Author: chris

Psychology is a very broad subject that encompasses many areas of specialization. Psychologists have diverse interests and occupations. Many psychologists are involved in specific areas of research, other psychologists are primarily educators, and some psychologists specialize in the helping professions. Psychology offers many interesting career paths. In this assignment, you will explore eight areas of specialization in psychology.

Instructions

Complete the What Psychologists Do…Areas of Specialization worksheet.

1. Identify the Area of Specialization being described for each Topic of Studylisted. (Use the Area of Specialization list provided.)
2. Identify the Key Focus of This Area of Specialization.
3. Use the last column to identify which setting(s) a psychologist in this specialization may work.

Be sure to cite your textbook, or other sources, in the reference section at the bottom of the page. For help in citing sources, click on Academic Resources under Course Home.

For your Week 5 initial post, please visit the American Cancer Society homepage. Go to www.cancer.org and on the home page, click on the arrow under the section, “Learn About Cancer”. There is a list of numerous types of cancers.  Please select one form of Cancer from the list AND that has NOT been posted on by another student (or one of your own from another site or from personal experience).

In your initial post, title it with the specific type of cancer you will be discussing. Each student is required to write their own initial post on one specific type of cancer – no duplicate topic posts are permitted.  One type of cancer per student – this increases the variety of topics to discuss. Research the particular type of cancer you chose and make sure to address and talk about the following questions in your initial post: Which part of the body does the cancer affect? What are some warning signs? Are there any treatments? Approximately how many people are affected with this type of cancer? Are certain people more at risk than others? Is it more prevalent in certain areas of the world?

Also, in your initial discussion post, please respond to the following questions: What are your thoughts about cancer in general? Does it seem that there are more cases of it in today’s society? If so, why might this be the case? Do you think human-made or natural compounds are more responsible for causing cancers? Why is cancer considered to be a failure of the immune system? Do you have any personal experience of knowing someone with cancer? Would you like to share your personal experiences with cancer?

 

paper must be in APA FORMAT.   NO LESS THAN 250 WORDS AND NO MORE THAN 400………..PLEASE DO NOT USE OVARIAN,PANCREATIC,PROSTATE OR BONE CANCER

Your research question may or may not be appropriately answered using a Mixed methodology model. In this assignment you will apply what you have learned about mixed methodology from the readings and the Assignment 1 discussion to your own research question. If your research question is best answered using Mixed methodology, stick with it and complete the critique below. If not, how might you alter your question so that it may be answered using mixed methodology? Although research is driven by questions, for this assignment we are going to turn it around so we may explore the benefits and differences of various types of methodologies. Adjust your question to fit a mixed methods design and complete the critique below.

For Example: In assignments M4A2 and M5A2 you may have had to change your research question so that it should be answered using a different design. The example questions included, “What are the perceptions of students regarding their experiences with faculty mentors”, best answered using qualitative research, and “What types of interactions do students value most with their faculty mentors?”, best answered using quantitative research.

Both of the questions would produce information about the topic of effective mentoring of graduate students. In a mixed methods design there is value and need to gather both quantitative and qualitative data. In this case the qualitative interviews could help provide not only greater insight into the results of the quantitative data, but could provide necessary information if the final goal was to help faculty understand their students’ needs. Note that the mixed methods researcher must determine whether concurrent or sequential data collection will best suit the purposes of the study.  (See Creswell, Chapter on Mixed Methods Procedures: Timing)

 

complete the following research critique for the Mixed methods research you propose. 

1. Research Topic:
2. Purpose of the Study:
3. Overarching Research Question:
4. Specific Research Questions/ Hypotheses:
5. Type of Study: Mixed Methods 

• Mixed method design: (present the elements of quantitative and qualitative and describe how these compliment each other and why it is important to conduct this research as a mixed methods design. find a reason!)
• Overarching Research Question:
• Specific Research Questions:
• Hypotheses:
• Procedure: (How was the data collected? What was the sampling strategy used?)
• Variables/Concepts:
• Instrument(s) analysis:
• Data analysis: Discuss the statistical software, if any, used in analysis of the data and the type of analyses included.
• Consent: What type of consent, if any, will be obtained from the participants?

Question  1                                     850 words (or equivalent if audio option chosen for (a) and Note: Responses to Q 1 (a) and (b) can be done optionally as an audio recording of about 5-6 minutes. Q 1 ( c) must be done as a text based document.

Choose an Australian engineering or other company with which you are familiar or which is of interest to you. With respect to the competition provisions in the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA) that you have studied in this course undertake the following:

(a) Explain the strategies adopted by your chosen company towards regulatory compliance and how this is documented in company’s policies and or through its website.

