Month: July 2017

Discussion 1 Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 11 in the text, the articles by Baez (2013), Hogan, Barrett, and Hogan (2007), Morgeson, Campion, and Dipboye (2007), Peterson, Griffith, Isaacson, O’Connell, and Mangos (2011), and the Maximizing Human Potential Within Organizations (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., Building Better Organizations (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., and Top Minds and Bottom Lines (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. brochures on the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) website. Evaluate the MMP1-2-RF Police Candidate Interpretive Reports for Mr. C (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. and Ms. D. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. For this discussion, you will take on the role of an industrial-organizational psychologist recently awarded a contract to evaluate potential police candidates. The purpose of the evaluations is to determine the psychological capability of the applicants to be certified as police officers in your state. The applicants you are examining are applying for certification and will be vested with a position of public trust. If certified as police officers, the individuals will likely be required at some future time to exercise significant physical strength and undergo high emotional stress. As the examining psychologist, you are required to comment on the applicants’ social comprehension, judgment, impulse control, potential for violence, and/or any psychological traits that might render her or him psychologically at risk to be certified. The state requires that each applicant’s examination include the following elements: Interview and History: The psychologist must personally interview the applicant and provide a summary of the applicant’s personal, educational, employment, and criminal history. Required Personality Test: The applicant shall be administered any current standard form of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) by the licensed psychologist who interviewed the individual, or by a paraprofessional employed by and under the direct control and supervision of that licensed psychologist. Other Testing Methods: If (after conducting the required test) the licensed psychologist is unable to certify the applicant’s psychological capability or risk to exercise appropriate judgment and restraint to be certified as a police officer, the psychologist is directed to personally employ whatever other psychological measuring instrument(s) and/or technique(s) deemed necessary to form her or his professional opinion. The use of any such instrument(s) and/or technique(s) requires a full and complete written explanation to the commission. For the purposes of this discussion, assume the interview and history information reported to you by Mr. C. and Ms. D. is unremarkable and that neither candidate communicated anything to you during the interview that raised concerns about her or his capabilities to exercise appropriate judgment and restraint to be certified as a police officer. Review the MMP1-2-RF Police Candidate Interpretive Reports for Mr. C. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and Ms. D. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and evaluate the professional interpretation of this testing and assessment data from an ethical perspective. In your initial post, communicate your conclusions about Mr. C. and Ms. D., either recommending certification or communicating reservations. After you have made your decision, begin the section on each candidate with one of the following statements, identifying each candidate by name. To recommend certification: I have examined [insert applicant’s name], and it is my professional opinion that this person is psychologically capable of exercising appropriate judgment and restraint to be certified as a police officer. Follow the above statement with a one-paragraph rationale for your conclusion based on the available test results. Follow the rationale with a brief comparison of any additional assessment instruments you might consider administering beyond the MMPI-2-RF. Debate the pros and cons of the potential use of other assessments. Explain any ethical implications that may arise from the interpretation of this data. To communicate reservations: I have examined [insert applicant’s name], and it is my professional opinion that this person is psychologically at risk for exercising appropriate judgment and restraint to be certified as a police officer. Follow the statement with a one-paragraph rationale for your conclusion based on the available test results. Follow the rationale with a brief comparison of any additional assessment instruments you recommend administering beyond the MMPI-2-RF. Debate the pros and cons of using other assessments. DIscussion 2: For this discussion, you will use the PSY640 Checklist for Evaluating Tests (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. document to compare two assessment instruments used in industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology assessment. Based on the information in your text and assigned readings, select and evaluate two psychological tests used in industrial-organizational psychological assessment. You may not evaluate any of the tests you evaluated in the Week Four Applications in Personality Testing discussion. In addition to the text, locate a minimum of two appropriate scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources to aid you in the analysis of the psychometric properties of the instruments based on published data. In your initial post, provide the names of the two tests you evaluated, and attach your completed PSY640 Checklist for Evaluating Tests document (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. You must maintain the original format of the document and include the textbook and two additional scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources in the references section.

