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Good, Bad, and Loving
$20.00Assessment 4 Instructions: Good, Bad, and Loving
Write a 4-5 page paper applying theories and concepts from social psychology, behavioral ethics, and critical thinking to the case study you choose. Focus on theories related to prosocial behavior, rejection, and close relationships.
Introduction
Prosocial behavior is doing what’s best for others and involves being fair, respectful, cooperative, forgiving, and sometimes obedient and conforming. It enables us to get along with others, to build trust, and to learn to like and love others. Antisocial behavior is behavior that either damages interpersonal relationships or is culturally undesirable, and it can even involve aggressive or criminal behavior. Social psychologists study what drives us to act in both of these ways.
Social psychologists also study our need for social acceptance and how we form relationships. Human beings are wired for relationships. We engage in relationships of all kinds, from family to acquaintances and friends to romantic partners. We all have a need to belong.
For this assessment, you will write a paper in which you apply theories and concepts from social psychology related to prosocial behavior, rejection, and close relationships. You will also be required to apply behavioral ethics and critical thinking concepts. Successful practitioners understand the dynamics of various relationships. Their understanding of that which affects a successful relationship enables them to support positive and loving relationships for their clients.
Preparation
- Access the Riverbend City: Good, Bad, and Loving Case Studiesmultimedia piece to choose which case study you want to focus on and the social psychology theory, behavioral ethics concept, and critical thinking concept you want to use in your paper.
- Use the Capella library to find two scholarly journal articles related to the social psychology theory you chose. You may choose to use one of the following articles as one of the two you are required to use:
- Reciprocity:Mahmoodi, A., Bahrami, B., & Mehring, C. (2018). Reciprocity of social influence. Nature Communications, 9(1), 1-9.
- Unrequited Love: Bamford, R. (2015). Unrequited: Neurochemical enhancement of love. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 24(3), 355-360.
- Social Exchange Theory:Fallis, E. E., Rehman, U. S., Woody, E. Z., & Purdon, C. (2016). The longitudinal association of relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction in long-term relationships. Journal of Family Psychology, 30(7), 822-831.
You may use the following resource to supplement the information you find in your textbook and scholarly journal articles:
- Social Exchange Theory: Sociology Students from Jammu and Kashmir. (2012, October 28). Social exchange theory–A complete note[Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/233824056627657/posts/social-exchange-theory-a-complete-notesocial-exchange-theory-is-a-social-psychol/517499074926819/
Instructions
This week you will be writing a paper that includes the following:
- Summarize the case study.
- Describe credible and scholarly sources relevant to a particular theory.
- Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study.
- Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory.
- Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study.
- Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study.
- Provide a conclusion.
- Create a text in the third person, adhering to conventions of academic tone.
- Demonstrate compliance with APA style, citation, and referencing guidelines.
Additional Requirements
- Written communication:Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- APA formatting:References and citations are formatted according to current APA Style and Format
- Resources:Minimum of two scholarly or professional resources.
- Length:4-5 double-spaced pages, in addition to the title page and reference page.
- Font and font size:Times New Roman, 12 point.
Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
- Competency 1: Select credible and scholarly sources in the field of social psychology using information literacy and research skills.
- Describe credible and scholarly sources relevant to a particular theory.
- Competency 2: Apply social psychological theory to topics in the field.
- Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study.
- Competency 3: Apply social psychological research to topics in the field.
- Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory.
- Competency 4: Apply ethical reasoning to social psychology topics.
- Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study.
- Competency 5: Apply critical thinking to social psychology topics.
- Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study.
- Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
- Create a text in the third person, adhering to conventions of academic tone.
- Demonstrate compliance with APA style, citation, and referencing guidelines.
RIVERBEND CITY: GOOD, BAD, AND LOVING CASE STUDIES
Case Study 2 – Susan: Social Ups and Downs
At her favorite coffee shop, Mark invites Susan to a party he and his friend Joe are throwing. It’s been a long
time since Susan has had a social life, so she accepts his invitation.
At the party, Susan is strongly admired by Mark and his friends. Mark seems to interpret every pleasant look
and touch by Susan as a connection. She appreciates Mark inviting her to the party and wants to be
pleasant in return, but she doesn’t want to give Mark the wrong idea. After all, they just officially met. Susan
continues to enjoy herself at the party, and at the end of the night, thanks Mark for a fun evening, accepts
his friend request on Facebook, and takes a cab home.
