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Critically evaluate strategies for the eradication of such biases, and for establishing recognition of differences and inclusion within the curriculum.

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Item #1 – Equality of Educational Opportunity

Topic:  Discuss the issues surrounding the so-called “feminization of poverty,” and the impact of this process on equality of opportunity for education.

Format: approx. 2100 words

Sources: Number of sources: 10

Please ONLY use academic sources and also refer to course readings:

Gaskell, J. (1993). Feminism and Its Impact on Educational Scholarship in Canada. In L. Stewin & S.             McCann (Eds.), Contemporary educational issues: The Canadian mosaic (2nd ed.) (pp. 145–160).                Toronto: Copp Clark.  https://wcs.lms.athabascau.ca/file.php/241/readings/Gaskell_1993.pdf

Perry, G. (2003). “A concession to circumstances”: Nova Scotia’s “unlimited supply” of women teachers,               1870–1960. Historical studies in education, 15(2): 327–360.       http://historicalstudiesineducation.ca/index.php/edu_hse-rhe/article/view/458/620

Item #2 – Multiculturalism, Culture and Identity in the Classroom

Topic: “A commitment to equity means a commitment to social justice. This includes a commitment to removing established barriers and biases in school policies, programs, and practices so that the intended learning outcomes may be achieved by students of all societal groups, including those that have been traditionally disadvantaged.  (** Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum Document 1993, cited in Varpalotai, p. 242)

1) Discuss the above statement in relation to traditionally disadvantaged groups within the education system and the “established barriers and biases” that exist for these groups.

2) Critically evaluate strategies for the eradication of such biases, and for establishing recognition of differences and inclusion within the curriculum.

** Varpalotai, A. (1995). Affirmative action for a just and equitable society. In R. Ghosh & D. Ray (Eds.),                 Social change and education in Canada (3d ed.) (pp. 240–253). Toronto: Harcourt Brace.

Format: approx. 2100 words

Sources: Number of sources: 10.

Please ONLY use academic sources and also refer to course readings:

 

Fleras, A., & Elliott, J. (2003). Unequal relations: An introduction to race and ethnic dynamics in Canada (4th ed.). Toronto: Prentice Hall https://wcs.lms.athabascau.ca/file.php/241/readings/Fleras_Ch10.pdf

 

* It can be argued that multiculturalism is more than a policy description.  It could be an ideology used to inform and guide Canadian society. Multiculturalism prescribes a set of ideas and ideals consistent with the principles of cultural pluralism and modeled after the liberal virtues of freedom, tolerance and respect for the individual.

What factors in the organization and community create or contribute to resistance?

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Guiding Questions

Planning for Community and Organizational Change

This document is designed to give you questions to consider and additional guidance to help you successfully complete the Vila Health: Planning for Change assignment. You may find it useful to use this document as a pre-writing exercise, an outlining tool, or as a final check to ensure that you have sufficiently addressed all the grading criteria for this assignment. This document is a resource to help you complete the assignment. Do not turn in this document as your assignment submission.

Change Proposal

Draft a change proposal to justify your recommendation for improving the health of the community and establish the change as a priority for the next budget cycle.

Identify the benefits of proposed health care system changes and its implications for a community.

  • What are the direct benefits of your proposed changes?
  • How will improvements in overall health affect the community?
  • What evidence supports your claims?
  • What is the possibility that stakeholders jump to conclusions that are unfounded, given the nature and scope of the change? How would you avoid this risk?

Describe potential barriers to change in an organization or community.

  • Why do people resist change?
  • What factors in the organization and community create or contribute to resistance?
  • What evidence do you have to support your claims?

Develop strategies for changing barriers into opportunities and resolving conflict.

  • What are the drivers of change in organizations and communities?
  • What is your vision for change?
  • What are the expected outcomes and timeline?
  • How will you communicate with stakeholders and overcome resistance?
  • How will you resolve conflict among competing interests?

Develop a strategy for helping organizational stakeholders understand and evaluate the proposed changes to an existing health care system.

  • Who are the key stakeholders in the organization?
  • What influence do they have on your proposal?
  • How will your proposed changes affect the organization?
  • What data and information will you provide to decision makers?

Develop a grant proposal and associated budget for a proposed change to an existing health care system.

  • Be specific and thorough in identifying budgetary requirements.
  • Consider how you can present a compelling argument to the funding authority.

Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.

  • Write with a specific purpose and audience in mind.
  • Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and APA formatting requirements.

