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Evaluating Sources
Hi class, review one peer reviewed journal article in your field. Include the full citation in correct APA style, the purpose statement, the research questions, research design, data collection methods (including any instruments), and a brief overview of the results and discussion. Include one to two sentences of how this article will be useful to your dissertation. Additionally, provide 1-2 sentences critiquing the article. Please see the example below.
Gándara, P. (2002). A study of high school Puente: What we have learned about preparing Latino youth for postsecondary education. Educational Policy, 16(4), 474‐495.
This article asks the question: What is the impact of the Puente program on student retention, attitudes, dispositions, and academic preparation? The study uses a mixed methods longitudinal design of Puente students (n = 1,000) and non‐Puente students (n= 1,000) selected from the same social science classrooms. The data sources for the 2,000 students included: student transcripts and data files, interviews with student, and observation of students. It was found from the mixed method data analysis that Puente students appear to be somewhat more likely to stay in school, their attitudes toward school are significantly more positive, their preparation for making college applications is stronger, their aspirations are higher, and they are more eager to identify with the label of good student than are non‐Puente students who are Latinos as well as those who are primarily White and Asian. This article is useful to the present study on retention in minority populations as it incorporates both a minority and non-minority group. Although the article was well-written, included a large sample size, and was thorough, the lit review supporting the study was weak and failed to include a theoretical framework to support the study.

Additionally, please answer the following questions:
What is a peer reviewed journal article? Why are these the so important to include in your dissertation?
What is a primary source? What is the problem with secondary sources?

Please submit your rough draft here by Sunday, Februay 6. The full assignment prompt for Project 1 is below. Although I do not expect a complete and polished essay at this point, your rough draft should be as complete as you can make it and should contain the following elements:
minimum 3 full pages of writing
an introduction
a thesis statement
at least three well-developed, analytical body paragraphs (three paragraphs in addition to the intro, so four paragraphs total) that use evidence in some way (describe a feature of the image and explain its significance to your argument)
bullet points or outline indicating the points/paragraphs you still need to write
a works cited page if applicable
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Project One: Visual Analysis
min. 1,000 words, Final Draft Due Sunday, February 13, by 11:59pm on Canvas
20% of final grade
Thousands of images flash before our eyes every day—advertisements, product labels, movie posters, funny memes, directional signs. Often we absorb these images and the messages they contain without a second thought. But a mindful approach to rhetoric lets us consider why we’re being shown that image and by whom. It gives us space to determine how an image is intended to act upon its audience, which features of the image accomplish these rhetorical goals, and whether we want to be acted on by the image or not.
This assignment asks you to take one image from popular media (from the options provided on Canvas) and describe its rhetorical situation (audience, purpose, context, genre). You should also describe any rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos, kairos) at play in the image. The goal is to write a detailed, analytical essay that makes some argument about the image under consideration.
Here are some questions you might want to address in your visual analysis:
• What is the message or purpose being communicated through the image?
• Who is the intended audience?
• What effects does the image have on that intended audience?
• What rhetorical appeals are consciously being used through the image?
• What elements are being used to further develop purpose or reach the audience?
• How is the image commenting on historical/social/political situations?
• How is the image playing into or subverting the preset roles or assumptions of their particular genres?
Getting Started: You will be able to choose the album cover, movie poster, advertisement, or magazine cover to analyze (see Unit I folder on Canvas for list of options). It’s important to note that whatever image you select, you will need to think critically and deeply examine it. So even if you are familiar with the image, you will need to investigate it closely and research its context in order to better determine the purpose and audience. Context provides a foundation that helps us interpret images. You will need to provide a brief summary of the context toward the beginning of your analysis to help situate the reader.
Remember the purpose of an “analysis” is to go over something in-detail. I want you to think more about depth and specificity, and less about coverage. The key to an in-depth visual analysis is providing thorough explanations of how your image connects to the rhetorical situation and draws on rhetorical appeals. The reader should be able to tell what the image looks like through your writing without having to look at the image itself.
After you have selected your album cover, movie poster, advertisement, or magazine cover, you should start researching the context, genre, and historical/social/political situations that surround it. This explanation of context will help you write a brief summary that will situate your reader into your analysis. After that, you will need to think about the purpose and audience. You will need to draw on specific elements depicted through the image in order to communicate how and why those graphics and design elements reach the intended audience and convey the overall purpose of the image.
Evaluation:
Identification of major rhetorical points (introduction, thesis, analysis)
Specificity
Minimal summary
Analysis of the purpose and intended audience
Organizational structure (strong introduction, fluid transitions and topic sentences, coherent paragraph form)
Evidence for rhetorical situation and appeals supported by details/aspects from the image
Relevance to the assigned topic
Audience engagement
Grammar and spelling efficiency
Effort (demonstrated by page count and proofreading)
Putting It Together: Your essay should be a minimum of 1,000 words, double-spaced, in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, 1” margins, and include a creative title. Please proofread your essay thoroughly before submission.

