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  • R.K. Mertons middle-range theory of the role-set

    Summarize and briefly critically evaluate R.K. Mertons middle-range theory of the role-set

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): RK Merton — The Role-Set – Problems in Sociological Theory (1).pdf, RK Merton – On Sociological Theories of the Middle Range.pdf

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  • Week 8 Powerpoint (transcript)

    In Week 5 you developed the slide deck for your presentation. For this assignment, you will take this slide deck and record a screen share with audio to present all relevant details related to the six-month progress of your client to your BCBA supervisor. You should be presenting this in a professional manner using behavior analytic language. You are presenting to a BCBA, so you will not need to provide definition for the behavior analytic terms you are using.

    Additionally, you will be completing the provided, which you will upload with the link to your recording. Be sure to review and apply the feedback provided from your instructor on your Week 5 assignment to revise your slides prior to recording your presentation. The slides should guide you through your presentation and include bulleted lists of everything that you will need to expand on in this final presentation.

    Instructions

    Self-Reflection

    Use the to answer the questions and upload to the Week 8 assignment.

    • What did you learn from the feedback provided on your Week 5 assignment? How did the feedback align with your self-evaluation of your Week 5 work?
    • Did you feel like you needed to request clarification related to the written feedback? If not, how did the written feedback help you make your revisions? If yes, did you request clarification via email? Did you request a meeting with your instructor? How did this clarification help you make your revisions?

    Recording Your Presentation

    • Use Zoom or Kaltura to record your presentation. Review or for tips.
    • Voice-over with video screen share of your presentation is required.
    • Webcam video of you in addition to the screen share is preferred, but not required.
    • Record your presentation as though you are in a supervision session with your BCBA supervisor and provide them with a progress report. This should be an uninterrupted presentation you are giving the report to your BCBA. No need to stop and ask if they have questions.
    • Do not exceed 15 minutes during your presentation. Every video will be turned off in the grading process at the 15-minute mark. Anything said after that time will not be graded. Being aware of time constraints when presenting material is an important aspect of planning.

    What to Include in Your Presentation

    Your presentation needs to include the following information:

    • A brief welcome to your BCBA supervisor to the meeting.
    • Audio to support the bulleted list related to client information, referral behavior definitions, function, and significance for change. Remember to include examples and non-examples in your audio.
    • Audio to support the bulleted list related to the setting, materials, funding source, and approved services hours.
    • Audio to support the bulleted lists related to outcome criteria and data collection method for the referral behavior and the labeled replacement behavior.
    • Audio to support the bulleted lists related to interventions and teaching strategies, graphical displays, and progress to goals for the referral behavior and labeled replacement behavior. Remember to include details in your audio discussing the results and the interpretations of those results.
    • Audio to support the bulleted lists related to the supervision process, specifically the process for treatment integrity and interobserver agreement. Remember to include details in your audio discussing the results and the interpretations of those results.
    • Audio to support the bulleted list regarding barriers and highlights. Remember to justify your recommendations for service hours.
    • As you are recording your audio, remember that you will need to mention the scholarly sources you used by name. You do not need to provide details related to how the research was completed, but you do need to associate the author with the content you are using this to support.
    • As you are recording your audio, remember that you will need to mention the specific BACB ethical codes that are cited throughout your presentations. You do not need to read the full code, but you do need to mention the specific number and briefly state how the code(s) applies to the content being discussed.

    Additional Requirements

    • Written Communication: Ensure that you have made the suggested revisions to your slides and that they are free of errors and written to effectively communicate the content and supplement your audio.
    • Voice Recording Communication: The audio aspect of this presentation should expand on the information provided in your bulleted lists. You should not be reading directly from the slides. Instead, use the audio voice-over to expand on points listed on slides to convey key information.
    • Visual Design: Use a visually appealing design and appropriate images throughout the training presentation to maintain audience engagement.
    • APA formatting: Use current APA format and style for the reference slide. Use for guidance in citing sources in proper APA style. See the for more APA resources specific to your degree level.
    • Resources: Include a sufficient number of scholarly and/or professional resources to support your points, which should include your course text (if necessary), behavior analytic peer-reviewed research published within the last 7 years, and the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.
    • Length: Your presentation should be 815 minutes long, with no minimum or maximum number of slides. Any presentation over 15 minutes will be stopped when they reach the 15-minute point. Information past that point will not be graded and will be reflected on the rubric as not being included in your presentation. There is no minimum or maximum number of slides required, but the recommendation is 1520.

