the following format:

Webtext Format:
Name of the author. Name of title. Retrieved from website url.
Example:
Soomo. Understanding Development [Webtext]. Retrieved from http://www.webtexts.com/courses/9218-cathey.

Lecture Format:
Name of the Author. Name of the lecture [lecture type]. Retrieved from lecture url.
Example:
Strayer University. (2013). Understanding Development [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from /bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.html.

Internet Resources:
Author’s Name. (Date of publication). Title of the resource. Retrieved from website url.
Example:
Wuestewald, Eric. (2014). Portraits of people living on a dollar a day. Retrieved from http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Determine how human capital is used and what effect gender disparity has on these decisions.
Determine what role health plays in developing economies.
Examine the role that the International Monetary Fund and World Bank play in transfers and the conditions they set to effect this funding.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in sociology of developing countries.
Write clearly and concisely about sociology of developing countries using proper writing mechanics.

Final Paper

Imagine that you are a researcher and are conducting a study to investigate a community problem. Using behavioral research principles, select a macro systems problem to investigate (there are many suggested in the textbook, e.g. domestic violence, homophobia, sexual abuse, delinquent gangs) and design a study to solve this community problem.
The purpose of your Final Paper is to solve this community problem.

The Final Paper should be eight- to- ten pages (excluding title and reference pages) that includes the following components:
(Please note that for the purposes of offering instruction, examples have been given below about a research study involving the use of financial reward programs to combat truancy. Please make sure that you create a study that does not investigate the same content.)

Introduction – This section should include a brief summary of the community problem that will be addressed, as well as the approach that will be used to investigate and solve the problem.

Statement of the problem – The purpose of this section is to specify the main research question (e.g., Does enrollment in a financial reward program reduce truancy?) and define the community problem in more depth (e.g., truancy), analyzing why it is a problem. In addition, you will explain the problem-solving method you plan to employ (e.g., enrollment in a financial reward program) and state your main hypothesis. (e.g., Enrollment in a financial reward program is expected to reduce student truancy in the short term, but its long-term effects are difficult to predict.)

Literature Review – In this section, research findings pertaining to both the community problem and problem solving method need to be illustrated. (e.g., Relevant articles may include those on the prevalence of truancy, the impact of truancy, previous methods used to combat truancy, and the benefits of financial reward programs.)

Methodology – Explain how your Final Paper will investigate the problem. How will the study be designed? How many participants will be involved in the study and how will they be recruited? (e.g., Four classes at a local high school will be given the opportunity to participate in the research study. Two of these classes will be enrolled in the financial reward program.) How will data be collected? (e.g., Truancy data will be collected on all of the participants for the six months preceding the reward program, for the duration of the program, and for the six months after completion of the reward program.) What statistics will be used to evaluate the data? (e.g., Inferential statistics will be conducted to compare the truancy levels of the group of students participating in the program with those of the group of students who are not participating in the program.)  Ethical considerations should be discussed to ensure that no unethical research is suggested.

Conclusions – This section should contain concluding remarks about any potential problems that might be encountered in conducting this research study. It should also include speculations on the potential results of the study.

Applying knowledge of basic communication terms to an analysis of the film Forrest Gump.

 

TERM PAPER INFORMATIVE ON PAGES 9 -25 ONLY!!!!!! Applying knowledge of basic communication terms to an analysis of the film Forrest Gump. COMMUNICATION CONTEXT: interpersonal communication

THIS (everything below) can be found on pages 9-25 document attached above).
In this 10 page
paper, you will apply
your knowledge of basic communication terms to an analysis
of a film.  In general, you will:
1.
Select a primary communication context
(e.g.,
interpersonal communication
) that is
reflected in a particular film (see your instructor for film examples).  Also,
you will use
several,
specific terms
(e.g.,
self
–
disclosure, relational dialectics, stages of relational
development, etc
.) that are related to your communication context.
2.
Conduct scholarly research
in order to fully understand your chosen context.  In oth
er
words, you will find journal articles and use your textbook to help you understand and
apply course terms in your paper.  This becomes the evidence for your paper.
3.
Lastly, you will
define and explain the terms
, and
analyze
how they are presented in the
film.  In addition, you will
cite your journal articles and your textbook
within your paper
as evidence and support of your ideas.
4.
Please note that you will submit your paper
to
Moodle
ONLY.
No hardcopies.

