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Assignment Instructions:

For this assignment Supreme Court Landmark Case Miranda v. Arizona.

Read through the case opinion, taking notes as you go. You need the following information:

         A. Introduction:

                1. Identify the name of the case and the year the Supreme Court issued the opinion; 

                2. Identify the parties involved in the case.

                3. Briefly describe the focus and controversy of the case.

B. Facts – identify the facts relevant to the Court’s ruling in the case (leave out extraneous detail); 

C. How did the case move through the courts before reaching the U.S. Supreme Court? 

                1. What court had original jurisdiction in the case?

                2. How had previous courts ruled in the case?

D. How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in the case?

                1. What was the reasoning of the majority opinion?

                2. What was the reasoning of any concurring or dissenting opinions? 

E. Conclusion: How does the Court’s ruling in the case affect Americans today?

                1. Has the Court’s ruling in the case affected other rulings in other cases?

                2. Has the Court’s ruling affected the interpretation and enforcement of any particular laws and how those laws are enforced?

                3. If applicable: Has the Court’s ruling in this case affected you, or someone you know, personally?

Next, write your essay. If you organized your information based on the suggested outline above, then you just need to flesh out what you learned and put it into a footnoted two- to three-page essay. Your first paragraph is the introduction (the information under letter A of your outline), the second paragraph is the information under letter B, and so on.

Sources: All the information you need for your paper should be included in your case opinion. But if you use other sources, be sure to cite them using Bluebook format in sequentially numbered footnotes. 

What are the main tenets of the psychoanalytic perspective of personality? What do all psychoanalytic theories have in common?

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Select one of the following cases. Then, select a specific subject for the focus of your paper that can be discussed in a 10- to 12-page research paper. Imagine that you are assisting an attorney in the case who has requested that you research the specific focus area, and provide a concise report to inform the court about the topic.

Required cases and possible focus subjects:

Jodi Arias, convicted of killing her boyfriend

  • Battered woman’s syndrome
  • Narcissism and violence risk
  • Similarities to other death penalty cases
  • Base your paper on the research you gather and not on your opinion. You may use both popular and scholarly references. (Resources explaining proper use of scholarly and non-scholarly resources are available in the Learning Resources section.)
  • Use APA format, in text and in the reference list.
  • Ensure that you have minimal writing errors.
  • Final paper length: 10–12 pages total, plus title page, abstract, and bibliography.
  • Final paper structure:
    • Brief biographical summary (2–3 paragraphs)
    • Introduction to the issue to be discussed
    • Summary of the current scholarly research about the issue
    • Conclusion (1–3 paragraphs)Answer the following questions using the text, the University Library, the Internet, and other appropriate resources. Your responses should be 175 to 260 words each. 

      1. How would you describe personality to a person who has no knowledge of the field of personality psychology?

      2. What are some key personality features that define you?

      3. Are your personality features consistent, or do they change according to the situation?

      4. What are the main tenets of the psychoanalytic perspective of personality? What do all psychoanalytic theories have in common?
      Complete the following table:

       

      Theorist

      Main components of his theory (90 words minimum)

      Significant differences between the two (90 words minimum)

       

      Freud

Create a 10-15-slide PowerPoint presentation about your selected case study and include the following:

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THE CASE STUDY IS ATTACHED BELOW IT IS ON PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER MUST READ BEFORE COMPLETING ASSIGNMENT

Read any one case study from Chapter 13 (Personality Disorders) in DSM-5 in Action and research the specific personality disorder.

Create a 10-15-slide PowerPoint presentation about your selected case study and include the following:

Include the following in your presentation:

  • A brief description of the selected case study
  • Explanation and rationale for the Personality Disorder Diagnosis using the latest version of the DSM as a reference.
  • Information on the course of treatment for the disorder.
  • Identification of which cluster (A, B, or C) this personality disorder belongs to and an explanation of your rationale.
  • Information on the prognosis and prevalence of the disorder.
  • A minimum of five scholarly references including your textbook and the latest version of the DSM. Be sure to only use current and scholarly references for this assignment.
  • Detailed speaker notes that represent what you would say if giving the presentation in person.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

  Choose two of the resources you identified that seem most relevant to your selected issue and provide a 1- to 2-page summary answering the following questions: o    How do you know that each of the articles is credible or non-credible?

