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What is an annotated bibliography?  An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by the ‘annotation,’ which contains two paragraphs: a brief source summary paragraph and a response/evaluative paragraph. Be sure to review the lecture content and videos for guidance on this assignment.  What are the purposes of the annotated bibliography? To format your sources into full APA references (these will later make up the Reference page of your essay).  To help you understand what you have researched while you write your essay.  To evaluate your response by analyzing source credibility.  To begin formulating your position in response to the source (to “join the conversation”).  How to begin: First, using your course resources on?finding sources, locate at least two scholarly sources published in the past five years that represent positions on your topic. This source selection should be guided by a research question.  Remember to avoid using Wikipedia for academic research. Instead try Google ScholarLinks to an external site. or the South College library’. Next, read and annotate (take notes, highlight, underline, pose questions, respond) to your sources.? Your goal is to ensure you understand the source’s main points.  Then, reference the book, article, or document using?APA style citation?and begin writing your annotations.  How to annotate: Write two paragraphs of annotations for EACH SOURCE. The information included in each paragraph should be as follows:  Paragraph 1 (Summarize):?Completely and respectfully summarize the source. What argument is being made? What evidence is given in support of the argument? Be detailed and specific. What strategies does the author use to make her/his argument??  Paragraph 2 (Evaluative):?Is the author credible?? How or why?? Is the source useful (think about why the source deserves to have a voice in your paper or how it compliments your research)?? How does it help shape the information you will present in your paper?? Think not only about the information it provides, but also how that information is useful when joined with your other source(s). ?  How it should look: Be sure to consult the?example?provided.? A few key points:  The Annotated Bibliography must be in alphabetical order by the first item in the reference citation (usually the author’s last name)  The Annotated Bibliography must have a hanging indent on the second and each additional line of each source:  Select the text where you want to add a hanging indent. 

Week 4 Rough Draft of Informative Essay Drafting is an important step to produce a strong final essay. Remember – the best draft is a started draft.? Worry less about quality this week, and instead strive to get your ideas down on paper so you have a draft to work from. From there, you can revise, refine, and ultimately polish for a strong final paper.  Revision is also an integral part of the writing process, and the feedback you receive on a draft helps you connect to your original goal of informing your readers about your research topic. In order to become an effective writer and communicator, it is important to take feedback into consideration as you revise your work. You will be submitting your draft to your instructor this week. Here are the steps in this week’s assignment:  How to begin: Review the Informative Essay instructions found in the Week 1 module and complete your draft by the end of this week.?  Informative Essay Instructions ENG1211 Informative Essay—note: your final essay is due in week 5. In Week 1, you will select a problem-based topic that will sustain your interest for the next ten weeks. Once that first step is complete, it is time to begin learning all that you can through the research process. In this first essay, you will inform your readers by providing a thorough examination of the issue you have selected. Your Goal: The purpose of an informative essay is to inform and explain. Your essay is going to help your readers understand the issue you have chosen.? Your job is to analyze various perspectives on your topic and to present them to readers, along with background on the topic. You are not offering your opinion on the issue you have selected; your objective for this first essay is to inform and explain that issue. You will have opportunities to express your views on your topic later in the class, but, for now, your paper should be informative, not persuasive. This means that, as a writer, you need to remain neutral on your topic at this point. Part of the goal of research is to allow ourselves to be open to discovering new points of view on a topic, even if we start the process by thinking our minds are decided.   The lectures in Weeks 1-4 will guide you through informative writing strategies and the steps required to choose a strong topic and write a successful paper to submit in Week 5. Be sure to devote time to reviewing the lectures and supplemental videos each week.Here is a document Download Here is a document?that outlines two different ways of approaching this essay's organizational pattern. Weekly Breakdown: To guide you through this process, we will work through several steps.? Here is how they will break down:  Step 1/Week 1 - Select your problem-based topic.?Remember that you will keep this topic for the whole 10-week class, so give this lots of thought. Complete a freewriting on your chosen topic.  Step 2/Week 2 – Complete a topic proposal assignment to include research questions for all three writing assignments this term.  Step 3/Week 3 - Construct an annotated bibliography using two sources. This process asks you to find solid academic sources and summarize them; it is extremely helpful in preparing you to draft your paper and helps you unfold the debate within the topic.  Step 4/Week 4 – Draft the essay. Explain the issue, and identify and summarize the various positions within your topic in essay format.? It is less important that your writing is high quality this week and more important just that you are writing!  Step 5/Week 5—Submit your final Informative Research Essay, building from the draft you created in Step 4.  IMPORTANT POINT:?One last time, let us remind you that the topic you choose for this paper will be your topic for the entire class, meaning it will also be your topic for the Argumentative Essay (due Week 9) and the Letter to the Editor (due Week 10).? Paper requirements:  Use?at least three?reputable?sources published in the past five yearsLinks to an external site. APA format (Title Page, Paper, References)  1-inch margins  Double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font  Indented paragraphs  Third-person POV (no I, you, we, us, our)  No contractions   Click here to review an?example of a student’s informative essay on whether paramedics should have advanced education. Download Click here to review an?example of a student’s informative essay on whether paramedics should have advanced education. Click here to review an example a student’s informative essay on the benefits and drawbacks to telehealth. 