Final Draft: 1,250-1,500 word written transcript of your website (with a link to your website at the top) due online on Monday, August 7th by 11:59 PM.Be sure that your completed website is published by this time. Format and Requirements: •Website published usingwww.wix.com. The domain name should be your fau email; the rest is included for you. .•A written transcript of the information included on your website (specifics listed below)For this assignment you will consider how photographs shape the way we understand and empathize with the issues and events that affect our world. You will consider what makes photographs such powerful and provocative storytellers: what role do photographs play, and should they play, in telling our stories? How should we balance the line between empathy and exploitation – in other words, where does our desire to humanize an event or issue through close-up photographic encounters meet our reverence for the dignity and privacy of those involved? In order to investigate these questions you will collect a set of public photographs of an event or issue that you believe shapes public understanding of it. You will then analyze these images in order to make an argument about how they shape our understanding of that issue or event. Website Design:Pages that should be included on your website:•Argument about the role that photographs should play in how we learn about and ultimately empathize with an event or issue. In other words, think about what photos are capable of doing and then argue what you think the role of photos should be. This section should be at least 500 words). •Choose a photo to analyze (This should be a photo that is provocative or affecting in some way. One good way to search is to look up Pulitzer Prize winning photographs or the photo archives of the National Media Museum website) and describe the following: -Historical Context: Give us the essential historical information we need to understand the story being told in the photo you’ve chosen. This could include maps, charts, or any other documents you think will help us understand the issue. Be sure to cite any sources you use, just like in an essay—even if you paraphrase from your source. -Analyze the image:-Describe what is happening in the frame of the photo, as if you were telling a friend who cannot see the image about all of the details you see. -Describe what is happening outside of the frame of the photo. What is left out of the frame and how does that change how we interpret the image? -Explain why the image is provocative or affecting. What is it that make the image controversial? Why might people be uncomfortable looking at it? Why do you think a publisher might hesitate to publish the image?-Describe how you were affected by the image and whether you think the photo should be published for the public. This is the only section that I am requiring a word count for because I’m asking you to reflect on the image and how it has impacted you personally. -Did it change how you saw that historical event? Make you more empathetic? Reveal information that you didn’t know before? -Describe whether or not you think the photo should be published. Why or why not?-Works Cited: Include a correctly formatted works cited page. NOT just a listing of websites you used, but an MLA Works Cited page. See your MLA handbook or Purdue Owl’s website for proper documentation.Transcript of Your Website: •All written content from your website should be double-spaced in Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins, just like a typical essay •You should include a heading “page” for on your website oNote: word counts should be included for each section (this will be how I am grading the length for this assignment) with a total wordcount included at the end. Any tampering with the word counts will result in a non-passing grade for the final paper •The content for this project should be 1,250-1,500 words in totalDon’t forget to:•Incorporate the DeGhett essay to help you consider the ethics of how we create, use and distribute such images. What makes photographs such an important part of the stories we tell? How do they help us understand an issue or event in unique ways? What are the risks that these photographs take? How should be balance empathy with exploitation? •Incorporate up to 1-2 additional outside sources to help you understand your selected images and the issue or event they reference. •Be creative with the design, layout, and theme of your website. Make your website interactive by including images, videos, or any other linked materials that will help explain your topic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY Write a brief reflection paper in response to what you viewed. Be sure to relate your reflection to our class textbook or class discussions. Please cite your sources according to APA format.

