Please review the Executive Summaries of other students, providing an objective assessment and constructive feedback that will help strengthen the effectiveness of their efforts and the quality of the finished report.

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Post an executive summary of your Comprehensive Project in the body of a post in this discussion (please do not use attachments). An Executive Summary is a one-page document that outlines the purpose, process, findings, discussion, and findings of a report submitted to management. CEOs often read and assess an Executive Summary before deciding to read the entire report, so this must be high quality narrative that demonstrates the significance of the work undertaken, the objectivity of research and analysis underpinning the report, and the credibility of the resulting conclusions.

Please review the Executive Summaries of other students, providing an objective assessment and constructive feedback that will help strengthen the effectiveness of their efforts and the quality of the finished report.

In your own words, please post a response to the Discussion Board and comment on other postings. You will be graded on the quality of your postings.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

 I need 7 paragraphs and no plagiarism
Grading Rubric:
Grading Criteria Percentage
Post explains issues, elaborates on all parts of the topic, and contributes to group understanding of topic 40%

 
Multiple substantive responses reflecting participation are evenly spread throughout the discussion period – 2 or more per week – sharing opinions, observations, and experiences, asking questions and making suggestions 40%

 
Comments are appropriately addressed, well written, timely, relevant and coherent displaying accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation 20%

 

 

Reading Assignment

Editorial Board, Chapter 6

 

 

 

  • Explain the roles of emotion and fairness in decision making.
  • Apply the standard of APA style to all research and writing tasks.
  • Apply critical thinking skills to analyze business situations.

 

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Create a short dialogue of what you would say to Manny to help him to identify his real problem. Then, guide him towards understanding what the real problem for him is,

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Your active participation in Discussion Boards is critical to the development of your understanding of the main concepts studied in this unit. Further, posting detailed responses allows your professor to guide your thinking and your classmates to respond to your ideas. Please participate as early in the week as possible, and be sure to share your thoughts and ideas as often as you can throughout the unit.

Respond to the Discussion topic below. Your original response should be at least 350 words and should reflect the fact that you have completed the assigned Readings for the week. Remember, this is your chance to illustrate not only your understanding, but also your mastery of the materials for the unit. Use your words wisely so the posting has substance and includes examples and explanations. Limit the use of direct quotes, and do your best to critically evaluate and synthesize the literature in your own words wherever possible. Make sure to include in-text citations and a reference list as appropriate.

In this unit’s Discussions, you will work to integrate developmental theory to practice by exploring typical adolescent development and the issues faced by them.

Discussion Topic

Read the scenario below and use your understanding of adolescent social, cultural, and cognitive development to respond to the questions. Try to evaluate the main problem in the scenario and then use any of the theories or concepts from your Reading to support your response. Be sure you have read the article by Dahl before responding to this Discussion Board.

Scenario: Manny

You work as a psychologist in a substance abuse agency and treat adolescents who are alcoholics. Your new client, Manny, is a 14-year-old Hispanic male who lives with his grandmother in a two-room apartment in a poor section of the city. He is physically small for his age and seems to struggle with academic skills (he is functionally illiterate according to the intake assessor). When asked why he drinks, he simply looks at his shoes and shrugs. In fact, he really does not provide much information about anything, which you know is typical of most adolescents. You have noticed that he does become animated when you ask about his grandmother, music, and cars. He was arrested for public drunkenness and assigned to your outpatient treatment program as part of his rehabilitation.

In this session, he finally tells you more about himself and his troubles. He tells you that he has not attended his classes at the high school (he is a freshman) in over 2 weeks. Now, he is afraid to return because he thinks that he will be in trouble and that they may not allow him to return. He says that he realizes that getting an education will help him to leave his neighborhood someday for a better life. He wants to know what to do.

  1. Given what you know about adolescent development, assess Manny’s main problems. Predict which of the problems might worsen without proper intervention and support your ideas using the concepts/theories from your Readings.

Create a short dialogue of what you would say to Manny to help him to identify his real problem. Then, guide him towards understanding what the real problem for him is, focusing on how his biological development might be interfering with his social development

Choose 3 scholarly journal articles that relate to the article that you chose to critique. These 3 articles will be used to support your evaluation when you write your Article Critique Final Paper.

