in my TR 2 i talked about improving the parking lot for the university. by making it bigger and closer to the building .

You are going to continue the process of finding a solution to your chosen problem. This project is going to go through the next two steps of the problem solving heuristic (decide and implement).

The assignment will be broken down into 3 parts:

Decision on solution (20 Points): A solution to the problem will be selected. Selection will be done through the use of a K.T. Decision analysis. An adverse consequences analysis will be completed as well to ensure the chosen solution is a better choice. A K.T. Potential Problem Analysis will also be completed to identify possible problems that should be addressed in the implementation of the chosen solution. Diagrams showing the use of those three analyses will be submitted as part of the project.

Implementation of solution (20 points): Implementation of your chosen solution will be planned. Planning for implementation will be done through the use of multiple time and resource charts. A Gantt chart, critical path chart, deployment chart, and a budget will be need to be created and submitted as part of the project.

Oral Presentation (15 Points) and Report (20 Points): A presentation showing the decision made to solve the problem and how it would be implemented will be presented to the class as an oral presentation. The oral presentation will require a visual aid. A report will also need to be submitted (in written form) that outlines everything that was done about the problem . The report will need to contain the following sections/information:

• Introduction (What was the problem again? Summary of TR2)
• Solution Decision (What solution did you choose and what were the factors considered for your final choice?)
• Solution Implementation (How much time, personnel, and resources will be needed to implement your chosen solution?)
• Appendix (K.T. Decision Analysis with Adverse Consequences, K.T. Potential Problem Analysis, Gantt Chart, Critical Path Chart, Deployment Chart, Budget)

Research Topics

 

 

Please Note:You are free to develop your own research topic on a social work, community, or humanitarian topic of your choice.  If you are stuck for an idea, some ideas for research within the university are presented.  You can select one of these and discuss further with the lecturer.

 

 

 

Issue:  Discrimination in the Community

 

Have people in your community experienced unfair treatment on the basis of age, gender, race or class?

 

If so,

1. In what areas of their lives? (ie work, accommodation, education, goods and services etc)
2. What is the impact?
3. Did they take any action to challenge or change things, why or why not?
4. What programs work well to address unfair treatment – what are the key aspects of such programs?

 

Issue:  The role of arts in social work practice

 

1.         How have art forms (for example, singing, music, acting, painting, dance, multi media) been used in different fields or areas of social work practice?  

You could select one art form and one area and research current use to narrow down your focus.  For example – how is music used in hospital-based social work in Western Australia?  Or, how is painting and drawing being used in child welfare work in Sydney?

 

2.         How many social workers use the arts in their work practice, and/or how do they use the arts in their practice?

 

 

Issue:  The role of non-government organisations (NGO’s)  in the child protection sector

1.         What roles and functions are best undertaken by the non government sector in child protection work?

2.         How can government best support and build the capacity of the non government sector?

3.         What are the risks associated with NGO involvement in the child protection sector? How can those risks be successfully managed?

 

 

Issue:  Recruitment of child protection practitioners.

Recruitment and retention of skilled and experienced child protection workers is one of the key issues impacting on successful delivery of child protection services. What are the key issues impacting on the decisions by staff to stay longer than 12 months, two years, 5 years.

What are the key issues impacting on staff decisions to move on? What may have persuaded them to stay?

 

Issue:  The evolving profession of social work

 

1.         Where do people with Social work degrees work after they graduate, and/or five, 10, 20 years later?

 

2.         Where do people with other human service (eg. Humanitarian) related degrees work? 

 

Issue:  Youth Work

What impact do skate-parks, drop-in centres or other youth-focused community resources have on young people?  Some possible questions are:

How well used are these resources (you might like to pick just one)?
What are young people’s views about the resource?
What other types of resource would young people want to see?

Issue:  Domestic Violence Service Usage and Experience

What is the current use of domestic violence services in the NT (or any other place you might choose)?   – Some possible questions are:

            How many people use services annually? 
            What are the demographics of service users?
            What are service users views of the services – what works and what could be improved?

 

 

 

Due date:	6 April 2017
Length:	1000 Words
Value:	30%
Task	Choose one topic from the list of social work research ideas. You may choose a different topic, but please discuss with your lecturer in the first weeks of semester 1. Read the research idea carefully. Write a review of the relevant literature of no longer than 1000 words, which covers the following: (i) Outline of the problem area with a review of the relevant literature pointing to the gaps in the knowledge.  (ii) The review should critically examine the literature in terms of the conceptual development and interpretation of the problems area, the theoretical explanations offered and the assumptions that have been adopted so far. (iii) Your review should also assess the existing research in terms of the outcomes and methods used. A minimum of 8 separate sources should be used in the review
Presentation	The Literature Review must be typed on a word processor.
Assessment Criteria	The assignment will be assessed according to the following criteria: (each criteria will be given equal weighting) Quality overview of the relevant literature Ability to show a high standard critical analysis Ability to outline the differences between authors arguments. Ability to integrate literature and to present it in a coherent and valuable format that argues for the importance of studying the problem/issue you have chosen to research Adherence to academic conventions of writing (e.g. referencing; writing style)v