The Final Exam requires you to write a short, 4-paragraph psychology term paper. This essay is not timed, so you can open the quiz to view the question and then come back to it in a couple of days to submit your 4-paragraph answer. Reflect on what you have learned in this course and how you will use some of the developmental concepts in your life; remember this is “reflection on awareness. You must open the quiz to see the specific directions for writing the four paragraph psychology term paper. After reading the specific directions, then close the quiz; you can return to it after writing your essay. Compose your essay in a Word document. Then re-open the Final Exam quiz and copy and paste it into the answer box for the question. Do not attach your Word document. Flag this Question Question 1 35 pts Imagine that this course, LifeSpan: Growth & Development is now over and you are having a conversation with a family member, fellow student or a co-worker. Select one interesting development topic or concept from each Module in this course. Write a paragraph reflecting on each of the four (4) most interesting development topics or concepts – ones that are most meaningful that you learned about in this course and that have impacted your life – now or in the future. Briefly describe each of the four development concepts, why each is interesting or made an impact on you, and how you might use each development concept in your family life or career. Write a well-developed paragraph for each concept, for a total of 4 paragraphs. You do not need to use documentation; just write using your own words. So to clarify: Select a total of 4 topics or concepts, from each of the following modules Module 1: One topic or concept from Chapters 1, 2, 3 or 4 Module 2: One topic or concept from Chapters 5, 6, 7 or 8 Module 3: One topic or concept from Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13 Module 4: One topic or concept from Chapters 14, 15 or Epilogue

4 references and in-text citations, US references only 1. Describe the structure and function of the electoral college. How and when was it created in the U.S.? Why was it created, and by whom? 2. Compare the electoral college to a popular vote approach for elections. How does the electoral college system operate/function? What are consequences of using an electoral college system versus a popular vote? Use the 2000 presidential election as an example. 3. Assess the value of an individual citizen’s vote under the electoral college system. Why does the U.S. still use the electoral college for presidential elections today? This Education Essay uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Case Study 1- Gary
Gary is a 39-year-old male who comes into your office complaining of a variety of life stressors. To begin with, he lists the following:
weight gain of approximately twenty pounds
insomnia and interrupted sleep
decreased self-esteem
general fatigue
moodiness and irritability
anxiety
loss of appetite followed by increased eating
decreased libido
feelings of guilt stemming from loss of income due to economic troubles (business owner)
Gary has been married to his wife for twelve years. The marriage has had its ups and downs, but it is intact and relatively happy. Gary’s wife is a successful business owner with many irons in the fire and a healthy income (six figures). As is the case for Gary, his wife has to put the majority of her income back into her business ventures. The economy has taken a toll on the couple’s savings and investments, as well as on the way of life to which the two have been accustomed (doing and buying all they wanted—for an upper-middle income household).
Gary holds a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University. He obtained his MBA and has ventured out in his own business. He has one full-time employee and a receptionist/data entry person who works hourly. He recently moved from a home office, which he shared with his wife, to a new office that has space for his employees. The office is large enough to be used as a meeting space for his clients. His list of clients has grown, yet the clients tend to pay later than Gary desires (60 days or more), and he often has to have his virtual accounting office prompt them for payment.
Gary has to have a good cash flow in order to pay his employees, pay off his bills, and meet his family obligations. Due to a pre-existing health condition (his wife has a chronic illness), his health care premium is enormous (over $1K per month for his family plan alone). This does not include the premium Gary must pay for his full-time employee. Gary’s wife paid the family health care premium on her own plan for over two years. It cost her $1,600 per month to carry the entire family (which she did with no complaints).
Gary took over the premium, as he felt that his wife had carried that nearly $2K per year burden alone while he built his company. She had also covered all the expenses he was not able to pay during that time. Gary has stated that he could not have embarked on his private venture without his wife’s support (financial and otherwise). He feels that this has put a strain on his marriage in these stressful economic times.
Gary and his wife have two children, ages 6 and 9. Both are healthy, smart, obedient, fun, and well-behaved, per his report. Gary has no concerns regarding the children at the time of his visit. His wife works very hard to support the family and take care of the children. While Gary works most days from 8 a.m. to any and all hours of the evening, his wife does “double duty,” making nearly 200K and acting as a stay-at-home mother.
Gary feels that his wife’s deteriorating health stems from her attempts to do it all and be there for the children and him. While his wife does not complain, he feels and understands that she must resent him for her 24/7 work schedule that has been set to accommodate his business. As the economy has declined, Gary has felt his overall physical, emotional, professional, and personal state in decline.
Gary comes to your office asking you to help him regain control of his situation and make a plan to turn this cycle of decline around.
Instructions:
to examine for your paper. Your paper should be 6-8 pages long and conform to APA standards. Please use the DSM-5 as your main diagnostic resource.
