Author: chris

Class: Sports and Exercise Psychology

Topic: Motivation, Reinforcement & Attribution

Papers must be completed in perfect APA style (6th ed.) – (Include reference page with rough draft)

Locate 3 or more peer-reviewed journal articles that would allow you to delve deeper or otherwise explore the topic (or its tangents) in a manner beyond the required readings. The theme of your paper should be a characterization of the latest thinking regarding your selected topic: (Motivation, Reinforcement & Attribution). Historical analysis is fine, but the emphasis should be on current (2015) scientific consensus in research and/or practice.

Shakespeare, William, and John Crowther. No Fear Shakespeare: The Tempest. New York: SparkNotes, 2003

Here is the explanation of what you need to do:

One of the main problems issued in “The Tempest” is how to address different claims on for territory and different claims for authority or sovereignty. The author entertains problems of cultural absolutism and cultural relativism, asking us to decide what behaviors we should authorize, which are locally relative, and which should be forbidden universally. In 1200 words, I would like you to make an argument for these topics, answering the question(s):

1. When explorers or settlers from one culture and place, encounter those of another, how should land ownership be established? Do current residents own the land, or is it ownership a privilege of power? Are there moral claims that can be used to deny national sovereignty (i.e. for the following behaviors, a government can lose its claim on a territory, or an invasion can be justified by a foreign power?) What about refugees or questions of need? If one country has a great deal of space and resources, while another has many people and few resources and little space do their needs outweigh the claims of others, or do we operate on a theory of original ownership as absolute. And if we do, how do we establish that original authority?

1. Are there certain behaviors that should be thought universally taboo or improper? How do we determine these? How do cultural traditions and national boundaries affect the authority to enforce these beliefs and protect victims and punish cultural criminals? List which behaviors you believe are absolutely inhumane and should be universally condemned, give a rationale as to why, and some plan for thinking about how they can be enforced both within one culture and throughout human society.

First, synthesize the strategic issues articulated in the Strategic Fit of Walgreens Assessment from Unit 3 and Strategic Fit With the Industry Environment Assessment from Unit 4. You will compare and contrast strategic issues and assign a nominal ranking of potential impact of the issue on the organization. Defend your synthesis by referring to specific information in the previous analysis reports.

Next, formulate strategic recommendations to address those issues you determine from your synthesis to be critical to the strategic fit between the firm and its industry environment. Recommendations will be explicitly cast using the Strategic Frame Assessment from Unit 1. Specifically, business strategy and competitive advantage recommendations will identify costs, differentiation, and hybrid type. Corporate strategy recommendations will identify diversification, vertical integration, and globalization. A recommendation to address ethical dilemmas will refer to the source of instability—economic, social, political, and technological—that is leading to societal pressure for change to enhance social legitimacy. Assumptions relative to the strategic elements of the firm will serve as a measurement of strategic progress.

Keep in mind the following points:

• Synthesize concerns and opportunities, and articulate them as strategic issues. What are the critical issues? Why are these particular issues critical?
• Evaluate the strategic issues including the degree to which they may impact the strategic position, direction, decisions, and activities of the organization.
• Propose strategies and recommend approaches to mitigate strategic issues that represent ethical dilemmas.
• Propose strategies and recommend approaches for strategic issues that have significant impact on the strategic direction of the firm, or sustained competitive advantage of the organization.

Applying Learning Theory to Life

Preparation is key to any good research paper and presentation. Next week, you will be creating your Final Paper and Presentation. It is important to begin gathering your information and sources to fulfill this project successfully. For your Final Paper, you will be designing a training moduleproposal (not a full training module). The title of this training module is “The Importance of Understanding Your Learners’ Needs”. Essentially, you will be proposing the information you would include for assisting managers gain knowledge in how to meet the learning needs of their departmental employees.

In this week’s paper, you will be setting the stage to demonstrate your understanding of the psychology of learning and how it can be applied to a real-life scenario by creating a list of learning principles you may want to incorporate into your training module. The group you are hypothetically assigned to train has already been designed for you.  See the “PSY331 Final Assessment Scenario“.

Although the Final Paper requires you to apply five principles to your training, that you feel will best meet your diverse learners’ needs, you will include a minimum of seven principles in this assignment that will provide you with options for your final design. The principles you choose may be from the following areas of learning psychology: behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, or humanism. Be sure to review the Final Paper instructions in Week Five for further guidance. You will also include five content areas that you would want to include in a training such as this.