Days later, Susan checks her Facebook page and discovers Mark’s daily posts about his love and affection
for Susan. Susan realizes Mark has misinterpreted her friendliness at the party and knows she must clarify
their relationship. She knows it may be painful for Mark, but she must be honest with him. He has made
public disclosures on Facebook, and she needs to publicly clarify their relationship. Susan believes this is
the right thing to do.
Susan crafts a sensitive reply post in which she tries to honestly consider Mark’s perspective on their single
date, to let him down gently by clarifying the reality from her perspective. She acknowledges having fun at
the party and enjoying their friendly time together, but concludes by respectfully setting clear limits on their
future encounters and by unfriending him on Facebook
Choose a case study
Case Study 2 – Susan: Social Ups and Downs
Choose a theory
Unrequited Love: A situation in which one person loves another but the other does not return that love. You
can find more information on this theory in your text in Chapter 11, pages 397-398.
Choose a concept
Moral Awareness: Moral awareness is the ability to detect and appreciate the ethical aspects of a decision
that one must make. For more information about this concept, review the What You Need to Know activity in
Unit 7.
Choose a concept
Confidence in Reason: Having confidence that your interests and those of mankind are best served by
reasoning. For more information about this concept, review the What You Need to Know activity in Unit 8. -
Thinking, Feeling, and Believing
$20.00Assessment 3 Instructions: Thinking, Feeling, and Believing
Select one of three provided case studies and apply theories and concepts from social psychology, behavioral ethics, and critical thinking to the case study. Focus on theories related to biases in our thinking, the development of our beliefs, and social influence.
Introduction
If you could learn how your thoughts may interfere with your own happiness and success, would you want to know? Social psychologists study how our social cognitions (thoughts, attitudes, beliefs) influence our happiness and behavior. Research findings tell us that social cognition has the ability to shape and predict behavior. The more self-knowledge and self-awareness we have, the more intentional we can be about our behavioral choices and the more we can resolve conflicts between ourselves and the social world.
Equally important is looking at how emotions are both helpful and hurtful in decision making and to what extent our emotions may be manipulated by others. Emotional regulation is part of emotional intelligence. Without an ability to self-regulate emotion, a concept known as affect regulation, emotions can fuel depression, aggression, and other self-defeating behaviors.
For this assessment, you will complete a media piece and template in which you apply theories and concepts from social psychology related to biases in our thinking, the development of our beliefs, and social influence. You will also apply behavioral ethics and critical thinking concepts. Being a successful practitioner requires us to understand the importance of ethical behaviors. The behaviors we demonstrate will directly influence those we interact with on a daily basis. In addition, the behaviors of others will influence us and our professional practices. Therefore we want to ensure that we behave ethically and have a positive influence.
Preparation
- Access the Riverbend City: Thinking, Feeling, and Believing Case Studiesmultimedia piece to choose which case study you want to focus on and the social psychology theory, behavioral ethics concept, and critical thinking concept you have identified as being embedded in your case study.
- Use the Capella library to find two scholarly journal articles related to the social psychology theory you chose. You may choose to use one of the following articles as one of the two you are required to use:
- Confirmation Bias:Rajsic, J., Wilson, D. E., & Pratt, J. (2015). Confirmation bias in visual search. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 41(5), 1353-1364.
- Mere Exposure Effect: Montoya, R. M., Horton, R. S., Vevea, J. L., Citkowicz, M., & Lauber, E. A. (2017). A re-examination of the mere exposure effect: The influence of repeated exposure on recognition, familiarity, and liking. Psychological Bulletin, 143(5), 459-498.
- Halo Effect:Bradley, S. W., Roberts, J. A., & Bradley, P. W. (2019). Experimental evidence of observed social media status cues on perceived likability. Psychology of Popular Media, 8(1), 41-51.
- Review the Thinking, Feeling, and Believing Template [DOCX]you will use to write your paper.
You may use the following resources to supplement the information you find in your textbook and scholarly journal articles:
- Confirmation Bias:Cherry, K. (2020). How confirmation bias works. Very Well Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-confirmation-bias-2795024
- Halo Effect:Causey, K., & Goetz, A. (2009). The halo effect in overdrive. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/natural-history-the-modern-mind/200907/the-halo-effect-in-overdrive
- Mere Exposure Effect: Jansen, G. (2010, October 1). Mere exposure effect. https://www.gui.do/post/mere-exposure-effect
Instructions
Using the Thinking, Feeling, and Believing Template [DOCX]:
- Summarize the case study.