(b)Comment on the extent to which the competition law compliance strategy reflects and promotes legal literacy and awareness throughout the organisation.

(c) After studying the concepts and legal principles in Chapter 16  of Tony Ciro, Vivien Goldwasser and Reeta Verma, Law and Business, 4^th ed, Oxford University Press Australia, Melbourne, 2014 what recommendations would you make to improve your chosen company’s management activity in competition law compliance?

Question 2

Bronwyn recently purchased a cafe from Espresso Pty Ltd. As part of the negotiations, Tony the Chief Financial Officer of Espresso sent emails to Bronwyn making representations both in relation to the profit in the previous financial year and projected profitability of the cafe for the next 3 years. However, subsequent investigation of the historical accounts revealed that the figures for the previous financial year were grossly overstated and the projections were arguably fanciful numbers concocted by Tony, in order to induce Bronwyn to purchase the cafe. Furthermore, after having now operated the cafe for a period of six months, Bronwyn has realised that the information contained in the emails from Tony were in fact false (this has been established by the discovery of a series of source documents which were located on the premises in a locked cabinet).

Required

Advise Bronwyn of what rights and remedies might be available to her as a result of the conduct of Espresso Pty Ltd and Tony under the consumer protection provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA) and as found in the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) in Schedule 2 of the CCA.

Note: In your answer you are required to discuss relevant sections of the Australian Consumer Law and the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and related case law, as appropriate.

Discuss the role of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in relation to Bronwyn seeking to enforce her rights and secure remedies which you have identified in part (a) of this question.
Question 3

‘The whole point of the move from the centralised system of bargaining at the enterprise level was to get employers and unions dealing with each other face-to-face and responding to their workplace’s particular circumstances, rather than the old game of unions pulling on a strike to oblige the referee to intervene and impose a compromise.’

 

Discuss the above statement with respect to the functions and purpose of  the Australian Fair Work Commission. In light of the above statement, comment on the strategies adopted by the company you analysed in Question 1 to managing the employment relationship.

Do some research on the Internet in order to answer the following question:

How are cloud technologies impacting servers and network electronics used in local area networks of companies subscribing to cloud / SAS services?

US History

 

1.Explain the greatness of Theodore Roosevelt (make sure to include the building of the Panama Canal, winning the Nobel Peace Prize, The Three C’s)

 

2. Select two business leaders and two inventors and discuss what they did and accomplished in creating the modern American industrial landscape

 

3. Pretend you have taken a ride in a time machine back to New York City circa 1900. Tell me about your experience. what did you see and do? What were the key issues of the day (your adventure should include specific factual information)

 

4.Profile the following four individuals who helped to reshape America from 1867-1912. They are as follows – Samuel Gompers, Booker T. Washington, Ida B Wells, and Jacob Riis.

Complete both Part A and Part B.

Part A:

Select a the following issues that court administrators face:

 

 

• Volume of cases in the court system

 

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper to describe the efforts that court administrators have made to address or solve the issue. Have the efforts been successful in addressing the issue?

 

 

Part B:

 

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you summarize the current state of victims’ rights in Florida state (including identifying the existence of any victims’ rights laws) and assess their impact on criminal law proceedings.

 

Include a description of one change you would make in the criminal court system regarding victim’s rights.

 

 

Needs to be in APA, at lease 3 references and NO Plagiarism!!!

Complete the following tasks:

• Research the discovery laws in the state of California. What is discoverable in a criminal felony case? For example, under North Carolina General Statute Section 15A-501, all materials, including photos, notes, phone messages, etc., must be turned over to the state for prosecution of each felony case. Each state is different.

In a 1- to 2-page APA-formatted paper:

• Part I: Compare and contrast any changes your state has made to the discovery laws within the past twenty-five years.
• Part II: Compare and contrast your state’s discovery law to North Carolina General Statute Section 15A-501.

Identify the classification of “meat.” What exists in this category?

Describe the following components (and composition) of meat: muscle tissue, connective tissue, adipose tissue, bone

a. What is myoglobin?
b. Explain myoglobin and the color changes that occur from slaughter to consumption.

What causes the red color in cured meat? Explain.

How can meat be tenderized? Describe natural and artificial processes.

You are reading your food labels and realize you are consuming processed meat.
a. What does this mean? Identify 3 types of processed meat.
b. What is restructured meat?

Explain rigor mortis. Describe the changes that occur in meat during aging.

Explain why it is important to handle poultry properly, both in the raw and the cooked state.

What are the USDA grades for poultry and on what criteria are they based?

How do specific standards for organic chicken vary from that of conventional?

a. Explain why is chicken called “white meat.”
b. Explain the science behind white fibers and red fibers in muscle.