For this assignment, you will be evaluating the different types of learning, which are indicated in the scenario for the final assignment, and then list what content you intend to include in your training, based on their needs.

Your paper must include the following:

• an explanation of Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Constructivism, and Humanism (one to two paragraphs each.)
• a description of seven areas of content (principles of learning) that you feel are the most important when teaching others about the importance of meeting leaner needs
  • Will you include information about multiple Intelligences or Emotional Intelligences?
  • Will you include how scaffolding differs from person to person?
  • What do you think is the most important?
  • Demonstrate your understanding of these principles by describing how they are important in creating effective learning.
• a description of seven strategies, based on theory, that you will include in your own training module to ensure learning success by the group of individuals you are wanting to train (will you use repetition based on Behaviorism? Will you use motivational rewards based on humanism?).
  • Analyze how learning and learning theory may affect this situation by listing seven possible strategies you might use in this training scenario and supporting their application through theoretical explanations.
  • an explanation about why you would use each strategy based on theory and each content matter based on importance (in your opinion).

To complete this successfully, also apply your research skills to this content by synthesizing supporting evidence from at least three scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library that defend these strategies as the best options for your training.

Be sure to review the Final Paper instructions in Week Five for further guidance.

Writing the “Applying Learning Theory to Life” Paper

The Paper:

1. 1. Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (excluding title page and references) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
   2. The title page must include the following:
      • Title of paper
      • Student’s name
      • Course name and number
      • Instructor’s name
      • Date submitted
   3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that introduces what you will be outlining in your paper.
   4. Must critically address each element of the paper. For assistance with the critical thinking portion of the written assignment, please see the information included on the Critical Thinking Community website.
   5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms the proposed training module and the content and strategies chosen.
   6. Must use at least three scholarly sources, all of which must come from the Ashford University Library.
   7. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
   8. Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
   10. Ashford 6: – Week 5 – Final Paper

   11. Final Paper and Presentation

   12. You are one of many training specialists in your company. You have been asked to design a training module for managers on how to meet the learning needs of their departmental employees. Meet the employees.  The all have different needs.  You will need to decide on these needs first.

       The title of the training will be “The Importance of Understanding Your Learners’ Needs”.

       If your proposal is chosen as the training module for the company, you will be granted a substantial bonus and a raise.   Woohoo!  But you have to get the job first.

       For the written portion of your final assignment, you will create a training module design that includes five strategic principles that you will apply in the training to assist your own training module in being successful, and a minimum of five principles of learning that you want to “teach” to your group of managers. You will base your choices on the hypothetical group of managers that you want to train. These principles may include any theoretical elements that have been introduced to you in the course. Examples of principles from these areas are provided below:

       • Behaviorism – repetition, reinforcement (feedback), association, and classical and operant conditioning
       • Cognitivism – assimilation, accommodation, the information processing model, and intellectual stimulation
       • Constructivism – scaffolding, metacognition, problem-solving and inquiry-based learning
       • Humanism – holism, personal agency, and motivation

       You may also wish to review the following online sources to guide you in making decisions for your training:

       • Cognitivism
       • Humanism in Education
       • Workshop: Constructivism as a Paradigm for Teaching and Learning
       • How to Use Behaviorism in a Classroom.

       Examples:

       You may want to apply an activity to your training that uses repetition based on Behaviorism that suggests that reinforcement of responses is done through repetition, giving the student small sequences of tasks and providing constant flow of positive reinforcement to encourage effective learning of responses. Why would you think this is important? What learner needs did you notice?

       A reminder – You do not need to design the activity or learning. Simply explain what you will teach and why and how you would teach it and why.

       Or you may want to include a scaffolding strategy, such as linking the information to past experiences each manager has had, based on Cognitivism. What would this look like as a training session?

       For the content you may want to include the importance of Emotional Intelligence differences or Multiple Intelligences? There are many we have discussed in this course. This is up to you, but you must include 5 areas of content you think would be the most important to teach. Remember the focus of your proposed training is “how to meet the learning needs of their departmental employees”. You are the expert.