- Describe credible and scholarly sources relevant to a particular theory.
- Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study.
- Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory.
- Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study.
- Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study.
- Review the key points.
- Create a text in the third person, adhering to conventions of academic tone.
- Use APA-style citations and book, journal references, website, magazine, and blog posts.
- Utilize various resources including journals, books, websites, magazines, or blogs.
Additional Requirements
- Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- APA formatting:References and citations are formatted according to current APA Style and Format
- Resources:Minimum of two scholarly or professional resources.
Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
- Competency 1: Select credible and scholarly sources in the field of social psychology using information literacy and research skills.
- Describe credible and scholarly sources relevant to a particular theory.
- Competency 2: Apply social psychological theory to topics in the field.
- Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study.
- Competency 3: Apply social psychological research to topics in the field.
- Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory.
- Competency 4: Apply ethical reasoning to social psychology topics.
- Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study.
- Competency 5: Apply critical thinking to social psychology topics.
- Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study.
- Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
- Create a text in the third person, adhering to conventions of academic tone.
- Use APA-style citations and book, journal references, website, magazine and blog posts; other references may be missing elements.
THINKING FEELING BELIEVING CASE STUDIES
Case Study 2 – Susan: Adjusting Career Goals
Susan thought about Frank and the impression he made on her. Susan was very impressed by him; his
wardrobe, his car, and his smile and eye contact exuded self-confidence. Though she knew little about
Frank professionally, Susan eventually decided to return to college and someday become a psychologist,
too.
Now that her studies are robbing her of time with her son and friends, Susan reflects on working with Frank.
She smiles when she thinks of how impressed she is with his handsome looks and how inspired she is by
his profession. Susan considers her own appearance as basically attractive but nothing like the handsome
Dr. Frank.
Susan thinks, “Am I fooling myself about becoming a psychologist? It’s easy for someone who looks like
Frank to be successful, but what about me? Maybe my long-term goals are not realistic. They’re killing me
with my son and free time. Maybe I need to cut back my ambition and just try to graduate from the university
and take it a step at a time.”
With a touch of discouragement, this line of thinking is also reassuring to Susan. It provides her with a
reason to adjust her educational and professional goals that is more “realistic” given her physical
appearance. She knows some of her family and friends would be disappointed to hear about her change in
goals, but she doesn’t have to tell anyone now. She can just enjoy the reduced pressure her adjustment in
goals has provided.
Choose a case study
Case Study 2 – Susan: Adjusting Career Goals
Choose a theory
Confirmation Bias: The tendency to notice and search for information that confirms one’s beliefs and to
ignore information that disconfirms one’s beliefs. You can find more information on this theory in your text in
Chapter 5, page 171.
Choose a concept
Rationalizations: Rationalizations are invented explanations that hide or deny true motivations, causes, or
actions. They are the excuses people give themselves for not living up to their own ethical standards. For
more information about this concept, review the What You Need to Know activity in Unit 6.
Choose a concept
Point of View: Point of view is literally “the place” from which you view something. It includes what you are
looking at and the way you are seeing it. It is important to understand the limitations of your point of view and
that you fully consider other relevant viewpoints. For more information about this concept, review the What
You Need to Know activity in Unit 5. -
Defining Myself as a Leader
$25.00your strengths as a leader, how this impacts your role as a leader, and your personal leadership
statement. Introduction
Before you are a leader, success is about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is about
growing others.
Jack Welch, former CEO, General Electric Corp.
Jack Welch’s quote summarizes the key premise of the value of gathering information to inform ongoing
self-awareness and self-assessment—that becoming a more effective leader entails a journey into
yourself. This includes assessing your strengths, capabilities, how you influence others, your personal
leadership vision, and how you see them impacting your role as a human resource leader.
Note: You will need to incorporate results from this assessment into Assessment 4. Therefore, it is
recommended that you complete this assessment before Assessment 4. Reference Welch, J., & Welch, S. (2005). Winning. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers. Introduction It is important to be able to understand and articulate who you are as a leader. This not only assists
during times of interviews for new positions and performance reviews but also for educating others on
who you are as a leader and what they can expect from your leadership.
