Day: October 26, 2020

RIRA

October 26, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Humanities

Because the Midterm is an assessment of the course objectives for the first four weeks, you may only use the required readings and all in Lessons (Lectures), including the linked resources there.  No additional texts are permitted. There will be point reductions if you ignore this request. It means that you should carefully comb through the readings for the first four weeks to find facts that pertain to these questions. I am opening the Midterm earlier so that you can start reading and working on it.  Please be sure to answer all three questions.

The required length is 4 double-spaced pages in 12 pt. font, not including the References. Make sure to use the Turabian Reference Style with in-text citations and include a Reference List at the end of your essay. Please write complete sentences and pay attention to your grammar and sentence structure.

Submit your finished essay as a word document in the Assignment window under the Midterm folder. Label it yourlastnameMidterm.doc or yourlastnameMidterm.docx.  Answer all three questions!

Choose a terrorist group (other than al Qaeda and ISIL) from the course readings (Weeks 1-4), and describe it. Who are its key personnel? Why is this organization important?

In an assigned chapter, Hoffman asks an intriguing question: “Why with the exception of September 11, do terrorists generally seem to lack the rich imaginations of Hollywood movie producers, thriller writers, and others?” How would you answer it?

In an assigned chapter, Hoffman claims that terrorists don’t take civilians as hostages. What examples that break these rules does he list?

Advocacy

October 26, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Psychology and Education

Overview
For this assignment, you will evaluate and apply concepts from scientific research in educational psychology. Your task is to select a concept and provide an argument, rooted in theory, on why (or how) the concept should or should not be implemented in a specific setting. Ensure that you have a sufficient number of sources. Three or more is a good start.

Objectives
Students will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of the concepts and norms in educational psychology. (SLO 1)
Evaluate and apply concepts from scientific research in educational psychology. (SLO 2)
Showcase the connections between educational psychology and other academic or professional areas. (SLO 3)

You may chose to focus on a particular theory, for example Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, Piaget’s cognitive development theory or you can focus on the perspectives of a scholar. For example, you might decide to focus on music and art in schools and use Greene’s work to frame your argument. There are many ways to frame your argument, you just need to use theories or theorists presented in this course. (Lev Vygotsky, Jean Piaget, Kurt Fischer, William James, Edward Thorndike, Richard E. Mayer, Howard Gardne, Carol Dweck, Lawrence Kohlberg, Carol Gilligan)

Was there a theme or take-home message?
Was proper background information on the topic given?
Did the main conclusions follow from the material presented?
Were competing explanations or theories considered and dealt with properly?

Advocacy

October 26, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Psychology and Education

Overview
For this assignment, you will evaluate and apply concepts from scientific research in educational psychology. Your task is to select a concept and provide an argument, rooted in theory, on why (or how) the concept should or should not be implemented in a specific setting. Ensure that you have a sufficient number of sources. Three or more is a good start.

Objectives
Students will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of the concepts and norms in educational psychology. (SLO 1)
Evaluate and apply concepts from scientific research in educational psychology. (SLO 2)
Showcase the connections between educational psychology and other academic or professional areas. (SLO 3)

You may chose to focus on a particular theory, for example Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, Piaget’s cognitive development theory or you can focus on the perspectives of a scholar. For example, you might decide to focus on music and art in schools and use Greene’s work to frame your argument. There are many ways to frame your argument, you just need to use theories or theorists presented in this course. (Lev Vygotsky, Jean Piaget, Kurt Fischer, William James, Edward Thorndike, Richard E. Mayer, Howard Gardne, Carol Dweck, Lawrence Kohlberg, Carol Gilligan)

Was there a theme or take-home message?
Was proper background information on the topic given?
Did the main conclusions follow from the material presented?
Were competing explanations or theories considered and dealt with properly?

too dog/under dog

October 26, 2020 Leave a comment Art, Not applicable

In the documentary, The Topdog Diaries (see YouTube), Don Cheadle explains that an audience member once asked him: What is the real reason that Booth shoots Lincoln. Cheadle does not give a clear answer, instead, leaving it up to the audience member to figure it out.
In your opinion, what is the symbolic reason that Booth shoots Lincoln at the end of this play? Please, think bigger picture than the simple violent scene that the brothers, and we as an audience, observe at the conclusion of this play. Again…BIGGER ISSUES ARE AT PLAY IN TOPDOG UNDERDOG. Think critically to score maximum points!