Support assertions, arguments, propositions, and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.

  • Integrate relevant and credible evidence from 3–5 peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications.
  • Is your supporting evidence clear and explicit?
    • How or why does particular evidence support a claim?
    • Will your reader see the connection?
  • Did you summarize, paraphrase, and quote your sources appropriately?

Submission Reminders

  • Have you identified the benefits of proposed health care system changes and the implications for the community? Have you provided supporting evidence?
  • Have you described potential barriers to change in the organization or community and provided supporting evidence?
  • Have you developed sound strategies for changing barriers into opportunities and resolving conflict?
  • Is your plan for helping organizational stakeholders understand and evaluate proposed changes to the existing health care system complete?
  • Is your proposal well-supported by 3–5 sources of relevant and credible evidence?
  • Is your proposal properly formatted and 3–5 pages in length, not including the title page and references page?
  • Did you proofread your writing?

What statistical test should be used to analyze these data?

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1.

   

A college student is interested whether there is a difference between male and female students in the amount of time spending working out each week. The student gathers information from a random sample of male and female students on her campus. Amount of time spend working out is normally distributed. The data appear below.

Males Females
7 5
5 9
9 8
10 3
6 10
2 5
4 9
  1. a) What statistical test should be used to analyze these data?
    b) Identify Ho and Ha for this study.
    c) Conduct the appropriate analysis.
    d) Should Ho be rejected? What should the researcher conclude?
    e) If significant compute the effect size and interpret this.
 

 

 

2.

A student is interested in whether students who study with others devote as much attention to their studies as do students who study alone. He believes those who study alone devote more attention to their studies. He randomly assigns participants to either group or individual study conditions and has them read and study the same passage of information for the same amount of time. Participants are then given the same 10-item test on the material. Their scores appear below. Scores on the test represent interval/ratio data and are normally distributed.

Group Alone
6 10
5 9
6 7
5 7
6 6
6 6
7 8
8 6
5 9

 

  1. a) What statistical test should be used to analyze these data?
    b) Identify H0 and Ha for this study.
    c) Conduct the appropriate analysis.
    d) Should H0 be rejected? What should the researcher conclude?
    e) If significant, compute the effect size and interpret this.
 

 

 

 

3.

A researcher believes exercise reduces anxiety in women. She identifies a group of women who had not exercised before but are now planning to begin exercising. She gives them a 50-item anxiety inventory before they begin exercising and administers it again after 6 months of exercising. The anxiety inventory is measured on an interval scale and higher numbers indicate higher anxiety. In addition, scores on the inventory are normally distributed. The scores appear below.

Before After
46 44
41 40
42 39
47 46
43 42
45 43
  1. a) What statistical test should be used to analyze these data?
    b) Identify Ho and Ha for this study.
    c) Conduct the appropriate analysis.
    d) Should Ho be rejected? What should the researcher conclude?
    e) If significant, compute the effect size and interpret this.
 

 

 

4.

A researcher is interested in comparing the self-esteem of students who volunteer for community service versus those who do not. The researcher assumes that those who complete community service will have higher self-esteem scores. Self-esteem scores tend to be skewed (not normally distributed). The self-esteem scores appear below. Higher scores indicate higher self-esteem levels.

No Community
Service		 Community Service
33 41
41 48
54 61
13 72
22 83
26 55
  1. a) What statistical test should be used to analyze these data?
    b) Identify H0 and Ha for this study.
    c) Conduct the appropriate analysis.
    d) Should H0 be rejected? What should the researcher conclude?
 

 

 

 

5.

You noticed in a training class that it appears that more men tend to sit near the door and more women opposite the door. In order to determine whether this difference is significant, you collect data on the seating preferences for the students in your class. The data appears below:

  Males Females
Near the Door 25 14
Opposite
the Door		 12 20
  1. a) What is the statistical test that should be used to analyze these data?
    b) Identify Ho and Ha for this study.
    c) Conduct the appropriate analysis.
    d) Should Ho be rejected? What should the researcher conclude?

 

hat type of strain or challenges does storing all of this data for processing pose to the organization. What are some of the solutions?

