Sociology

What: Please respond to the following questions about the Song & Chang article and this week’s reading. Each question is worth 1 point. If a question asks for two things, you must answer both for credit. No partial credit on individual questions will be given. How: You are welcome to upload your work as a Word file or a PDF. All submissions are checked for plagiarism – if you use a direct quote or paraphrase, you must cite (author year: page number). All assignments must be written in full sentences and use proper grammar – this is a college level academic assignment and you are expected to write in an appropriate style. How do the authors define Indigenous Knowledge? What does decolonizing research mean? What is community-based participatory research (CBPR)? What research methods were employed in this study? In 8-10 sentences describe each of the 2 rounds of analysis.

The Critical Assignment for this course and must be passed at an acceptable rate (80% or above) in order to pass the course. You will take what you have learned throughout the term to compose a research-supported paper that: Identifies a problem in the current American school system; Compares different school systems (globally); Identifies theories that support the identified problem, and Articulates best practices and proposes a solution to the issue presented. Unlike the Op-Ed paper, this paper should be written in a formal, professional (APA-style) manner, with a clear thesis, statistical support, and clear academic voice. This paper will be presented in a template (provided by the instructor and attached here) that will prepare the student for submitting essays for publication in professional journals. One would expect to see statistics/citations in every paragraph of an academic report of this nature and no personal pronouns (no I, you, your, we, us). This essay will be written over the last half of the course and be approximately 7-10 pages when completed. (NOTE: this length comes out to approximately 3 pages when using the provided template; this template is not required, but students who wish to practice formatting a paper for publications may use the template if they wish to practice this skill.)

Graded LP3.1 Discussion: Honesty in Relationships  Subscribe Discuss the following questions and explain your responses:  Is it ethical to mask your true emotion in order to get along with others? Is honesty in a relationship always the best policy? You are required to post your initial substantive response to the discussion as well as respond, in 50 words or more, to two other students’ posts. This discussion is worth 15 marks. You will be evaluated with the corresponding rubric. Evaluation Scale x Criteria = Total Marks

Discussion: Why Observe and Record?  Subscribe Using what you have read in the online resources provided in Learning Plan items 1 – 4, discuss the importance of, and varying reasons for, observing in the human services field. Provide examples of what can happen if you do not record your observations accurately and objectively. You are required to post your initial substantive response to the discussion as well as respond, in 50 words or more, to two other students’ posts. This discussion is worth 15 marks. You will be evaluated with the corresponding rubric. Evaluation Scale x Criteria =

Write a short composition consisting of at least one and a half pages but no more than three pages of a nonsense essay, where you describe three logically impossible scenarios, and then explain why they are logically impossible. The Virtues of Belief

You should also make sure to cite Fleenor, et al. (2008) and other sources multiple times throughout the paper as well as any additional references that you find: Most 360-degree surveys are not free and in fact are very expensive if you want to get a license to use them at your organization. However, there are a few free sample 360-degree surveys out there. Do a search on Google or other search engines using terms such as “free 360-degree feedback survey.” Find two or three free surveys and choose one of them that you think would be most applicable to your organization. Explain the reasoning for your choice and try to use criteria from the readings such as the checklists from Fleenor, et al. (2008, p. 37). Now take the survey that you chose in your answer to Question 2 above. Fill out the survey as a self-evaluation – that is, use the survey to evaluate your own leadership skills and other skills. Report the results of your survey. Do you think the survey was useful? What areas for improvement in your leadership skills did you find from using the survey? As a next step, fill out the survey again, but this time evaluate your current supervisor or a previous supervisor that you worked with. Report your results. Were the results fair to your supervisor? What are the main areas for improvement for your supervisor based on your results? Now that you have taken the survey twice, what areas for improvement would you make for it before using it again? Would you change the wording of the questions? Any questions that you would add? Use the concepts from Fleenor, et al. (2008) as well as your own experiences filling out the survey to assess the usefulness of the survey that you took. Finally, take a look at pages 65-69 of Fleenor, et al. (2008) where they discuss issues, advantages and disadvantages of 360 degree assessment surveys. Which issues do you think would apply to your organization and the leaders you work with? How might you overcome these issues if you were to lead a 360-degree survey process in your organization? Next Start or as Soon as Possible.

In this discussion post you will explain to your classmates the social action you carried out for this project. For this post you are to briefly describe your social action. This post should be a brief summary of the Social Action Reflection Paper. Describe your social action, share at least one part of your reflection (the so what?), and share a bit from the now what? part of your paper. You may want to share how your fellow classmates can get involved in addressing your issue! You also MUST include verification of your social action in this post; post a photo(s) of what you did, provide a link to a video of your project, post a link to the website you created, post a copy of a brochure you distributed, etc. (Please see the instructions for posting pictures/videos to discussion posts in the “Service Learning/Taking Social Action.”)

Use your textbook, any related videos listed on the course homepage, and related PowerPoint presentations posted on the course homepage to respond to all ESSAY QUESTIONS.  Responses should be thorough, including definitions, examples, and demonstrate a clear understanding of conceptual objectives listed on the Syllabus.  Each response should be 3-4 typewritten pages in length and double spaced. III.             please read the chapter on Culture, related videos, and PowerPoint Presentation on Course Homepage on Culture to address the following question.  Discuss in detail the concepts of culture and cultural relativism.  What are the elements of culture?  Cultural types?  Is there an American culture?  A global culture? What evidence do we have regarding a global culture? Define each and support your answers with examples. SEE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON CULTURE ON COURSE HOMEPAGE see video  CHAPTER THREE  CULTURE culture cultural relativism material and ideational cultures Sapir-Whorf hypothesis general knowledge vs. guidelines for behavior norms – mores and folkways, values cultural universals Critical Period hypothesis cultural diffusion (rate) cultural leveling (process) cultural lag popular culture/high culture multiculturalism global culture/American culture cultural deprivation dominant culture, subculture, counterculture

Mental Health of Adolescents Hide Folder Information Instructions Read the article “ Normal teenage behavior vs. early warning signs of mental illness” located at the following link: https://www.asmfmh.org/newsletter/FM_2011_Spring_EN.pdf ) Read the article “ Mental Disorders” located at the following link: Read the article “Youth Mental Health Stats in Canada” located at the following link: https://ymhc.ngo/resources/ymh-stats/ Read the article “Getting Help” located at the following link: List and describe 10 common adolescent mental illnesses. Research and identify three treatment options available to adolescents with mental illness in your province. In 500-750 words, prepare this assignment in an MS Word and submit to your instructor via the dropbox.

Create a board or PowerPoint presentation of important learning and resources learned throughout the course. Explain approaches to community intervention and evaluation. Implement a teaching and evaluation plan.  You will also review and give feedback to the presentation of 2 classmates. Presentation Instructions: 1. Choose one topic from the prevention strategies and intervention recommendations identified in your Community Family Assessment. 2. Develop a teaching plan, including objective, content outline, teaching method, and time in a table format. 3. Develop an evaluation plan for your teaching intervention and create a tool for feedback from your learners. 4. Implement the teaching plan and evaluation during Visit 5 of your clinical experience. 5. Summarize the outcomes of your teaching plan and evaluation. 6. Submit your teaching plan, evaluation tool, and summary Presentation Submission Instructions: Produce a video by using Studio (formerly known as Arc).  See the instructions here. Complete and submit the assignment by 23:59 Sunday. Peer Review Submission Instructions: Click here to learn how to complete a peer review assignment.