    Competencies Measured

    By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

    • Competency 1: Apply ethical, compassionate, inclusive, and professional standards of practice and supervision in the behavior analytic field.
      • Summary and Recommendation: Provide audio to expand on the information in the bullet points that describes barriers, highlights, and recommendations for services hours for the next funding period.
    • Competency 2: Communicate concepts and principles of behavior analysis, including definitions and characteristics, using the professional standards of applied behavior analysis.
      • Self-Reflection: Complete the self-reflection provided in the template and apply suggested revisions to the slides from the Week 5 feedback.
      • APA Compliance and Speaking Skills: Apply APA formatting to references and graphs, speak clearly and appropriately uses behavior analytic terms.
    • Competency 3: Analyze techniques of behavioral measurement and data analysis to display and interpret behavioral data as it applies to the behavior analytic field.
      • Current Services, Goals, and Data Collection: Provide audio to expand on the information in the bullet points related to current services including setting, materials, funding, and hours with clear outcome criteria and a data collection method for the referral behavior.
      • Replacement Goal and Data Collection Method: Provide audio to expand on the information in the bullet points including labeling the replacement behavior, a clear outcome criterion, and data collection method for the replacement behavior.
    • Competency 4: Evaluate research-based theories and findings in the experimental evaluation of interventions and treatment designs in the practice of applied behavior analysis.
      • Referral Intervention Data and Progress: Provide audio to expand on the information in the bullet points on multiple slides related to the full intervention plan, a visual display and bullet points to describe the data, and progress toward goals.
      • Replacement Teaching Strategy, Data, and Progress: Provide audio to expand on the information in the bullet points on multiple slides that labels the teaching strategy, a visual display and bullet points to describe the data, and progress toward goals.
    • Competency 5: Apply behavioral assessment methods for the consideration and selection of targeted outcomes, interventions, and strategies.
      • Client Information and Referral Behavior: Provide audio to expand on the information in the bullet points related to client information, referral behavior definition, function of behavior, and social significance on one slide.
    • Competency 6: Implement principles of applied behavior analysis for modifying client and supervisee behavior, and for developing and monitoring supervision systems for behavior change.
      • Treatment Fidelity: Provide audio to expand on the information in the bullet points that describes how you initially trained your staff; the tool used to collect data; who and how often data was collected, and the target percentage; and provide a graphical display of the results of the supervision data collected.
      • Interobserver Agreement: Provide audio to expand on the information in the bullet points that describes the type(s) of IOA; who and how often data was collected, and the target percentage; and provide a graphical display of the results of the supervision data collected for both the referral and replacement behaviors.

  • Week 4-Green-Tech Application Research

    Week 4 Assignment: Technological Applications that Benefit the Environment

    Introduction: Week 4 Assignment

    Technological applications that benefit the environment include smart waste management, the use of renewable energy, environmental monitoring, and carbon footprint reduction, among others.

    Here are some examples of technological applications that benefit the environment:

    Smart Waste Management:

    • Sensors and Sorting Systems: Sensors can help optimize waste collection by determining when and where it should be picked up, thereby reducing fuel consumption and emissions.
    • Recycling Platforms: Digital platforms can facilitate the recycling and reuse of materials, connecting people and companies with recycling resources and services.

    Renewable Energy:

    • Solar Panels and Wind Turbines: Technology for solar and wind energy production has improved significantly, making these sources more accessible and efficient.
    • Storage Batteries: Energy storage batteries allow for the storage of energy generated by renewable sources, such as the sun or wind, for use during times of higher demand.

    Environmental Monitoring:

    • Drones and Satellites: Drones and satellites can be used to monitor air quality, water pollution, and deforestation, allowing for a quick and effective response to environmental problems.
    • Environmental Sensors: Sensors can measure air quality, temperature, humidity, and other environmental parameters, providing real-time data for decision-making.

    Carbon Footprint Reduction:

    • Electric Vehicles: Electric vehicles and other sustainable transport technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality.
    • Smart Buildings: Smart buildings can optimize energy consumption, reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency.

    Sustainable Agriculture:

    • Smart Irrigation Technologies: Smart irrigation technologies can optimize water use in agriculture, reducing waste and improving efficiency.
    • Drones and Satellites for Precision Agriculture: Drones and satellites can be used to monitor crop health and optimize the use of fertilizers and pesticides.

    These are just a few of the many technological applications that can help protect the environment. Through innovation and collaboration, we can create a more sustainable future for everyone.

    Instructions

    1. Select a mobile or tablet application related to the environment. This can be for water conservation, plant identification, identifying air pollution sources, among others. You must include the following information in your work:

    • Name of the application.
    • Compatible device types.
    • Who developed it, where, and in what year.
    • The objective of creating the app.
    • The cost of downloading it to a device.
    • A step-by-step guide on how to use it, including images of the most important sections of the application.
    • Indicate the utility and importance of the applicationwhat it provides.
    • Indicate how it contributes to the conservation of the planet and the environment.

    Examples of applications: (If you find one not on this list, you may use it as long as it is related to the environment): Applifish, Abouit, My Pollen Forecast, Plume Air Report, Mirubee, Green Globe, Desembasura, Mok Mok, Carbon Tracker, Arbolapp, Green Tips, Troposfera QA, Ecosia, BioBox, EcoApp, GoGreen Challenge, NEAT+, GoodGuide, AIRNow, Noise Watch, Pollution, ecoFootprint, Air Emissions, Piensa en Clima, WWF Together, Fotopedia Wild Friends, Project Noah, iEnviroWatch, Ercot Energy Saver, Fuel Calculator, Recyclart, Eviana, Atlas de Naturaleza, Naturaleza-Magrama, Green Globe, among others. Include no fewer than three references.

    2. Answer the following reflective question: Which of your ideas changed as a result of what you learned while taking this course? This question does not replace the assignment’s conclusion; you must answer it and also write a formal Conclusion for the assignment.

    Submission Date: The week one assignment must be submitted through the platform via SafeAssign before midnight on Sunday of the respective week. Assignments received after 11:59 PM (Eastern Time, USA) on Sunday will lose 10% per day.

    Very Important: To see the general instructions for the assignment, click here.Your work must include a Cover Page, the development of the work including an Introduction, the Content, a Conclusion, and a References page at the end.

    Please cite all your sources. If you are not familiar with them, visit the general documents area in “Start Here” to read about APA standards for submitting assignments. Remember to use quotation marks ( ) when quoting your sources. No more than 20% of your work will be accepted as direct quotes. I want your ANALYSIS, not something copied from the internet.

  • 605 Discussion 6

    After viewing the assigned interview video, you will critically analyze the professional interviewing skills demonstrated by the social worker. This discussion is designed to strengthen your ability to identify, assess, and apply advanced engagement and clinical interviewing techniques used in social work practice.

    Your analysis should reflect graduate-level critical thinking, integration of theory, and professional language.

    In your initial discussion post, address the following:

    1. Identification of Interviewing Skills

    • What specific interviewing techniques did the professional use?
      (Examples: active listening, open-ended questions, reflections, summarizing, empathy statements, validation, confrontation, motivational interviewing techniques, solution-focused strategies, etc.)
    • Provide concrete examples from the video.

    2. Clinical Intentionality

    • What was the purpose behind the techniques used?
    • How did the social workers interventions support engagement, assessment, or intervention goals?

    3. Theoretical Framework

    • Which practice model or theoretical approach appears to guide the interview?
      (For example: Person-in-Environment, Strengths Perspective, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Care, Solution-Focused, etc.)
    • Support your interpretation with evidence from the interaction.

    4. Cultural Humility and Ethical Practice

    • How did the social worker demonstrate cultural responsiveness?
    • Were there moments where cultural factors, power dynamics, or ethical considerations were particularly relevant?

    5. Critical Reflection

    • What did the professional do particularly well?
    • What might you have done differently? Why?
    • How does this video inform your developing professional identity as a clinical social worker?

    Length Requirement:
    Your initial post should be over 500 words and demonstrate integration of course concepts.

    It should include at least 2 academic sources, formatted, and cited in APA.