More information:
1.
First paragraph
a.
Begin with a few
general statements
about ideas relevant to your p
aper, such as a
few statements about
communication, relationships, conflict, public speaking,
organizations, etc.
Whatever your paper’s topic, lead into it for the reader.
b.
Indicate the
film
that you will analyze.
c.
Next, clearly explain your goals for this
paper.  In other words, what is this paper’s
thesis or main idea
?  What is the
purpose
of this paper?  What will it accomplish?
d.
End your introduction with a preview of the
main points
of your paper.  Your
main points will be the
terms
that you will apply a
nd analyze in the film.
2.
Second paragraph
–
briefly
summarize the film (about 4
–
5 sentences)
Body (For each paragraph in the Body, do these
in this order
):
1. Define and explain one or several terms that you have researched fully.  As you define your
ter
ms, be sure to
cite evidence (quote) from your textbook and your journal articles
.
1.
Describe how the term is
demonstrated in your film
.  For example, here is where you
explain how the characters in your film demonstrate “depth of self
–
disclosure,” “conflic
t,”
“groupthink,” or some other term.  Be sure to provide examples from the film, and be sure
to explain yourself fully.  This becomes your
analysis of their communication
.
2.
Use a
transition
to move the reader to your next paragraph.
3.
Repeat
these
steps unti
l you have
enough content to meet the assignment guidelines for
the page requirement.
4.
HINT
: Try organizing your paper chronologically to match the order of the film.
Conclusion
1.
Provide a
summary
of the main points of your paper.
2.
Close your paper with a f
ew comments on the
importance of competent communication

 

The entire essay should total around 1000-1500 words.

What did you learn from the artifact you examined in WA #4 as well as the article you summarized for WA #3? Based on the work you did in those assignments, and our discussion in class on 11/7 (see that day’s agenda), form an opinion about one or more aspects involved in the Edward Snowden case and make your claim.

Your essay should include
Edward Snowden making a claim
An introduction that clearly states your thesis (your topic + your position on that topic);
A series of clear and organized body paragraphs that support your thesis with interesting and convincing details;
A conclusion that looks to the future.
A proper MLA apparatus (signal phrases, page number citations, and a Work(s) Cited page) for all sources referenced.
Also, your essay should at some point refer to

The article you read and summarized for WA #3;
and/or

The artifact you examined for WA #4;
and/or

perhaps (an)other source(s).

Edward Snowden making a claim

Should be an argumentative essay in defense of a thesis! A thesis is a claim that you try to prove one way or another. Pick a thesis that is narrow and easy to discuss! Don’t try to prove everything! A claim that is too broad to too ambitious will make for a bad paper. Give a good, thorough defense of a small claim! I am looking for depth and engagement more than breadth.

The worst thing you can do is to only repeat and rehearse my lecture notes! You should show me that you’re thinking hard about an issue, that you’ve read the material I’ve provided and conducted your own research. Show me the work you’ve put in to these issues, the thoughts you’ve had, the things you’ve learned from your research.

General Structure:

1) Introduce topic, clear statement of thesis (~ 1 pg)

2) Argument in defense of thesis, with reference to the literature (use quotes sparringly!) (~ 2-3 pgs)

3) Treatment of objections to thesis, with responses (~ 2-3 pgs)

The midterm can be on any issue addressed in lessons 1¬-6, and should focus on the history and theory of auto

KINESICS: the study of body motion or body behavior.

Emblems: gestures that have a direct verbal translation and can stand alone such as the “ok” sign.

Illustrators: gestures that compliment our words such as pointing when giving directions.

Regulators: gestures that may prolong or terminate the conversation such as looking at your watch, walking away or nodding and leaning forward.

Adaptors: gestures that make you feel more comfortable in a communication situation such as twirling your hair or tapping your fingers.

Affect Displays: facial expressions motivated by emotion such as a smile or frown.

In this lesson you will venture out and observe the people around you. Tune out what they are saying and then sit back and watch. Take notes on what type of gestures (emblems, regulators, illustrators, adaptors and affect displays) are they using? How often do they use each one? Are they aware of these gestures? You will then use your notes to write a typed two page essay describing what you witnessed. Please let us know where you were, the mall, Starbucks, work etc.. and who was involved, two men sitting at a table…

Describe at least ten separate gestures.

Please submit in drop box your essay including:

What type?
What are they conveying? How many repetitions?
What are the circumstances?

At least two pages, typed– MINIMUM of 675 words
Double spaced
Paragraphs, not bullets
Include nonverbal terminology
Specific examples

Reminder: All written work must comply with standard English rules, such as proper capitalization, grammar and spelling. The assignment must be submitted by the deadline listed in the calendar.

Note: Even though you will see a statement giving you the option of copy/paste or file attachment, you are required to attach the assignment in MS Word format.

