01 Oct Applied Behavioral Sciences Capstone Community Change
Applied Behavioral Sciences Capstone
Community Change
Write a two- to- three- page paper (excluding title and reference pages) that identifies a problem faced by your community. Discuss how a model of community change could be implemented to improve the problem.
Describe six features of your community (e.g., cultural make up, size, and locality).
Define the problem (e.g., obesity, environmental pollution, teenage pregnancy, graffiti, truancy, gangs, drugs, child labor, or insufficient educational programs) and explain why the problem is detrimental to the community.
Select a model of community change identified in the textbook and explain how it could be implemented to improve the problem.
Identify:
At least three aspects of the problem you think that the model will be most successful at solving and provide reasoning as to why.
At least three aspects of the problem you think that the model will struggle to solve and provide reasoning as to why.
The bulk of your paper should focus on the third component above (the model of community change). Your paper must include a minimum of two scholarly sources and be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
ABS497 Applied Behavioral Sciences Capstone
Week 3 Assignment
Communication PowerPoint Presentation
Develop a 10- to12- slide PowerPoint Presentation designed for training the staff at a local high school. The PowerPoint Presentation should focus on strategies that promote communication skills among adolescents.
Students are encouraged to approach the assignment creatively, adding graphics, visuals, charts and/or graphs to their work. Slides should be designed to address the selected topic clearly and concisely. Each slide should be developed with professional presentation style (e.g., bulleted items in brief statements rather than complete sentences). Notes should complement the slides and provide details useful to the speaker if an oral presentation were to be given.
Creating the PowerPoint Presentation
The PowerPoint Presentation:
Must be 10 to 12 slides, and formatted according to APA style as outlined by the Writing Center.
Must include a title slide with the following:
Title of the training
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must present a thesis statement regarding why social skills training would be appropriate for adolescents.
Must explain different types of communication (e.g., aggressive and assertive).
Must share four strategies on how adolescents could improve their communication skills.
Must create at least three hypothetical scenarios of problems that adolescents might encounter, including one that involves cultural/ethnic issues. The scenarios should show how adolescents could use improved communication skills to solve these problems.
Must develop conclusions that reiterate the opening thesis statement, include a summary of the social skills training discussed, and offer evidence of its effectiveness.
Must use at least four scholarly sources (in addition to the course text), including a minimum of two from the University of Arizona Global Campus Online Library. References are to be provided as needed within the slides.
Must include a separate reference slide, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
ABS497 Applied Behavioral Sciences Capstone
Week 4 Assignment
Professional Cover Letter and Resume
Cover letters and resumes are recommended, and in some instances required, for job applications. To find available positions, you can look on www.Indeed.com (Links to an external site.) or www.monster.com (Links to an external site.). Make sure to find a position in your area, as you’ll want to make sure you understand the needs of your local employers. To begin, identify a position that interests you as a potential career opportunity.
To begin this assignment, watch the Developing a Professional Cover Letter and Resume webinar (Links to an external site.).
Developing a Strong Cover Letter: Cover letters allow you to clarify, detail, and expand on your most relevant skills and competencies. In addition, a cover letter allows you to showcase your written communication skills.
Using the job description, identify three skills or qualifications that match your background and type them out.
Next, using the format suggestions from both the webinar and cover letter sample, create a three- to four-sentence paragraph that communicates the three matching skills and/or competencies you would like to highlight for the employer. The goal is to tailor the body of your cover letter to the position you seek.
It is important that you have a compelling cover letter. To write an impactful cover letter, you need to answer the following questions before you begin composing it. Starting with these questions will help provide a clear and concise message for the person reading your cover letter.
Why are you interested in the position? Consider what makes the position, organization, or company of interest to you.
What three skills or competencies do you possess that match the skills the employer is seeking in a candidate?
You can find these skills by viewing the job description. These specific skills are the reason every cover letter should be unique for each job for which you apply.
