Select a human/social service organization, which can be where you are currently employed, or where you would have an interest in gaining future employment. You will use this organization and research problem as the basis of your final project.

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Research Problems

Select a human/social service organization, which can be where you are currently employed, or where you would have an interest in gaining future employment. You will use this organization and research problem as the basis of your final project.

Then, identify a social problem that is targeted by your selected organization. Examples of final projects are: program/service delivery design, program evaluation, quantitative or qualitative research on an issue in human service delivery, or other appropriate areas.

It is important to select your research problem carefully. The following considerations should be addressed in the assignment:

  1. How do you know when you have a legitimate research problem?
  2. How would you delineate the subparts of the social problem for your research project?

Based on your research problem, write a two-to-three page paper using a minimum of two scholarly sources. In your paper, describe the process of how you made these determinations, providing specific details of this process and how you would plan for such a research project. You will also provide your tentative research question(s) for your final project.

Your instructor will provide feedback on the research problem and the proposed research question which will serve as “approval” to proceed with the project.

This assignment is worth 8 points of the total course grade.
This assignment aligns with the following weekly outcomes: 2, 3.
This assignment aligns with the following course outcomes: 1c, 2, 4.

NEW Assignment Type: Please click here to review instructions on how to submit your assignment. (Links to an external site.)

Grading Criteria

Content CriteriaTotal: 4

A human/social service organization is selected, with an appropriate social problem identified.

A research question is proposed.

The following considerations are addressed in the assignment:

How do you know when you have a legitimate research problem?

How would you delineate the subparts of the social problem for your research project?

The process of how determinations were made is included, with specific details of this process.

The plan for the research project is discussed in detail.

The assignment is at least 2-3 pages in length.

Was the study worthwhile? Was it well-written and clear to those who may not have as much background in the content area?

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Article Review Instructions

You will write three article reviews and if you choose, one extra credit article review. You will select the article yourself by searching the UWA Library Databases. The article you choose should be a research article (has a hypothesis that is empirically tested). Pick an article relevant to a topic covered in the weekly readings. Each review is worth 20 points. The review should be 1-2 single-spaced pages in a 12-point font. It is in your best interest to submit your review before it is due so you may check your originality report and correct any spelling and grammatical errors identified by the software program.

The purpose of the review is to provide students knowledge of how research is conducted and reported. The main part of your review needs to include the following information. Please comment on these aspects of the article as part of your review. Provide only the briefest summary of content. What I am most interested in is your critique and connection to weekly readings.

Reference. Listed at the top of the paper in APA style.

Introduction. Read the introduction carefully. The introduction should contain:

· A thorough literature review that establishes the nature of the problem to be addressed in the present study (the literature review is specific to the problem)

· The literature review is current (generally, articles within the past 5 years)

· A logical sequence from what we know (the literature review) to what we don’t know (the unanswered questions raised by the review and what this study intended to answer

· The purpose of the present study

· The specific hypotheses/research questions to be addressed.

  • State the overall purpose of the paper. What was the main      theme of the paper?
  • What      new ideas or information were communicated in the paper?
  • Why was it important to publish these ideas?

Methods. The methods section has three subsections. The methods sections should contain:

· The participants and the population they are intended to represent (are they described as well in terms of relevant demographic characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity, education level, income level, etc?).

· The number of participants and how the participants were selected for the study

· A description of the tools/measures used and research design employed.

· A detailed description of the procedures of the study including participant instructions and whether incentives were given.

Results. The results section should contain a very thorough summary of results of all analyses. This section should include:

· Specific demographic characteristics of the sample

· A thorough narrative description of the results of all statistical tests that addressed specific hypotheses

· If there are tables and figures, are they also described in the text?

· If there are tables and figures, can they be interpreted “stand alone” (this means that they contain sufficient information in the title and footnotes so that a reader can understand what is being presented without having to go back to the text)?

Discussion. The discussion is where the author “wraps up the research”. This section should include:

· A simple and easy to understand summary of what was found

· Where the hypotheses supported or refuted?

· A discussion of how the author’s findings compares to those found in prior research

· The limitations of the study

· The implications of the findings to basic and applied researchers and to practitioners

Critique.

In your opinion, what were the strengths and weaknesses of the paper or document? Be sure to think about your impressions and the reasons for them. Listing what the author wrote as limitations is not the same thing as forming your own opinions and justifying them to the reader.

· Were the findings important to a reader?

· Were the conclusions valid? Do you agree with the conclusions?

· If the material was technical, was the technical material innovative?

Conclusion.

Once you provide the main critique of the article, you should include a final paragraph that gives me your overall impression of the study. Was the study worthwhile? Was it well-written and clear to those who may not have as much background in the content area? What was the overall contribution of this study to our child development knowledge base?

