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Psychology Program Outcomes

Prior to completing this assignment, read the Ashford University Institutional Outcomes located on the Syllabus page for this course. Additionally, read the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Program Outcomes (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (pg. 248) located within the Online Undergraduate Programs section of the Ashford University 2013-2014 Academic Catalog.
After reviewing the information provided above, you will create a two- to three-page case study focusing on professional and personal scenarios (they can be real or hypothetical) in which you evaluate your learning as it contributes to the overall attainment of Ashford University’s institutional outcomes and the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology program outcomes.
In the body of your paper:

  1. Discuss the Ashford University institutional outcomes and the program outcomes by identifying their relevance to a profession in psychology.
  2. Create one personal life example and one career example in which you (or a fictitious person) struggle with personal challenges and an ethical dilemma (e.g., a client or research subject reveals compromising information about a friend or family member who also happens to be someone you know in a personal/social context).
  3. After identifying the problem, include a section wherein you address each of the following prior to making a decision about a course of action:
    • From your point of view, what is the problem?
    • From the point of view of other individuals, what is the problem?
    • What are the options? What are potential consequences of the options?
    • What are the risks of each potential solution?
    • What are the risks of not resolving the challenges effectively?
    • What evidence/data do you have to assist you in decision making?
  4. Apply the competencies gained at Ashford University (from the institutional and program outcomes) to identify the preferred resolutions to the situations you identified in #2 above. Select at least three competencies that are most relevant to your scenarios. Be specific in your discussion of the scenarios and provide details demonstrating professional problem solving in your case study.
  5. Conclude the case study with how you resolved the problem (the outcome) and what you learned while at Ashford University that assisted you in deciding on an effective resolution. You may also identify additional competencies used to resolve the problem that are not included in the institutional and program outcomes.
  6. Utilize at least one scholarly source as a basis for the evidence you will use to rationalize the decision-making process. All sources must be documented in APA style, as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center.

Writing the Case Study
The Assignment:

  1. Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title
    page with the following:

    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  3. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  4. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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Administration of ophthalmological medications

Administration of ophthalmological medications requires some explanation. What are the important points that you would review with a patient when teaching how to instill ophthalmic drops and when teaching how to instill ointment? What are the differences you would need to consider if the patient was a child or if the patient is a geriatric patient? Search the literature to see whether you are able to locate any guidelines to support this teaching.

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Quantitative and qualitative research

Quantitative and qualitative research are the foundations of scientific research studies. Quantitative social science research tries to understand social science by creating quantifiable evidence, like numbers and statistics, analyzed over many different instances to show reliability and validity. You can remember this easily by thinking “quantitative = quantity; quantity = numbers.” Qualitative research tries to understand social science by exploring the totality of a situation, like through observing behavior and monitoring communications, then analyzing them to comprehend the “why” and “how” of the behavior. You can remember this easily by thinking “qualitative = quality; quality = character.” These are very simplistic and generalized definitions that apply to a broad range of sciences, but they are useful as a starting point for this Discussion.
In this Discussion, you analyze the differences between qualitative and quantitative research and conceptualize your own definition of each. Be sure to focus on the specific details of how these research methods are applied to social sciences and human services, providing examples where necessary.
By Day 4
 
Post your own definition of quantitative and qualitative research. Explain the differences between them, and then provide an example of each.
Miminum of 250 words, please include citations and references.

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Financial Research Report

Imagine that you are a financial manager researching investments for your client. Use the Strayer Learning Resource Center to research the stock of any U.S. publicly traded company that you may consider as an investment opportunity for your client. Your investment should align with your client’s investment goals. (Note:Please ensure that you are able to find enough information about this company in order to complete this assignment. You will create an appendix, in which you will insert related information.)
The assignment covers the following topics:

  • Rationale for choosing the company in which to invest
  • Ratio analysis
  • Stock price analysis
  • Recommendations
Refer to the following resources to assist with completing your assignment:
Stock Selection

Market and Company Information

  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – “Market Structure”
  • Yahoo! Finance
  • Mergent Online (Note: This resource is also available through the Strayer Learning Resource Center.)
  • Seeking Alpha (Note: Also available through the Android or iTunes App store.)
  • Morningstar (Note: You can create a no-cost Basic Access account.)
  • Research Hub, located in the left menu of your course in Blackboard.

