Choose a global issue that you believe requires immediate global action (slavery, hunger, etc.), and explain why you chose this topic. Please share three specific, practical ways the average citizen can contribute to a solution.

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  1. Introduction
  2. There is a significant disparity between economically advantaged and disadvantaged nations. In some countries, people live on about $1 per day and the populations are malnourished and illiterate. Reasons for such contrasts among nations are population growth, absence of natural resources, colonialism, corruption, and the lack of freedom and education. Slavery and human trafficking are also at their highest levels in human history. This activity aligns with module outcome 4.

  3. Discussion Question

  4. Prepare for this discussion by completing your readings and viewings. Then respond to the following:
  5. Choose a global issue that you believe requires immediate global action (slavery, hunger, etc.), and explain why you chose this topic. Please share three specific, practical ways the average citizen can contribute to a solution.
  • Find and read a blog that discusses your chosen globalization issue. An example of a quality blog is the following on helpful tips for not wasting food, and the ethical, environmental and economic problems it creates: 16 Tips for Businesses and Individuals to Reduce Food Waste During the Holidays and All Year Round
  • Please include a link to the blog, and discuss how it provides insight into this issue and/or effective remedies for it. Be sure to choose one that is not submitted by a fellow classmate.

  1. Evaluation Criteria.

  2. Initial Discussion Post

  3. Your initial post should be at least 250 words and must substantively integrate the assigned readings from the module with proper APA style formatting. You may use additional sources and materials as long as they are relevant to the discussion and cited properly.
  4. For assistance with APA style formatting, visit the Library or the Excelsior OWL.

Describe some of the various groups that exist in your workplace. What factors affect group performance in your job? Use at least one theory in your analysis of this setting.

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The purpose of the Final Paper is to apply your understanding of industrial/organizational psychology to a specific job and organization. This paper should be an objective analysis of a specific job in a particular work organization. It may be a place that you or a friend or family member is currently working.

Your paper should be based on material from the class and the textbook. You are expected to write an eight- to ten-page paper (not counting title and reference pages) that integrates relevant topics and theories from industrial/organizational psychology. Utilize a minimum of three scholarly, peer-reviewed sources document in APA style

Be sure to address the following discussion points in your paper:

  1. Describe the organization as a whole and a specific job within this organization.  Is there a formal job description?  Include a complete job description (if available) as an appendix. Does this organization use a formal job analysis? If so, describe it.
  2. Explain how employees are recruited and selected by the organization. Do they use tests, interviews or application blanks?  If there is a standard application, include a copy with your paper as an appendix). Is there a formal job evaluation that determines the appropriate pay levels for different jobs and employees?
  3. Explain the criteria that are used to appraise employee performance.  How are employees appraised?  How often are they evaluated and by whom?
  4. Discuss the kinds of training/development which are a part of this job.  How effective is the training?
  5. Describe some of the specific stressors in this job and the company’s communication process.
  6. Discuss how the organization or your specific supervisor motivates his/her employees.  What motivation theory best seems to apply?  Identify the leadership approach or theory which best explains this organization and discuss how it is applied.
  7. Describe some of the various groups that exist in your workplace. What factors affect group performance in your job? Use at least one theory in your analysis of this setting.
  8. Describe changes you would suggest for improving this job and/or organization.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

  1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style
  2. Must include a title page with the following:
    1. Title of paper
    2. Student’s name
    3. Course name and number
    4. Instructor’s name
    5. Date submitted
  3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
  4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
  6. Must use a minimum of three scholarly, peer-reviewed sources published within the last five years (not including the course text).
  7. Must document all sources in APA style,
  8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style

Discuss how military psychology and the role of psychological services were considered essential to the nation’s defense efforts during World War II?

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For this week’s Assignment you will be creating a hypothetical case assessment in your area of interest involving a client presenting with an issue that merits an adult (18 years – 70 years) personality assessment.

Write a minimum 10-page essay incorporating the following elements:

  • Include the following demographic and personal information: fictional name, age, marital status, number of children, educational level, income level, and relevant medical history. Describe clearly the nature of the client’s presenting problem (e.g., consideration of inpatient substance abuse treatment, a candidate for successful completion of a behavior analysis/application program, or a patient with a psychiatric diagnosis, etc.).
  • Explain the initial problem in sufficient detail to make clear your decisions regarding assessment.

Based on the above, answer the following questions in essay format:

  1. What would be the most appropriate instrument in personality assessment for evaluating the primary presenting problem?
  2. What are the strengths regarding what this instrument can tell us about the client?
  3. Why is this the most appropriate instrument? (Be sure to include appropriate reference to source materials.)
  4. What are the limitations of what this instrument can tell us about the client?
  5. Discuss some of the concerns or issues that might arise in a workplace setting with an individual that has this personality disorder. Elaborate on how this disorder could affect the workplace culture/climate in regards to behavior, interpersonal and group interactions, and productivity.
  6. In your discussion of the assessment process, including administration and interpretation, consider professional competencies that reflect the professional characteristics, culture of a given work setting and how these practices are essential to an effective multicultural competency environment.