APA Format Review

If you are unfamiliar or a bit “rusty” on your APA format, you may want to use the tutorial available through the APA website which is listed on your syllabus.

Grading Criteria

I will grade your paper based upon:

· How well you followed directions (as indicated in this page)

· How thoroughly you used examples to support the critique

· How accurately you used APA format

· your organization, grammar, and spelling

· Integration of assigned weekly readings

Explain the focus of the aggression intervention plan—for example, sexual harassment/aggression, physical, male-on-male, female-on-male, male-on-female, workplace violence, domestic violence, dealing with violent clients or patients, et cetera.

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APA 7TH EDITION

more details and resources attached in document

Assessment Instructions

Preparation

Use the Capella Library and the Internet to research social psychology theory related to aggression; self-concept and self-efficacy; workplace aggression; de-escalation of aggression, training activities, et cetera.

The deliverable for this assessment is an Aggression Intervention Training Program for handling potential situations of aggression, based on your own professional setting. This assessment requires you to apply research and creativity to develop a product you could use in professional life.

Instructions

Assume the role in the scenario for the professional setting you currently work in, or a setting from your past experience.

Scenario

Due to your training and expertise in social psychology, your agency (or company) director has asked you to design a training activity/intervention for staff to identify and manage potential aggression in your work environment, and to promote positive outcomes.

Deliverable

Design a research-based Aggression Intervention Training Program for staff to minimize aggression, within a setting from your professional experience. You may use the format of your choice for the deliverable, such as a report, proposal, et cetera.

Reflect on the prompts listed below each scoring guide criterion, as you develop this assessment.

  • Evaluate how aggressive behavior may be influenced by the relationships, groups, and culture in a setting.
    • What elements or conditions of the setting could contribute to potential aggressive behaviors?
    • Are modifications in the environment needed?
    • Are changes needed in the culture?
  • Apply social psychological theory, research, and methods to design intervention training to minimize aggression in a specific setting.
    • What does a staff person need to understand about their own reactions and triggers?
    • How can staff quickly assess the aggressor’s own self-concept?
    • What methods or techniques could staff use to minimize or de-escalate aggressive situations or behaviors?
    • Use examples of aggressive behavior to illustrate interventions.
  • Apply principles of social psychological and methods to design interventions that promote self-esteem and self-efficacy for clients and staff.
    • Explain principles and methods that:
      • Improve clients’ self-esteem.
      • Support clients’ self-efficacy.
  • Recommend future training to complement and enhance the Aggression Intervention Training.
  • Support positions with references from scholarly and professional literature.

The Aggression Intervention Training must include the following:

  • Setting.
    • Describe the professional setting used as the basis for the assessment.
  • Program Focus and Structure.
    • Explain the focus of the aggression intervention plan—for example, sexual harassment/aggression, physical, male-on-male, female-on-male, male-on-female, workplace violence, domestic violence, dealing with violent clients or patients, et cetera.
    • Outline the structure of the program—length, format, et cetera.
  • Goals and Objectives.
    • Identify primary goals and objectives related to the particular focus of the plan for the identified setting.
  • Interventions.
    • Design interventions to minimize aggression.
    • Design interventions that promote self-esteem and self-efficacy for clients and staff.
  • Evaluation.
    • Construct a Pre and Post-test on attitudes toward aggression.
  • Recommendations for follow up training.
    • Include an evaluation of Assertiveness Training as a complement to the Aggression Intervention Program.
Additional Requirements
  • Length: Maximum length is 5 pages.
  • Written communication: Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and APA format and style.
  • References: Include a minimum of five peer-reviewed references. Resources and in-text citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting.

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment: It is strongly recommended that you engage in this activity throughout the duration of your program. You will be adding to this document to begin building a runnnig literature review.

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General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

  • It is strongly recommended that you engage in this activity throughout the duration of your program. You will be adding to this document to begin building a runnnig literature review. You will have five sources in your list by the end of this assignment.
  • Instructors will be scoring your submission based on the number of unique sources identified in the list submitted.
  • Download the resource Literature Review Resources Tool and use it to complete the assignment.
  • Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
  • Refer to the resource, “Preparing Annotated Bibliographies,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

Directions:

Read at least five empirical articles in your general dissertation field.

In the “Literature Review Resources” document, provide the following for each source:

  1. The APA formatted citation.
  2. A brief annotation of the key points of the source.
  3. An indication of whether the source has been added to (Y) or excluded from (N) your RefWorks list.

I HAVE INCLUDES THE REFERENCES AND quick cite  no need to read everything just the key points of the quick review

the document is included let me know if you have done this before