• Obtaining an informed awareness and understanding of your leadership strengths and
opportunities requires gathering relevant information rather than relying solely on your own
experience, perception, and intuition. Relevant data can come from surveys, online
assessments, feedback from others and performance reviews, just to name a few.
• Articulating these ideas for ourselves is often a challenge. Spending time preparing the clarity of
your message will be useful for future career activities, as well as validation for yourself. For this assessment you will gather relevant data to inform your understanding of who you are as
leader, including your strengths, opportunities, and leadership style and articulating that effectively. Scenario You have recently been promoted to a human resource position, which means you will be reporting to a
new leader. Your new leader has asked to meet with you to learn more about you. In preparation for
this meeting, you decide to prepare a memo outlining your strengths as a leader, your personal
leadership statement, how this impacts your role as a human resource leader, and what this will mean in
leading others both in your department as well as throughout the organization. Leadership Development ChallengeIn this assessment you will write a memo to your human resource leader discussing who you are as a
leader. Using relevant data, you will provide evidence to support your discussion and your personal
leadership statement. To prepare for writing your personal leadership statement, you will need to articulate your leadership
strengths and capabilities as well as how you communicate and influence others. While you may know
many things about your leadership strengths, challenges and opportunities, it is important to provide
evidence to support your assertions. Choosing to gather evidence on a variety of topics provides a more
robust understanding of your leadership strengths, capabilities, and opportunities. You may choose whatever resource evidence you would like from outside resources. To assist you in
resources, refer to the resources provided to support this assessment.
• The Leadership Self-Awareness activity provides the following resources:
o The Leadership Experience Textbook Self-Insight Activities section provides many
surveys from the Daft text.
o The Online Assessments section provides several online assessments.
• The Communication and Influence activity provides resources that specifically focus on
communication and influence as critical elements of leadership for human resource
professionals. You will also want to understand how to write a personal leadership statement. The Personal Leadership
Statements activity gives you clear steps and ideas for articulating your vision for yourself as a leader
through a personal leadership statement. Instructions Write a 5–7 page memo to your new leader in which you identify your strengths as a leader, how this
impacts your role as a human resource leader, and your personal leadership statement. You are
expected to provide relevant evidence to support your definition of who you are as a leader. Because
you will be discussing your own leadership experiences, behaviors, and vision, identifying yourself in the
first person would be appropriate. Your paper should be well organized and cover the following
elements.
• Introduction.
• Summarize your personal leadership strengths and capabilities. Include the following:
o A minimum of three relevant leadership self-assessment sources that inform and
support your claims.
o References and citations for the self-assessment sources you use.
• Analyze how your personal strengths and capabilities align with leadership theories for effective
human resource leadership. Address the following:
o The concept of influence and how your strengths and capabilities support the need to
influence as a human resource professional.o Influence strategies and examples of how you have or would use them.
o References and citations from relevant sources to support your discussion.
• Develop a personal leadership statement. Address the following:
o A statement of who you are as a leader, based on your analysis from leadership self-
assessments and knowledge of leadership theories.
o A statement that is concise, personal, declarative, and connects important elements
that are critical for you.
o The Personal Leadership Statements activity provides clear steps and ideas for
articulating your vision for yourself as a leader through a personal leadership statement.
• Explain how self-reflection impacts the role of a human resource leader.
• Conclusion. Additional Requirements
• Length: 5–7 typed, double-spaced pages, plus the cover and resources pages.
o The first page should be a cover sheet with your name, the course number, assessment
title, and date. No other information is required on this page.
o The last page should be the reference list.
• Organization: Make sure your assessment writing is well organized, using headings and
subheadings to organize content for the reader.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 points.
• Resources: Use 4–6 relevant sources to support your assertions and conclusions.
• APA formatting: Resources and in-text citations are formatted according to current APA style
and formatting.
• Written communication:
o Support main points and recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.
o Use spell-check and other tools to ensure correct spelling, grammar, and mechanics. Review the HR Leadership Development: Defining Myself as a Leader Scoring Guide prior to submitting
to ensure you have met the requirements of the assessment. Competencies Measured By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following
course competencies through corresponding scoring guide criteria:
• Competency 1: Apply leadership and management theories and models to inform human
resource leadership practices.o Analyze how personal strengths and capabilities align with leadership theories for
effective human resource leadership.