It is often the case that the dying person would like to talk more freely about dying with family and friends. The dying person may have an "open awareness" about dying but the family may have a "closed awareness". In Dr. Kubler-Ross' book entitled On Death and Dying she describes the stages that a dying person goes through. What impact does the family and friends have on the dying person's ability to move through these stages of dying? Does the family's discomfort about talking about death hinder the dying person openly talking about death and moving through these stages? Do you have any personal experience to share regarding this?

Watch the movie The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. Please share your reaction to this movie. If you were told that you had three months to live how would you live those three months?  Are there any final things you would like to say to anyone? Are there any relationships you would like to address? Is there anyone you would like to forgive? Is there anyone you would like to encourage or share lessons learned?

Directions: For this assignment: 1-Please watch the video titled: "Problem Behavior is Predictable and Preventable.”         Video instructions:         When on the website, scroll to the bottom and choose “free preview.”         A 50-minute video should appear. 2- Answer the question:           In the presentation, Dr. Vollmer discussed matching law. What animal was discussed during this segment?

Directions: For this assignment, you will review maladaptive behaviors exhibited by an individual, prioritize which behaviors to target for intervention, and then create a list of interview questions. Information A student who receives special education services is in the 4th grade. He receives special education services under the eligibility area of autism and has a medical diagnosis of autism. He spends his day in the general education classroom, except for 30 minutes a day, which is spent in the resource classroom with his special education teacher. She works on skills that are goals listed in her IEP. The district BCBA who is also the autism consultant was called out because he is exhibiting the following maladaptive behaviors. Elopement from the general education classroom Elopement from the building and running into streets Cursing under his breath Cursing to the teacher Pushing papers off his desk (after the teacher places them there) The BCBA will be completing a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA). One of the initial steps is to pinpoint the behaviors to be included in the FBA. Prioritize Which of the maladaptive behaviors should be included within the FBA? Explain your rationale. Interview Question List the staff member(s) to interview Create a list of questions for the behavior interview

The exam must include footnotes or endnotes and a Works Cited or Bibliography page. The citation style must be Chicago/Turabian. Your instructor will provide instructions on how to cite a source using Chicago/Turabian style. You may also consult the short guide linked to in this sub-module at the bottom. The selected sources must be appropriate to the exam topic, the citations must support the assertions made in the exam, and footnotes or endnotes must be used in each instance where detailed explanations would distract from the argument. The exam will include three main parts—the Thesis/Introduction, Argument, and Conclusion. The Introduction section should clearly state the thesis within the first 1-2 paragraphs. The thesis must be relevant and appropriate to the argument and demonstrate an accurate and complete understanding of the question(s). It should do more than restate the question(s) and offer a brief response and it should be free of grammar & spelling errors. The Argument section should incorporate pertinent details from assigned coursework and outside readings when permitted. Please make sure to ask your instructor for approval. Do not assume that you can use outside readings. The section must provide relevant historical evidence to support the thesis and the key claims made in the argument as needed. It should maintain focus and avoid getting sidetracked. It should present your answer(s) to the question(s) asked clearly and concisely in an organized manner and it should be free of grammar & spelling errors. The Conclusion section should be in the last part of your essay exam within the last 1-2 paragraphs. It should briefly restate the thesis and summarize the main points of the argument. It should also demonstrate insight and understanding regarding the question(s) asked and it should be free of grammar & spelling errors. A scoring rubric for the exam is included in the syllabus. Click on the blue Midterm Exam link below to see the exam questions. Midterm Exam Questions (pick one to write on): Select two groups of female reformers we have studied thus far, for instance suffragists and settlement workers, and compare and contrast the two. (You may choose others. Please do not feel limited by this choice.) How would you describe the field of women’s history today? Be sure to give examples from the course readings. How does the field differ from Gerder Lerner’s 1975 essay? Using course readings for the past four weeks, write about the role of the local, state, and/or federal government in the lives of American women. Historically, how has the institution helped women gain rights or freedoms? By contrast, how has the state controlled the lives of women or prevented women access to freedom or democracy? What role has gender, sex, race, or ethnicity played in expanding or limiting access to freedom? (If you answer this question please focus on the years of Reconstruction through the Great Depression.)

