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Draft of Introduction and Literature Review Follow the directions below for the completion of the introduction and literature review draft assignment for Unit IV. If you have questions, please email your professor for assistance. Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to begin drafting your academic argumentative research paper. Description: In this assignment, you will first write your literature review; then, you will write your introduction. Please see “Lesson 4: The Introduction” for details on why it is suggested that you begin the drafting process with the literature review instead of the introduction. The following details are requirements of the assignment: Introduction (9-12 well-developed sentences/approximately 350 words): For more details about what is expected for each of the following sentences, please see “Lesson 4: The Introduction.” You may also want to review the “Example Introduction and Literature Review (with comments).” The following components must be included in the introduction (in the following order). Sentence 1: Introduce the general topic Sentence 2: Pro side (general) Sentence 3: Con side (general) Sentence 4: Narrow the scope (1) Sentence 5: Examples of the narrowed topic Sentence 6: Narrow the scope (2) Sentence 7: Specific controversy Sentence 8: Pro side (specific) Sentence 9: Con side (specific) Sentence 10: The thesis Literature Review (800-900 words): For details about the structure of the literature review, you will want to review “Lesson 3: The Literature Review: The Process.” You may also want to review the “Example Introduction and Literature Review (with comments).” The link is below. Literature review preface: This paragraph acts as a guide to what the reader can expect in the literature review. Literature review body: This section includes three to four body paragraphs that discuss the history, terminology, and both sides of the controversy (pro and con). Literature review conclusion: The conclusion signals that the literature review is ending, but it also acts as a kind of preface for the body of the paper by restating the thesis statement and establishing your argument once again. Demonstrate how to summarize and paraphrase source materials. Demonstrate the avoidance of plagiarism through proper use of APA citations and references for all paraphrased and quoted material.

This is my final project for my Foundations Class. BLA Final Portfolio Project is based on my two concentrations of Health Studies and Psychology. This course examines the value and importance of drawing on several academic disciplines to understand issues that are too complex to be addressed effectively using any single discipline. Using a case study approach, we will examine how the elements of various disciplines can be integrated and synthesized to understand and give voice to complex issues dealing with health, environment, governance, peace and conflict, etc. Upon completing the course, students will be able to view the courses in their own BLA concentrations from an interdisciplinary (ID) perspective by observing how elements of each discipline can contribute to the understanding of global problems. These skills will be applied in the BLA Capstone Course. This is part of the course syllabus with learning outcomes: Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: • Explain the history and significance of a liberal arts education • Articulate norms and perspectives in one’s BLA concentrations • Define interdisciplinarity (ID) and current methodologies • Apply ID to a range of historical, cultural, political, and personal questions and artifacts • Contextualize the BLA concentrations in terms of ID values and methodologies • Analyze one’s own intellectual journey, chosen concentrations, and future goals • Produce a portfolio with an intellectual biography to demonstrate the student’s use of ID resources and their connection to educational and professional goals. This course had Book: • Fareed Zakaria, In Defense of a Liberal Education (Norton, 2015). This is what was done during the course for reference: Week 1 – Introductions to the class and each other Week 2 – What is Interdisciplinary Studies? Reading due: “Academic Disciplines” (ch 5 of Repko, 111-53; on Blackboard) Week 3 – Reading due: Repko, ch 4 (90-109), on Blackboard Complete BLA concentrations worksheet Disciplines project due Week 4 – The Liberal Arts Reading due: Zakaria, In Defense of the Liberal Arts, ch 1-3 Week 5 – Liberal Arts continued Reading due: Zakaria, ch 4-6 Zakaria Week 6 – Journalism and ID Week 7 – Applying the ID Toolkit: Music videos and interdisciplinary studies Journalism Week 8 – Applying your ID Toolkit continued ATTACHED IS THE PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS.

Need Speaking Points on the Following as is relates to this program.: https://mcnairscholars.com/about The goal is for me to complete my powerpoint presentation showing that Ive answered the subject areas below. 1.Discuss barriers to success for Under-represented Minorities students 2. STEM research persistence 3. What best practices can be employ to ensure a successful transition to graduate school

For this assignment, you will continue in the role of the school principal who is developing an instructional leader. Complete a coaching cycle of pre-conferencing, observing, and post-conferencing with a novice instructional leader who is completing the coaching cycle with a classroom teacher. Begin by meeting with the instructional leader and the classroom teacher for a pre-conference, then attend the observation, and follow-up with a post-conference. During each step of the process, evaluate the novice instructional leader on the quality of their feedback, specifically related to school culture and professional respect. At the conclusion of the clinical field experience, compose a 875-1,000 word summary and analysis of your experiences. Include the following: Summarize your coaching experiences, demonstrating how you developed and supervised the staff’s instructional and leadership capacity. Describe how developing leaders within the school helps focus organizational time on high-quality school instruction and student learning. Explain the school’s distributed leadership structure and provide 1-3 recommendations to improve the structure or related policies. Support your analysis, reflection, and suggested areas of improvement with 2-3 scholarly resources.

