Cite at least three specific pieces of historical evidence.

Based on your reading in the webtext, select and respond to one of the following thesis statements. Your response should be two to three paragraphs long and should include your position on the issue. Cite at least three specific pieces of historical evidence.

1. In the long run, busing helped Boston because it desegregated the school system, provided equal educational opportunity for minority students, and set the stage for racial healing and an improved racial climate in the twenty-first century.

OR

2. In the long run, busing hurt Boston because it led to violent racial strife, contributed to white flight, and damaged the quality of the public school system.

Describe the target learners, discussing at least three (3) unique needs and / or challenges the online learners face. 

Assignment 3: Proposed Course for Development – Part 1

Due Week 6 and worth 140 points.

Preparation

Go to the Course sites Website and go through the tutorial. You will use this Website to create your course: https://www.coursesites.com/webapps/Bb-sites-course-creation-BBLEARN/pages/getstarted.html. For Part 2, you will develop the first three (3) weeks of your course. So, you should become familiar with this Website as soon as possible. Additional links and tutorials may be available in the course shell.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Provide a description of a course that you plan to develop for this class, including at least three (3) goals of the course.
  2. Describe the target learners, discussing at least three (3) unique needs and / or challenges the online learners face.
  3. Develop six (6) learning outcomes for the course.
  4. Propose the primary learning theory or theories you plan to apply to ensure students achieve the outcomes, providing a rationale for the theory or theories.
  5. Propose three (3) ways you plan to motivate students in the online environment, providing a rationale for each way.
  6. Provide at least three (3) academic references (published within the last five [5] years) to support your proposal.

Note: You instructor will provide feedback and inform you of his or her approval and of any recommendations for changes.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Describe the unique needs and challenges of virtual learners.
  • Design an online learning experience.
  • Plan the resources required to support an online learning experience.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in theory and practice of e-Learning.
  • Write clearly and concisely about theory and practice of e-Learning using proper writing mechanics.

Write a summary of the article related to the topic selected(see file attached) in about 150-200  words.   Be sure to note the article’s author, note their credentials and why we should put any weight behind his/her opinions, research or findings regarding the topic

Select one TOPIC:   Bounded Rationality Perspective or Rational Decision Making 

1.  Select one topic from above that you are comfortable writing about.

2. Write a summary of the article related to the topic selected(see file attached) in about 150-200  words.   Be sure to note the article’s author, note their credentials and why we should put any weight behind his/her opinions, research or findings regarding the topic

2. Write a brief discussion in about 350 words, in your own words, discussing about how the article relates to the concept of the TOPIC selected.  Add value by sharing your experiences, thoughts and opinions.

IMPORTANT NOTE : Do take the sentences marked in bold seriously

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    BoundedRationalPerspective.pdf
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    RationalDecisionmaking.pdf

Create a Word document, and use your calculated results to describe the expected value and range for each of the variables.

Use: Data Tools to Construct Confidence Intervals

Evaluation Title: Calculating Confidence Intervals

In this assignment, you will calculate confidence intervals for the quantitative variables in the Heart Rate Dataset.

Steps

  1. Open the Heart Rate Dataset in Excel and identify the quantitative variables
  2. Make sure the data is sorted by category (e.g.male-at-rest, female at-rest, etc.)
  3. Use the Data Analysis tools of Excel to construct 95% and 99% confidence intervals for all of the sorted quantitative variable.  Please note that the statistic being used in the confidence interval of the means, which requires the use of the Standard Error of the mean (not the standard deviation).
  4. Create a Word document, and use your calculated results to describe the expected value and range for each of the variables.
  5. Make sure you note and explain any differences in the means of the variables, and any effect you observed after changing the level of confidence.

Additional Instructions:

Your assignment should be typed into a Word or other word processing document, formatted in APA style. The assignments must include

  • Running head
  • A title page with
    • Assignment name
    • Your name
    • Professor’s name
    • Course

Estimated time to complete: 3 hours

Assignment Files

Heart Rate Data SetPreview the document [Excel Document]

Confidence Interval CalculatorsPreview the document [Excel Document]