• Competency 2: Assess strengths and personal leadership capabilities to inform development as
a human resource leader.
o Summarize personal leadership strengths and capabilities.
o Develop a personal leadership statement.
o Explain how self-reflection impacts the role of a human resource leader.
• Competency 4: Communicate professionally through writing that is organized and supported
and that clearly conveys intended information.
o Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with
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Self and Self-Control
$25.00Assessment 2 Instructions: Self and Self-Control
Apply theories and concepts from social psychology, behavioral ethics, and critical thinking to the case study you choose. Focus on theories dealing with culture and nature and the self.
Introduction
Social psychology can help you understand the world around you and answer questions about why people behave the way they do. Why is it so hard to take a chance and go back to school? Why do people start smoking when they know it’s bad for them? Why do protests turn violent at times? Being able to apply social psychological theory to personal and professional situations as well as to current events is a skill you need in order to take steps toward that understanding. For this assessment, you will complete a media piece and template in which you apply theories and concepts from social psychology focused on dealing with culture and nature and the self.
Preparation
- Access the Riverbend City: Self and Self-Control Case Studiesmultimedia piece to choose which case study you want to focus on and the social psychology theory, behavioral ethics concept, and critical thinking concept you have identified as being embedded in your case study.
- Use the Capella library to find two scholarly journal articles related to the social psychology theory you chose. You may choose to use one of the following articles as one of the two you are required to use:
- Duplex Mind:Haggar, M. S. (2013). The multiple pathways by which self-control predicts behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 4. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00849/full
- Self-Serving Bias:Sanjuan, P., & Magallares, A. (2014). Coping strategies as mediating variables between self-serving attributional bias and subjective well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 15(2), 442-453.
- Self-Regulation: Critcher, C. R., & Ferguson, M. J. (2016). “Whether I like it or not, it’s important”: Implicit importance of means predicts self-regulatory persistence and success. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 110(6), 818-839.
- Review the Self and Self-Control Template [DOCX]you will use to write your paper.
- Review the Self and Self-Control Exemplar Paper [PDF]and the Self and Self-Control Case Study Exemplar [PDF] to better understand the expectations for this assessment.
Instructions
Once you’ve completed the interactive media piece, use the template to write your paper and submit it in the Assessment 2 area. In your paper, include the following:
- Summarize the case study.
- Describe credible and scholarly sources relevant to a particular theory.
- Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study.
- Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory.
- Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study.
- Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study.
- Address the appropriate audience and use discipline-specific language.
- Use APA-style citations and book and journal references.
Additional Requirements
- Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- APA formatting:References and citations are formatted according to current APA Style and Format
- Resources:Minimum of two scholarly or professional resources.
- Template:Use the Self and Self-Control Template [DOCX] provided to complete the assessment.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
- Competency 1: Select credible and scholarly sources in the field of social psychology using information literacy and research skills.
- Describe credible and scholarly sources relevant to a particular theory.
- Competency 2: Apply social psychological theory to topics in the field.
- Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study.
- Competency 3: Apply social psychological research to topics in the field.
- Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory.
- Competency 4: Apply ethical reasoning to social psychology topics.
- Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study.
- Competency 5: Apply critical thinking to social psychology topics.
- Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study.
- Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
- Address the appropriate audience in the text and adhere to discipline-specific language.
- Use APA-style citations and book and journal references; other references may be missing elements.
SELF AND SELF CONTROL CASE STUDIES
Case Study 2 – Susan: Online Learning
Susan is an undergraduate learner at an online university. She has a full-time, dead-end job and, as a single
mother, she is responsible for the well-being of her son, Joe.
When she began her online education, Susan was highly motivated and inspired by the prospect of earning
an undergraduate degree in psychology so she could pursue a career, not just a job, as an addiction
therapist, and someday earn a Master’s or PhD in psychology. She set high standards for her course work,
monitored her investment of time into her study schedule, and boosted her willpower by learning more about
possible psychology professions that require higher education.
At first, Susan read all the instructions in her course, reviewed all the assigned readings, and paid attention
to grade feedback from her faculty. Recently, however, she really misses time with her son and friends, and
relaxing while watching TV. Susan has discovered that it is much faster for her to write discussions and
papers off the top of her head. She can answer many of the questions using her good fast brain, and she’s
willing to take a slight hit on her grades for not having all the citations and references included. This “just get
it done” mindset enables her to complete her course work and get back to her children and personal life.