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Mid Semester Paper Instructions:

Within 5-7 pages, please give your thoughts on the “Clinical Information & Health Information Exchange: Two Technologies Come Together at the Moment of Need” article.  Regardless of your position, please use research and data to support your thoughts on the topic.  Please incorporate different research topics and information we have covered in class to date. Conclude with what your suggestion for how these technologies will play out over the years to come. Please support your research, data, and decisions. Consider things such as where the industry is today, security, interoperability issues, and lack of standards.  The following questions must be answered in your paper:

  1. What type of strain or challenges does storing all of this data for processing pose to the organization. What are some of the solutions?
  2. We’ve talked about the explosion of HIS pertaining to healthcare. How has the HITECH Act and The Accountable Care Act contributed to this explosion?
  3. What are the potential positive impacts of clinical analytics on value based healthcare delivery?
  4. What are the barriers to successful implementation of the Health Information Exchange? How do we overcome them?
  5. What challenges does interoperability of systems pose on information sharing?
  6. In your own words, tell me about the outlook of these two technologies over the next three to five years.

Florida animal portfolio:Describe adaptive strategies that relate to development of the young.

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Florida Animal Portfolio

 

Guidelines:

  • Student will photograph 25 different animal species. (insects, spiders, birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, snails, etc.)
  • Identify the animal by common name AND scientific name.
  • Show geographical distribution of the animal. (include migratory behavior if relevant)
  • Describe the general habitat that the animal is commonly found.
  • Describe adaptive strategies of the animal that relate to feeding
  • Describe adaptive strategies that relate to development of the young.
  • Describe adaptive strategies that relate to defense mechanisms.
  • Include interesting fact about the animal.
  • Describe key characteristics that aid in identification of this species.
  • This project can be done as a PowerPoint, Portfolio, or Poster.

What is the Southern strategy and how did it begin the criminalization of race associated with mass incarceration?

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Race And Crime book PDF chapter 5 & 6 and for last questions their is a link I connected at the bottom of the 4th question and just based off the officers hostile approach, and the cop was not indicted on the charge.
1) How does urban renewal connect to crime control of the poor?
2) What is the Southern strategy and how did it begin the criminalization of race associated with mass incarceration?
3) What is postwar racial liberalism and how did it contribute to the beginning of mass incarceration?
4) In a paragraph, please reflect on Mr. Gerald Smith’s guest lecture and the opinion’s publication we handed out. What did you learn? What were you surprised by? And what connections did you draw to the content of our class?

Video: Pittsburg police release body camera footage of officer fatally shooting man

Why is it sometimes difficult to trace the impact of star candidates in electoral polls?

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Lab #6: Polls

Step 1: Consult the website https://blog.338canada.com/2018/11/welcome-to-338canada.html#metho

Step: 2: Answer the following questions in this document. Write one short paragraph (minimum 100 words) for each answer.

  1. Of the demographic data used in the Canada338 model (languages, age density curves, household income, etc.), which factor do you think is most useful in determining voting patterns? Please explain your answer.
  2. Are you convinced by the method (and formula) used in weighing polls? Please explain your answer.
  3. Why is it sometimes difficult to trace the impact of star candidates in electoral polls?
  4. Which electoral outcome did the Canada338 model MOST accurately predict: the Ontario 2018 election, the Quebec 2018 election, or the Alberta 2019 election? Explain your choice using exact statistics drawn from the websi
  5. Go to the “The site divides Canada into seven regions” section, click on “Quebec”, locate your home district for the 2019 federal election, and click on this district’s name. Using the information available about your district, and using your own observations of the 2019 federal election, explain why the winning party or candidate in your district defeated its rivals

What impact did “credit crunch” effect have on the UK stock market during the 2008 recession?

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N1554 FINANCIAL INSITITUTIONS AND MARKETS ASSIGNMENT OUTLINE.

Your report can be based on one of the four topics discussed below. The report should be typed on A4 paper, Times New Roman, 12 point font, aligning text to both left and right margins, double spacing and should be no more than 1,000 words, excluding the reference page(s), bibliography and appendices (if applicable). Marks will be deducted for excessively short or lengthy reports. Separate word counts should be displayed on the first page of the coursework.

REPORT QUESTION.

Discuss and critically evaluate one of the following questions/statements:

  1. What impact did “credit crunch” effect have on the UK stock market during the 2008 recession?
  2. Analyse impact of securitisation on banks’ liquidity and developments in the field of global securitisation in the post 2008 recession period.
  3. Can Vicker’s regulation in the UK and Volcker’s rule in the US prevent a next financial crisis?
  4. What is the role of CRA’s in debt capital markets and do these institutions have any conflicts of interest?