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This assignment is your first step in the process of completing your Article Critique Final Paper .  This assignment provides you with an opportunity to have your article choice reviewed by your instructor and provides the opportunity for your instructor to give you feedback to help you to be successful on your final paper.

 

Your grade for this project is based on two criteria:

 

  • Your ability to correctly apply current APA guidelines for formatting a paper.
  • Your ability to obtain a scholarly resource and correctly format the reference.

 

Select a journal article that interests you. The article must be related to the topic of child development. The article you select must conform to the following criteria:

 

1)      The article must be recent (published within the past 10 years)

 

2)      The article must be a scholarly article (peer-reviewed) that is obtained through the Jerry Falwell Library.

 

3)      The article must be an original study and not a literature review

 

4)      If you are unsure if the article is an original study review these guidelines and/or consult your instructor:

 

a.       The article must be substantial.

 

b.      The article must be written by the researchers who actually did the study.

 

c.       The researchers must describe their hypothesis or research question and discuss the purpose of the study.

 

d.      The study’s methods and results are reported.

 

e.       The researcher interprets the results and discusses the possible implications of the research.

 

This assignment must include an APA-formatted title page and APA-formatted reference page listing the article that you plan to critique.

 

In addition, you will include references for 3 supplementary articles that you will use to support your evaluation when writing your final article critique.

 

Your grade for this project is based on two criteria:

 

  • Your ability to correctly apply current APA guidelines for formatting a paper.
  • Your ability to obtain 3 additional scholarly references and correctly format all 4 of the references that you will use in your final paper.

 

 

 

1)      Choose 3 scholarly journal articles that relate to the article that you chose to critique. These 3 articles will be used to support your evaluation when you write your Article Critique Final Paper. The articles that you select must conform to the following criteria:

 

a.       The articles must be recent (published within the past 10 years)

 

b.      The articles must be a scholarly article (peer-reviewed) that is obtained through the Jerry Falwell Library.

 

c.       The articles must relate to the topic of the article that you chose to review.

 

3)      Use proper current APA-formatting

 

 

 

The proposal must be a 1–2-page APA-formatted paper (not including the title page and reference page) and include the following components:

 

·         Title page in proper current APA-format

 

·         Body of the paper including the following:

 

o   Title for the article critique

 

o   A summary of the article in your own words using just 1–2 sentences

 

o   A brief summary of the article’s hypothesis/research questions

 

o   A tentative thesis statement: What argument do you plan to make about the strengths and the weaknesses of this article?

 

o   The strengths and weaknesses of the article including the following:

 

§  A statement regarding at least 3 strengths and weaknesses of the article.

 

§  List each main point that you plan to make about the article.

 

§  What evidence will you use from your 3 additional articles to support each of your assessments about the article’s strengths/weaknesses?

 

o   A brief summary of your opinion of the usefulness of this article

 

o   A brief summary of how you feel this article relates to the theories/material that you are learning in this class

 

o   A list of any questions that you have regarding the critique assignment

 

·         Reference list in proper current APA formatting

 

As you draft the body of your proposal, use the following headings:

 

·         Article Summary

 

·         Hypothesis/Research Questions

 

·         Thesis Statement

 

·         Strengths and Weaknesses

 

·         Usefulness of Article

 

·         How Article Relates to Course Material

 

·         Questions/Concerns

 

Be sure to review the Grading Rubric for this assignment.

 

This assignment must include an APA-formatted title page and APA-formatted reference page with all of the articles for your final paper.

What are the differences between self-reported and administered tests? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

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PSY 550 Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: In this short paper, you will investigate what makes a good test and identify the various aspects of a good test. This will help you understand what goes into test development, why people choose a test, the advantages and limitations of tests, and who tests are developed for. It is important for you to understand this information in order to provide an analysis/evaluation of the chosen tests for the final project (including why the tests could answer the referral question, whether the tests are appropriate,

and what the strengths and limitations of the test are).

Prompt: In this 3-to 5-page paper, you will explore the various aspects of a “good” test and address the following questions:

·How do developers make a test a good test?

·How do developers ensure validity and reliability?

·What are some cultural, environmental, and ethical considerations when creating a test?

·How is a test normed for a population?

·What are the differences between self-reported and administered tests? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be a 3- to 5-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Be sure to cite any references in APA format.