Part one: Spark Discussion

Post a 1 to 2 paragraph in your opinion, but also based upon what you have read for this course so far, what side of the “nature versus nurture” argument aligns more with your thinking? Is it biology or environment that has the greater influence on your actions and reactions to events and stimuli that occur in your everyday life? Why?

To prepare for part two: Biological and Behaviorist Perspectives of Temperament

• Review the Learning Resources for this week.

Course Text: Cervone, D., & Pervin, L. A. (2016). Personality: Theory and research (13th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Chapter 9, “Biological Foundations of Personality” (pp. 261–298)

Chapter 10, “Behaviorism and the Learning Approaches to Personality” (pp. 299–332)

http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/skinner.html

https://www.npr.org/2010/11/18/131424595/siblings-share-genes-but-rarely-personalities

https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are

https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/40/3/563/740639

• Consider how biological and behaviorist theories apply to your experience with temperament—both your own and that of others you know well.
• Based on the Learning Resources and your experience, take a position on whether biology or environment is more influential in explaining temperament.
• Research in the Walden Library or other sources for a scholarly resource that provides additional evidence for your position.

Part two: Post a response to these two questions that includes the following:

• In your own words, explain how temperament is viewed from the biological and behaviorist perspectives.
• State your position on whether biology or environment is more influential in shaping and explaining an individual’s temperament. Support your position with findings from the Learning Resources, the scholarly resource that you found, and examples from your experience.

To prepare for Part three: Comparing and Contrasting Biological and Behaviorist Theories

You will consider a case study: Jane and John. They are fraternal twins who have grown up together in the same family, but who have very different temperaments. You will compare and contrast biological and behaviorist theories to understand and explain the differences between Jane and John.

• Consider these descriptions of Jane and John. Keep in mind they are fraternal twins. Although their age is not given, from their activities they are teens in high school.
  • Jane is very outgoing. She enjoys large gatherings of friends, participates in many extracurricular activities in school, and is a cheerleader and captain of her volleyball team. She loves to travel, meet new people, and experience different cultures.
  • John is a quiet and studious young man. He loves to read and to listen to classical music. He has a small, intimate circle of friends who share the same interests. He is captain of his school’s chess team, and his idea of the perfect sporting event is a chess competition. He is not interested in travel—unless he is going to a chess competition.
• Review the Learning Resources for Week 5 and consider the similarities, differences, strengths, and limitations of the biological and behaviorist theories of personality.
• Consider how both biological and behaviorist theories would explain the differences in Jane and John.
• Consider which approach you agree with more and your reasoning. (Note that you may take the same basic position that you have in the Discussion this week or a different view based on these siblings.)
• Be sure your analysis applies specifically to Jane and John. Your Assignment should not address siblings in general.

For part three submit a 2- to 3-page paper that includes the following four questions:

• Compare and contrast biological and behaviorist theories by explaining the strengths and limitations of each theory.
• Apply the behaviorist theory in explaining the differences in the siblings Jane and John.
• Apply the biological theory in explaining the differences in the siblings Jane and John.
• Explain which approach is most effective for understanding the differences between Jane and John, and defend your reasoning.

For your Final Project, you may write a paper.

It must be four to five pages in length, plus a title page and reference list, formatted according to APA style.

Please note that you must properly cite your sources according to APA style.

To complete this project:

Choose from one of the topics below and analyze its history from 1877 to the present.

Select four specific events or developments that span the years covered by this course, based on their impact on the topic. Two of the events must be from before 1945 and two events must be from after 1945. You must assess how the events in relationship to the topic changed over time and explain how the changes occurred. Please refer back to your Week Three Assignment, consider your instructor’s comments and make any necessary revisions.

Write an introduction with a thesis. Your thesis should summarize the main conclusions that you discovered while researching your topic and that you will support with a logical argument based on evidence (sources). Please refer back to your Week Three Assignment, consider your instructor’s comments, and make any necessary revisions to your thesis statement.

Connect each of the events or developments you have chosen back to your main thesis. The information presented must be organized and in chronological order.

You must use at least four sources in your paper other than the textbook, with at least two primary sources and at least two document. Please refer back to your Week Three Assignment, consider your instructor’s comments, and make any necessary revisions.