  • Literature review and methods

    all prior work and instructions are in attachment

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): SSCI notess.docx

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  • Science, Technology, and Society research proposal

    Final Assignment: Research Proposal (STS1) Students enrolled in STS1 will write a research proposal of approximately 1,700 words (Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1-inch margins, NOT including bibliography). Please submit an electronic version in .docx format on Canvas by Monday, March 16 11:59 pm. Please also note that you will need to get approval from your section leader for your research question by the end of Week 8. What is a research proposal? In basic terms, a research proposal sets out the research question that the researcher means to answer, giving details about the significance and impact of that question, as well as the plan for how to go about answering the research question. An effective research proposal conveys why the question is important and serves to get the reader/reviewer excited about the topic and proposed research, as well as showing how the question connects to larger issues in the field (in this case STS) that are important. Research proposals generally follow a specified template here, students will need to deliver the components outlined below for the research proposal. You are not meant to answer the research question in this paper, but rather to present a research question, the significance of that question, and how you would go about answering it if given the chance. What kind of research proposal is expected? STS is an interdisciplinary field your methods for research should fit the particular type of question you are asking. For some questions, approaches from, for example, history, may be appropriate, explaining how you might go about drawing on archival research and primary and secondary sources. For other research questions, methods from social sciences may be more appropriate. For example, if youre interested in examining a communitys perspective on a particular technology, proposing interviews or surveys could be appropriate. A useful way of identifying which methods to use for your project is to do a preliminary review of published research to see how researchers have gone about answering a similar question to yours. Your section leader will also provide guidance on how to go about identifying methods for your research proposal. Students will need to propose a research plan that is empirical meaning it relies on data/evidence you collect or analyze. This may include, for example, archival materials consulted at Stanford Special Collections or other archives, or datasets. Other approaches could involve proposing to conduct surveys, interviews, observations, or experiments. Your empirical approach may be qualitative and/or quantitative, as long as you clearly specify what evidence 1 you will analyze and how. You should propose a realistic, manageable empirical plan typically one primary method (e.g., archival research or interviews or analysis of an existing dataset). Students must also use at least 5 secondary sources to support and illustrate their discussion of their research question, goals and objectives, significance, or approach for their project plan. These may include published articles, books, edited volumes but NOT Wikipedia. You are encouraged to use class readings at least 1 secondary source must be a class reading. How do I come up with a research question? There is no preformulated question for this proposal. Your section leader will give additional guidance on developing your research question. A research question is more specific than a general topic e.g. design of paper clips is a topic, not a question. Find a question that you find exciting and engaging one value of the Meaningless Questions exercises is to point you towards what types of artifacts, questions and STS issues you find most interesting. You also can draw upon the STS list of concepts to consider which issues and questions you felt particularly drawn to. Your research question will need to have a sufficiently narrow scope that you can feasibly answer it through your proposed methods and timeframe, but not so narrow that it could be answered easily through a basic reference search. It is your responsibility to articulate the STS question which your proposal would answer, if approved, and to explain its relevance to our understanding of one or another critical aspect of STS. You will need to tell your section leader your research question and receive approval by the end of week 8 – your TA will give you additional information about submission.. What should my research proposal look like? The research proposal should contain the following 4 parts: I. Framework/Motivation/Introduction (recommended length: 400 words; single-spaced pages): Briefly situate your reader/proposal reviewer in time and space by introducing them to the context and framework(s) relevant to your proposed questions. By framework, we mean the key concepts, theories, debates, or analytical perspectives that shape how your project understands the problem (for example, ideas from STS scholarship about power, infrastructure, expertise, classification, or technological change). Here is a good place to cite secondary sources. You should NOT pretend you are writing a paper for Prof. Mullaney and Prof. Martinez, but rather a committee of grant reviewers who may not have the same level of experience with STS as you, and certainly not with your proposed topic of study. You need to equip your reviewers 2 by explaining (succinctly but thoroughly) the context and framework that they will need to know to understand your proposed research and its potential significance. II. Goals and Objectives (recommended length: 500 words; single-spaced pages): State the scholarly questions you propose to research for your project. These questions should collectively add up to a coherent constellation of questions that helps you explore a specific, researchable, and meaningful question related to STS. This is a proposal for funding/future research, and so you are encouraged to frame your project as exploratory research with open-ended questions. You may also include a set of working hypotheses provisional, revisable propositions that clarify what mechanisms or relationships your research will investigate. These hypotheses should not be framed as expected outcomes or foregone conclusions; instead, they should be treated as testable hunches that your evidence may complicate, refine, or overturn (and you may consider multiple competing hypotheses where appropriate). III. Significance (recommended length: 500 words; single-spaced pages): Based on your current understanding of your proposed area of study, and STS more broadly, please explain the significance of your proposed question(s). Why, given what we now know about your subject area, and STS, would our understanding be propelled forward significantly by your project? What might be some policy implications? REMEMBER: Since this is a proposal for future research, rather than completed research, you CANNOT justify significance based on any sense of expected outcomes of your research. That is to say, the significance of your proposed questions cannot be pinned to one hoped-for/expected answer to such questions, otherwise your research will likely lead to foregone conclusions. Rather, the significance of your proposal must reside in a well-articulated, meaningful, open-ended/non-predetermined PROBLEMATIC that you have arrived at through primary source-based (and secondary source-based) research. IV. Project Plan (recommended length: 300 words; single-spaced page): Lay out in basic terms how you think you could go about answering the research question that you posed. We are not looking for a detailed methodology, but instead ask for you to lay out a basic approach for the research that would address your question. Which specific sources, fieldwork sites, datasets, archival collections, interview subjects, etc. would you plan to make use of to undertake this project, and where precisely are they located? Describe what materials you would examine or research subjects you would engage and types of methods that would enable you to achieve your project goals. For example, if you think a survey would be needed to answer your research question: Who would you like to submit your survey to? What types of questions would you like to ask? What STS concepts or theories might you use to understand or interpret the responses? Your plan should demonstrate the connection between your research question and how you would go about answering it. 3 You also need to provide a full bibliography in any appropriate citation format (e.g., APA, MLA, Chicago) at the end which does NOT count towards the required page length. How do I get help? This assignment is challenging, and it is completely normal for it to feel difficult, especially at first when trying to find a research question. You are strongly encouraged to use your TA and your peers as a sounding board meaning someone you can talk your ideas through with (even before theyre fully formed) in order to test clarity, get feedback on scope and feasibility, and identify what questions or evidence you still need to develop. Enjoy the process, you got this! Note on AI use: Use of language models and/or Generative AI tools (including but not limited to ChatGPT) is not permitted for this assignment and constitutes a violation of the Stanford Honor Code. 4