For the purposes of this paper you are giving your client a preliminary diagnosis. This is your first session/intake, so your information is limited to what will be provided in the case study. You will address the following issues:
What is your primary diagnosis? (included in this section you can discuss former level of functioning, current level of functioning, stress factors, medical issues, comorbid diagnoses, etc.)
Discuss your diagnosis and provide justification using the DSM-5 and at least one additional relevant source.
What are the key symptoms that led to your diagnosis and provide justification using the DSM-5 and at least one additional relevant source.
What are your treatment goals for your client? Discuss each separately and in detail.
What are your clients strengths and how will these play a role in treatment?
What are some weaknesses or areas of improvement and how will you address these in your treatment?
List two homework assignments that you would include as part of your treatment and describe how each will support your client in his/her treatment.
What are some areas you will explore next (e.g.,Client’s relationship with spouse; professional goals)?

Coursework Support
PMehta@gsmlondon.ac.uk
Module Code IHPR5025
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 2000 words (± 10% acceptable)
 Submission Deadline: 2.00 pm 3 August 2017
You are required to choose (any one) of the following
events
 Jet Airways
 Honda
The assignment has Two tasks:
Task1 and Task 2
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 Cover page: Id number, Module Title and
Code (Not included in the word count)
 Contents Page (Not included in the word count)
 Introduction (200 words)
 Task 1 (800 words)
 Task 2 (800 words)
 Conclusion & Recommendations (200 Words)
 Bibliography (Not included in the word count)
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 Provide a brief overview of the chosen MNC
and outline the ways in which they have
expanded the business globally.
 Briefly mention the tasks/topics which will
be evaluated within your assignment.
(200 words; 10 marks)
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Cross cultural training should be provided by MNC’s
including general knowledge about the country and
essential tips on behaviour and sensitive issues.
a) Prepare a short report to create ‘cultural awareness’
for future expatriates on any country of your
choice.
b) Evaluate the measures adopted by your chosen
MNC to prepare & train expatriates for their new
overseas assignments in any two countries of your
choice.
You are required to support your findings from
literature search
(800 words; 40 marks)
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You might wish to discuss the following points:
 Your understanding of ‘culture’ & ‘cultural
shock’.
 The national and corporate culture.
 The understanding of how national culture
affects corporate culture and strategic
decisions
 Training of expatriates on cultural issues.
(e.g. training to overcome ‘cultural shock’)
 Some discussion on Handy’s / Hofstede’s
cultural models to support your answer.
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The reward and compensation systems in MNC’s should
effectively balance the needs and desires of host country
nationals (HCNs), parent country nationals (PCNs) and third
country nationals (TCNs).
MNC’s adopt different types of pay systems like Going rate
approach, Balance sheet approach and Local Plus approach to
fit into local laws and global policies.
a) Identify and discuss the complexities involved in the
designing of a reward package for an expatriate employee.
b) Identify and evaluate the reward and compensation
practices offered by your chosen MNC in any two countries
of your choice.
You are required to support your findings from literature search
(800 words; 40 marks)
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You might wish to discuss following points
from the employees’ & employer’s
perspective:
 Key components of International
Compensation Programmes for Expatriates –
(Base Salary; Allowances; Benefits)
 Approaches to International Compensation:
(Going Rate Approach; The Balance Sheet
Approach & Local Plus Approach)
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 Jet Airways
http://capaindia.com/pdfs/jet-airways-may-
07.pdf
 Honda
http://www.hondamanufacturingcareers.co.uk/value
s_and_culture.php
If you are planning to include these additional support
materials in Bibliography, then you are required to reference
them according to Harvard Referencing System.
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 https://www.robertwalters.co.uk/content/dam/robert
-walters/global/files/salary-survey/complete-salarysurvey-2015.pdf
 http://www.top-consultant.com/topconsultant_salary_report.pdf
 http://hays.com/cs/groups/hays_common/@og/@co
ntent/documents/promotionalcontent/hays_1429953
.pdf
If you are planning to include these additional support
materials in Bibliography, then you are required to
reference them according to Harvard Referencing
System.
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Conclude your report with your overall
findings arising from Task 1 & Task 2
(200 words; 10 marks)
Remember:
 To complete all the tasks
 To label each task correctly.
