Mid-Term Paper: Due Oct. 4, 2019

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In groups of two undertake the following:

==> Write a 3-4 page paper in which you discuss the similarities and differences between the creation myths that you have studied in this course. Your paper should discuss no less than three (3) similarities and no less than three (3) differences. obviously, a similarity or difference may not apply to all the myths, so compare what is comparable without forcing a similarity or a difference to apply to all myths. Nonetheless your paper must incorporate the Hebraic Myth (Genesis), the Greek Myth (Theogony) as well as whichever African myth/s you choose to employ for your paper. Note: Do not compare one African myth with another African myth, and do not use myths that we have not studied in class.

This is your midterm paper and the due date is Oct. 4, 2019.

Week 5 In this week, you will explore Interactive Unit 6: Social Institutions.

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Week 5

In this week, you will explore Interactive Unit 6: Social Institutions.

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Learning Resources

Required Resources

Interactive Units


Laureate Education. (2018). SOCI 1001S: Introduction to Sociology [Lecture Notes]. Retrieved from Laureate Education, Inc.: https://class.waldenu.edu

  • Interactive Unit 6: Social Institutions

Discussion: Creating Positive Social Change

In the Week 1 Discussion, you used your sociological imagination to better understand a value or behavior. In Week 3, you completed the Rough Draft Essay Worksheet to help you organize your thoughts for writing the Final Essay due in Week 6. For the Final Essay, you will explore a social issue or problem within a social institution through the lens of at least one of the sociological perspectives. To help you further prepare for writing the Final Essay, in this week’s discussion you will apply your sociological imagination to the specific social issue or problem you plan to explore in your Final Essay. By using your sociological imagination to better understand the complex interactions that contribute to issues or problems in society, you can better understand your role in creating positive social change.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review the concept of the sociological imagination in Unit 1 of the Interactive Units.
  • Review the Rough Draft Essay Worksheet that you completed in Week 3, in which you began exploring the content for your Final Essay.
  • Consider the feedback you received from your instructor on your Rough Draft Essay Worksheet.
  • Consider the feedback you received from your instructor and classmates in the Week 4 Discussion.

With these thoughts in mind:

By Day 3

Posta 1- to 2-paragraph response to the following prompts:

  • Share the social issue or problem you plan to explore in your Final Essay.
  • Using your sociological imagination, what do you believe might be some possible explanations for the social issue or problem?
  • How could you use your sociological imagination to bring awareness to other possible viewpoints or ways of thinking or acting related to the social issue or problem?
  • Describe your confidence level with writing your Final Essay. Are there any components of the assignment that you would like to better understand?

Refer to 2 specific examples from the readings provided or other sources you find. Be sure to include information about each source, including title, author, year, and page number. If you refer to concepts from your Interactive Units, note the unit and element (lecture notes, video, etc.) to which you refer.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.

By Day 5

Respond to at least one of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:

  • Ask a probing question.
  • Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
  • Offer and support an opinion.
  • Validate an idea with your own experience.
  • Make a suggestion.
  • Expand on your colleague’s posting.

You may return to this Discussion during the remainder of the course to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights that you have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:
Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 5

To participate in this Discussion:
Week 5 Discussion

Week in Review

This week, you analyzed social stratification and the components of class structure, race and ethnicity, aging and the elderly, gender, sex and sexuality, and other sources of inequality, including global inequality.

In the final week, you will examine our changing society in light of media and technology, population and demography, and social change.

To go to the next week:
Week 6

essay history

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“I would like you to write a 500 word (approximate) opinion piece giving your own view of contemporary South Africa in light of its history. What is your assessment of democracy in South Africa (think constitution as well as elections). What is your assessment of the current state of the country: politics, economics, society? You don’t have to cover everything; just think about what you consider most important. And make sure that you include one quote by a South African (you all used lots of them in your essays) that you think especially important (the type of statement that you think you will remember long after this class is over). No footnotes, no citations.”