PLAGIARISM

“Plagiarism is the practice of presenting thoughts, writings or other output of another or others as original, without acknowledgement of their source(s).” All material used to support a piece of work, whether a printed publication or from electronic media, should be appropriately identified and referenced and should not normally be copied directly unless as an acknowledged quote. Text translated into the words of the individual student should in all cases acknowledge the source. For further information please see:

 http://www.sussex.ac.uk/s3/?id=35&jquery=off

Before submitting the essay, you should check through it to ensure that:

  • any material that has been identified as originally from a previously published source has been properly attributed by the inclusion of an appropriate reference in the text;
  • direct quotations are marked as such (using “quotation marks” at the beginning and end of the selected text); and
  • citations are included in the list of references.

Were there errors in punctuation, grammar, or spelling? Did your paper conform to the formatting requirements?

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OPTIONAL PAPER ASSIGNMENT
You have the option of submitting one written assignment. The assignment is to conduct a
psychobiography in which you will think more critically about course content and apply it in an
insightful way. Specifically, you will use theories, models, and/or perspectives (approx. 3) in
personality psychology (e.g., Big 5 or HEXACO model, change/stability over time, psychoanalytic
theory, attachment, motivation, gender, culture, adjustment, personality disorders, or
subcomponents of theories/perspectives depending on the breadth and focus) to describe, analyze,
and interpret the personality of a person. Students may choose any individual, including themselves
(although this can prove to be the most challenging case study for some), a family member, a friend,
a public figure (e.g., a celebrity, a political leader— with the exception of the case studies reviewed in
class ), or a fictional character (e.g., a character from a novel or movie). Students may choose to focus
on the individual’s personality development, their current state, and/or a specific aspect of the
individual. The audience should be someone who has completed PSYC-305A .
PAPER ORGANIZATION: The paper should be organized as follows: Start with a brief introduction to
the person or character. Provide important background information, such as date and place of birth,
date of death, residence, family characteristics, etc. In the case of a fictional character, also briefly
describe the source. The introduction should end with a thesis statement describing the goals or
purpose of the paper. [Approx. 3⁄4 to 1 page for intro.] You will then analyze the person’s
personality, applying theories and research (learned in class, presented in the textbook, and/or from
other sources) but avoiding lengthy reiterations of course content. Ensure that your analysis is
thoughtful and in-depth. You may include interpretations of scores (i.e., ratings of yourself or
another) on personality questionnaires to support analyses. [Approx. 6-8 pages for body of paper.)
You should then make some concrete conclusions, in which you integrate and connect your analyses,
compare and contrast theories and models, discuss limitations of theories and models, and/or
formulate broader conclusions about the subject of your analysis. [Approx. 1-1.5 pages for
discussion/conclusions.]
PAPER REQUIREMENTS: The written assignment must be typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times
New Roman or similar font, and 8-10 pages in length (not including title page and reference
section) with 1-inch margins. Your paper should also include a title page and a reference section,
but not an abstract. First-person perspective and direct-quoting are acceptable for this assignment,
although the tone should remain formal and non-colloquial (i.e., non-conversational). Although it is
not necessary that you use sources of information beyond the lecture material and textbook, the use
of additional resources generally strengthens a paper. Accordingly, you are encouraged to cite
additional resources (e.g., books, peer-reviewed papers). Note that Wikipedia may be used *only* to
cite information about celebrities or fictional characters. Any sources of information that are
referred to in your paper should be referenced according to the guidelines provided by the American
Psychological Association (i.e., APA). If you are not familiar with these guidelines, please refer to the
APA Publication Manual or inquire at the University Library for further information. The library has a
handout summarizing APA citation procedures available at
http://www.library.ubc.ca/pubs/apastyle.pdf. A tutorial on APA style is available at
http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx. Headings are optional (but often
helpful). When citing lecture content , please use the following formatting:
In-text citation: (King, year)
Example : As was noted in class (King, 2019), Freud’s theory ….
Reference section: King, D. (year). Lecture number [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://URL.
Example : King, D. (2019). Lecture 11 [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://connect.ubc.ca.
Use lower case letters to distinguish among different lectures in both the in-text citation and
reference section: Example : As was noted in class (King, 2019a), Freud’s theory …. In contrast,
Maslow noted… (King, 2019b).
PAPER GRADING: The paper will be graded for content—that is, how effectively you analyzed the
individual’s personality. For example, did you provide a sufficient and accurate review of the theories
that you selected? Did you accurately interpret the theories in your analysis of the individual? Did
you support your claims with appropriate and sufficient biographical evidence? Did you exhibit
thoughtful, independent thinking in your analysis? Were you creative, demonstrating new ways to
think about the theories? Did you note the strengths and weaknesses of the theories that you used?
Did you compare and contrast the theories in your paper? The paper will also be graded for style,
mechanics, and formatting—that is, how well your paper was written. For example, did your paper
contain a clear statement of its purpose or objectives (i.e., thesis statement)? Was your writing clear,
concise, and easily understood, with appropriate word choice and university-level academic tone?
Was your paper well organized, characterized by effective transitions between ideas and a logical
flow? Were sources of information paraphrased appropriately and integrated effectively into your
writing (if applicable)? Were there errors in punctuation, grammar, or spelling? Did your paper
conform to the formatting requirements? Were all sources of information referenced according to
APA guidelines? Your paper should be at an advanced level and reflect a high degree of critical
thinking.
PAPER SUBMISSION: Hard copies of assignments must be turned in at the start of class on the due
date noted in the course schedule, and cannot be emailed or given to me or a TA outside of class.
Because this is an optional assignment, no late papers will be accepted in any circumstance and no
special accommodations will be made. All papers must ALSO be scanned by “TurnItIn” by 11:59
PM on the day of submission .
TURNITIN: TurnItIn is a service designed to detect and deter plagiarism.
Through this service, students’ papers are scanned and compared to over
5 billion pages of content located on the Internet or in TurnItIn’s own
proprietary databases. The results of comparisons are compiled into
customized “Originality Reports” that are forwarded to instructors and
contain several measures of plagiarism. Papers that have not been scanned by TurnItIn by midnight
on the due date will not be graded and will receive a grade of “0.” Please submit your paper in the
exact same form as the hardcopy submission (i.e., do not remove your title page or reference
section). Originality reports of 30–40% or higher should be of concern . If you are worried about
potential plagiarism in your paper, it is strongly advised that you submit your paper early to TurnItIn
and, in the case that your paper demonstrates significant overlap, make appropriate changes before
the final submission. Students will be able to view their originality reports and resubmit before the
deadline.