 Include in-text citations.
 Include bibliography.
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NURSING SCIENCE
Competencies:
724.8.5: Foundations of Inquiry – The graduate differentiates between quality improvement processes, evidence based practice and research.
724.8.6 Literature Review and Analysis – The graduate demonstrates knowledge of the process and outcomes of conducting a literature review.
724.8.7: Ethics and Research – The graduate demonstrates understanding of the ethics of nursing research particularly human subjects’ protections, informed consent and alignment with patient and family values and preferences.
724.8.8: Patient Outcomes – The graduate discriminates between identified standards and practices that do not provide improvements in patient outcomes utilizing relevant sources of evidence and the application of nursing theory.
724.8.9: Data Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination – The graduate describes the process of data collection, analysis and implementation of evidence that can improve clinical practice from an interprofessional perspective.
Introduction:
There are many sources of information available on the web and in journals relating to the nursing discipline. Therefore, it is of pivotal importance to understand the basic tenets of critical appraisal of research for its use in intraprofessional healthcare practices. The aim of evidence-based practice (EBP) is to employ a three-pronged approach blending the best available research evidence, patient values and preferences, and clinical expertise.
In this task, you will critique two primary research evidence sources. You will select one quantitative and one qualitative peer-reviewed journal article on a healthcare topic of interest.
Requirements:
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. Use the Turnitin Originality Report available in Taskstream as a guide for this measure of originality.
The rubric provides detailed criteria for evaluating your submission. You are expected to use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Note: Research evidence must not be more than ten years old.
Note: Be sure to upload a copy of the full text of the articles with your submission.
A. Evaluate a primary quantitative research peer-reviewed journal article (suggested length of 3–5 pages) that has healthcare implications by doing the following:
1. Identify how the researcher addresses the five following areas of the selected journal article, using the attached “Evidence Table”:
• background or introduction
• review of the literature
• discussion of methodology
• data analysis
• researcher’s conclusion
2. Critique whether the evidence presented in each section of the journal article supports the researcher’s conclusion.
Note: Try to think about how the first four sections in the A1 table support the fifth section, the conclusion.
3. Explain the protection of human subjects and cultural considerations of the journal article.
4. Identify strengths and limitations of the study.
5. Describe how the evidence informs nursing practice.
B. Evaluate a primary qualitative research peer-reviewed journal article (suggested length of 3–5 pages) that has healthcare implications by doing the following:
1. Identify how the researcher addresses the five following areas of the selected journal article, using the attached “Evidence Table”:
• background or introduction
• review of the literature
• discussion of methodology
• data analysis
• researcher’s conclusion
2. Critique whether the evidence presented in each section of the journal article supports the researcher’s conclusion.
Note: Try to think about how the first four sections in the B1 table support the fifth section, the conclusion.
3. Explain the protection of human subjects and cultural considerations of the journal article.
4. Identify strengths and limitations of the study.
5. Describe how the evidence informs nursing practice.
C. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

SYRIAN REFUGEES IN THE UK: GOVERNMENT BORDER POLICY
AND MEDIA REPRESENTATION/COVERAGE
Abstract:
The project will establish a close and a detailed look at the issues that are facing Syrian Refugees in the UK, and the difficulties they face during their pursuit of a safe haven through an extensive study into two major factors affecting their lives: the government’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis, its policies and practices, and the UK media coverage of the crisis and the way the Syrian refugees have been portrayed, with a focus on the press. The hypothesis that the project will explore and acknowledge is the relationship between the UK government’s policies and response to the Syrian refugee crisis and the local media coverage: Does the media play a role in forming the political opinion? Has the government exploited the media to determine and control the popular perception of reality? Or is a two-sided relationship?
Research Questions and Objectives:
The project will provide answers to the questions: “Has the UK government responded efficiently and effectively to the Syrian refugee crisis?” “How has the UK media, represented by newspapers, contributed to our understanding of Syrian refugees in the UK?” “Can we acknowledge a relationship between the government response and media coverage?”
I will handle these questions by looking at the following sub-questions:
• What are policies and practices followed by the UK government regarding the Syrian refugee crisis?