       Your grasp of each of the five principles you include in your content, as well as the applied principles from your course activities, will be evaluated based on your assessment of learner needs, the accuracy of your description, and the application of each in your proposed training module. Be sure to download the “PSY331 Final Assessment Scenario” document to view the specific information for the employees and training. You should follow these steps to complete your assignment:

       1. 1. Evaluate the different types of learning your employees exhibit and create a list of potential learning needs that should be considered as you begin designing your training.
       1. 1. Determine which five psychological principles/elements you will apply to your training to benefit those who you want to train.
       1. 1. As you apply the principles to your activity, explain why you have chosen them based on your learner group.
       1. 1. Research your training assignment.  You will be training managers on the importance of understanding how we learn and the importance of their employees’ learning styles and needs.
       1. 1. Analyze psychological principles related educational issues and decide what learning styles and learner need content you should include in your training.
       1. 1. Align five areas that you will include in the content of the training with the strategies/principles you have chosen.
          2. Research the employees you will be training (see the “PSY331 Final Assessment Scenario” document) and use critical thinking and creative strategies to solve potential training problems.
          3. Apply basic research methods and gather resources that will support your content.
             • • You must utilize at least four scholarly sources to support your proposed training course.
             • Cite your sources in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
       1. 1. Write your paper.
       1. Pitch your idea through a great presentation.

       A Suggested Outline

       Through the use of headings and subheadings, you should be able to thoroughly explain what you would like to teach and how you will approach your training. Please see the “PSY331 Suggested Outline format” document for an example.

       Focus of the Final Presentation

       After completing your paper, it will be time to sell your idea. You will create a presentation with the goal of having your training module chosen for use by the company to train its management teams. For this presentation, you will produce a screencast presentation using PowerPoint and Screenr.com.  You will only be allotted five minutes for your presentation, so you will need to showcase you ideas effectively. Learning how to market yourself and sell your ideas will be extremely advantageous to you in your current and/or future career, so you should think outside of the box and be as creative as possible in the presentation portion of this final assignment. Additionally, this final assignment will help you build technical skills that will potentially aid you in your current and/or future career.

       Consider the following questions as you create your presentation:

       • • How will your training module “win out” over the other candidates for this project?
       • • What makes your training module great?
       • • In what ways are you able to meet all of your learners’ special needs?
       • • Is your training engaging? Why?
       • • How does your training consider the diversity of the learners?
       • • How does your training consider items such as the time it takes to go through each module and/or how it will impact employee work productivity?
       • In real life, this pitch could mean a big promotion or bonus. How will you get this promotion?

       Create a script document and a PowerPoint presentation from your paper by highlighting the points that really show why your training is the best option.  The script will assist you in creating a video presentation, which cannot exceed the five-minute time limit allowed for your screencast. The PowerPoint presentation should be a minimum of six content slides and must include the following elements:

   13. A minimum of five principles of learning you have studied in this course, which you included in your paper and applied to the development of activities you created for your training.

1. 1. The needs of your learners that were considered.

1. 1. An outline of the overall content for your learning material. Include at least five specific skills that will be addressed. (This is separate from your five applied teaching techniques.)

1. 1. A brief analysis of why it is important to apply learning theory to training/educating.

1. 1. A brief explanation of how your current understanding of learning theory may assist you in your future career.

Using Screenr.com or Screencast-O-Matic, create a screencast of your presentation.  Include a title for your presentation in the description box when you publish your screencast.  Refer to the “Screenr.com Quick-Start Guide” for assistance.

Your presentation time is limited to five minutes, so it is highly recommended that you practice reading through your script prior to beginning the screencast capture. Please do not read your slides. This is boring, and it will not impress your manager (or get you that raise).

The slides should provide selling points that support the training module included in your paper. You should have put a lot of time and effort into your paper; the presentation is where you convince your boss how great it is and why the company should go with your proposal.

Copy and paste the URL link to your screencast at the top of your script document and at the bottom of the reference slide in your PowerPoint presentation. Although the reference slide must be present, you will not read through it due to the five-minute time constraint of the presentation. You must utilize at least four scholarly sources in your paper that are cited in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. All sources used within the writing assignment and/or presentation must be cited properly. You will submit both your written paper and PowerPoint presentation files for the final assignment for grading.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

1. 1. 1. Must be five to six double-spaced pages in length, excluding title page and references, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

1. 1. 1. Must include a title page with the following:
         • • Title of presentation
         • • Student’s name
         • • Course name and number
         • • Instructor’s name
         • • Date submitted
         • URL link to your screencast

1. 1. 1. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct statement about the training module you are going to implement.

1. 1. 1. Must address the learning needs of your assigned employee body.

1. 1. 1. Must include a rationale statement for each learning method chosen based on critical thought. For assistance with the critical thinking portion of the written assignment, please visit the Critical Thinking Community website.

1. 1. 1. Must end with a conclusion that states your anticipated time frame of the training as well as your final goal of the training.
      2. Must use at least four scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library.