Reflections on Online Support Groups

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Getting Started

n this activity, you will learn about and reflect on the trend of online support groups (OSGs). You will read a scholarly research article of your choice on the use of OSGs for people with specific needs and difficult experiences. You will observe the use of an OSG by joining a free website that sponsors these types of groups. Then you will reflect on your reading and observation through discussion with your classmates. They will give you feedback on your insights.

Upon successful completion of this discussion, you will be able to:

  • Develop self-reflection and self-regulation to effectively manage the intersection of personal and professional values. (PO 1)
  • Evaluate interventions with families and groups. (PO 9; ILO 5)

Resources

  • Textbook: Social Work with Group: Comprehensive Practice and Self-Care
  • Article: “Fostering Empowerment in Online Support Groups”.pdf
  • Article: “Online Support Groups for Depression: Benefits and Barriers”.pdf
  • Article: “Social Interaction in Online Support Groups: Preference for Online Social Interaction over Offline Social Interaction”.pdf
  • Article: “Nurturing Health-Related Online Support Groups: Exploring the Experiences of Patient Moderators”.pdf
  • Article: “Offering Support to Suicidal Individuals in an Online Support Group”.pdf

Background Information

As described in previous workshops, consulting others for constructive feedback is an integral aspect of the social work profession. That feedback process is a part of every workshop in this course. You are encouraged to offer and receive feedback with your classmates as openly as possible.

Instructions

  1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
  2. In your textbook, Social Work with Groups: Comprehensive Practice and Self-Care, review Chapter 8, “Self-Help Groups” and Chapter 11, “Educational Groups: With a Focus on Self-Care.”
  3. Based on your interests in client populations and needs (for example, individuals with depression), choose one of the following five articles and read about online support groups.
    1. “Fostering Empowerment in Online Support Groups”.pdf
    2. “Online Support Groups for Depression: Benefits and Barriers”.pdf
    3. “Social Interaction in Online Support Groups: Preference for Online Social Interaction over Offline Social Interaction”.pdf
    4. “Nurturing Health-Related Online Support Groups: Exploring the Experiences of Patient Moderators”.pdf
    5. “Offering Support to Suicidal Individuals in an Online Support Group”.pdf
  4. Join a free online support group (OSG) community of your choosing, such as Daily Strength at Daily Strength.
    1. Enter at least one active support group.
    2. Observe some of the group interactions and consider the dynamics of the group and the themes of discussion.
    3. If you share about your OSG observation in this discussion, please do so confidentiality (do not share the name of the group or any names or other identifying information of any group members).
  5. Make an initial post by the fourth day of the workshop, responding to the following prompts.
    1. What are the benefits and drawbacks to meeting the needs of group members in an OSG forum? Provide specific examples of how group members’ needs are or are not met on the online platform.
    2. How might social workers be involved in the implementation or facilitation of online support groups? What specific skills could be used in the engagement, assessment, planning, and intervention stages?
    3. Is this an effective and ethical way to practice group social work? What ethical dilemmas might arise in OSGs, and how might they be addressed?
  6. By the end of the workshop, read and respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. Your responses to your classmates should both encourage and respectfully challenge your classmates’ insights and reflections.
  7. Your posts and responses should also:
    1. Provide clear answers with evidence of critical thinking
    2. Add depth to the discussion by introducing new ideas
    3. Answer classmates’ questions and provide insight to the discussion

Sociology unit 3 essay

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For this assignment, you will write a one-page essay explaining how you present yourself online. Complete both Parts A and B.

Part A: Google your name. Discuss various places you found your personal information online. Did anything surprise you? In what ways can your personal information online influence personal or professional opportunities? How does this illustrate that Goffman’s dramaturgy approach applies to one’s own digital footprint?

Note: It is acceptable if you found very little about yourself or found many websites with people with your same name. Just do your best to discuss what resulted when you tried searching your name online.

Part B: Open your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or another online social media networking site. Discuss how Goffman’s theory or view on presentation of self applies to how you present yourself in social media. How does the way you are managing your self-presentation on social networking sites influence your personal and professional opportunities?