The review will use peer-reviewed and/or scholarly sources to provide an evidence base for the evaluation of current drug treatment modalities for the disorder.  The disorder is the same disorder you selected in week 1 and for which you discussed its neurobiology in the Week 1 assignment (topic selection) and its drug management in the Week 2 assignment (drug treatment).  Reminder – your completed Week 1 and Week 2 assignments will be used as a foundation to help you complete your Week 6 assignment (Critical Review) on the same disorder. Thus, your work in Week 1 and in Week 2 will be used to support your work in Week 6. Utilize the previous references you researched in Week 1 and Week 2, and add any additional peer-reviewed/scholarly references that would support your comprehensive review. These sources should provide evidence-based information to help support your comprehensive analysis, focusing on the aspects described below. Be sure to cite your sources in your paper and include them on your References page. You may utilize required or recommended course materials in your work, but these will not count towards the reference requirements; however, you may cite and reference the American Psychiatric Association's (2013) DSM-5 as one of your sources used for the grading credit. The paper will be evaluated on the inclusion of the following information. Introduction:  Evaluate the disorder in terms of symptomatic and behavioral presentation. Include the time, course, and progression of the disorder. Evaluate and explain special features of the disease epidemiology including risk factors for development of the disorder, lifespan and reproductive factors increasing risk of developing the disorder, and any genetic, environmental, or behavioral factors that increase risk. Theory: Evaluate the predominant theory or theories regarding the biological basis of the disorder. Explain the disorder in terms of pertinent neurotransmitter and receptor theories and use your references to provide an evidence base for these theories. Analyze neurotransmitter system(s) involved in the pathology of the disorder, including a description of: 1) the involved neurotransmitter(s) and receptor(s), 2) regions of the nervous system (brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nervous system) involved with any pathological anatomical changes, and 3) abnormalities of neural circuits and pathways. Include an explanation of how receptor agonists or antagonists would theoretically treat the disorder to reverse the pathology and restore normal function, or why they would be expected to improve symptoms. Treatment:  Evaluate drug therapies for treating the disorder based on the current understanding of the biological basis of the disorder. Include a description of the behavioral symptoms and physical signs of the disorder, and identify the drug class(es) used in pharmacological therapy with a discussion of the mechanism of action of the drug class(es). Explain why the pharmacodynamics of the drug class(es) would affect the pathology of the disorder to restore function and/or improve symptoms. Include a discussion of the drug pharmacokinetics for each drug class. Provide examples of available marketed drugs within each class. Describe any drug side effects and/or adverse effects of the drug treatment and their biological basis, including issues related to contraindications, interactions, drug metabolism, and elimination. In addition, explain risks, benefits, and ethical implications for high-risk and exceptional treatment conditions. Conclusion:  Summarize theories of neuropsychological disorders as they relate to principles of drug action for that selected disorder. Provide a synopsis of the evidence base that supports or disproves current theories regarding the pathology of the disorder, advantages and disadvantages of current drug treatment(s). Lastly, evaluate any controversies regarding ethical and/or risk-benefit perspectives associated with the current treatment(s). Describe possible areas for future research. Attention Students: The Masters of Arts in Psychology program is utilizing the Folio portfolio tool as a repository for student scholarly work in the form of signature assignments completed within the program. After receiving feedback for this Integrative Literature Review, please implement any changes recommended by the instructor, go to your Folio account and upload the revised Integrative Literature Review as a project in your portfolio. (Use the Setting Up and Using FolioLinks to an external site. guide to create an account if you do not already have one.) The upload of signature assignments will take place after completing each course. Be certain to upload revised signature assignments throughout the program as the portfolio and its contents will be used in other courses and may be used by individual students as a professional resource tool. The paper: Must be 10 to 12 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.Links to an external site. Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must use at least six peer-reviewed and/or scholarly sources to provide an evidence base for your analysis. It is expected that you will use the references researched in Week 1 and Week 2, as well as any additional references you need to provide additional support for your work. You may utilize required or recommended course materials in your work, but these will not count towards the reference requirements; however, you may cite and reference the American Psychiatric Association's (2013) DSM-5 as one of your sources used for the grading credit.

