SOCW 6210

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Learning Resources

Required Readings

Zastrow, C. H., Kirst-Ashman, K. K. & Hessenauer, S. L. (2019). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Chapter 12, “Sociological Aspects of Young and Middle Adulthood” (pp. 536-603)

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
“The Hernandez Family” (pp. 3–5)

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Hernandez family: Episode 6 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.
Accessible player –Downloads–Download Video w/CCDownload AudioDownload TranscriptCredit: Provided courtesy of the Laureate International Network of Universities.

Optional Resources

Use the link below to access the MSW home page, which provides resources for your social work program.
MSW home page

Park, K., & Yang, T. (2017). The long-term effects of self-esteem on depression: The role of alcohol and substance use during young adulthood. The Sociological Quarterly, 58(3), 429–446.

Sutin, A. R., & Costa, P. T. (2010). Reciprocal influences of personality and job characteristics across middle adulthood. Journal of Personality, 78(1), 257–288.

Discussion: Poverty in Young and Middle Adulthood

Poverty has a strong influence on the lives of adults. When an adult lives in poverty, the effects extend beyond that individual to all those who depend on the adult. The problem of poverty in the life of an adult becomes a family or community problem, and few social problems are more impactful than poverty.

As a social worker, you are likely to address the needs of clients whose adverse circumstances are strongly influenced by poverty. Increasing your understanding of poverty and its influence will equip to you to better understand and assist your clients.

As you read this week’s resources, select the theory of poverty that most resonates with you to address in your Discussion post for this week.

By Day 3

Post a Discussion that includes the following:

  • An explanation of how poverty impacts the experience of individuals in young and middle adulthood
  • A statement as to whether you think poverty is the result of cultural or individual. characteristics; provide support for your position
  • An answer to the following questions about the theory of poverty you selected:
    • What aspects of this theory would be most suitable for your practice? Why?
    • What aspects of this theory do you find problematic in terms of your knowledge of social work practice? Explain

What is open source code, and what is the fundamental premise behind its use?

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 Discussion-1

  • How can knowledge management systems help an organization increase profits and reduce costs?
  • Will machines ever be smarter than humans?
  • Discuss Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model and how it can be used to determine the level of competition and long-term profitability in industry.
  • How can strategic planning and project management help an organization increase profits and reduce costs?

 

 

Discussion -2

 

 What is reverse engineering, and what issues are associated with applying it to create a lookalike of a competitor’s software program?

  • What is open source code, and what is the fundamental premise behind its use?
  • What is the essential difference between competitive intelligence and industrial espionage, and how is competitive intelligence gathered?
  • What is cybersquatting, and what strategy should be used to protect an organization from it?

Project Proposal

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This below is for latter 

Select your project topic. It must be unique. It should be a high level topic related to this course. Pick a topic that you will learn something from or that will be useful in your work. It must be specific not generic. Your project will consist of a 12 minutes, 12 slide powerpoint presentation that you will present  and a 1 page single spaced summary and an annotated reference list as described below all of which will be submitted latter. 

 

I have chosen Mobile users and data security as the topic.

 

Current task:

 

Defend your choice of topic in 500 words or more. Include at least 3 expert supporting quotes surrounded by quotation marks and cited in-line. Provide an annotated reference list at the end. Annotations consist of two paragraphs of at least five sentences each about each of at least five references. The first paragraph should summarize the content of the source and the second are your thoughts or reflections about the source.

Collective And Normative Features Of Gang Violence

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APA Style (12pt times new roman, double spaced, no spacing between paragraphs, etc)

3 peer-reviewed resources + attached PDF article

900 words

Include both an introduction and a conclusion

 

 

You work for a local judge who has made you aware of her desire to better understand gang violence. The judge presides over different types of criminal cases but has noticed that in the past few months, there seems to be a surge of cases in her courtroom involving gang violence. The judge found out that you recently graduated with a master’s degree in criminal justice. Therefore, she finds you to be well-qualified to provide some direction concerning the gang literature. 

She has asked that you thoroughly review the research article entitled “Collective and Normative Features of Gang Violence” provided in PDF attached.  Prepare an essay for her in which you address each of the following elements:

· Describe the primary purpose of the study. What were the overarching research questions that the study was designed to answer?

· Identify the key concepts (variables) measured and reported in the article.

· What were the conceptual and operational definitions of gang violence used in the study? Were these definitions effective? Explain.

· Briefly describe the different types of validity (face, content, criterion-related, and construct validity).

· Explain whether you think the study had strong face, content, criterion-related, and/or construct validity, providing rationale.

· Explain whether the study produced reliable measures of gang violence, providing rationale for your position. Support your response by describing three techniques that could be used to assess reliability.

· Synthesize the study results. Given what you learned from the study reviewed, provide recommendations to the judge for addressing the recent surge of cases involving gang violence in her courtroom.