Final Paper Preparation

To prepare for your Final Paper (due in Week Five), complete the following assignment and submit it to your instructor for feedback. Your paper should include a problem statement, outline, and annotated bibliography.

Problem Statement: Describe the social problem selected for your paper.

Outline: Using the sample below as a guide, provide an outline for your Final Paper. Remember that papers are expected to define a significant problem faced by the justice system, describe the scope and consequences of the problem, and discuss society’s responses to the problem (including public policies and other less formal responses). Your paper should also present a clearly reasoned alternative, supported by scholarly research.

1. Title
2. Abstract
3. What is the problem? Be sure to narrow your problem enough to allow a focused examination.
4. What are the individual and social implications of this problem? Discussion of implications should be supported by accurate research data.
5. What do the experts say about the problem?
6. What have we, as a society, done about this problem? Consider public policies and other, less formal responses.
7. How are public policies and other, less formal responses working?
8. Describe an alternative solution to the problem.
9. Discuss why the alternative is, or can be, an effective response to the problem. Remember to consider negative consequences of the alternative response.
10. Conclude with your thoughts about your chosen social problem. This is a good place to include personal opinions, assuming you wish to share them in a research paper.
11. References

In short, define a problem, discuss the response, and provide alternative responses to the problem. For example, your problem could be drug use/abuse, with a focus on prescription drug abuse among teenagers. Your description of the problems should be fact based, relying on expert opinion. Your alternative can be an adjustment of current policy or a new direction. For example, your may propose longer prison sentences, or legalization of all drugs. Be creative, although suggestions must be supported by scholarly research.

Annotated Bibliography: The purpose of creating a list of sources is to assist you in organizing and evaluating your research. The list should include the following information for each source (minimum of five):

1. Name of the source, including the complete bibliographic citation in proper APA format.
2. Summary of the source (at least one paragraph) including how this source will contribute to your paper.

The paper must be three to five pages in length and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least five scholarly resources (at least three of which can be found in the Ashford Online Library) other than the textbook to support your claims and subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar.

1.    Information (in dollars) related to Lobnitz Service Company for 2013 follows.

Sales revenues  600,000

Selling, general, and administrative expenses  150,000

Property, plant, and equipment (net)  750,000

Prepaid insurance expense  2,000

Interest and other investment income  24,000

Loss on the disposal of the consulting division *  50,000

Loss from operating the consulting division up until its disposal  * 24,000

Other miscellaneous losses  30,000

Interest expense  9,000

*  The consulting division was considered a component

Prepare an income statement in good form for the year 2013.  Assume a 35% tax rate and that 200,000 shares of common stock were outstanding during all of 2013.

The assignment should include: A cover page with your name and the name of the research topic An outline of the various parts of your paper (an abstract, introduction, conclusion, reference section, and at least 3 additional content sections) At least 3 references listed in full APA format (URLs alone are not acceptable) to show where each reference will be used within the paper APA formatted reference section listing sources used Introduction: In this section, state the basis of the topic that you will present. Discuss how this analysis will be based upon the (ISC)2 concepts studied in this course. Questions to be answered: In your research project, you will answer the following questions being sure to list subheadings corresponding to your Table of Contents. What was the crime or breach? How did the crime or breach become known (e.g., IDS, logs, informer, etc.)? What were the incident responses? How was the incident discovered? What investigative tools, forensic tools, or other techniques were used? How was the public/customers informed? Discussion, Implications, and Recommendations: In this section, you should provide a thorough discussion of your findings and the implications of your study. More specifically: What are recommendations (technical and human policy) to prevent future similar crimes or breaches? References: You cannot use your textbook as your primary source of Information. You must draw on other sources such as books, websites, business journals, legal and compliance journals, government agencies, professional associations, industry standards, etc. Be sure that you support the information presented with appropriate References. It is important that all references and quotes are cited correctly. All sources, including websites, must be referenced in APA formatted references list. If you have questions about the format or content of references, discuss it with your instructor. Format: Keep in mind that all accepted rules of English composition apply. Papers must be word-processed, double-spaced, and have standard margins (1 Inch on each side). Length: The length of the paper, excluding cover page and references, is 8 to10 pages. The final grade for the Research Project will be a composite of the scores on the following deliverables: Module 4: Outline due Module 6: Draft due Module 7: Final research project due

Psychology class- Application:

Can You Use Persuasion or Social Influence to Change Prejudice or Stereotyping?

Given all you know about how to change people at this point in the course, can you apply your knowledge to tackle one of the most important and difficult problems in society? The goal of this final Application Assignment is for you to think of creative new ways to use social influence and persuasion processes to change the negative attitudes, beliefs, and behavior that that underlie intergroup conflict.

To prepare for this assignment:

Review Chapters 4, 5, 9 and 11 in the course text, (Persuasion: Psychological Insights and Perspectives, 2n Ed), and think about the various ways that people are motivated to change their behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, etc.

Then think about ways of using a foot-in-the-door and door-in-the-face strategy to facilitate positive behavior toward a disliked group.

Consider what behavior you would like to encourage and the steps necessary to initiate change.

Now consider how you might use cognitive dissonance to change negative attitudes towards a stigmatized group. Then think about using the induced compliance and/or justification of effort procedure strategies to motive change.

Lastly, create and describe a persuasive message to promote appreciation of multicultural diversity. Think about the audience, the use of central route to persuasion, and three strong arguments you could use to promote appreciation of diversity.

The assignment (1–3 pages):

Create and describe a foot-in-the-door or door-in-the-face strategy that can facilitate a positive behavior toward a disliked group. After you identify the group and the target behavior, explain whom you would try to change and what steps would be necessary to initiate commitment or reciprocity processes. Do you think this would lead to long-term change? Why or why not?

Use cognitive dissonance to change negative attitudes towards a stigmatized group. First identify and briefly describe the stigmatized group and the negative attitudes that your audience holds toward them. Then, using either an induced compliance or justification of effort procedure, explain how you would get your target audience to commit a discrepant act that would cause dissonance. Then explain how you would provide the means to reduce dissonance by changing their attitudes toward the stigmatized group.

Create and describe a persuasive message designed to promote the appreciation of multicultural diversity. Identify the audience and, in order to use the central route to persuasion, explain how you would motivate them and provide the ability to process your message. Identify three strong arguments you would use to persuade them to appreciate multicultural diversity. Finally, assuming some people in the audience may not be motivated or have the ability to process the arguments, describe a positive source cue that you would include to influence these audience members through the peripheral route.

The monthly report on medication errors was presented to all units within ECHO Hospital. Although the rate has decreased, staff identified that the primary cause of medication errors continues to be interruptions while preparing and administering medications. The nurse manager asked the staff to participate in the quality improvement process to address the problem of interruptions while RNs are preparing and administering medications