• Has the government, represented by Home Office, produced and adopted regulations and procedures to contribute effectively to solving and containing the problem?
• How have refugees in the UK been represented in the national newspapers?
• Did attention for refugees differ among different newspapers?
• How can these differences and their underlying choices be explained?
• Have major events in the Syrian conflicts affected the UK government’s response to the Syrian refugee issue? How does the UK media depict these events? Can we set a pattern?
• How does government policy and media coverage affect the life of the Syrian refugees’ in the UK?
This project is a multidisciplinary analysis that has a political and social depth. The overarching objective is to define and analyse the policies adopted by the UK government towards such an important issue and to explore their justifications, implications and effects, and to examine how the refugee and migrant crisis is being reported in the UK media, focusing on the national press, finding out the image of the Syrian refugees as portrayed by these newspapers, and the impact of such portrayal on the lives of the Syrian refugees.
To do that, the research will study the UK government response to the Syrian Refugees crisis and the UK media coverage from April 2013 to April 2014, a year that witnessed major events in the life of the Syrian crisis: the rise of ISIS in Syria and the chemical attack in Ghouta, tracing both the UK government’s response and the UK media’s reaction to these events, among others in the same period, and inspecting the effect of this reaction on the lives of Syrian refugees in the UK, and on any potential asylum seeker.
Research Methodology:
Data collection
The research is library-based. Primary data will be documents and articles collected mainly through online sources, and secondary data will be collected from academic research, books, journal articles and online resources. The primary data for this research will be chosen from governmental documents, officials’ statements and press releases, in addition to newspaper articles on the issue published between April 2013 and April 2014.
The project will study a number of governmentaldocuments (including Home Office’s), officials’ press releases and statements on the subject, and 20 newspaper articles from 2 different UK mainstream national newspapers representing different prevailing political and social ideologies in the country (The Guardian (Left), The Daily Mail (Right).
To the writer:
Dealing with the UK media, I have 2 choices and would like to know what you think is more
1- To stick to 2 broadsheets: The Guardian (Left) and Daily Mail (Right), analysing 10 articles each between April 2013 and April 2014, trying to set a pattern.
OR
2- To adopt a more eclectic approach and include more local newspapers including tabloids such as: Daily Mirror (Left) and Daily Mail (Right).

POLS/INTR 25125 Methodology Report 2016/17
3000 words, +/- 10%, not including references/bibliography
NB: This is a report (rather than an essay). You are being asked to explain how you would carry out a piece of research on a Politics/IR subject.
Choose ONE of the following topics:
Topics:
• The War on Terror
• The Iraq War 2003
• The Syrian Civil War
• The migration issue 2015/16-present,
• The Ukraine issue 2013-present,
• The “Arab Spring”
• The Eurozone crisis
• Brexit
• Contemporary British politics
• Populist parties in Europe
• 2016 American presidential election.
Identify the following:
1. Context and research question.
2. Methodology
3. Theoretical framework
4. Ethical considerations and research design
You need to define and justify your choices of research question, methodology, theory and research design with reference to your chosen topic.
ASK: What are they? Why are they the best way to answer the research problem? How do they relate to each other?
Think beyond limiting yourself to the sources you could use personally. Rather, think through a project which is reasonable for a general academic expert to undertake.
This allows you to think through methods, such as say ethnography, or interviews with senior politicians using another language, or a large-scale survey, that it would be unlikely to be possible for you to undertake, but which are certainly part of standard academic practice.