Select an adult personality test – (four) websites for psychological test databases are provided on page 30 of your textbook. Discuss what type of data the test provides and how you might use this particular test to assess a client.

Along with the text, and the four articles listed below, locate an additional two peer reviewed journal articles. (7 total references)

Note: Find a test measuring a construct in your area of interest; do not purchase a review of any test. You will use the websites to look up the name and brief description of a test and then conduct further research on your own about this test.

Read the following articles which are accessible through the following Library links:

Fine, S. (2013). Practical guidelines for implementing preemployment integrity tests. Public Personnel Management, 42(2), 281-292. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.libauth.purdueglobal.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=88923808&site=eds-live

Discuss the following in essay format: Address the purpose of preemployment integrity testing.

  1. Describe the primary purpose many organizations include integrity testing during the hiring process of new employees.
  2. Describe the differences between overt integrity tests and personality-based integrity tests, including when an organization would choose one over the other type.
  3. Discuss the guidance the author provides in regards to fairness and adverse impact from integrity tests.

Meyer, G. J., & Kurtz, J. E. (2006). Advancing personality assessment terminology: Time to retire objective and projective as personality test descriptors. Journal of Personality Assessment, 87(3), 223-225. Retrieved  from
http://search.ebscohost.com.libauth.purdueglobal.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mdc&AN=17134328&site=eds-live

Discuss the following in essay format:  Address the historical use of the terms objective and projective to classify a personality test, as well as problems with such classification.

Naugle, K. (2009). Counseling and testing: What counselors need to know about state laws on assessment and testing. Measurement & Evaluation In Counseling & Development, 42(1), 31-45. Retrieved  from
http://search.ebscohost.com.libauth.purdueglobal.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=tfh&AN=43205692&site=eds-live

Discuss the following in essay format: Review the local laws on assessment and testing, using a comparison between licensed and nonlicensed professionals.

  1. Discuss how psychological test publishing companies monitor the competencies of those who purchase and utilize assessment instruments they sell.
  2. Using Table 2 – Assessment Legislation via a State-by-State Basis (pgs. 38-39), look up your home state and describe what types of assessment activities the legislation allows a counselor to engage in.
  3. Describe why the authors contend that professionals who possess the appropriate coursework, experience and supervision, but are not licensed psychiatrists or psychologists, are being discriminated against when it comes to laws regarding psychological testing.

Scroggins, W., Thomas, S., & Morris, J. (2008). Psychological testing in personnel selection, part I: A century of psychological testing. Public Personnel Management, 37(1), 99-109. Retrieved from
http://search.ebscohost.com.libauth.purdueglobal.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=31579029&site=eds-live

Discuss the following in essay format: Review prior and local hiring practices and the challenges with using personality testing.

  1. Why had many industrial psychologists traditionally rejected the use of personality testing while many human resources manager maintain an optimistic and enduring faith in the ability of them to discriminate between good and poor job candidates?
  2. Discuss how military psychology and the role of psychological services were considered essential to the nation’s defense efforts during World War II?
  3. Describe three ways in which the use of personality tests in employment selection is considered controversial?

The assignment should:

  • Follow assignment directions (review grading rubric for best results).
  • Use correct APA formatting per the APA Publication Manual, 6th Edition.
  • Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English.
  • Be written in Standard American English and be clear, specific, and error-free. If needed, be sure to use the Writing Center for help.
  • Be a minimum of 10 pages (not including Title Page and Reference List).

As  part of your Doctoral Seminar for this set of weeks, you are     participating in a seminar-style discussion about the weekly topics.

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Annotated Bibliography

As  part of your Doctoral Seminar for this set of weeks, you are     participating in a seminar-style discussion about the weekly topics. You must address 5  of the attached Dissertations in the prescribed format. As a related exercise, submit an annotated  bibliography of the 5 resources you referred to this week. For each dissertation entry, be sure to include the full APA citation and address the following :

1. Scope

2. Purpose

3. Philosophical Approach

4. Underlying Assumptions

5. Research

6. Limitations

7. Opportunities for further inquiry

8. Validity of use

General Topic: Sustainability and Community participation

Dissertation Resources:

Ananga, E. O. (2015). The role of community participation in water production and management: Lessons from sustainable aid in Africa international sponsored water schemes in Kisumu, Kenya (Order No. 3733847). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1737850915). Retrieved from http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/docview/1737850915?accountid=14872

Arata, H. L. (2016). When public participation isn’t enough: Community resilience and the failure of colorblind environmental justice policies (Order No. 10191291). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1859517941). Retrieved from http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/docview/1859517941?accountid=14872

Mazzurco, A. (2016). Methods to facilitate community participation in humanitarian engineering projects: Laying the foundation for a learning platform (Order No. 10172873). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1833187345). Retrieved from http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/docview/1833187345?accountid=14872

Godana, G. D. (2014). The rhetoric of community participation: NGOs’ discourses and deliberative practices with communities in Ethiopia (Order No. 3666194). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1640889019). Retrieved from http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/docview/1640889019?accountid=14872

Barclay, N. (2016). The role of community participation for green stormwater infrastructure development (Order No. 10152046). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1835116804). Retrieved from http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/docview/1835116804?accountid=14872

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