Susan’s thinking now is that her addiction clients won’t ask her what her GPA was in school, and she never
aspired to be the world’s greatest therapist. She just needs to get her degree so she can have a professional
career, make more money, and have a better life.
Choose a case study
Case Study 2 – Susan: Online Learning
Choose a theory
Self-Regulation: Self-regulation refers to the self’s capacity to alter its own responses. You can find more
information on this theory in your text in Chapter 4, pages 131-138.
Choose a concept
Incrementalism: Incrementalism is the slippery slope that often causes people to slide unintentionally into
unethical behavior. It can happen when people cut small corners that become bigger over time. For more
information about this concept, review the What You Need to Know activity in Unit 3.
Choose a concept
Egocentric Thinking: Pursuing selfish interests at the expense of the rights, needs, and desires of others is
called egocentric thinking. For more information about this concept, review the What You Need to Know
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HR Leadership Development: Human Resource Informational Interview
$25.00about leadership is to learn from conversations with, and observations of, practicing leaders. This
balances academic theory with the practical applications of experienced human resource leaders.
Note: You are not required to complete this assessment before Assessment 3, however insights gained
from this assessment are expected to inform Assessment 3. Therefore, it is recommended you complete
this assessment before Assessment 3. Introduction Learning from others is a key tool in the development of leaders. While textbooks and publications can
advise you, they cannot replace the experiential information from others. The focus of this assessment is
understanding leadership from the human resource perspective. In this assessment, you will conduct an
informational interview with a human resource professional and write a paper discussing your findings
from that interview. The assessment focuses on understanding their perspectives on the human
resource leadership role and evaluating the information obtained from this interview as you consider
your approach to human resource leadership. Scenario You work in the Human Resources department and your goal is to be promoted to higher levels of
leadership in the human resource profession. In order to understand how you need to develop your
skills for advanced leadership positions, you decide to conduct an informational interview with a human
resource leader. Leadership Development Challenge For this leadership development challenge, you will conduct an informational interview that focuses on
a human resource leader whose primary role is being a strategic partner to people and organizations
from a human resource capacity. This interview will balance the academic theories addressed in
Assessment 1 with the practical applications of experienced human resource leaders. Your quest for the practical side of human resource leadership should include the following elements:
• Learn about a human resource leader’s role and the challenges and opportunities they face as a
leader and as a manager.
• Analyze the ways in which a leader influences people and organizations as a strategic partner. After conducting your interview, you will summarize your findings and incorporate ideas from your
interview into your personal understanding of leadership. InstructionsConduct an informational interview with a human resource professional in which you explore the
leadership side of human resources. Write a 4–5 page paper that outlines your informational interview with a human resource leader.
Explain the leader’s role and unique perspectives of human resource leadership. You will also analyze
how this advises you on your own perspectives of being an effective human resource leader. Your paper
should be well organized and cover the following elements.
• Introduction.
• Describe the leader’s position and role in the human resource function.
• Examine the leader’s philosophy and approach for being an effective leader and strategic
partner. Be sure your interview covers the following facets of leadership and management:
o The challenges and opportunities of the interviewee as a human resource leader and
how that differs from their role as a human resource manager.
o The leader’s approach to influencing people and organizations as a strategic partner.
o The leader’s advice for being an effective leader.
• Analyze how the leader applies leadership theories to support human resource outcomes. Be
sure to cover the following elements:
o How theories of leadership did or could apply to the interviewee’s role and
responsibilities.
o How theories of leadership resonate with you after the interview.
• Analyze how key interview findings inform your own personal philosophy of human resource
leadership.
o How do insights from the interview connect to your own leadership behavior?
o How do insights from the interview impact your leadership development journey?
• Conclusion. Additional Requirements
• Length: 4–5 typed, double-spaced pages, plus the cover and resources pages.
o The first page should be a cover sheet with your name, the course number, assessment
title, and date. No other information is required on this page.
o The last page should be the reference list.
• Organization: Make sure your assessment writing is well organized, using headings and
subheadings to organize content for the reader.
• Resources: Use 2–3 references and include both trade publications and peer-reviewed articles
to support your assertions with data and/or in-text citations.• APA formatting: Resources and in-text citations are formatted according to current APA style
and formatting.