Besides being high in calories, how does fat function in food? Explain each function.

How does the level or degree of saturation affect the melting point of fat? Explain.

What does it mean when people say fat is “plastic?” Explain plasticity.

a. In your own words, explain how butter is made.
b. Why is butter both a desired and undesired fat in food?

You are a food manufacturer and desire using a hydrogenated fat in your food product. What products are available to you? Are these healthy options? Explain.

What are the two types of emulsions? How does these emulsions affect food?

What is the difference between the smoke point, flash point and fire point of fat?

Explain the hydrolytic and oxidative rancidity that can occur in fat.

Explain the crystalline forms of fat in cocoa butter.

Explain the correct storage procedures for fats, meats and poultry.
Vocabulary for a better understanding:
Choose only 8 and write their definitions with your own words.
amphiphilic
lipophilic
hydrophilic
hydrophobic
discontinuous phase
continuous phase
interesterification
hydrogenation
emulsion
surfactant
polymorphism
plasticity
trans fat
hydrolytic rancidity
oxidative rancidity
connective tissue
extractives
collagen
elastin
grading
nitrites
marbling
myoglobin
quality grade
yield grade
trisodium phosphate
growout house
eviscerate
winterized oil
hydrogenated
smoke point
interesterification
flash point
rancidity

Research/Reflective Paper Instructions
This assignment allows students to conduct some basic research on the topic of their choice and then reflect on experiences
that were significant to them as a developing student. You will identify at least two (2) issues from a list of given topics and
then conceptualize the research and literature to the experiences that were significant for you as a developing student.
Students are to find at least 5 scholarly, peer reviewed articles that cover their topic of interest that have been published in
journals, textbooks, or articles in the past decade (NO INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET!!!!!!). They can (and
should) incorporate older references, non-peer reviewed sources, or additional peer reviewed sources. The paper should
include a literature review, synthesis, and reflection. Students will use 12-point font, double-spaced, a minimum of 1100 words
and will not exceed 6 pages (includes a cover page). THEY WILL BE SURE TO CITE REFERENCES ACCORDING TO
APA STYLE, 6TH EDITION.
Topics:
Attachment Theory: relationship to parenting style & psychological health as an adult
Antisocial Personality Disorder: influences of nature vs. nurture; prominence in the criminal justice system
Bullying: causes, who gets bullied; what can parents/teachers do to stop it?
Schizophrenia in Young Women and Men
Change of Perception Based on Attractiveness – Are the Attractive Treated Differently?
Hyperactive Children – The Role of Environment or Biology?
Motivation and its Varied Theories
Is Child Obesity a Reflection of Parental Negligence?
Dating Violence Among Teens
How Do Individual Differences Affect Stress
Role of the environment in the development of personality.
Compare and Contrast the Training, Scope, and Functions of Psychiatrists and Psychologists.
**Words of Advice**
Your research papers are to be prepared in APA format, and as such should include:
1. 1” margins all around
2. Title page centered horizontally and vertically
3. Abstract – second page – a brief summary of your findings
4. References within the document in APA format (NOT footnotes, but author and year in parenthesis).
5. References page after the body of the report (not numbered, but alphabetical by author’s last name – see examples below).
APA Format for References (fictitious samples, to show you the format):
For a professional journal article (as it would appear in the bibliography – alphabetically by author last name):
Freud, S. (1933). The interpretation of dreams. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 5(2), 144-148.
For a book:
Erikson, E. (1958). Psychological and social development through the lifespan. (pp. 104-155). New York, NY: Hardcourt Brace.
In-paper citations (using these two examples). Paraphrase the information, ending with the citation:
“For many adults, unresolved issues from childhood may show up in the latent content of their dreams, when interpreted from
a psychoanalytic point of view (Freud, 1933). In other cases, the difficulties may have more to do with their age and stage of
development. In later adulthood, conflicts may arise from career difficulties, and the feeling that it has become too late to
make major life changes (Erikson, 1958).”
Your paper should address the following:
1. Give a brief background of the subject or problem.
2. What is the significance of this topic/problem? Why is it important for people to understand? What areas of mental or
physical health may it have an impact on?
3. What is already known about this topic/problem?
4. What were the limitations that affected your efforts to research this topic/problem? Are there things that currently limit
what we know about this topic/problem?
5. APPLICATION: how can your research be applied? Address the various possible audiences: by psychologists? By other
mental health and/or medical professionals? By individuals and/or families? By institutions, governments or societies?
6. Relevance: is your research important to work going on currently in the field of psychology? How? Be specific.
7. Include a personal discussion of your thoughts, bias, feelings towards the subject or problem prior to the research you conducted.