The Cover Letters (Links to an external site.) resource contains step-by step instructions for creating a cover letter including: formatting suggestions, tips regarding how to highlight your best skills and qualification and how to tailor your letter for specific job you wish to apply to.
Developing a Strong Resume: Creating a strong resume is an important component of successful job searches. Your resume, along with your cover letter, serves as your personal marketing documents and your first impression to prospective employers. To create a strong resume, you must first identify the message you want the reader to receive and determine the skills and qualifications you would like to highlight on your resume. The characteristics you highlight are generally based on the position you would like to apply to. A strongly written resume demonstrates your ability to attend to details and distinguish relevant from irrelevant information.
o prepare your resume:
Login to My Career through your Student Portal (Links to an external site.). Revisit your career goal and identify the top 3-5 skills or qualifications that make you a strong candidate for this career/position.
If you already have a resume: Use the resume resources (Links to an external site.) to update your resume and target the industry or occupation you are seeking.
If you do not have a resume: Use resume resources (Links to an external site.) to develop one. You may also use the resume template found at https://rise.articulate.com/share/NCFc9KIWJypWTY9PVwgA5FrPRWbmgv-o#/ (Links to an external site.) under the Resume heading. Target the resume to the industry or occupation you are seeking.
Note: You may choose the position you selected in the Week 1 Post Your Introduction Discussion 1 for this assignment as long as you did not received any feedback from your instructor that your choice was not appropriate.
Your cover letter should be up to 1 page in length and your resume should be 1 – 2 pages in length. Submit your completed resume to Waypoint for grading.
It is recommended that you submit your cover letter and resume as two separate documents.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
ABS497 Applied Behavioral Sciences Capstone
Week 5 Assignment
Imagine that you are a researcher and are conducting a study to investigate a community problem. Using behavioral research principles, select a macro systems problem to investigate (there are many suggested in the textbook, e.g. domestic violence, homophobia, sexual abuse, delinquent gangs) and design a study to solve this community problem.
The purpose of your Final Paper is to solve this community problem.
The Final Paper should be eight- to- ten pages (excluding title and reference pages) that includes the following components:
(Please note that for the purposes of offering instruction, examples have been given below about a research study involving the use of financial reward programs to combat truancy. Please make sure that you create a study that does not investigate the same content.)
Introduction – This section should include a brief summary of the community problem that will be addressed, as well as the approach that will be used to investigate and solve the problem.
Statement of the problem – The purpose of this section is to specify the main research question (e.g., Does enrollment in a financial reward program reduce truancy?) and define the community problem in more depth (e.g., truancy), analyzing why it is a problem. In addition, you will explain the problem-solving method you plan to employ (e.g., enrollment in a financial reward program) and state your main hypothesis. (e.g., Enrollment in a financial reward program is expected to reduce student truancy in the short term, but its long-term effects are difficult to predict.)
Literature Review – In this section, research findings pertaining to both the community problem and problem solving method need to be illustrated. (e.g., Relevant articles may include those on the prevalence of truancy, the impact of truancy, previous methods used to combat truancy, and the benefits of financial reward programs.)
Methodology – Explain how your Final Paper will investigate the problem. How will the study be designed? How many participants will be involved in the study and how will they be recruited? (e.g., Four classes at a local high school will be given the opportunity to participate in the research study. Two of these classes will be enrolled in the financial reward program.) How will data be collected? (e.g., Truancy data will be collected on all of the participants for the six months preceding the reward program, for the duration of the program, and for the six months after completion of the reward program.) What statistics will be used to evaluate the data? (e.g., Inferential statistics will be conducted to compare the truancy levels of the group of students participating in the program with those of the group of students who are not participating in the program.) Ethical considerations should be discussed to ensure that no unethical research is suggested.
Conclusions – This section should contain concluding remarks about any potential problems that might be encountered in conducting this research study. It should also include speculations on the potential results of the study.
Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:
Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Must include a title page with the following:
Title of paper
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 five scholarly sources, including a minimum of three from the University of Arizona Global Campus Online Library.
Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
