Abnormal Psychology

For the research assignment, you will be asked to show your level of competence in understanding abnormal psychology and abnormal behaviour. First, please read through the vignette titled Disco Di, as well as the supplemental document regarding Disco Dis historical information (both documents can be found on eClass under the Research Paper Topic). After reading the vignette, I would like for you to research and discuss content in 3 areas 1. Diagnostic Features/Differential Diagnosis; 2. Cultural/Gender and Social/Environmental Factors; 3 Paradigm & Treatment Methods. You will also be asked to write an introduction and conclusion for the paper.
The paper must be no more than 5-6 double spaced typed pages (12-point font) excluding the title page and references. You must have at least 5 scholarly, peer reviewed, journal references in your research paper and (e.g., American Psychologist, Psychological Bulletin). They must be current (i.e., within the last 10 years). The paper must be in APA style; consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA, 2019) or www.owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/. You will also be asked to cite and reference your arguments with pertinent theories and research in abnormal psychology. Research support is a good thing!!

Quantitative research case study

1. Please read through the assignment briefing for the work.

2. Writer must be familiar with SPSS.

3. The lecturer’s interpretation on this assignment can be viewed/ download at :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rg0lz7tck8h7e1q/Video-20210608_131835-Meeting%20Recording.mp4?dl=0

4. Additional bonus will be given base on the quality of work

ABA – Single research design

Find a SINGLE research design study / article on JABA (journal of applied behavioral analysys, that also has a graph depicting the research results, and fill out the attached form / outlines delineating all the details. The PowerPoint explains exactly how to fill out the form. Its very important that the research should be SINGLE DESIGN! study on ONE PERSON.
The topics should be on motivation and learning. How motivation effects learning.

ssignment 3: Environmental Issues relating to Native North America (Academic Article)

Assignment #3 is a 3-4 page, double spaced, review of an environmental issue that relates to native North America, that is an academic article from an online database.
In this assignment, you should begin by stating what the issue is, which region of native North America or which tribal group the article refers to, as well as the title of the article, author, and source of the article.
You should then answer the following questions about the article/issue:
1) do you think that this issue affects any other groups in native North America?
2) does the article have an opinion on the issue? does it offer a solution or resolution to the issue?
3) would you consider the issue presented “a negative” issue (one that may have negative effects on the environment) or a “positive issue” (that may have a positive impact on the environment?
4) What do you think about this issue?
The most important part of this assignment is choosing an article which is about an American Indian environmental issue. Please do not choose a topic that is NOT appropriate for this course (don’t choose “healthcare” or “alcoholism” or “mascots” etc.) You will receive a “0” for an incorrect topic.

Extended Essay for IB written for Computer Science

I have shared the following :
1. The topic
2. The IB Guide for Extended Essays
3. The link my teacher shared to help understand the topic
4. I should be able to use python code to analyze the dataset.

The topic is Advances in Neural Networks to enable better AI performance in the field of e-commerce recommendations.

I should be able to use python code to analyze the dataset.
Please read the following link for more details.

Data Science and Machine Learning in the E-Commerce Industry: Insider Talks About Tools, Use-Cases, Problems, and More