Note: If you do not use social media, interview someone who does, and get their responses for the Part B questions.

Sources are not required for this assignment; however, if you choose to use any source material, cite and reference those sources using APA format.

Project Plan Development Memo

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Project Plan Development Memo

Select a project that lends itself to Agile PM/Scrum methods.

Note: You will use this project throughout the remainder of the course.

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word memo to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) detailing your project, and include the following:

  • Initial statement of scope
  • Identify users
  • Describe the project requirements gathering process you will use, and explain how you will incorporate user stories to create your product features
  • Detail the product features as currently identified

Create an initial set of estimates, and describe expected velocity for your project.

Provide a reference page that includes at least three APA formatted references in support of your ideas.

Textbook: Rubin, K.S. (2013) Essential scrum: A practical guide to the most popular agile process. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

American Revolution Assignment – HIS121 W2 American Revolution Assignment

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In every history class there is a limited amount of time and teachers must decide what topics, events, and people are absolutely musts for the course, what things they want to include because they are interesting or uniquely valuable, and what topics or sources they simply don’t have time to teach.

Your job this week is to practice making the same decisions that teachers make all the time.

Make a list of 8 topics, peoples, events, or ideas that you believe a teacher must cover in order to effectively teach the American Revolution.

For each topic students must include a 1-3 sentence description of the person, event, topic, or idea.

Second, include a 3-5 sentence explanation clarifying why this person, event, topic, or idea is an absolute must. Then discuss how it fits into the general theme of 1760s-80s.

Make sure to provide full references in APA format for each item on your list for where you got your information.

Media Buying

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You have been assigned the task of purchasing media for your client’s advertising campaign. In a two to four-page paper, discuss the steps you would use in determining how you would select a media venue. Describe each of the five W’s for your media planning. Describe the three most important rules of media buying and why they apply to your client.

The paper

  • Must be two to four double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style.
  • 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 two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • Must document all sources in APA style.
  • Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style.

IAS 300 Ask Advise

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Read Introduction and chapter 1 in (Getting from College to Career by Lindsey Pollak, ISBN 978-0062069276) Must Have access to this book. Please make sure you have the book before bidding on this assignment.

We talked about fears in the Jia Jiang assignment, and Lindsey Pollak outlines how to calm those fears. One of them is to start talking to people who are farther along in their careers than you.

seek advice from at least three people WHO LOVE THEIR JOBS. In 2-3 pages (more if necessary), transcribe the answers you receive to the following questions AND the final paragraph(s) in section 2, below.

No need to paraphrase answers or put responses into essay format: Just repeat the questions and answers for each interviewee.

a. What do you wish you had known about your career when you were just starting out?

b. What interests did you follow initially?

c. How was your job satisfaction at first?

d. How did you you “pay your dues” and build skills to get bigger opportunities?

e. What opportunities if any came because you built those skills?

f. How is your job satisfaction at this point?

2. Finally, add 1-2 paragraphs about your interviewees’ experience through the lenses of Cal Newport AND Chapter 1 of Getting from College to Career AND Carol Dweck (Growth Mindset).

g. Did your people follow their passion and or find their passion through skills and emerging opportunities? (Some people do both.)

h. Did you see any correlation between your interviewees’ experience and our textbook?

business ethics unit 2 article critique

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After reading the article attached on the topic of the ethics of drug testing in the employment setting. write a 500-word article critique by addressing each of the following items:

 Briefly introduce and summarize the article.

 Do the author’s arguments support his or her main point?

 What evidence supports the main point?

 How could the topic of this article apply to your personal or professional life?

 How could the topic apply to an organization you have observed?

 How would you explain the role of leadership in corporate culture, and how would you describe leadership styles

and how they affect ethical decision-making?

 Are there any inherent unethical practices with drug testing, though it is technically legal?

 What conclusions can you draw about the ethical issues facing business leaders?

The Unit II Article Critique should be at least 500 words in length, double-spaced, and written in Times New Roman,

12- point font.