philosophy reflection paper

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You will write a 1000-1500 word response to your chosen paper topic from the list below. The articles are located in the final chapter of the required textbook.

See Course Outline for the due date. 

This assignment is worth 300 points, or 30% of your grade. 

DO NOT USE ANY SOURCES OTHER THAN THE DALRYMPLE ARTICLE AND YOUR TEXTBOOK.

YOU WILL ATTACH A FILE IN THE BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. 

Learning Objectives:

Students will demonstrate their ability to construct arguments about issues of both personal and universal significance. Their writing should demonstrate that they can construct cogent, concise, and logically coherent arguments.

Assessment:

Students should demonstrate that they can distinguish the relevant points that form a logically coherent argument. They should also be able to construct criticisms which effectively undermine, through the use of appropriate counter-examples, some premise of that argument. 

Your assignment is to read any ONE of the following four articles located in the final chapter of the required textbook:

The Frivolity of Evil

How and How Not to Love Mankind

What We Have to Lose

Roads to Serfdom

Then, FOR THE ARTICLE YOU CHOOSE TO WRITE ON, you will type a 1000-1500 word response in which you address EACH of the following points IN YOUR OWN WORDS: 1) What is the author’s main argument? 2) How does he support his main argument (evidence, ancillary arguments, etc.)? 3) Do you agree or disagree with him? 4) Why or why not? 5) Apply the insights of at least two of the readings we have studied in this course (in chapters 1-9) to your analysis. Make sure to give a substantive explanation of how the philosophers’ insights are relevant to the topic you are discussing.

A WORD OF WARNING: These articles are rather long and complex. The author likes to make extensive use of his rather copious vocabulary, so I strongly urge you to have dictionary.com handy as you work your way through your chosen article. The purpose of this essay assignment is for you to demonstrate your ability to discuss, analyze, and evaluate complex philosophic arguments. I am confident that the reading assignments, tests, and discussion boards will have prepared you for this final, and no doubt challenging, essay assignment.

Note: I only allow one attempt on this assignment. Students who do not fully address all of the components of the assignment as stated in the instructions as well as the grading rubric below will have to be content with the grade they earned. 

Please use MLA format.

Predict the effect on healthcare quality if the change in policy is implemented.

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Overview/Description: The final assignment will synthesize what you have discovered about the different advanced practice roles and scope of practice found in the master of nursing curriculum: NP, nurse educator, nurse informatics, and nurse administrator. You will review all roles and then examine the specialty for which you were admitted (NP Family Health), focusing on the scope of practice, core competencies, certification requirements, and legal aspects of practice for that specific role. You will also identify the practice environment and population you will be working with (Emergency Room), as well as peers and colleagues. In addition, you will discuss your future leadership role and participation in professional organizations.

Your paper is to be based on current literature, standards of practice, core competencies, and certification bodies for your chosen role. The paper should be 11 pages excluding the title and reference, and APA format is required.

Criteria:

  • Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing:

o Compare and contrast the roles of the NP, nurse educator, nurse informatics, and nurse administrator in advanced practice nursing pertaining to clinical practice, primary care, education, administration, and research.

  • Selected Advanced Practice Role (NP Family Health):

o Examine regulatory and legal requirements for the state in which you plan to practice (California).

o Describe the professional organizations available for membership based on your selected role.

o Identify required competencies, including certification requirements for your selected role.

o Predict the organization and setting, population, and colleagues with whom you plan to work.

  • Leadership Attributes of the Advanced Practice Role:

o Determine your leadership style (http://psychology.about.com/library/quiz/bl-leadershipquiz.htm).

o Identify leadership attributes you currently possess, and attributes you may need to develop.

o Determine how to attain and evaluate those missing attributes.

  • Health Policy and the Advanced Practice Role
  • Visit the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/features-and-articles/health-policy.html) and identify a health policy issue. Conduct a review of literature and address the following:

o Describe the current policy and what needs to change; justify your conclusions with citations from the literature.

o Provide the process required to make the change with key players and parties of interest.

o Explain how you could lead the effort to make or influence the change in policy.

o Predict the effect on healthcare quality if the change in policy is implemented.

Discussion posts are designed to encourage students to stay abreast on current issues or dive deeper into topics beyond class lectures

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Discussion posts are designed to encourage students to stay abreast on current issues or dive deeper into topics beyond class lectures. Posts should include a brief 3 paragraph essay. It could be an in-depth analysis from an interesting journal article or relevant news article related to neuroscience. Quality and relevance of discussion also will be evaluated. Each post will be graded with the following criteria (20 points possible for each post): 3 points total possible: Student’s post was relevant to the class. 5 points total possible: Student’s writing was clear and to the point, and kept spelling and grammatical errors to a minimum (i.e., 1-2 misspelling errors per post). 12 points total possible: Student provided clear description of a relevant article or on a topic discussed in class. The post included thoughtful and scientific discussions that helped further the understanding on the subject. Must use topics related to neouropsychology.

Describe the elements of the topic that could also benefit society or the field of developmental psychology.

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While evaluating the material covered in this course, select a novel or current topic that you think could benefit from further research (having to do with child development). It could also be a topic that you would like to research in the future, if you had a chance.

In a paragraph of 5 sentences, describe the topic that you would like to research. Explain your rationale or reasons why this topic could benefit from research. Describe the elements of the topic that could also benefit society or the field of developmental psychology.

Then write a second paragraph of at least 4-5 sentences explaining the process you would use to research this topic. Do you think it would be easy or difficult to study your area of interest or concern? Why or why not?

In order to expand your understanding of the topic, identify a peer reviewed scholarly journal article that is related to the topic and that is not already part of the assigned course material. How does this article support your understanding of the topic you selected? Cite correctly in a Reference section.

Cite any other outside sources that you may have included in your paper using an APA formatted in-text citation and reference format.

please use Siegler, R., DeLoache, J., Eisenberg, N. & Saffran, J (2014). How children develop (4th Edition). New York, NY: Worth as your primary reference(this is the class textbook).