Briefly explain any theoretical perspectives that apply to these areas.

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I Should Hire You: Elevator Speech Presentation 

Watch The Elevator Pitch (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. video about creating an elevator speech, and design a one-minute sales pitch tailored toward your chosen career path. It is recommended that you also review the How to Craft an Effective Elevator Speech (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. online resource. Consider the person in your field whom you would most like the opportunity to speak with, and keep this person in mind throughout the process.

In your pitch, specifically discuss your areas of expertise in learning and cognition and how they could be applied to benefit the organization or industry and your future success is this field. Briefly explain any theoretical perspectives that apply to these areas. Record your 30-second to one-minute video presentation utilizing the Canvas recording tool, or using any recording software of your choice. (Quick-start guides for Screencast-O-MaticPreview the document and YouTubePreview the document are provided for your convenience should you decide to use these.) It is recommended that you create a script or, at minimum, a list of talking points prior to creating your recording. For an explanation of steps to follow when creating an elevator speech, read the PSY620: Preparing Your Elevator SpeechPreview the document document.

Once you have completed your recording, share your pitch with the class by copying and pasting the link for your recording into your discussion post, unless you utilized the Canvas recording tool which does not require this step. Include the name of the person you chose to give your speech to as well as a 50- to 150-word description of the individual’s background, industry, area of expertise, and your rationale for choosing this person.

Post an explanation of the role of theory in research. Next, identify a theory in your discipline and explain its basic tenets.

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Popular usage of the word “theory” may sometimes imply a singular, often grand idea. The world, however, is complex, and the systems designed to understand it, such as theory, are often intricate in order to sufficiently explain the world as it is. Indeed, as you will learn this week, theory is nuanced, and it can also be viewed as a combination of variables, ideas, or constructs to test or advance a research question. In addition, theory tends to play a different role in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research.

For this Discussion, you will consider the role of theory in research and the relationship between theory and philosophical orientations. You will also familiarize yourself with a theory in your field so that you may become more conversant in your discipline’s theoretical foundations.

Post an explanation of the role of theory in research. Next, identify a theory in your discipline and explain its basic tenets. Then, with this theory in mind, consider your answer to the following question posed by Dr. Burkholder in last week’s reading: “What do I have to believe about the world and about human beings in order for me to accept or use this theory?” Finally, describe the extent to which the epistemological and ontological assumptions of your chosen theory align with the philosophical orientation that reflects your worldview.

Be sure to support your Main Issue Post and Response Post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.

de Vaus, D. A. (2001). Research design in social research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Research Design in Social Research by De Vaus, D.A. Copyright 2001 Sage Publications Ltd. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Ltd., via the Copyright Clearance Center.

· Chapter 1, “The Context of Design”

Babbie, E. (2017). Basics of social research (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

· Chapter 2, “Paradigms, Theory, and Research”

• How can you foster children’s intrinsic motivation? How and to what extent should you provide extrinsic motivation for the children with whom you work?

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Motivation

 

In a 2-3 page, APA style paper, describe the types of misconduct by community corrections professionals and provide some of the explanations for this misconduct. Examples include: Accepting gratuities for special consideration during legitimate activities and for the protection of illicit activities. Mistreatment/harassment or extortion of inmates. Misc. abuses Arbitrary use of power Abusing authority for personal gain (possible reasons for misconduct: hiring people that shouldn’t work in corrections, officers being stressed and burned out, failure of leadership and lack of discipline, lack of training and lack of organizational support.) Please include 2-3 references.Everything you have learned in this course about development, how learning takes place, and the influences of culture and community on learning can provide important insights about a child’s motivation to learn.

For the purposes of this Discussion, imagine that you are a teacher. As you review the Learning Resources in preparation for this Discussion, think of the diversity of children with whom you are working, the various factors that influence a child’s motivation to learn, and the ways teachers might enhance motivation in children with diverse needs. With these thoughts in mind:

By Day 3:

Post your response to the following questions:

• How can you foster children’s intrinsic motivation? How and to what extent should you provide extrinsic motivation for the children with whom you work?
• How might you go about working with an unmotivated child?
• How might the different approaches to motivation (behavioral, humanistic, cognitive, sociocultural) guide your strategies and interactions?
• How can you promote positive beliefs and self-schemas?

 

Post how a social work administrator’s personal leadership philosophy and style may influence a human services organization’s culture.

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Discussion 1: Organizational Culture and Client Treatment

After reading the assigned resources about leadership types and skills, as well as information about attending to tasks and relationships, you may be starting to develop ideas about how an administrator’s leadership style and philosophy can either facilitate or limit social change efforts. The way in which social work administrators interact with diverse stakeholders such as clients, staff, board members, and community members, contributes to a model of service delivery that emphasizes quality and effectiveness.

By Day 3

Post how a social work administrator’s personal leadership philosophy and style may influence a human services organization’s culture. Also, explain how the organization’s culture might influence a social work administrator’s personal leadership style. Finally, explain how interactions with stakeholders may ultimately impact the organization’s treatment of clients. Be sure to provide specific examples in your explanations.

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.These reviews should be professional in nature, be correctly cited, and reflect both the content of the article and the student’s understanding/reflection/ and application of the content.  Where applicable, students should include how information in the article can reflect or contrast with Christian principles and scriptural application.  Each article review should generally be at least one (APA) page per article review.  Each article should be identified by a short APA level 1 heading.  Additional levels of headings are recommended as well (e.g. review of the article; personal reflection).  Each article should be clearly identified and cited in each review. Students must write and cite in such a way that the reader can clearly see what is from the article and what is the student’s input to avoid plagiarism.