Personal Appreciation

Please proof the following-

Personal Appreciation
Personally and sincerely, I thank everyone who has contributed or taken their time to acknowledge my accomplishment. The journey was amazing and challenging in equal measure, to the extent that sometimes I often thought I would never complete. However, with encouragement from friends, family, and strength from GOD, I conquered my way through tight and demanding schedules, endless abstracts, non-yielding results, and sleepless nights. The numerous challenges along the way were sometimes overwhelming, reducing me to tears while experiencing self-doubts consumed with heavy disappointment for even thinking someone of my age could accomplish this difficult milestone. Nonetheless, through great sacrifice and support from friends and family, I was gifted the courage and motivation to boldly push forward through the over-stretching activities, schedules, and relentless studies.
Therefore, I can attest that I am a walking testament. So, when you are driven, dig down deep in your spirit and look yourself in the mirror, have that discussion with yourself. It can be done! The expectations I placed upon myself constituted my stepping stones to becoming the person I wanted to be, for ME! Without a doubt, your immeasurable contributions have inspired me to reach a different and higher level in my academic and professional achievements, something I could only imagine would elevate me to become the very best I can be. I am most thankful for critical thinking which allows me to decipher and defend what I actually believe in, which proved to be valuable during my defense. (indeed, education is a privilege).
Moreover, as a parent, we are all proud of our children and their accomplishments, and we hope to leave them with a personal footprint someday. I sincerely pray I have done this. I also hope that during this journey with my husband who accompanied me he also experienced a vibrant and satisfying educational experience, with much hope that our daily interactions incredibly contributed to a positive impact on our overall relationship.
This experience has taught me that wherever you are in life, whatever you decide to pursue, you are on your own time. This is not about outdoing anyone; it is about elevating yourself. To all the missed phone calls, missed gatherings, through the health scares, losing friends and family to covid-19, I am deeply sorry; I thought I had enough time.
I continue to leave my friends and family with this reminder-Distance is not an indication of not being loved, and oceans are not barriers. I encourage everyone to cross bridges! Cross those oceans! Break barriers! Shatter glass ceilings! Do whatever it takes!
Once again, I genuinely express my gratitude to everyone for your support and contributions to my success. Because of you I was able to strengthen my own subconscious to achieve my personal goals. Indeed, I can say that this achievement is our shared contribution, which I believe could not materialize without such family support that you provided me. Furthermore, your contributions and support enabled me to become open and receptive to change, all thanks to having valuable family and friends always standing next to me, Always pushing me, always reminding me. Therefore, I am incredibly grateful for your time and effort in steering me in the right direction.

Watch the epigenetics video from PBS available as a YouTube link in this folder (second item in the folder). Begin your paper by defining epigenetics in your own words and discussing your reaction to the video.


The YouTube video

Instructions for Reaction Paper
The Reaction Paper Assignment
You will be writing a 1,000 word Reaction Paper in this course using the instructions and links found below. You will be completing the following tasks and gathering the following information for your paper:
Watch the epigenetics video from PBS available as a YouTube link in this folder (second item in the folder). Begin your paper by defining epigenetics in your own words and discussing your reaction to the video.
Interview your family members and complete the Family History-Dr. Oz.pdf Click for more options . Find out which disease(s) you are most at risk for.
Research and locate one article on epigenetics and whatever disease you are most at risk for (select a study on research conducted on humans) from a reputable academic source:
Reputable Sources:
journal articles
government publications based on research
Do not use:
magazines of any sort, whether they are on paper or online
Websites of any type, including epigenetics websites
Wikipedia
How to Perform Your Research
Use the College Library in person or online (log in with your new MDC ID number (the one that is all numbers). Your password is the last four digits of that same MDC ID unless you have changed it.
Read the epigenetics article you find. Continue your paper with a discussion of the epigenetics article. Be sure to paraphrase (put things in your own words) and be sure to cite the author(s) of the article you find using APA style (see the section below on using APA style). Aim for about a page for this part of your paper.
Discuss the concept of epigenesis in light of your family history and the article you read. Aim for one page for this section of your paper.
Complete the Living to 100 Questionnaires. Integrate your findings on the questionnaire into your discussion. Aim for another page.
Discuss how you can improve your health and longevity in light of your findings in this questionnaire, your understanding of epigenetics, and your knowledge of your family history. This should be your final page.
You can go over or under a page for any of the sections of the paper as long as your total paper is 1,000 words not counting the references.
General Rules for an “A” Paper (check your paper against this list)
1,000 words
Original work; plagiarism score of less than 10% (90% original work)
Double-spaced, 12-point font, 1-inch margins
Covers all 6 tasks
Spellchecked
College-level grammar
Cite your article APA style (author & year within body of paper; full reference at end)
No abstract, no cover
Place your name and reference number on the first page. Use page numbers.

