Week 5 Assignment: Online Library Exercise and Annotated Bibliography

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Assignment Instructions
Week 5 Assignment: Online Library Exercise and Annotated Bibliography
Description: The assignment will help the student begin to identify research questions and the strategies to answer the question from week 3 assignment.
Part 1: Go to the APUS Online Library and watch the following videos:
http://www.apus.edu/Online-Library/online-research/search/library-video-tutorials.html
Navigating Your APUS Library
APUS Library Tour | 2:41
Take a quick navigational tour of your APUS Library
Research
Getting Started with Library Research | 4:50
If you’re not sure where to begin your research, then this is the video for you!
Finding Books Using the APUS Books & eBooks Catalog | 1:51
Learn how to use the APUS Books & eBooks Catalog to find books for your research.
Finding Articles Using Summon | 2:21
Learn how to tailor your Summon search using filters to return relevant articles to support your research.
Finding Articles Using Subscription Databases |3:31
Learn how to find and choose the best database to search for relevant research on your topic.
Finding Articles Using a Journal Search | 2:25
Learn how to track down a specific journal or full text to a specific article.
 Part 2: Annotated Bibliography
Using the library, locate two articles from journals of interest (eg. American Journal of Public Health)  
Complete the Annotated Bibliographies for two scholarly sources.  This is a formal bibliography that includes citations of sources with summary and evaluation information for each source. The emphasis is on finding accurate, reliable sources and providing a clear summary and evaluation for each source.  Please see attached for examples on how to complete the Annotated Bibliography.  
If you need any help, the librarians will answer questions and help you find what you need.
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Assignment Instructions:
Please review the Weekly Assignment Grading IRubric prior to submission (Click on View IRubric      in the main Assignment List page).
Assignments are due in the Assignment portion of the classroom by Sunday, 11:55 p.m. EST each week. Make sure you read and understand the directions and requirements for each Assignment. Please ensure you cite your references in APA format with a minimum of 3 references (You may use your textbook as a reference and you should have a minimum of 2 academic outside references).  Assignment will be graded based on the following areas: Foundation and synthesis of knowledge, application of knowledge critical thinking, writing skills, and organization of ideas and format.  Refer to Library Online Resource Center for any research assistance.  Refer to the Student Handbook for policies relevant to academic honesty and other procedures and policies related to this course. Assignments submitted late without advance notice will receive a 5% per day late penalty and will not be accepted for grading five (5) days past the due date.   
    

For the memo, you should imagine that you are a state or city government policy advisor.  Your governor or city mayor needs your boss to brief them on a critical problem facing your community

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Policy Memo Topic Proposal
No due date was set by the instructor.
Assignment Details
Open Date Apr 2, 2018 10:52 AM
Graded? No
Resubmissions Allowed? No
Assignment Instructions
Instead of a final exam, this course has a policy memo due in Week 8.  I want to help shape your work and scope your research.  Please submit a short (no more than 250 word) summary of your policy memo topic during Week 4 of class.  
For the memo, you should imagine that you are a state or city government policy advisor.  Your governor or city mayor needs your boss to brief them on a critical problem facing your community.  You need to develop a memo that will help your boss “get smart” on the problem and come up with some potential solutions.  It is important to select a topic that is very specific.  As an example, selecting “education reform” is too general.  However, looking at whether your community should expand charter schools or accept new testing standards is better scoped.  This specificity will help with your research too.
The full memo requirements are under the Assignments Tab along with a memo template plus the grading rubric to the assignment.  

Assignment One: Health and the media

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Assignment One: Health and the media
Due: 11:55pm ET Sunday Week 2
Overview
The media plays an important role in providing information for the public. In terms of health, social media, documentaries, and other news sources can provide health education to those without access to health education and information, or supplement the education and information that people have access to. The purpose of this assignment is for us to examine a health focused documentary, identify the agenda of the fimmakers, evaluate the quality of the sources used in the film, and describe the positive and/or negative role that media can play in health education.
Please see the attached sample assignment for additional guidance.
Instructions
Construct a 3-4 page paper that explores each of these three areas:
Identifies a documentary focused on a major health issue
Summarizes the agenda of the documentary, providing sociological relevance
Evaluates the quality and credibility of the sources used in the documentary
Describes the role that popular media, and increased access to documentaries can play in educating the public about major health issues. Identify both strengths and challenges.
Need documentary ideas? Here are a few:
Supersize Me, 2004
Sicko, 2007
The Meth Epidemic, 2006
The Deadly Deception, 1993
Sick Around the World, 2008
Generation Rx, 2008
The Business of Being Born, 2008
Food, Inc, 2008
The paper should be typed, double-spaced, 1” margins, arial or times new roman 11 pt font, and saved as .doc. The paper should be in APA format (cover page, running header, major heading, subheadings, in-text citations, and reference list),
Late Policy:
See the Syllabus for the late policy.
Disclaimer
Originality of attachments will be verified by Turnitin. Both you and your instructor will receive the results.

Describe why the science of psychology places more emphasis on results based on scientific studies than it does on personal experiences and anecdotes.

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In this assignment, you will take a retrospective look at your life history. First, choose an area of the brain and explain what it does, as well as how it would impact an activity from your daily life. Then, analyze the roles of nature and nurture in shaping the person you are today. Next, describe the influences of culture, environment, and biology on your gender-role behavior. Subsequently, discuss possible sources of inaccuracy and bias in any retrospective analysis. Finally, discuss the reasons why systematic scientific studies are considered more valuable than individual accounts
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
Section 1 (1-2 paragraphs):
Choose one of the following areas of your brain and explain what it does:
Thalamus
Reticular formation
Brain stem (pons and medulla)
Cerebellum
Limbic system
One of the four lobes of the cerebral cortex
Explain how the area you described contributes to a specific activity from your everyday life. (Example: During horseback riding, the cerebellum integrates information from the motor systems and balance system.)
Section 2 (1-2 paragraphs):
All of us have been shaped by both nature (biology) and nurture (environment), making us the persons we are today. In most cases, it is difficult to completely disentangle the separate effects of nature vs. nurture with much certainty. However, we can make some educated guesses based on our knowledge of familial tendencies that we may have inherited, as well as knowledge of our environment and experiences. In this section, we ask for you to make some educated guesses about the roles of nature and nurture in your life.
Describe the role of nature (biology) in shaping what kind of person you are today. Provide a specific example of the role of nature.
Describe the role of nurture (environment) in shaping what kind of person you are today. Provide a specific example of the role of nurture.
Section 3 (1-2 paragraphs):
Describe the influences of culture, your environment, and biology on your gender role behavior.
Use specific examples from your own life to explain your answers.
Section 4 (1-2 paragraphs):
Discuss the fallibility of memory in terms of bias and inaccuracy when you reflect on your past.
Identify specific memory biases that could affect how you remember your past. Include factors related to cognition.
Use specific examples from your own life.
Section 5 (1 paragraph):
Describe why the science of psychology places more emphasis on results based on scientific studies than it does on personal experiences and anecdotes.