Sometime in the course of your education or your career you will probably be asked to lead or participate in a presentation. You’ll find it valuable to know the options available for presenting information to a group in a clear and engaging manner. Spencer, L. (2017, December 29). Tech radar’s list of the best free presentation software Read the lesson material as well as the articles by TechRadar and also by Spencer referenced in your study materials. (You may also do further research, if desired.) Then compose a brief document of between 500 and 850 words (approximately 2 to 3 pages long). Your document should do all of the following: Compare at least two of the tools, examining advantages and disadvantages of each type. Speculate about why a particular situation or setting might call for one type of software over another. Think about classroom, social, or workplace experience you have had as an audience member for a presentation. Critique one aspect (either positive or negative) of the presenter’s use of presentation software.

At this point in the semester we have learned research methods, enhanced our analytical skills, and practiced multiple modes of communication. To utilize and advance these skills, you will be writing a research-based essay that takes a position on a focused aspect of a current social issue. You will create an annotated bibliography with your initial research, which will assist in locating and articulating the focus of and connections between the texts you use to build your argument. This part is only for you to read: You will be using books, journals, magazines, websites, and newspapers to locate the most pertinent information possible when presenting and supporting your position. Additionally, you must acknowledge and analyze at least one perspective that differs from the position you are taking within your topic. This alternative perspective may be opposite yours, or it may just be slightly different. Whatever the distinction may be, you must interpret and analyze the separation between the positions. This is the assignment, just help me do part one. Part One: Moodle Forum Posting and Responding (30 pts) As a precursor to the research assignment, post a news article (or other text) in the forum section on Moodle and pose a question to your classmates. The question should stimulate thoughtful responses (ie. “What do you think?” doesn’t count). At this point you should be thinking about which social issue you would like to work with for your research project, and I highly recommend that your post be connected to the topic you are considering. The responses you receive may assist you as you begin defining your position. • Getting started: Go to our LibGuide and browse through the databases or news sites. You may post an article, picture, comic, or video as your text. *You may also go online for this portion of the assignment. • Posting your article: Use the “permalink” when posting your article. Also, when posting your text, remember to include a brief (2-3 sentence) summary of your article that includes the author’s name, the publication, and the title. • Responses: Your responses should fully and thoughtfully respond to the question posed and offer an additional view or perspective to the conversation. Each response should be 150-250 words. ( I will give something for you to respond to in the chat.)

Answer the following questions: 1. What are strategies you have used in the past to gather information about students from their families? 2. How has family input shaped the way you teach your students? 3. Describe a strategy you will begin implementing after completing this module. Use APA format for the title page, references page, and in-text citations.

Continuing the example provided in Process Evaluation in Module 6, you have decided to offer 12 three-hour workshops that couples will participate in, and each workshop will focus on a different topic (e.g., healthy communication, stress management, etc.). You will deliver services in the evening (6–9 pm) once a week for 12 weeks. You plan to hire certified family life educators to facilitate the sessions. In this blog entry, please provide one specific, reasonable, and answerable outcome objective for the above program. After writing your outcome objective, please do the following: Identify each of the 4 components of strong objectives in your outcome objective (for a review, see Module 4) Explain how you would design an evaluation to assess whether your program is meeting that objective. In doing so: Identify and explain what kind of research design you would use (e.g., randomized experiment, pre- and post-designs, time series designs). Be sure to indicate whether you would use a control group and if so, how you would assign people to your treatment and control groups. Explain why this research design is appropriate for assessing the program’s impact and the specific objective you have identified (e.g., will this research design provide an answer for the objective you have set up?). Remember to use APA formatted in-text parenthetical citations to cite your sources where appropriate (e.g., when you use and define course terms, evidence for any assertions you make, etc.). Responses that do not include in-text citations will not receive full credit! Below is the two links that the teacher has listed as example assessment tools for measuring outcomes: https://cyfar.org/ilm_common_measures https://cyfar.org/additional-instruments

Please describe your past academic experiences and your reasons for wishing to enroll at UMD at this point in your academic career. -3.05 GPA -Working full time , while taking classes at Montgomery College -Im a business major looking forward to continuing my education at UMD. – First member in my family to go to college. -UMD is my dream school for studying business -UMD is close to home

Essay Critically discuss the biological, psychological and socioecological factors that may influence the development and learning of either infants, toddlers or young children. In your discussion, consider the holistic nature of child development. Suggest two strategies that could support each of the developmental domains and link the suggested practices to a range of theories discussed in the Course.