Choose one of the following topics:

Native Americans/American Indians

For example, a student writing a paper about the topic African Americans might choose the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Power Movement as two of their events. In that case, the paper would provide a description of the two movements. It would explain what each one revealed about the role of African Americans in broader American society in, respectively, the 1920s and the late 1960s, explain how and why the roles of African Americans in the 1920s differed from their roles in the late 1960s, and explain how events in the 1920s may have contributed to developments in the later decade.

Writing the Final Project

The Final Project

Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of project

Student’s name

Course name and number

Instructor’s name

Date submitted

Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.

Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.

Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.

Must use at least four scholarly resources other than the textbook, including a minimum of two primary sources. Your secondary sources must come from the Ashford University Library. For help locating primary sources refer to the HIS206: Primary Sources Research Guide

Must document all sources, including images, in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Please use the four events below along with the references and the thesis provided or a thesis that is similar.

Event 1: 1877 to 1945

1. Death of Sitting Bull

2. December 15, 1890

3. Little Eagle, South Dakota

4. Chief Sitting Bull, the Sioux warriors, Federal police

5. Chief Sitting Bull was a wanted man after being responsible for the death of General Custer during Little Big Horn. He was a big threat because of his resistance to the assimilation and Major Laughlin put an order out for his arrest. When Sitting Bull was approached an altercation happened and it lead to his death.

6. This was a significant historical event because he was looked up to by many along with the fact that his death was by being shot in the head from behind which left a lot of people questioning just how much of an altercation it really was.

Event 2: 1877 to 1945

1. Curtis Act

2. 1898

3. Indian territory in Oklahoma

4. Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole tribal nations and the United States government

5. The federal government was under pressure to provide more land for its citizens.

6. It overrode the Natives rights to their land and mandated it to their citizens.

Event 3: 1945 to the present

1. Indian Claims Commission Act

2. 1946

3. Throughout the U.S.

4. The U.S. Government and the Native Americans

5. Treaty enforcement compliances not being made along with outcries from the Native Americans who wanted what was rightfully theirs.

6. Commision was made to settle the Native Americans grievances. Native American Tribes were given five years in which to file their claim(s), prove their original title to the property in question in order to bring the suit up for possible settlement. By the end of it all more than $800,000,000 was made out in settlements combined.

Event 4: 1945 to the present

1. National Indian Youth Council (NIYC) was created

2. 1961

3. Throughout the U.S.

4. Native Americans from every tribe

5. The many years of suffrage and being mistreated along with almost all of their land being stolen from them. The painful process that the Government put them through to assimilate them into the “civilized” world.

6. It gives the younger generation of Natives a voice and lets them be known that they are just as important as any other race that lives in the U.S.

3. Sources

Primary Sources

APA Citation for Primary Source 1:

Edgren, R. (1922, February 18). Indian Thorpe Greatest Sports Marvel Of All Time. Evening World. Retrieved from http://chronclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1…

Annotation for Primary Source 1:

The thesis is mainly of how great of an athlete Thorpe was and it helped show a front of how assimilation was working with the Natives being “normalized”. It raises questions of how some Natives were assimilating and joining the “civil” world. It helps prove my thesis because I can use this as a counter argument and then use other sources and facts to prove that it was just a front put up to ease the common people who were still resistant to Natives assimilating into their world.

APA Citation for Primary Source 2:

Records of the Indian Claims Commission. (2015, August 15). Retrieved January 29, 2018, from https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-record…

Annotation for Primary Source 2:

This is a record of the Indians Claim Commission Act which is overall the Natives being able to get recommissioned for land lost that was originally theirs. It helps my thesis by showing how long it took for the Natives to finally be able to even get recognition that they had unrightfully lost land and were many years later being reimbursed for stolen land.

APA Citation for Secondary Source 1:

Macfarlane, J. (2010). ‘Chief of All the Sioux’: An Assessment of Sitting Bull and Lakota Unity, 1868-1876. American Nineteenth Century History, 11(3), 299-320. doi:10.1080/14664658.2010.520929

Annotation for Secondary Source 1:

The author’s thesis is that Sitting Bull was fighting for a vision that was not possible, which is one supreme chief over all of the tribes united when really each tribe wanted things as they were before. This helps prove my thesis because it emphasizes how they were fighting the assimilation into the U.S.