  • Comparative and global social policy

    Question one: Is globalisation fair? : This question efers to the global economy. Your answer should explore the economic relationship between the global North and the global South. Suggested (not compulsory) ‘comparative’ approach 1: Globalisation is unfair because it means the global North unfairly exploiting the global South, versus globalisation is fair because it allows the global South to catch up’. Suggested ‘comparative’ approach 2: The wealth of the global North is not linked to poverty in the global South, versus the wealth of the global North is directly linked to inequality in the global South. Do not just write what you believe to be true: present the arguments of key, relevant and academically relevant people, illustrating various viewpoints with factual data. You should briefly define globalisation in your essay, but it is assumed that we understand what it means in this context, hence, only one or two lines are needed to do this. Focus your essay on relationships between the global North as the dominant force in the global economy, and the global South, as the less powerful force. You must demonstrate a clear knowledge of key scholarship in this area. use citations and Harvard references please

  • Social Science Question

    Choose one of the following topics and write a minimum of three paragraphs, maximum of six paragraphs. Each paragraph should have 4-6 sentences each. This essay should have at least 12 sentences. Use APA Format.

    Topics: (choose 1)

    -laiseez-faire

    -income inequality

    -economic boom

    -labor market

    -capital market my topic

  • Social science

    Choose one of the following topics and write a minimum of three paragraphs, maximum of six paragraphs. Each paragraph should have 4-6 sentences each. This essay should have at least 12 sentences. Use APA Format.

    Topics: (choose 1)

    -laiseez-faire

    -income inequality This is my assigned topic

    -economic boom

    -labor market

    -capital market

  • Social Science Question

    Answer all the questions