Draft a qualitative research proposal on a topic of your choice. The proposal should cover the main elements of a research proposal including a clearly-defined topic, research questions, an introduction, and a literature review. It should also include a bibliography. This is a formative assessment and assessment 3 will build on this discussion. There will be no discussion of the methodology in this assessment. This will be dealt with in Assessment 3. Explanation of the assessment: Your proposal should include the following: A clearly defined topic 1) The topic should be straight-forward and clear. It should give clear information about who is being studied, what is being studied, and where the study is being carried out. For example: “Perceptions of refugees in Glebe, Sydney: a case study of how refugees are viewed in a trendy, urban suburb”. 2) Where possible, give an indication of the theoretical framework you will be using to explore this topic. For example: “A Phenomenological enquiry into the lived experience of ‘otherness’ in Australian society: A study of Muslim migrants in Sydney’s Western suburbs”. An Introduction 3) The introduction should clearly discuss the background and social issue being explored. should discuss why it is important to carry out this study (the justification for the study). End the introduction by identifying at least 5 research questions which you hope to find answers to. A literature review 4) The literature review section should identify and discuss previous studies, seminal works, key theorists and researchers who have made important contributions to your topic. You should discuss and analyse their contributions. That is, look at the strengths and weaknesses in their work. Most importantly, try to identify gaps in the research. Keep in mind, the importance of identifying these ‘gaps’ since these gaps help justify the need for you to carry out your proposed study. The theoretical approach to be taken in the proposed study should be introduced and justified in the literature review. Remember that the theoretical framework is the lens through which you will explore your social issu

The culture of the global workplace often adversely affects business interactions. Organizations are increasingly multicultural; in other words, they are comprised of people of differing cultures, societies, attitudes, and behaviors, and of individuals who are geographically dispersed. Thus, these cultures will have an impact on the process and outcome of business negotiations. Today, with the influence of the Internet, e-negotiations are becoming prevalent and, as a global change agent, you must consider many things when negotiating across cultures, including the goals of negotiation, personal attitude, communication, variation in perspectives related to time, understanding emotionalism, specificity of agreements, team building terms and differences, and risks (Shahmoradi, Nassiri-Mofakham, & Nemati, 2014). To prepare for this Discussion, imagine that you manage a multicultural virtual team. Assume that you and your team must negotiate a contract with an organization that is in a country other than your own. However, before you negotiate the contract, you must present your findings to a group of key stakeholders. Choose any country other than your native country, and research the cultural considerations for conducting business in that country. Also consider how you would present this information to your stakeholders. Post an assessment of the role of multiculturalism in conducting business negotiations. In your assessment, be sure to address the following questions: What assumptions do you have about this country, and why? What sources of information shape your assumptions? How does this country’s culture differ from your own? What cultural values do you bring to the transaction, and how would you need to adapt? How would you approach the negotiation? Would your approach vary from how you would approach a negotiation in the country of your native birth? What factors of negotiation and business relationships do you have to consider differently? If you had to present your findings to a group of key stakeholders, how would you organize this presentation, and what presentation techniques would you employ? Think about a professional presentation that was particularly effective or that spurred several questions. What strategies would you implement to receive and address critical feedback? Share any lessons learned from prior work, life, or seminar presentations that would help you effectively present your assessment and gain buy-in.