 
Write a ten to fifteen (10-15) page paper in which you:

  1. Provide a rationale for the stock that you selected, indicating the significant economic, financial, and other factors that led you to consider this stock.
  2. Suggest the primary reasons why the selected stock is a suitable investment for your client. Include a description of your client’s profile.
  3. Select any five (5) financial ratios that you have learned about in the text. Analyze the past three (3) years of the selected financial ratios for the company; you may obtain this information from the company’s financial statements. Determine the company’s financial health. (Note: Suggested ratios include, but are not limited to, current ratio, quick ratio, earnings per share, and price earnings ratio.)
  4. Based on your financial review, determine the risk level of the stock from your investor’s point of view. Indicate key strategies that you may use in order to minimize these perceived risks.
  5. Provide your recommendations of this stock as an investment opportunity. Support your rationale with resources, such as peer-reviewed articles, material from the Strayer Learning Resource Center, and reviews by market analysts.
  6. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Critique financial management strategies that support business operations in various market environments.
  • Analyze financial statements for key ratios, cash flow positions, and taxation effects.
  • Review fixed income strategies using time value of money concept, bond valuation methods, and interest rate calculations.
  • Estimate the risk and return on financial investments.
  • Apply financial management options to corporate finance.
  • Determine the cost of capital and how to maximize returns.
  • Formulate cash flow analysis for capital projects including project risks and returns.
  • Evaluate how corporate valuation and forecasting affect financial management.
  • Analyze how capital structure decision-making practices impact financial management.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in financial management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about financial management using proper writing mechanics.
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islam religion paper

This week, you have the opportunity to provide a summary of what you have learned about Islam. You will explore differences between various groups within Islam and understand current practices today.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word summary that includes the following:

  • Brief summary of the history of Islam
  • Explain the importance of these elements for Muslims:
  • Qur’an
  • Five Pillars
  • Ramadan
  • General Islamic Ethics
  • Describe significant differences and similarities in how the branches of Islam (Sunni, Shiite, and Sufi) practice their traditions.

Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

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Child protective Service questions

  1. Read the statement below describing the DFPS overall mission and the role of select programs within the agency.

    DFPS works with communities to protect children, the elderly, and people with disabilities from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. It also works to protect the health and safety of children in daycare, as well as foster care and other types of 24-hour care. They do this through investigations, services and referrals, regulation, and prevention programs, chief among them:
    Child Protective Services – Protects children from abuse and neglect through investigations, services, foster care, and adoption.
    Adult Protective Services – Protects the elderly and people with disabilities from abuse, neglect and exploitation through investigations and services.
    Child Care Licensing – Regulates day care, foster care, residential treatment centers, before and after school programs and maternity homes.
    Statewide Intake – Takes reports of abuse, neglect and exploitation from across the state via it’s 24/7 hotline and website.

  2. Now that you understand the agencies’ missions and their chief roles, please write a personal statement to include at least one paragraph on each of the following key topics in the order listed:
    1. What do you believe will be the most challenging aspect of working in protective services and why does it appeal to you?
    2. How have your education, experiences and/or people skills prepared you to deal with the demands of protective services?
    3. What do you hope to accomplish personally and professionally working for DFPS?
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Business Law-Case Analysis

Answer this Discussion Question with citation and references and No PLAGIARISM.
Required Content
Textbook
Yates, R.A., Bereznicki-Korol, T., & Clarke, T. (2017). Business law in Canada (11th Canadian ed.). Don Mills, Ontario: Pearson Canada.

      • Chapter 5 pp.171-180 and  Chapter 16

Articles
Francis, D. (1996, March). Challenging Quebec’s language law. Maclean’s Magazine, 109(13). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=url,cookie,ip,uid&db=a9h&AN=9603227507
Lee, M.D. (n.d.). Business advantages of diversity in the workplace. Retrieved from http://www.ethnoconnect.com/pdf/9_business_advantages_of_workplace_diversity.pdf.
Petrini, C. M. (1993). The language of diversity. Training & Development, 47(4), 35-37. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/227010130/fulltextPDF/9D105DAADD6D43DBPQ/1?accountid=142373.
Vu, U. (2005). Multilingualism raises language policy questions. Canadian HR Reporter, 18(5), 1,5. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/220792593/13EA29873CC29DD56C8/1?accountid=142373
Anonymous. (2010). Commercial insurance: Managing risk in your business. Canadian Business, 83(15), 34-35,38,40. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/752061696/13EA299AC1ED51A240/1?accountid=142373
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Tong, a new immigrant from China, recently graduated with a BBA from Yorkville University. Her father, who is vice president of a factory in China producing unique rice and noodle sauces, is keen on opening up the Canadian market. Fortunately, Tong had made many friends in the BBA program who were somehow connected to the food service industry.
To make his case to the shareholders in China, Tong’s father wanted her to write-up all the requirements to legally sell their products in Canada, including packaging, labeling, insurance, and payment options. Tong came to you for help.
What would be the most important points for Tong and her father to consider to ensure they have all the kinds of information they might need to be successful in this venture?