Submit the paper by the deadline in the Schedule and also in the Calendar. The box will open at the beginning of the semester so that you have time to submit your paper, review the originality report, and resubmit your paper if necessary until you have a plagiarism score of under 10%. Be sure to use the Turnitin Grammar Checker to ensure that your paper is well written and ensure that you have spellchecked everything. If you resubmit your paper, note that it takes 24 hours for your new score to show up in the Turnitin Drop Box.
Submission to Turnitin Drop Box
The Turnitin Drop Box is in Blackboard. You do NOT have to go to Turnitin to submit your paper. Turnitin is a plagiarism checking software. It checks to see if your work is original. I have set the Turnitin Drop Box so you can submit your paper as many times as you want until the due date. That will allow you to check your plagiarism score and see where your work is not original. You can then rephrase that section and put it into your own words. The expectation in this course is that your paper scores no more than 10% in plagiarism (90% original work). You will be able to resubmit your paper as many times as you need to in order to get it right until the Due Date. You will NOT be able to resubmit after the Due Date. Note that it takes 24 hours to see your new plagiarism score after resubmission. No more than 2 or 3 quotes in the entire paper, please.
Avoiding Plagiarism
You must be careful not to copy someone else’s ideas and not to copy and paste ideas from the sources you find. Copying and pasting from someone else’s work is considered plagiarism. You may use other people’s ideas, but you have to put them in your own words and reference the source. Putting things in your own words is called “paraphrasing.” And you must put the reference right after the idea. Needless to say, submitting plagiarized papers, including those copied from one of the Web sites that have “free” papers or even papers you can buy, will result in a penalty. That penalty in this course is that your grade will be reduced by the percentage of plagiarism over 10%. In other words, the less plagiarism, the higher your score; the more plagiarism, the lower your score. The paper is worth 10% of your grade in this course. Don’t risk it!
APA Style and References
One thing you will need to do in college is learn how to find and use references. References support your ideas. College-level work must be supported by research. You are expected to do that for this paper. You will research, locate, and use one reputable source from the literature on the topic of epigenetics/epigenesis. The “literature” is composed of studies that have been conducted in a scholarly way to support ideas. Scholarly sources can be found in journals or in some Web sites, especially those that come from .edu domains (.edu is short for “educational” Web sites) or .gov domains (.gov are government sites). The College Libraries have dozens of good journals you can use. You will be using the College Library for this paper. You may do the research in person or use the Web to access our library. See your librarian for more information on finding credible sources.
In APA style, you cite a source in two places: within the body of the paper where you use the idea or words of the author of the paper; and again in the Reference List at the end of the paper. For example, you might say, “According to Researcher A (2011)…epigenetics is…” What you must do is supply the researcher’s name within a sentence or at the end of a sentence in parenthesis (Smith, 2011). Then you give the full information for locating the study in the Reference List. That’s what Reference Lists are for: they allow the person reading your paper to look up your source if they want to. So remember, citing references APA style, requires two things: 1) that you cite the reference within the body of the paper, and 2) that you list the full reference at the end in the Reference List.
APA Tutorial
There are multiple tutorials and other training sources on APA style at the APA Web site. You do NOT have to buy the APA Manual to do this paper.
References
American Psychological Association (2011). APA style. Retrieved from http://www.apastyle.org/index.aspx

Case Study: Donatos: Finding the New Pizza Assignment

The discussion is simply a series of unique questions about the case scenario that you will answer as your Case Study Assignment.
No abstract is required for the Case Study Assignment nor are an introduction or conclusion; simply type the questions as an APA style heading and respond. Ensure the following are met:
Must be supported with at least 4 scholarly (peer reviewed) research articles in your response.
Must be at least 900 words (the word count does not include the question text, cover page, or reference page)
Use proper grammar, current APA format and submit in MS Word format
The cases can be found in McGraw Hill Connect or as documents in the Resources section.
The questions for each Case Study Assignment can be found in McGraw Hill Connect as follows:
Hero Builders Case Study Assignment: see case page 2
Open Doors Extending Hospitality to Travelers with Disabilities Case Study Assignment: see case page 6
Donatos Finding the New Pizza Case Study Assignment: see case page 3

Assignment 3: Environmental Issues relating to Native North America (Academic Article)

Assignment #3 is a 3-4 page, double spaced, review of an environmental issue that relates to native North America, that is an academic article from an online database.
this assignment, you should begin by stating what the issue is, which region of native North America or which tribal group the article refers to, as well as the title of the article, author, and source of the article.
You should then answer the following questions about the article/issue:
1) do you think that this issue affects any other groups in native North America?
2) does the article have an opinion on the issue? does it offer a solution or resolution to the issue?
3) would you consider the issue presented “a negative” issue (one that may have negative effects on the environment) or a “positive issue” (that may have a positive impact on the environment?
4) What do you think about this issue?
The most important part of this assignment is choosing an article which is about an American Indian environmental issue. Please do not choose a topic that is NOT appropriate for this course (don’t choose “healthcare” or “alcoholism” or “mascots” etc.) You will receive a “0” for an incorrect topic.