Any topic (writer’s choice)

October 26, 2020 Leave a comment APSA, Law

Write a paper in which you explain how various approaches to public management, modes of decision-making and the structure of an organization might affect the ability of an organizations human resource management team to build diversity within a public organization. What other variables might also impact that effort? 

Write a conclusion in which you assess each the effect of each of those three approaches on diversity management in PA.

Must include the following sources and APSA Style:

Books: 

Milakovich, Michael E. and George J. Gordon.  Latest edition.  Public Administration in America.  Belmont, CA:  Wadsworth Publishing Co.

Shafritz, Jay M., and Albert C. Hyde, eds. Latest edition.  Classics of Public Administration.  Wadsworth Publishing Co.

Style Manual: 

American Political Science Association.  2006.  Style Manual for Political Science. Washington, DC:  APSA.  The APSA manual will be posted on our site in the Syllabus folder.

Why you selected Pharmacy as a career

October 26, 2020 Leave a comment Health Care and Life Sciences, Not applicable

Your Personal Essay should address why you selected pharmacy as a career and how the Doctor of Pharmacy degree relates to your immediate and long-term professional goals. Describe how your personal, educational, and professional background will help you achieve your goals. The personal essay is an important part of your application for admission and provides you with an opportunity for you to clearly and effectively express your ideas.
Also, your essay should demonstrate what your contributions to pharmacy will be.

The Secrets of Body Language

October 26, 2020 Leave a comment Business and Management, MLA

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Watch Secrets of Body Language documentary and write a report and post it.

Length: two double-spaced pages, Times New Roman, 12-point font. See questions to be responded to in the report below: Please submit the report here.

QUESTIONS – Documentary Report

Step 1 – Explain the purpose of the documentary

Title of the documentary
What is the purpose of the documentary?
What is the main message the director wants to get across to the audience?
Step 2 – State your prior knowledge of the subject

Did you know anything about the subject before you watched the documentary?
What did you expect to see?
Step 3 – Summarize the documentary

Who/What is the subject of the documentary? Please provide details and examples.
What is the documentary about? What are the main categories or events covered? Please provide details and examples.
Step 4 – Give personal comments

Which part of the documentary did you like the most? Please provide details and examples.
Was there anything that surprised you?
How can what you learned be applied to improve your communication with others?
Covid19 – How do you think understanding/interperting nonverbal communication is being affected with wearing masks, using Zoom or other forms of meetings (that are not face to face) during this time?

Here is the link to the documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8OJ9N2AGy4&feature=emb_title
JUST COPY AND PASTE THE LINK IT’LL DIRECT YOU TO THE VIDEO

Hip hop

October 26, 2020 Leave a comment History, MLA

Students must write a 10-page research paper. Chose one genre of Dance( Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet) or a time period of dance to write your research paper. Students must include at least three research methods and source materials learned in class in their research paper(i.e., Interviews, encyclopedias, music). Papers should be double-spaced, 12 in font, Time New Romans text font, and written in MLA format. You must also include a bibliography page.

rhetorical analysis

October 26, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 7"), Business and Management

(15 points) Review the three approaches to generic criticism discussed in Foss by speculating about how you might apply one of the approaches to the speech you have analyzed for your paper (about 300-350 words).

(10 points) Read ONE of the attached case studies and explain how this specific rhetorical genre might be useful in evaluating a contemporary speaker/message (100–200 words)

Assignment
M6 Essay (dropbox)

Changes in sport

October 26, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Health Care and Life Sciences

Read the articles and answer the questions in an essay form

https://www.espn.com/espn/commentary/news/story?id=4761110

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2018/10/25/exclusive-ut-arlington-is-considering-reviving-its-football-program-more-than-30-years-after-it-was-disbanded/

In recent years, some colleges and universities have cut their football or other sports programs.
Which move do you think would lead to more resistance to change among students, student-athletes, and athletic department personnel: adding a team(s) or cutting a team(s)?

If you were the athletic director at UT-Arlington when discussions about adding football were ongoing, what would you say to current athletic department employees to get them on board with adding football back? What resistance would you anticipate?

Which type of leader is best suited to initiate the change discussed in adding a football team back to UT-Arlington? (Connect to course content from this module and previous modules)