1. 1. 1. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

1. 1. 1. Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

The PowerPoint presentation:

1. 1. 1. Must be a minimum of six content slides in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

1. 1. 1. Must include a title slide with the following:
         • • Title of presentation
         • • Student’s name
         • • Course name and number
         • • Instructor’s name
         • Date submitted

1. 1. 1. Must present a creative pitch for your training module.

1. 1. 1. Must include an overall summary of the important pieces of your training module and why it should be chosen over the other training modules.

In the final project, the saga of Joseph Dunn’s leadership at Dunn’s Ski Emporium and The Deli continues.  Students will analyze a case study and then write a consultancy report applying concepts and ideas learned throughout the course.  Students are expected to effectively use a wide range of the course readings in completing the paper, which means the course readings are used to support ideas and reasoning rather than as stand-alone statements.

Note:  A report is not written like a paper.  Please use the Outline for the Consultancy Report

The purpose of this project is two-fold.  First, students will learn how to write a consultancy report and second, students will link the concepts of Dunn as a social architect, change agent, and individual to Dunn as a relationship builder.  Think of a relationship builder as a leader who aligns people to his or her vision.

Students will act as a consultant hired to help Dunn address his role as a relationship builder.  Interface the plan you created in Assignment #1- The Role of a Leader, with a plan for Dunn’s need to address the potential threats to workforce harmony.  Emphasize his role as leader and what he can do to build his relationship with his employees so that he empowers his managers and workforce to implement his vision for the company.  Students are expected to be realistic in applying the concepts from the course to expand Dunn’s environment and leadership role.

Remember that in order to determine strategic direction, the leader must look inward, outward, forward and beyond.

In writing this paper, it is necessary to perform an analysis in terms of how and why Dunn will take a certain course of action related to the questions below.  Students are not covering the topics superficially but are required to use the course readings to explain the detail:

Students will create a Consultancy Report:

• Using the leadership plan (Paper #1); explain all the changes that Dunn might consider in keeping his business expansion going strong;
• Discuss how Dunn should address cultural diversity within the organization;
• Examine and explain the areas in the original plan that would require change to accommodate Dunn’s role as a relationship builder;
• Discuss the leadership challenges that Dunn himself must address in the areas of personal skills, leading change, diversity, knowledge management, office politics and empowerment;
• Discuss how Dunn can use John’s knowledge of The Deli business to his advantage.

Required Formatting of the Consultancy Report:

• This report can be single spaced with double space between paragraph;
• Use 12-point font, and six to eight pages in length;
• Use headings such as those provided in the Outline for the Consultancy Report;
• Writing is expected to be clear and concise;
• Write in the third person;
• Outside resources may be used but the majority of the support will come from the course readings with a wide array of readings used;

In a 3 to 4 page paper, discuss, analyze and examine the following issues.

Title: Descriptive Epidemiology and West Nile Virus

Objectives:

• Follow and comprehend a scenario using epidemiologic principles.
• Identify and describe key descriptive epidemiology indicators such as person, place, and time.
• Describe some patterns of disease according to person, place, and time.
• Create graphs or tables as appropriate to further describe disease information.

Assignment (10 points)

Read the following scenario and answer the corresponding questions to the best of your ability. For equation questions, please show your work. For multiple choice or true/false questions, please choose the best answer. For short-answer questions, please do your best to answer all parts of the question, but also consider the length of your answer and try to be brief. Be sure to check your work, and show evidence for your answers when necessary.

Personality Theory Analysis

Select two of the following theoretical approaches: psychodynamic, humanistic and existential, dispositional, or learning.

Obtain faculty approval of your selection.

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you compare and contrast the theories selected. Address the following:

• Describe the role of personality in affecting situational behavior.
• Examine the personality characteristics attributed to each theory in your approach.
• Explain the interpersonal relational aspects associated with the theories selected.

Include a reference page with a minimum of three to five peer-reviewed sources.

Unit II Case Study

Competitive Strategy Over the Web Assignment

In this case study, you will research an organization and determine how their business strategy differentiates them from other organizations in the same industry using Porter’s four competitive strategies model
(p. 85)
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Write a one to two page (250-500 word) paper to include the following:
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A brief explanation of Porter’s four competitive strategies.
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A brief explanation of how competitive strategy determines value chain structure.
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Identify and discuss the competitive strategy that the organization you researched utilizes in order to differentiate them from other organizations in the same industry.