Guidelines
Excellent students will demonstrate excellent understanding of the analysis and interpretation of data. They will be able to be critical of quantitative and qualitative methods relating to research in Politics and International Relations. They will be very clear about the ethical dimensions of research in Politics and International Relations and will demonstrate excellent planning skills necessary for the planning a self-directed piece of research
Very good studentswill demonstrate very good understanding of the analysis and interpretation of data. They will be able to be critical of quantitative and qualitative methods relating to research in Politics and International Relations. They will be clear about the ethical dimensions of research in Politics and International Relations and will demonstrate very good planning skills necessary for the planning a self-directed piece of research
Good students will demonstrate good understanding of the analysis and interpretation of data. They will be able to be reasonably critical of quantitative and qualitative methods relating to research in Politics and International Relations. They will be clear about the ethical dimensions of research in Politics and International Relations and will demonstrate some good planning skills necessary for the planning a self-directed piece of research
Sufficient students will demonstrate a reasonable level of understanding of the analysis and interpretation of data. They will be able to be critical in places of quantitative and qualitative methods relating to research in Politics and International Relations. They will be able to identify the ethical dimensions of research in Politics and International Relations and will demonstrate some planning skills necessary for the planning a self-directed piece of research
Failing studentswill demonstrate a familiarity with the analysis and interpretation of data. They will demonstrate some understanding of quantitative and qualitative methods relating to research in Politics and International Relations. They will grasp the ethical dimensions of research in Politics and International Relations and will demonstrate (to varying degrees) some planning skills necessary for the planning a self-directed piece of research
Class Scale General Characteristics
FIRST
(Excellent) Exceptional 1st Exceptional breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding of the area of study; evidence of extensive and appropriate selection and critical evaluation/synthesis/analysis and of reading/research beyond the prescribed range, in both breadth and depth, to advance work/direct arguments; exceptional demonstration of relevant skills; excellent communication; performance deemed to be beyond expectation.
High 1st Outstanding/excellent knowledge and understanding of the area of study as the student is typically able to go beyond what has been taught (particularly for a mid/high 1st); evidence of extensive and appropriate selection and critical evaluation/synthesis/analysis of reading/research beyond the prescribed range, to advance work/direct arguments; excellent demonstration of relevant skills; excellent communication; performance deemed beyond expectation of the level.
Mid 1st
Low 1st
UPPER
SECOND
(Very good) High 2.1 Very good knowledge and understanding of the area of study as the student is typically able to relate facts/concepts together with some ability to apply to known/taught contexts; evidence of appropriate selection and evaluation of reading/research, some beyond the prescribed range, may rely on set sources to advance work/direct arguments; demonstrates autonomy in approach to learning; very good demonstration of relevant skills; strong communication skills.
Mid 2.1
Low 2.1
LOWER SECOND
(Good) High 2.2 Good knowledge and understanding of the area of study balanced towards the descriptive rather than analytical; evidence of appropriate selection and evaluation of reading/research but generally reliant on set sources to advance work/direct arguments; good demonstration of relevant skills, though may be limited in range; communication shows claritybut structure may not always be coherent.
Mid 2.2
Low 2.2
THIRD
(Sufficient)
High 3rd Knowledge and understanding is sufficient to deal with terminology, basic facts and concepts but fails to make meaningful synthesis; some ability to select and evaluate reading/research however work may be more generally descriptive; strong reliance on available support set sources to advance work; arguments may be weak or poorly constructed; adequate demonstration of relevant skills over a limited range; communication/presentation is generally competent but with someweaknesses.
Mid 3rd
Low 3rd
FAIL
(Insufficient) Marginal Fail Knowledge and understanding is sufficient to deal with terminology, basic facts and concepts but fails to make meaningful synthesis; some ability to select and evaluate reading/research however work may be more generally descriptive; strong reliance on available support set sources to advance work; arguments may be weak or poorly constructed; adequate demonstration of relevant skills over a limited range; communication/presentation is generally competent but with someweaknesses.
Mid Fail Knowledge and understanding is sufficient to deal with terminology, basic facts and concepts but fails to make meaningful synthesis; some ability to select and evaluate reading/research however work may be more generally descriptive; strong reliance on available support set sources to advance work; arguments may be weak or poorly constructed; adequate demonstration of relevant skills over a limited range; communication/presentation is generally competent but with someweaknesses.
Low Fail
ZERO Zero Knowledge and understanding is sufficient to deal with terminology, basic facts and concepts but fails to make meaningful synthesis; some ability to select and evaluate reading/research however work may be more generally descriptive; strong reliance on available support set sources to advance work; arguments may be weak or poorly constructed; adequate demonstration of relevant skills over a limited range; communication/presentation is generally competent but with someweaknesses.
ends