Analyze ways different Web sites monitor phenomena by critiquing available Web resources. Analysis should include topics such as geography, resources, political/economic issues, and disaster preparedness.

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Assignment 1: Monitoring Our Home Planet

The Internet is a powerful tool that provides the ability to monitor natural phenomena and disasters that happen all over planet Earth.

In this assignment, you will research resources available on the Internet for monitoring natural phenomena including earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, global climate, and weather.

Based on your research, do the following:

  • Identify a minimum of three different natural phenomena that are typically responsible for natural disasters. Analyze the potential impact of these disasters.
  • Analyze how these phenomenon are monitored, or not, via the Internet. Critique available Web sites, which publicly display up-to-date monitored information related to each of the natural phenomena you have identified. Focus on the following aspects:
    • Geography
      • What parts of the world are potentially affected by these phenomena? Specifically identify the countries.
    • Resources
      • What kinds of resources are allocated toward monitoring these phenomena and why?
      • What types of Web resources monitor the phenomena and provide up-to-date information about them?
      • What kinds of technology are involved in monitoring the phenomena?
    • Politics
      • What political ramifications would this disaster-preparedness technology cause between more-developed countries and less-developed countries?
      • What kinds of issues could this technology cause between less-developed countries?
    • Economics
      • How would this technology directly impact the economies of those countries that have the technology versus those countries that do not?
      • Do you predict any indirect impacts? What current evidence supports your position?
    • Disaster Preparedness
      • What types of systems are in place in terms of disaster preparedness related to these monitored phenomena?
  • Summarize your findings. Evaluate how this technology will impact the future of humanity, both positively and negatively. Be sure to consider the political and economic issues discussed in your future predictions.

Support your statements with examples. Use a minimum of six reliable references, two of which should be peer-reviewed articles.

Write a 7–8-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc.

By Saturday, August 16, 2014, deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox.

Grading Criteria and Rubric

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria Maximum Points
Identify a minimum of three different naturally occurring phenomena that are typically responsible for natural disasters and analyze the potential impact of the disaster. 104
Analyze ways different Web sites monitor phenomena by critiquing available Web resources. Analysis should include topics such as geography, resources, political/economic issues, and disaster preparedness. 104
Summarize and discuss future projections on humanity regarding the use of technology. Include research on political and economic issues. 28
Writing Components:

Organization (16)

Usage and Mechanics (16)

APA Elements (24)

Style (8)

 64
Total: 300

Note: This assignment will be graded using a rubric. Download and read the rubric to understand the expectations.

Compare and contrast the characteristics of non-experimental (descriptive and correlational) and experimental research designs.

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Research Design

To prepare for this discussion assignment, read the information about Post-traumatic stress disorder (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (PTSD) at the National Institute of Mental Health website (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml). Develop a research question on an aspect of PTSD. Make sure it is phrased as a researchable question. For example, questions containing the word “should” call for a value judgment and thus are generally not researchable.

In your post, present preliminary plans for a research study to investigate your question. You may use the supplemental PSY326 2016 Research Design TemplatePreview the document to help you organize the required information. PowerPoint or any other presentation software may be used to create a visual presentation of your research design. Audio content is optional. The file for the presentation should be attached to your post, or if using a screencast, include a link to the online presentation. Regardless of the form of your presentation, your discussion post must include the following elements:

  • Compare and contrast the characteristics of non-experimental (descriptive and correlational) and experimental research designs.
  • State your research question, and specify whether the aim of the proposed research is to describe, predict, or explain.
  • Choose a research design to investigate your research question. Explain why this design is appropriate for the study.
  • Provide a brief overview of the study you would design.

Your post and presentation must utilize at least two peer-reviewed sources, in addition to your textbook, cited in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. It is highly recommended that you visit the Research Methods research guide in the Ashford Library to find peer-reviewed journal articles about research methods. All sources used for the post must be cited within the body of the post and included in the list of references at the end.

Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts and presentations. Provide a substantive written response to at least two of your peers’ initial posts. Comment on the appropriateness of the research question and the appeal of the presentation. Discuss whether or not you agree with their idea for designing the study. If you disagree, explain what you feel would be a better approach and why. In addition to responding to at least two other students’ original postings, it is recommended that you reply to at least one of those who responded to your presentation, either respectfully defending your choice of research design or describing how you might implement the changes your classmate suggested, if any.

Link: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml

This activity is not timed. You must score at least 75% on the learning activity to earn credit. You can retry the learning activity multiple times to reach the minimum passing score.

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Chi-Square

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Prior to beginning work on this interactive learning activity, review Chapter 10 in your course textbook, pages 109 to 120 in Chapter 7 of the Jarman e-book, and the Week 2 Instructor Guidance. Also, read Chi-Square Test, The Chi-Square Test: Often Used and More Often Misinterpreted, The Chi-Square Test of Independence, How to Chi-Square Test (Links to an external site.), and How to Interpret Chi-Squared. (Links to an external site.) Also review the Two-Way Tables, Chi-Square Tests: Crash Course Statistics #29 (Links to an external site.), Chi-Square Test for Association (Independence) | AP Statistics | Khan Academy (Links to an external site.), and Chi-Square: Lecture 11 videos.

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You will complete the Chi-Square learning activity. In this learning activity, you will explain the statistical concepts involved in chi-square tests, calculate expected frequencies for a chi-square test, answer questions about features of chi-square tests, and interpret the results of a chi-square test. Note the following as you work on your activity:

  • This activity is not timed. You must score at least 75% on the learning activity to earn credit. You can retry the learning activity multiple times to reach the minimum passing score.
  • The learning activity must be completed in a single sitting. You will not have the option to pause and pick up where you left off.
  • This learning activity is worth 3% of your course grade.

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Research five peer-reviewed articles in the Ashford University Library that were published within the last 15 years, including a minimum of one article for each of your three chosen topics.

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Discipline-Based Literature Review Week three assignment PSY 640 instruction

 

In this assignment, you will choose three general topics of interest to you related to psychological assessment from the list below.

 

·         Infants and preschool-aged children

 

·         Children ages 5 through 12 years

 

·         Children with neurodevelopmental disorders

 

·         Neuropsychological assessment of adolescents

 

·         Children and adolescents with anxiety disorders

 

·         Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

 

·         Adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

 

·         Adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

 

·         Intellectual assessment of adults

 

·         Individuals with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

 

·         Individuals with obsessive-compulsive and related disorders

 

·         Individuals with intellectual disabilities

 

·         Individuals with autism spectrum disorders

 

·         Individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder

 

·         Individuals with depressive disorders

 

·         Individuals with neurocognitive disorders

 

·         Individuals with hearing impairments

 

·         Individuals with visual impairments

 

·         Gifted individuals

 

·         Individuals who have served in the military

 

Research five peer-reviewed articles in the Ashford University Library that were published within the last 15 years, including a minimum of one article for each of your three chosen topics. In your paper, begin with an introduction that describes the role of assessment in diagnosis and treatment. Using your researched articles, compare at least two psychological or educational tests and/or assessment procedures for each of the topics chosen. Analyze and describe the psychometric methodologies employed in the development and/or validation of the tests and/or assessment procedures associated with each of the three topics. Debate any relevant approaches to assessment of the constructs being evaluated by any tests and assessments you described. Include an analysis of any challenges related to assessing individuals from diverse social and cultural backgrounds for each of the three topics. Conclude by evaluating the ethical and professional issues that influence the interpretation of testing and assessment data. You may cite from your textbook to assist you in the development of your introduction and the conclusion of your paper; however, the textbook cannot count as one of the five required peer-reviewed articles.

 

Writing the Literature Review
The Literature Review:

 

  • Must be 6 to 8 double-spaced pages in length (not including title or references pages) and must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
  • Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must begin with an introduction that describes the role of assessment in diagnosis and treatment.
  • Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  • Must end with a conclusion that summarizes your evaluation addressing the current use of psychological tests and the role of assessment in diagnosis and treatment.
  • Must use at least five peer-reviewed sources published within the last 15 years, all of which come from the Ashford University Library.
  • Must document all sources in AP