What are the facts of the case? How did it end up at the Supreme Court? What are the arguments on each side? What authority does each side cite to support their argument?

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You will need to write a 10-14 page paper on a Supreme Court case using the following guidelines.

  1. Choose a case from the list below that interests you. You may want to do some brief research on a few of the topics before committing to one.
  2. Your paper should expand on the case brief elements we have been discussing this semester. Your paper should cover the following:
    What are the facts of the case? How did it end up at the Supreme Court?
    What are the arguments on each side? What authority does each side cite to support their argument?
    What do other cases say about this? (You may want to discuss this prior to discussing each sides’ arguments.)
    What is the Court’s analysis?
    What is the Court’s conclusion… who wins, and why?
    What do you think? Include your own thoughts, such as: What will the implications of this decision be on businesses in the future? …On citizens? Do you agree with the outcome? Do you think the political make up of the Court influenced this outcome? Does the evolution of the law on this topic support that notion? Do you think this decision will be overruled in the future, and if so, why? These are just a number of prompts for you to think about; you can include other thoughts you might have on the subject. This section should be at least 2 pages, and closer to 4.
  3. You will be graded on the accuracy of the information you provide, the clarity of your writing, your grammar, and whether your paper demonstrates thoughtfulness, effort, and understanding of the issues. Sloppy papers written a day or two, or even a week, before the due date will likely earn a low grade. Papers that are plagiarized will receive zero credit and will be referred to the Dean.
  4. To avoid plagiarism, you should cite your work appropriately. Legal writing follows its own citation style, which is esoteric and beyond the expectations of this course. However, I do expect you to credit ideas to the original authors using the type of citation format you are most comfortable with. When you are providing the background information and summary of arguments from the case, you do not need to cite the case after each sentence, but if you directly quote language from the case, you should make sure that it is in quotation marks to indicate as such.
  5. The last page of your document should be a references sheet, which does not count toward the overall page count of your paper. Your references sheet should consist mostly of court cases, and not secondary sources such as news articles or television clips.
  6. All work MUST BE SUBMITTED IN .PDF, .DOC, OR .DOCX FORMAT.  Any other formats, such as .pages, will not be accepted after the deadline. If you accidentally submit an early draft, submit your final draft before the deadline. I will only look at the last submission.