• Written communication:
o Develop flow with organizational tactics which recognize relationship between the main
topic and subtopics. Review the HR Leadership Development: Human Resource Informational Interview Scoring Guide prior
to submitting to ensure you have met the requirements of the assessment. Competencies Measured By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following
course competencies through corresponding scoring guide criteria:
• Competency 1: Apply leadership and management theories and models to inform human
resource leadership practices.
o Analyze how a leader applies leadership theories to support human resource outcomes.
• Competency 2: Assess strengths and personal leadership capabilities to inform development as
a human resource leader.
o Analyze how key interview findings inform your personal philosophy of human resource
leadership.
• Competency 3: Analyze ways in which human resource leaders build trust and relationships to
create influence in the workplace.
o Describe the leader’s position and role in the human resource function.
o Examine the leader’s philosophy and approach for being an effective leader and
strategic partner.
• Competency 4: Communicate professionally through writing that is organized and supported
and that clearly conveys intended information.
o Develop flow with organizational tactics that recognize relationship between the main
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Research Breakdown Worksheet Diagram
$10.00Assessment 1 Instructions: Research Breakdown
Analyze a journal article to fully understand its content and apply it to your practices.
Introduction
Social psychology is a branch of psychology that seeks a broad understanding of how human beings think, act, and feel within a social context. Research is a key part of what social psychologists use to determine how social influences change human behavior. Reviewing research, also known as literature in the field, is a key skill necessary to ensure the implementation of best practices in psychology. For this assessment you will work on the skills necessary to break down research in order to understand the question, hypothesis, and results. You will take a look at a journal article and analyze it to fully understand its content and apply it to your practices.
Preparation
Select one of the following articles:
- Self-Serving Bias: Sanjuan, P., & Magallares, A. (2014). Coping strategies as mediating variables between self-serving attributional bias and subjective well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 15(2), 442-453.
- Self-Regulation:Critcher, C. R., & Ferguson, M. J. (2016). “Whether I like it or not, it’s important”: Implicit importance of means predicts self-regulatory persistence and success. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 110(6), 818-839.
Highlight the important areas of the article, including the hypothesis, research method, conclusion, et cetera.
Instructions
Complete the Research Breakdown Worksheet media piece by incorporating the following information and submitting the output of the media piece:
- List the full reference.
- Identify the hypothesis or research question.
- Identify the overall conclusion.
- Describe the research method.
- Describe how you could apply this research to your daily personal or professional life.
- Include appropriate in-text citations and journal references.
- Address the appropriate audience and adhere to discipline-specific language.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
- Competency 1: Select credible and scholarly sources in the field of social psychology using information literacy and research skills.
- Identify the hypothesis or research question.
- Identify the conclusion of a research study.
- Describe the research method of a study.
- Competency 3: Apply social psychological research to topics in the field.
- Apply research to daily personal or professional life.
- Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
- Use APA-style citations and journal references; other references may be missing elements.
- Address the appropriate audience in text and adhere to discipline-specific language.
Research Breakdown Worksheet Diagram
Step 1:Case Study Summary
Write 5-7 sentences summarizing the case study.
Step 2:Research Summary
Write 5-7 sentences summarizing the research relevant to the case. (Include supporting evidence).
Step 3:Application of Social Psychology Concept
Write 5-7 sentences describing the application of social psychology concept (Include supporting evidence).
Step 4:Ethical Reasoning Application
Write 3-5 sentences describing the ethical reasoning applications (Include supporting evidence).
Step 5:Critical Thinking Application
Write 3-5 sentences describing the critical thinking applications Include supporting evidence).
QUESTION 1 of 5
Write 5-7 sentences summarizing the case study.
QUESTION 2 of 5
Write 5-7 sentences summarizing the research relevant to the case. (Include supporting evidence)
QUESTION 3 of 5
Write 5-7 sentences describing the application of social psychology concept (Include supporting evidence).
QUESTION 4 of 5
Write 3-5 sentences describing the ethical reasoning applications (Include supporting evidence).
QUESTION 5 of 5
Write 3-5 sentences describing the critical thinking applications (Include supporting evidence).