Choose one option below
1. Person analysis
This option involves applying research findings and/or theory
to a person’s life. First present a description of the life and behavior of the individual. Include relevant information about the person. You must apply a minimum of TWO concepts but in most cases more information
will be necessary in order to provide a full analysis of the person. It is difficult to
specify the appropriate length of this paper but an approximate length would be 5- pages (don’t take this too seriously). You should write a fully fleshed out case
study. In other words, do not just describe the person and then proceed to write
something along the lines of, “This person is extraverted because she likes to spend time with people.” Your analysis should indicate that you understand the concepts that you have applied. Your analysis should not be something that you could not have written before taking the course. This will be demonstrated by writing a well thought-out, detailed paper. The description can be drawn from an autobiography, a biography, a novel, television program, an interview, a
newspaper or from personal knowledge. After providing your description, discuss
several concepts from the course that are relevant to the person’s personality. It would be best to use concepts that we have discussed in class. Discuss the
concepts in general before applying them. Do not merely copy your notes and do
not use outside sources without referencing these sources. If you employ
outside sources without indicating that you have done so, you will fail the course
because this is plagiarism. Several students have failed in the past for doing
this. After explaining the concepts, indicate why these concepts are illustrative of the person’s personality. You might for example, analyze the person’s behavior using the Big Five Factor Theory (all factors must be applied in this case), or
you might discuss why the person is a high self-monitor. Other examples might
include using concepts such as Freudian defense mechanisms, narcissism, defensive pessimism, behavioral inhibition, Erikson’s notions about the identity crisis or Maslow’s concept of self-actualization.
2. Self-Analysis Option
Instead of analyzing someone else, you may want to delve into your own personality. First provide relevant background information about yourself.
Then apply several of the concepts from the ectures, readings or text to your own
personality. Discuss the concepts in general before applying them to your personality and then illustrate why these concepts are illustrative of your personality. Then address the following questions: What have you
learned about yourself ? Did anything surprise you? Do you plan to change anything about yourself based on what your learned? If so, what will you change and how? The paper is due on December 6.

Please follow the instruction. This teacher is not easy

Abnormal Psychology Take Home Final
Please answer 10 out of the following 15 questions. Each question is worth 10 points; partial credit will be given. While there is no length requirement, please be sure to answer each question adequately by referring to specifics from the lectures, readings, videos, and other course material. While it is important to cite and quote using APA style, you do not need to provide a reference page. Absolutely no outside sources (e.g., internet sites, other books, etc.) may be used to write this paper. If there is evidence of plagiarism or cheating, you will receive a zero for the assignment and likely fail the course. Be sure to submit this assignment in the Drop Box. No late papers will be accepted. ( text book adnormal
Psychology by ( David H . Barlow V Mark Durand )
1. Do you agree with Peter Earley when he refers to deinstitutionalization as an “unplanned social disaster?” Why or why not?
2. Explain the biological, cognitive, and behavioral etiology of social phobia?
3. Do you believe that the DSM-5 is a helpful or hurtful tool for mental health practitioners and patients? Why or why not?
4. Why is Generalized Anxiety Disorder most effectively treated using cognitive reframing? Why are exposure based interventions less effective in treating GAD compared to other anxiety disorders?
5. Explain how exposure works? What behavioral mechanism(s) are involved?
6. Did you agree with the DSM-IV’s classification of Body Dysmorphic Disorder as a somatoform disorder? Why or why not? If not, do you feel the DSM-5’s classification as an Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorder? Please explain.
7. Noncompliance with prescribed medication is a frequent complicating factor in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Why do you believe patients with this disorder are inclined to avoid medications, even when they have seen benefits from them in the past? What role does psychotherapy play in the treatment of bipolar disorder?
8. Research shows that both doctors and prostitutes have high rates of suicide. Explain this finding using Thomas Joiner’s Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide.
9. Do you believe a transdiagnostic approach is more beneficial in understanding mental illness when compared to our current approach which highlights the distinctions among disorders?
10. Why do you think Dialectical Behavior Therapy includes weekly therapist consultation meetings in its treatment protocol? Why would this type of peer group therapy be essential for therapists treating borderline personality disorder? Do you think this type of consultation group would be helpful for other disorders? If so, which ones?
11. How does classical conditioning and operant conditioning apply to the acquisition and maintenance of pedophilia?
12. Why is it so important to treat childhood anxiety?
13. Should have intersexuality be included in the new edition of the DSM-V? Why or why not? How does the case of intersexuality compare to the inclusion of homosexuality in earlier additions of the DSM?
14. How has profit motive on the part of pharmaceutical companies and the government’s allocation of national financial resources impacted the treatment of the mentally ill?
15. Do you think the treatment of the mentally ill has improved over time? Why or why not?

