In Week 3, you were exposed to early criminological theory and psychological theory. The scenario included a male who has had a difficult time over the past year. It is time to consider potential origins of male’s criminal behavior. The male spent some time documenting his offenses in the scenario. Based on what you learned in Chapter 5 (early and classical theory) in the book Introduction to Criminology Theories, Methods, and Criminal Behavior, 8th ed. by Frank E. Hagan, determine whether or not any of the early or classical theories explain his offending. Explain which ones and why. You also learned about biological and psychological theory in Chapter 6. Based on your learning determine whether or not any of the biological or psychological theories explain the male’s criminality. Explain which one and why. If you had a chance to ask the male questions about his life in order to further determine the origins of criminality, identify what you might ask and why.

Topic 1: Compare and Contrast Tim-21 with another media interpretation of AI e.g. Ava in Ex Machina or Wall-E

Topic 2: Compare and Contrast the humans in Descender with humans another media interpretation of AI e.g. Ex Machina or Blade Runner

Topic 3: Pick a villain in Descender and compare/contrast them against villain in another media interpretation of AI e.g. Ex Machina or Star Trek

Topic 4: Create your own compare and contrast topic about Descender and another media interpretation of AI

Task Overview:

• Make notes about the signs and symbols in both texts & whether those signs and symbols change for different people/Robots in the movie
• Develop a hypothesis about your topic
• Use research and visuals from the film to back up your thesis
  • If you are using any film outside of the one shown in class, you will need to get approval.

Project Requirements and Breakdown

A Successful Essay Will Have

Introduction:

* A title specific to the topic

* An attention getter

* Background on the topic (please make it clear which prompt you are answering)

* End with your thesis

* A clearly stated thesis (your opinion – your 1-2 sentence response to the essay prompt) which speaks to the “so what” of the issue and is not merely a list plan of development.

Body:

* Topic sentence that is related to the thesis

* Supporting evidence

* Quotes from the text (Remember to cite the quotes)

* Consideration of and rebuttal against the other side of the topic

Conclusion:

* DO NOT bring up a new topic

* A suggestion of the consequences of your position for society, readers, individuals, what you want to happen in the future, or how the author might feel about your position, etc.

Works Cited Page

• That cites all sources using current MLA guidelines.

MLA WORKS CITED EXAMPLES:

• Format:

Example:

Evaluation Criteria for Your Essay:

I will use the following criteria to evaluate your position paper:

1. Have you engaged the readers’ interest at the beginning and throughout the paper?
2. Have you chosen an arguable position and defined it carefully (e.g. placing the issue in its historical or cultural context, citing specific instances to make the issue seem less abstract, or establishing or redefining the terms of the debate)?
3. Have you organized your paper into an introduction, body (containing several paragraphs), and conclusion?
4. Have you included at the end of the introduction a thesis statement that asserts a clear, unequivocal position on the issue you have chosen and, possibly, forecasts the stages of the argument, identifying the main reason or reasons that you will develop and support in the essay?
5. Have you given reasons why readers should take your position seriously?
6. Have you organized your reasons into a logical order (e.g. placing the strongest reason last and the second-strongest reason first, with the other reasons in the middle)?
7. Have you supported each reason with examples, facts, analogies, statistics, anecdotes, or quotes from
8. authorities? Remember: you need 5 quotes from the readings.
9. Have you anticipated readers’ questions and their positions on an issue, counterarguing as needed?
10. Have you signaled explicitly the move from one topic to the next using forecasting statements, transitions, topic sentences, rhetorical questions, and/or summaries?
11. Have you cited at least 5 quotes in your essay, using MLA in-text (parenthetical) citation strategies correctly?
12. Have you integrated the sources into your essay, using signal phrases to introduce long quotations or incorporating shorter quotations into the sentences smoothly?
13. Have you included an MLA Works Cited at the end of your essay?
14. Are the sentences clear and correct?
15. Is the essay between 1000-1200 words. Longer papers will be returned for editing.