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3-Year Financial Statement
$15.00Financial statements are formal records of the financial activities and position of a business, person, or other entity. Relevant financial information is presented in a structured manner and in a form which is easy to understand. The analysis of the common-size financial statements can either be a vertical or horizontal analysis statement. Through horizontal analysis of financial statements, you would be able to see two actual data for consecutive years and would be able to accurately do a comparative analysis of each line item. Based on either a horizontal or vertical analysis, you can forecast the future and better understand trends.
For this assignment, present, describe, and illustrate the use of financial statements. You also should form numerical examples to clarify your points. Form clear conclusions on the value gained from the analysis. Form clear conclusion on the value gained from the analysis. The intent is to take a base metric and express the other matrices in the financial statements as a percentage of this base number. In your analysis, you need to present financial rations. For example, the profit margin ratio equals net income divided by sales. Your analysis of the common-size financial statement should be crisp and clearly define the components and matrices that are to be applied to successfully assess the financial statement.
Length: Create a 5-minute video with language that supports the role of financial statements, the metrics, and the financial rations to adequately analysis the company’s profitability and financial health.
References: Include a minimum of 5 scholarly resources.
The completed assignment should address all of the assignment requirements, exhibit evidence of concept knowledge, and demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the content presented in the course. The writing should integrate scholarly resources, reflect academic expectations and current APA standard
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Analysis of Mental Illness Stigma in Criminal Minds
$10.00An Analysis of Mental Illness Stigma in Criminal Minds
Criticizing TV: Final Research Paper
This final paper should be a critical analysis of a specific topic, genre (other than reality TV), theme or any issue related to television production. A partial list of possible ideas follows:
Written assignment: The above list contains only suggestions. Think about the vast amount of television offerings and related subjects. This is your chance to be creative and select a topic that interests you! It is important to remember that this paper should not be a report; instead, it should act as critical inquiry into a specific area with a particular point of view, much like the authors we have encountered this semester.
Your final paper should have a body that is 6-8 pages in length (longer if needed) and follow all APA conventions (including a title page, body, and reference page). You may include links to digital media as supportive content. All evidence must be properly cited in-text and on the reference page. Please include at least four references (with at least one scholarly source outside of class materials)!
To prepare for your essay: • Decide on your subject: One of the most straightforward ways to decide on a subject would be to find a show, or a specific episode of a show, that you are passionate about, and then find a focused critical approach that will shed light on it. Alternately, you can think of some aspect of TV that interests you and then find a show or shows that will allow you to explore that interest and build an argument. Make this work relevant to you personally, or to your academic major, or both. • Focus your topic: Be specific, and narrow your topic both in terms of subject and in terms of the approach you will take to that subject. Then Focus your topic some more. Example of a title for a paper with an unfocused topic: “How False Realities are Created in ‘Reality’ Television.” Example of a paper title on a focused topic: “From Short Hair and Polo-Shirts to Long Beards and Camouflage: A Case Study of Constructed ‘Cajun’ White Male Identities in the Reality TV Show Duck Dynasty.” For the second title, imagine how much more pointed and specific the research questions would be. • Research your topic: Start to find what others have written about your topic, but also look for what has been written about specific aspects of your topic as well. • Turn in a Final Paper Proposal (Using the handout as a template): Please do not be late with this assignment, because I will comment on them and in some cases ask you to revise and resubmit based on how well your topic will set you up for success. Keep in mind the proposal does not lock you into the project: The handout is meant as a tool, both to get you to focus your topic and to allow me to help you to further focus your topic and guide you toward sources; your topic may change somewhat (or a lot) as you work on it. The final paper proposal is worth 5 points. • Research your topic some more: Based on your proposals, I will give you feedback both on the design of the paper itself, and on the kinds of research that you can do to support your argument. Refer to this feedback and the APA resources on Carmen to write your paper. Submit to the dropbox on Carmen.
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Dangers of Medicine
$5.00Dangers of Medicine
In General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry read the Chapter 4 opening vignette titled, An Accidental Overdose and the conclusion at the end of Chapter 4 titled, An Accidental Overdose Revisited. Choose a drug – prescription or over-the-counter, other than acetaminophen, to research.
- What is the main purpose of your drug?
- What is the recommended dosage for your drug?
- What are the potential side effects of your drug?
- In your discussion be sure to identify the functional groups in your drug.
- Also address the mechanism by which the drug works.
Post your answers below and respond to at least two classmates’ posts with substantive responses.