Regarding the Article Review/Presentation, please read the following for detailed instructions:
Each student will be responsible for beginning the discussion of the readings for one class session. That entails preparing a 15-20 minute presentation on one of the assigned readings and the major questions they raise at the outset of that class. Students should be ready to answer the instructor¶s questions about the readings. A week into the semester you will be asked to sign up for one session (article). I will pass around a signup sheet for you to pick a session with the related readings. The presentations days are usually Thursdays of each week. As part of this exercise you will also be required to hand in (to the instructor, due the following class) a response paper addressing the particular reading that you have discussed in class. For the response paper you are expected to critically reflect (strength and weaknesses of the article) on both the readings and the class discussion. This should not just be a re-statement of the arguments we have discussed but, rather, should provide your own opinions and criticisms (Three typed pages, double-spaced, cite page no. when necessary).

The assignment rests on the premise that laws, court cases, and philanthropic programs in the arena of education frequently, if not always, are built upon an underlying assumption about the role of public schools in a democracy. In such instances when public schools are not fulfilling this role, lawsuits are initiated or laws are passed to change the ways schools function, or philanthropic programs are started to ameliorate this failing.

You will review a public educational law or court decision that attempts (attempted) to redress—either explicitly, or in your opinion— a failure of public education to fulfill its role. Of course, this means you must first identify the role of public education in the minds of the individual or group involved in your chosen area of focus. Once done, you will analyze the view and evaluate the law/case.

Here are the logical steps of this assignment:

Review laws and court cases of interest until you find one that, in your opinion, presents a clear view of the role of public schools as well as a clear view of public schools to fulfill that role. (You cannot choose Brown v. Board OR San Antonio Independent Schools v. Rodriguez)
Research your chosen law/case.
Analyze the view of the role of public schools that is represented
Evaluate the case/law against your own views of the role of public schools.
A few caveats:

For federal laws, such as Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), you must choose a section, state, and a date – e.g., Washington’s implementation of part C of the 2004 reauthorization of IDEA.
For cases, you will need to review the argument made by the plaintiff as well as the decision (called “opinion” made by the highest court that heard the case (e.g., state Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, a local Superior Court, or a court of appeals), unless you have a specific reason for reviewing a lower court’s ruling.

What is needed for the paper

Introduction
Here you will give a brief summary (2-3 sentences) of the case/law, as well as a summary of your evaluation. Speak in broad terms; leave the data for the body paragraphs.
Description of the law/case (½ page)
Note and adhere strictly to the page limit for this section. In order to comprehensively analyze and evaluate the program, you will need to have a good deal more information about the program than you share with me. What you share with me should:
For laws: give me a good summary of the law itself
For cases: give me a good summary of the plaintiffs original complaint
Description of the problem the law/case attempts to address (1 ½ -2 pages)
You will describe the law/case as well as problem the law/case attempts to address. I will be looking for quantitative as well as qualitative data to support the assertion of a problem. Most of this information should be found within the law/case information, but you may have to dig. Do not accept and repeat the assertions made at face value—find the data they are using to support the assertions. Here are examples of what I mean.
No: Teacher quality is low.
Yes: Teacher quality in high minority schools is lower than their low-minority counterparts. Students in high minority schools report more drilling and repetition while students in high-minority schools report more critical thinking and analysis. (Qualitative)
No: Schools are failing children.
Yes: Schools are failing to prepare American children to be globally competitive. On the last TIMMS assessment American fourth-graders ranked 10th, and American fourth-graders in Mississippi and Washington, D.C. scored lower than students in war-torn countries. (Quantitative)
For laws, give me the qualitative and, if available, quantitative data the plaintiff used to support their case. If you are unable to find quantitative data, please contact me so I can verify this and give you a different area of focus for this area in the rubric.
Analysis and Evaluation Law/Case (1 ½ to 2 pages)
Analyze: you will use readings, texts, and information from at-home and in-class assignments as well as outside research to categorize the view(s) of the role(s) of public schools in a democracy that are espoused and expressed. You will use specific evidence from the information presented and specific ideas and quotes from class readings and assignments to support your analysis.
Evaluate: you will evaluate either or both of the following: the view of the role of public schools or the attempt to ameliorate the perceived failure of public schools to fulfill it’s perceived role. In other words, you might agree with the view, but not the program, disagree with the view and the program, or agree with both. You must use readings and assignments from in-class and at-home, as well as other outside research, to support your evaluation.
Conclusion (½ page)
Sum it all up

Sources

Use the citation convention of your chosen major/program. APA will be what most of you use. Those of you in STEM/STEAM fields will most likely use MLA. Practice is practice. Since you will need to keep using this system you might as well keep on using it.

In addition to the law/case/program itself, you must use at least 5 sources total including:

3 readings from class. These can be any of the readings that you find connect to and support your analysis and evaluation of the law/case.
At least two out-of-class readings
one reputable outside source (not a class reading) that is critical of the law/case
one reputable outside source (not a class reading) that is supportive of the law/case.
YOU MUST CITE. There are links to citation guides and writing support on the syllabus.
YOU CAN USE MORE SOURCES IF YOU LIKE!