Change management is important. Management is a set of processes that can keep a complicated system of people and technology running smoothly.
Leadership is not so clearly defined. Leaders must be bold, courageous, have a vision, and convince people to follow them into battle.
This assignment will focus on the differences between change management and leadership.
Your paper shall include a cover page and a references section, with 4-5 pages, double spaced, to answer the following questions:
What is the difference between management vs leadership?
What is the difference between a change manager and a change leader?
When focusing on the future, what specifically about leadership is especially important in change?
It is often said, that leaders are not in charge, but are responsible for those in their charge. What does this mean to you?

that offers a detailed analysis of any passage from Acts. (b) The project could be a paper of the same length that examines a thematic aspect of Acts, perhaps breaking open one or two topics from the learning journal assignment for deeper analysis. (c) The project could also consist of three or four short articles (such as for a church newsletter) or blog posts that explore Acts, specific passages, specific themes (such as Pentecost, baptism, or conversion), and the relevance that Acts and its wild stories can have for today’s audiences. (d) The project could consist of an artistic endeavor that is deeply steeped in exploration of Acts and its ways of fueling a modern audience’s theological and ecclesial imagination. Whatever option students choose for their final projects, their work must attend carefully to the interpretation of specific passages from Acts and consider the theological significance of those texts. All final projects must also be engaged with the insights of other interpreters; in other words, these are not to be personal reflection papers. They will require some research and interaction with secondary sources.

Review the two contrasting think tank positions on gun control presented in the “Steps to Analysis” box on pages 133–134. Which do you think is more persuasive? Why is that?

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1. Did the French Revolution succeed in its goals of liberal rights and democratic government? Or did it fail in these goals? Explain your reasoning.

2. Was the Industrial Revolution a good thing or a bad thing for people living in Western countries? Consider who industrialization benefited/impacted, and if those people lived better lives than before industrialization.

Option #1: Service Project Planning
Review the Portfolio Project Option 1 requirements in the Module 8 folder. Peruse the textbook and become familiar with the information that supports the documents you will deliver in your Portfolio Project, due in Module 8. For your approved service project defined in Module 1, now complete the following:
Provide a two- to four-page paper for your instructor’s approval that contains the following elements:
any update to the service project description since the Module 1 approval;
any updates to the information on the organization where your service project will be implemented, and how you will have access to project specifics; and
any updates to the challenges you must overcome to deliver the Portfolio Project (see the Module 8 folder) on time and how you will mitigate those challenges.
Project Planning Section:
Identify the stakeholders and the project team.
Identify the work breakdown structure (WBS)—use a minimum of four levels. (Code using an appropriate numbering format. Refer to Chapter 4 in Project Management: The Managerial Process for more information.)
Include a project schedule—include task name, start date, stop date, and duration.
Create a network diagram—include, at minimum, the duration and critical path.
Requirements:
Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements.
Your paper should be 2-4 pages in length, not including cover page, references page, and appendices if applicable.
While your specific plans, WBS, and network diagram may be included in your text portion, your clarification of calculations and other supporting documents should appear in appendices. The appendices should be included at the end of your paper after the references page(s).
Format your paper according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing APA
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Cite a minimum of two sources–one of which should be a current academic, peer-reviewed scholarly source–to support your responses, demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course, and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic.
Note: Current research in this class means the most recent five-year period. Although research older than five years may be used, it will not count toward the assignment requirement. Additionally, in the lecture material for Module 1, you were reminded of what constitutes academic, peer-reviewed scholarly sources, and how to find them in the CSU-Global Library.
Refer to the Portfolio Project Rubric available in the Module 3 folder for more information on assignment expectations and grading.

Assignment Content
A project plan is based on research and organizational goals. To see an exemplar project plan, review the Project Plan Example.

Use the Project Plan Template and the business needs identified in your Week 3 Balanced Scorecard to:
Develop the project objectives.
Explain what operational steps will be taken to achieve your stated objectives.
Identify the responsible person(s) for each operational step.
Outline a timeline for each operational step.
Justify the choices you made in your project plan in a 525- to 700-word response on the Project Plan Template.

Note: Review Strategic Management – 12 Most Popular Cases in Connect. Access the case studies from the folder on the main course page in Blackboard.

Cite any sources according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.

This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin®.
Watch the video “Freedom Summer”: https://video-alexanderstreet-com.us1.proxy.openathens.net/watch/freedom-summer and answer the following questions. (You may need to be logged into the library website via the VLab to access the video: https://vlab.ung.edu/portal/webclient/index.html?SAMLart=540cb67e-ed47-40db-8fab-af18cc144594#/.)
If you are having issues with the link go to the library website and search for Freedom Summer in the Books+ search bar. Here is the information that appears in the search results:
VIDEO
Freedom Summer.
Marco Williams (1956) -director; Marco Williams (1956) -producer; Joe Morton (1947) -narrator
New York, NY: A&E Television Networks 2006
1. What were the 5 things that stood out to you the most about the film and why?
2. Since the Civil Rights movement, our courts have made major strides to provide everybody equal protection of the law. Does race still play a role in our criminal justice system? Why or why not?
Make sure to support your answers with information from the textbook and/or outside sources. Your response should be between 750-1,000 words.

Research, read, and prepare a 4 page summary of chapters five through eight of the Desang text. Your summary should focus on the connection to the criminal justice system and leadership and how this connection impacts you personally and professionally. Paper (or any citations) should be in APA format. Students should utilize other academic references in addition to the textbook.