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Module 4 Discussion: What Makes Research Credible?

In the context of ever-growing sources and amounts of information, the ability to evaluate credibility is crucial. Becoming a critical consumer of research requires more than collecting a plethora of research articles, books, journals, and information from websites.

For this Discussion, you will engage in the process of identifying credible resources and organizations in the field of special education.

To prepare:

·         Review the Learning Resources for this module.

·         Familiarize yourself with ways of determining credible resources.

·         Consider credible sources of current thinking and research in the study of special education.

·         Conduct a search to discover credible organizations that support this research.

By Day 3 of Week 5

Post your response to the following questions:

·         What organizations, journals, and websites have you found that you consider represent credible research in the field of special education?

·         How did you come to this conclusion?

·         What red flags should be raised in your mind when you see someone citing a secondary source rather than a primary source?

 

Assignment: Credible Sources

This module includes a great deal of information about using the library as an advanced graduate student. Although reading and hearing about library skills is important, this information needs to go hand-in-hand with actually applying these skills. This is truly a process that involves continuous examination, evaluation, and analysis of information to ensure it is accurate and credible.

For this Assignment, you will identify and provide an analysis of credible sources in the field of special education. The purpose of this assignment is for you to begin to differentiate between primary and secondary sources, as well as to determine their credibility for your future research in the field of special education.

To prepare:

·         Review all module Learning Resources on library usage and researching.

·         Review resources on current and seminal information in the field of special education.

·         Select one issue that you identified in Module 2 as a possible focus area for your capstone product (e.g., dissertation, applied study project).

·         Based on the issue you have chosen, conduct further research on your issue to:

o    Identify one seminal article from a professional journal, written at least 10 years ago, by an important scholar in the field of special education.

o    Identify 5 primary articles, written within the last 5 years on your identified issue in the field of special education.

o    Identify 2 articles considered to be secondary sources.

o    Identify at least two credible websites related to your identified issue.

Begin to build your working bibliography in APA format. Make sure that any of the resources you find are credible and pertain to your area of interest.

Submit a 2- to 3-page paper that includes the following two parts:

Part 1: Reference List

·         Create a reference list of the 10 resources you found along with a brief synopsis (3–5 sentences) of each resource.

Part 2: Resource Summary

·         Choose two of the resources you identified that seem most relevant to your selected issue and provide a 1- to 2-page summary answering the following questions:

o    How do you know that each of the articles is credible or non-credible?

o    How do you know that each is a primary source?

o    How do the findings and implications identified in each of the resources illuminate your thinking about your selected issue in the field of special education?

Note: For this Assignment and all scholarly writing in this course and throughout your program, you will be required to use APA style (6th edition). Please use the Walden Writing Center as a resource as you complete assignments.

 

Learning Resources

Note: To access this module’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

  • Chapter 6, “Crediting Sources” (pp. 169–192)
  • Chapter 7, “Reference Examples” (pp. 193–224)

These chapters explain why and how to give credit to various sources.

Pugach, M. C., Mukhopadhyay, A., & Gomez-Najarro, J. (2014). Finally making good on the promise of qualitative research in special education? A response to the special issue. Remedial and Special Education, 35(6), 340–343.

Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

 

Focus on the concepts of methodological rigor and the use of qualitative research in special education.

Council for Exceptional Children: Standards for evidence-based practices in special education. (2014). TEACHING Exceptional Children, 46(6), 206–212.

Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

 

Focus on the Council for Exceptional for Children’s position regarding Special Education Teacher Evaluation and the use of evidence-based practices.

 

Walden University Library. (n.d.a). Evaluating resources: Resource types. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/evaluating

 

 

Walden University Library. (n.d.b). Keyword searching: Finding articles on your topic: Searching basics. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/keyword

 

 

Walden University Library. (n.d.c). Subject terms and index searches: Index overview. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/subjectsandindex

 

 

Weida, S., & Stolley, K. (2013). Online Writing Lab: Using research and evidence. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/02/