Rough Draft of Final Project – Proposal

The purpose of this assignment is to transform the planned “deliverables” (refer to page 422-424 of the course textbook) from your Week One Proposal into the production of your Recommendation Report in a rough draft. This draft will provide an opportunity to integrate your understanding of how to use technical writing skills to advance a project from its inception to a well-designed and purposeful report that includes text, graphics, and scholarly research. The draft of your Recommendation Report should demonstrate your ability to apply course concepts to produce suggested solutions to a problem or issue of concern that you may experience in your current or future career (refer to pages 470-474 of the textbook). Continue to research the topic you chose in Week One and develop your Recommendation Report, based on your Week Two Outline. The report should show ongoing consideration of the primary and secondary audiences that you analyzed in Week One.

Your Recommendation Report draft should use effective headings and lists (if applicable). See pages 282-284 of the course text. Incorporate the planning, design, and writing processes learned in this course, and be sure to cite all sources in APA format.

Your rough draft this week should be four to five pages in length, exclusive of the title page, references page, glossary, and any other appendices. It should have at least one, but no more than three, well-placed, appropriately-sized graphics. The final and expanded version of your Recommendation Report (due Week Five) should be eight to ten pages in length, exclusive of title page, references page, glossary, and any other appendices. Use the sample Recommendation Report on pages 487-511 of the course text to help yourself get started and to help you make sure you are including all the appropriate sections (refer to page 492).

You must include the following in your Final Project – Recommendation Report draft:

• A title page (page 479).
• An abstract (page 479.
• A table of contents and corresponding page numbers (480-481). This table should closely correlate with subheadings, and figures in the body of the Recommendation Report.
• A table of graphics/illustrations (page 483). This table should closely correlate with subheadings, and figures in the body of the Recommendation Report.
• A one-page executive summary (pages 483-485).
• Body, including an introduction (problem, solution, background, data sources, scope and limitation) that ends with a clear thesis statement or initiative to solve the identified problem, methods, results, conclusions, and recommendations (pages 476-478).
• A concluding paragraph that restates the paper’s main ideas.
• Glossary that provides a comprehensive overview of specialized terminology appearing in the Recommendation Report (pages 476, 484, 486-487).
• Effective, useful, and properly cited graphic aids (maximum of three). For citation guidance, see pages 486-487.
• References page in APA format (pages 620-632).
• Include at least four sources (from Week One Assignment) in addition to the course textbook that are amply and appropriately cited in the text of the document and listed on the Reference page. Two sources must be scholarly journal articles from the Ashford University Library.

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Assignment Details

In this assignment, you will reflect on the work you have done overall in the course and address the following:

Note: Make sure you have access to the Unit 9 assignment grading rubric in the Course Resources and have reviewed it. Your paper will be graded in accordance with this grading rubric ensure you are meeting all requirements for this assignment.

To complete this Assignment, please use the Unit 9 Assignment Template.

• Degree Plan
  • Identify your intended concentration area (behavior analysis, addictions, general psychology, or industrial/organizational) and briefly provide an overview of the field as you understand it.
  • Review the following degree plans, 2016 Graduate Psychology Degree Plans, You will have to reproduce your selected degree plan in your Assignment.
• Licensure/Credentialing Plan
  • Provide an overview of your understanding of the licensure and/or credentialing required for your chosen profession.
  • Discuss what specific licensure and/or credentialing is required. If no licensure and/or credentialing is required for your chosen profession, provide information that substantiates this finding. Also, if no licensure and/or credentialing is required at the Master’s level, research and discuss what licensure and/or credentialing is required at the doctoral level.
  • Identify the governing body(ies) who oversees licensure and/or credentialing for your chosen profession. Provide a direct weblink to this governing bodies.
  • Discuss the specific steps and requirements that will lead to licensure and/or credentialing in your specific state. It is important to be very specific. Be sure to include education and degree, accreditation, exams, and internships, as well as state licensing and certification requirements
  • Discuss any areas required for licensure and/or credentialing that are not addressed through your specific Master’s or Psychology degree plan.
• Career Plan
  • Discuss specific career goals. Where do you see yourself professionally in 3 years, 5 years, and 10 years?
  • What licensure and/or credentialing, or further education will you need to be able to meet your career goals?
  • After reviewing the Kaplan University Career Center resources, share an overview of your findings and how you will utilize these resources throughout your program.
  • Throughout the course, we have discussed other Kaplan University resources that will support you throughout your Master’s degree experience and beyond. Share what resources you will use. Discuss how you will utilize these resources.
  • Provide an overview of other resources (outside of Kaplan University) that you have explored to support you as work toward your career goals? Discuss how how you will utilize these resources throughout your program.