APA Citation for Secondary Source 2:

Peter Iverson, a. (2012). Red Power Rising: The National Indian Youth Council and the Origins of Native Activism. ByBradley G. Shreve. (,University of Oklahoma Press,2011. xviii + 275 pp.$34.95). (2), 323. doi:10.1525/phr.2012.81.2.323

Annotation for Secondary Source 2:

The author’s thesis is over how the National Indian Youth Council was created in a way for many activists to band together and stand up for their ancestors and to try and preserve what is left of their culture. It helps me prove my thesis by showing how even after all has been settled their are still activists making sure that they continue to get their rights.

Book used: Barnes, L. & Bowles, M. (2014). The American story: Perspectives and encounters from 1877 [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

4. Thesis Statement

Thesis:

Assimilation of the Native Americans into the United States was a long and grueling process that was fought every step of the way from both sides.

The forum discussion for the previous module required students to consider the self-managed team concept from the perspective of leadership. For this module, students will be expected to think about what is needed from the individual team members.

Students are to create forum posts for either of the alternatives listed below.

1. Analyze yourself: Based on what’s been described in the lectures and readings about the ideal member of a self-managed team, do you feel you have what it takes to be effective team member? Why or why not? What do you perceive as your strengths, and what aspects of your mindset and behavior would need to be tweaked?
2. Do you know anyone who you feel would flourish as a member of a self-managed team? If so, please describe this person, focusing on the characteristics which make that person a great team member.

Be sure to comment on at least one post by a fellow-student, too! Remember to be gracious when someone responds to your post – answer questions, or say something relevant to keep the conversation going.

Portfolio Project #1 provides data from a hypothetical organization. The data can be found at the bottom of the page.

You will create a strategic plan that aligns the human resources (HR) function with the organization’s mission, vision, and objectives. The overall scope of the Portfolio Project is to create a “Shared Services” structure for HR that will be housed at the organization’s corporate offices.

Individual Sections:

Outline:

Prepare an outline of your plan project. Please use APA format and include a two- to three-sentence description of each section.

Annotated Bibliography

A solid foundation of research will support the theoretical base and practical applications of your strategic plan. Prepare an annotated bibliography of the 10 or more sources you have selected.

Purpose Statement

Most of us are aware of the term “purpose statement” but are unsure of its real meaning within an organization. It is a statement describing the organization’s purpose, or the reason for its existence. The purpose of an organization reflects a desired position in the marketplace. It should accurately answer to the questions below. The purpose statement is the written summary of those answers.

• Who are we?
• What do we do?
• For whom do we do this?
• How do we know when we are getting it done?

The purpose statement is the written summary of those answers. The most effective purpose statements are short, concise, and direct. A good purpose statement is between 2–3 sentences.

Answer the four questions above and create a purpose statement for your HR department.

Name your company and decide the service they provide or products they manufacture.

10 Page Paper:

Required Topics – Be sure to cover the following:

• Strategic Contribution,
• Personal Credibility,
• HR Delivery Metrics,
• Key Performance Measurements (KPM),
• Action Plan for each functional area,
• HR mission statement,
• HR vision statement and objectives.

Your strategic plan should include:

• Title Page
• Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• Body of your plan
• Conclusion
• Reference Page
• Appendix (optional)

Submission requirements:

• Ten pages minimum (not including the title page, table of contents, reference page or appendix) will be needed to complete the project.
• Support your analysis and recommendations with 5 credible sources documented in accordance with APA guidelines

Now that you have all of the necessary information/components, assemble and complete your mini-grant application.

Up to this point in this course you have:

1. Described a health-related problem for an educational program and identified a mini-grant for development.
2. Developed a concept paper for your health educational program.
3. Developed a budget.
4. Discussed community partnerships, coalitions, and personnel.

Remember, this is a practice exercise, so you will not actually be submitting your proposal /application to the funding source; you will merely upload the document by the end of this module for review by me. Nevertheless, here are some things to keep in mind were you to actually await a decision on your proposal: