Day: September 5, 2020

Literature Review

September 5, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Psychology and Education

Literature Review Draft (10 points)
This assignment calls for you to submit a draft of your literature review. There will certainly be ongoing revisions, but you must meet the criteria outlined below for the first draft. Your text offers discussions of how to create and construct a literature review. I am personally a visual learner, so I prefer multiple aids when learning something new. Therefore, I’ve included multiple online resources that may help you to create your literature review.

Resources
University of California Santa Cruz, Library: https://guides.library.ucsc.edu/write-a-literature-review (Links to an external site.) . Description: offers a clear and basic explanation of what a literature review is, and how it should be structured
University of North Carolina, Writing Center: https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/literature-reviews/ (Links to an external site.) . Description: offers many tips and details about the writing process.
Abstract. Your initial abstract will be incomplete at this stage, but do your best to construct the basic format for this assignment. Expect to revise your abstract at the very end of the course once your project is complete. See: APA 7th – Abstract Keyword Page Guide.pdfPreview the document , Writing an Abstract.pdfPreview the document
Note: Authors Note section is not required for this class.
Recent changes in the newest 7th ed. APA manual, and other formatting resources: https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/apa-seventh-edition-changes/ (Links to an external site.)
APA quick guide: APA 7th – Quick Guide.pdfPreview the document . Description: If you have no prior experience with APA style (7th ed.), this tutorial will walk you through the basics. Also review: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines (Links to an external site.) , https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/sample-papers (Links to an external site.) , https://apastyle.apa.org/learn/faqs/view-sample-papers (Links to an external site.) , and APA 7th – Sample Annotated Professional Paper.pdfPreview the document .
Assignment Instructions
Submit your literature review by the due date or sooner in PDF format. Please send along any questions you may have. Also, please feel free to share in the Questions thread any additional resources that you find helpful while completing your paper, so that others may also benefit. 

Write a review that: a) Synthesizes the findings and relevance of at least 6 scientific research journals. You may include additional non-empirical sources, but you must review a minimum of 6 empirical (research) articles. (3 points), b) Explain how these findings relate or pertain to your research question. (4 points)
Write your paper in APA format, including: a) a cover page (1 point), b) an abstract (1 point), c) a reference section (1 point)

Topic: A Link between Mental Health and Child Obesity

Poem Analysis

September 5, 2020 Leave a comment English and Literature, MLA

Read the following poem.  Write a multi-paragraph essay that analyzes the poems theme(s) and style. What is the poem about? Which specific emotions or ideas is the poem trying to elicit in the reader? Making specific reference to such elements as mood, imagery, symbolism, setting, structure, sound, and speaker, try to point out parallels between subject and method of expression. Double-space your response and cite any quotations according to MLA style.

Select an interesting or unusual aspect of conscious experience (e.g. Dj vu, Near Death Experience etc) and provide a scientific explanation of the phenomenonProvide an example of conditioning. If you select classical conditioning, specify the CS, UCS,

September 5, 2020 Leave a comment Not applicable, Psychology and Education

Provide an example of conditioning. If you select classical conditioning, specify the CS, UCS, CR and UCR. If you select operant conditioning discuss what kind of reinforcement paradigm is utilized and specify the schedule of reinforcement.

Select an interesting or unusual aspect of conscious experience (e.g. Dj vu, Near Death Experience etc) and provide a scientific explanation of the phenomenon.

Answer these two questions just one paragraph each in psychological terms.

the effect of the Next Generation Air Transportation System project on the air transportation industry

September 5, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 7"), Economics

write 2 current articles (written within the last one-two years) from authoritative sources in a document. List each article in the current APA format. Next, summarize in one or two paragraphs the important points that you believe will be useful in your final paper. Write in your own words; do not copy and paste from the article.

Your sources can include the following:
Academic journals
Financial and economic publications like the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, and industry-specific publications
Research databases like ProQuest

How does poverty affect child development in children who are of low economic status?

September 5, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Health Care and Life Sciences

How does poverty affect child development in children who are of low economic status?

You will need to use at least five peer-reviewed references. Peer reviewed are not articles found in Wikipedia or other online resources but rather articles found in professional journals. The research paper needs to be done following APA style. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU UTILIZE THE APA PUBLICATION MANUAL 6 TH EDITIONS WHEN WRITING YOUR PAPER. As Masters students you are expected to be familiar with this format in writing research papers in order to cite references in your paper and follow the required format. The research paper will count for 20% of the final grade.

Midterm

September 5, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Law

Both the Midterm and Final essays will require you to respond to a broad-based question about public administration. In essence, you will be asked to demonstrate critical thinking about controversial issues in public administration and take a position on which course of action would be the best approach for public administrators. You should format your essays as you would a formal paper, following the guidelines set forth for papers in this course (see Rubric).  The paper should be a minimum of 2-3 pages in length, excluding tables, title page, and reference page.  A minimum of 2 tables should be included as well as a minimum of 5 sources to support your work.

Midterm Essay question: Classical Organizational Theory deals with the systematic processes necessary to make bureaucracy more efficient and effective. Name three scholars that are credited with the development of classical organization thought that most correctly fit into this definition of Classical Organizational Theory. What were the basic arguments articulated by each in their contributions to the development of Classical Organizational Theory?

Any topic (writer’s choice)

September 5, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Psychology and Education

In Week 12 you completed a Poster/Presentation Draft assignment. You will submit that same presentation here, with any changes or updates that have since been made. If your previous draft received a perfect score, then you can submit the same document here as your final presentation.

Guidelines
Powerpoint presentation (20-24 point font)

Present the following sections:

1. Title Page:
a) Title of project (with all key variables in the title)
b) Name of Researcher(s)
c) Institution: University of North Texas at Dallas

2. Brief (3-6 slides) review of key ideas to orient audience:
What is the big idea (1-2 slides)
2-3 key ideas with research support (2-3 slides)

3. Rationale for your study (e.g., Why should someone pay you to do it?) (1 slide)
What need in the field does this study address (not broad importance of general area of study)? For example, is your project an extension of current research, theory testing, a replication study, or improvement on research design? How is it addressing a need in the field?

4. Hypothesis (1 slide)
Verbally explain what main effects and/or interactions you expect and in what direction you expect any differences.

5. Participants (1 slide)
Who did you use? How did you get them? Was anyone eliminated?

6. Methods: Materials and Procedures (2-3 slides)
Materials: Concept measured, name of scale, example item, citation. If other stimuli, provide bare bones on slide. Procedures: Ethics approval, Consent, Materials, Lay out any manipulations, Debriefing.

7. Results (1-2 slides)
What did you find? Be specific and frame this in terms of manipulations/variables

8. Conclusion (1-2 slides)

9. References (2-3 slides)

Presentations should be approximately 10-15 minutes total.

Research question is: A link between mental health and child obesity?

Epidemology

September 5, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Natural science

Because it draws from other fields such as bio-statistics and social sciences, epidemiology is described as being interdisciplinary. From which aspects of other disciplines do you feel epidemiology borrows? In what ways does epidemiology differ from those disciplines? When responding to your classmates, provide additional connections between epidemiology and other disciplines. Support your response with specific examples.