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racial or ethnic bias toward clients

In 2004, Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan conducted an experiment in which they sent fake resumes out to hundreds of real open job postings. These resumes were identical except for one control—half the fictional applicants’ names were “African American-sounding” and half were “White-sounding.” They found that the white names got 50 percent more callbacks for interviews across all industries and job types, suggesting the presence of racial bias or subconscious attitude formation and stereotyping. Over a decade later, employment discrimination, police bias toward certain groups, and discriminatory housing or financial policies are still at the forefront of current affairs.
For this Discussion, you examine an experience with racial or ethnic bias that you or someone you know has had. As a human and social services professional, drawing awareness to these experiences and your reactions to them may help you begin the process of bringing ethical decision-making sensibilities to culturally or racially sensitive issues, a topic you continue to explore throughout the course.
To Prepare:

  • Review this week’s readings, focusing on any implications of your lived experiences with racial or ethnic bias toward clients in your professional area of interest.
  • Select a personal experience from your community or workplace related to racial or ethnic bias that you or someone you know has had.
  • Reflect on how you handled the situation you selected and whether you would address it differently if you could.

By Day 4
 
Post a description of the experience you selected. Next, explain how you addressed the bias at the time. Finally, now that you have had time to reflect and consider the situation, explain whether you would have addressed it differently. If so, how? If not, why?Minimum of 250 words, please include citations and references.

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Cultural Activity Report


As a way of experiencing the Humanities beyond your classroom, computer, and textbook, you are asked to do a certain type of “cultural activity” that fits well with our course and then report on your experience. Your instructor will require you to propose an activity and get instructor approval before you do it and report on it (students should look for any instructions in that respect). Every effort should be made to ensure that this is a hands-on experience (not a virtual one), that this activity fits the HUM 111 class well, and that the activity is of sufficient quality for this university course. The two (2) key types of activities are a museum visit or a performance. Note: This must not be a report on the same activity (and certainly not the same report) as done for another class, like HUM 112. For instance, one might go to the same museum as done for HUM 112, but this HUM 111 report will focus on entirely different works and displays.

  1. Visit a museum or gallery exhibition or attend a theater or musical performance before the end of Week 10. The activity (museum or performance) should have content that fits our course well. Have fun doing this.
  2. Write a two to three (2-3) page report (500-750 words) that describes your experience.
    • Clearly identify the event location, date attended, the attendees, and your initial reaction upon arriving at the event.
    • Provide specific information and a description of at least two (2) pieces (e.g., art, exhibits, music, etc.).
    • Provide a summary of the event and describe your overall reaction after attending the event.
    • Use at least the class text as a reference (additional sources are fine, not necessary unless required by your content). Your report should include connections you make between things observed in your activity and things learned in the course and text.

Note: Submit your cultural activity choice to the instructor for approval before the end of Week 5 (earlier is even better). Look for guidance from the instructor for how or where to make your proposal. You may also seek advice from your instructor (provide your town/state or zip code) for a good activity in your general area.
 
Visiting a Museum

  • It makes sense to approach a museum the way a seasoned traveler approaches visiting a city for the first time. Find out what there is available to see. In the museum, find out what sort of exhibitions are currently housed in the museum and start with the exhibits that interest you.
  • If there is a travelling exhibition, it’s always a good idea to see it while you have the chance. Then, if you have time, you can look at other things in the museum.
  • Every effort should be made ahead of time to identify a museum that has items and works one can easily connect to our HUM 111 class and book. Since HUM 111 covers from ancient times to the 1500s AD, it makes more sense to focus on items from that time frame. In general, museums with artistic cultural artifacts and fine arts work better than history museums.
  • Any questions about whether a museum-visit activity fits the course and assignment well enough will be decided by the instructor when the student seeks approval for the activity. Any alternative activity outside the normal ones listed here, such as for those limited by disability or distance, will be determined by the instructor. Generally, we do not expect students to travel over an hour to get to an approved activity.
  • Take notes as you go through the museum and accept any handouts or pamphlets that the museum staff gives you. While you should not quote anything from the printed material when you do your report, the handouts may help to refresh your memory later.
  • The quality of your experience is not measured by the amount of time you spend in the galleries or the number of works of art that you actually see. The most rewarding experiences can come from finding two (2) or three (3) pieces of art or exhibits which intrigue you and then considering those works in leisurely contemplation. Most museums even have benches where you can sit and study a particular piece.
  • If you are having a difficult time deciding which pieces to write about, ask yourself these questions: (1) If the museum you are visiting suddenly caught fire, which two (2) pieces of art or exhibits would you most want to see saved from the fire? (2) Why would you choose those two (2) particular pieces?