 Please choose one of the following questions:  

1.  In which forms of government do average citizens have the least and most political power? In your response, also discuss voter participation in the U.S.  Explain how a voter’s social class and other social factors can affect his or her voting practices. Besides voting, how can U.S. citizens influence political processes and outcomes? In your post, also share a recent news piece (within the last 3 months) related to politics or government in the U.S. or around the world.  Discuss the connection to the course topics and provide a link to the story (a citation is not required).

2.  Describe your vision of a model economic system – is it capitalist, socialist, or somewhere in between? In your answer be sure to compare and contrast the two major economic systems (capitalism and socialism).  How do you think the United States economy will change as we move closer to a technology-driven service economy?  In your post, also share a recent news piece (within the last 3 months) related to the economy in the U.S.  Discuss the connection to the course topics and provide a link to the story (a citation is not required).

3.  What factors contribute to the disparities in health among racial, ethnic, and gender groups in the United States? How is this a sociological issue as well as a medical one?  In your post, also share a recent news piece (within the last 3 months) related to health or healthcare in the U.S.  Discuss the connection to the course topics and provide a link to the story (a citation is not required).

The Week 7 Forum meets the following course objectives:

• Apply a sociological perspective to the social world.
• Analyze contemporary social issues using the sociological imagination and use sociological theories and concepts to analyze everyday life.
• Interpret the United States economy and politics.
• Discuss the sociological study of health and medicine in society.

1) These levels of the ICS organization may have Deputy positions:
* Branch
* Incident Commander
* ___________

(A) Staging Area
(B) Group
(C) Division
(D) Section

2) Resources within the Staging Areas:

(A) Are managed by the Logistics Section
(B) Are awaiting operational assignment
(C) Include out-of-service resources that are being made ready for deployment
(D) Include those being made ready for demobilization and return to their jurisdictions

3) _________________ means that each individual involved in incident operations will be assigned to only one supervisor.

(A) Span of Control
(B) Unity of Command
(C) Supervisor Authority
(D) Unified Command

4) Which Section is responsible for handling claims related to property damage, injuries, or fatalities at the incident?

(A) Logistics Section
(B) Operations Section
(C) Finance/Administration Section
(D) Planning Section

5) Select the TRUE statement:

(A) When a new Incident Commander assumes command, the outgoing Incident Commander should be demobilized to avoid confusion
(B) Upon arriving at an incident the higher ranking person will either assume command, maintain command as is, or reassign command to a third party
(C) A lower ranking but more qualified person may not be designated as the Incident Commander
(D) Transfer of command procedures are implemented at the Emergency Operations Center before the Incident Commander arrives at the scene

6) Branches within the ICS organization can be established:

(A) Along agency jurisdictional lines
(B) Geographically or functionally
(C) Within Groups to organize resources
(D) Under the supervision of a Leader

7) ICS Form 201:

(A) Is completed by the Safety Officer in order to address safety concerns and identify mitigation measures
(B) Allows a Single Resource Boss to track major activities during each operational period
(C) Contains status information for briefing the incoming Incident Commander or team, or other resources
(D) Lists all resources and organization assignments for the upcoming operations period

8) Which General Staff position conducts tactical operations, develops the tactical objectives and organization, and directs all tactical resources?

(A) Finance/Administration Section Chief
(B) Logistics Section Chief
(C) Operations Section Chief
(D) Planning Section Chief

9) ) Who generally facilitates the Operational Period Briefing?

(A) Public Information Officer
(B) Operations Section Chief
(C) Logistics Section Chief
(D) Planning Section Chief

10) Select the TRUE statement:

(A) ICS organizational structure should include only the functions and positions needed to achieve the incident objectives
(B) ICS positions may be combined in order to save on staffing or achieve a higher level of efficiency
(C) ICS encourages the use of unique position titles in order to better meet the specific incident needs
(D) ICS recognizes that an Incident Commander may not be necessary if an Operations Section Chief is assigned

11) ) When command is transferred, then all personnel with a need to know should be told:

(A) The qualifications of the incoming Incident Commander
(B) The limits of the Incident Commander’s scope of authority
(C) The effective time and date of the transfer
(D) The Incident Commander’s cell phone number

12) Chris Smith is the Situation Unit Leader. No Planning Section Chief is assigned. Who does Chris Smith report to?

(A) Operations Section Chief
(B) Public Information Officer
(C) No Direct Supervisor
(D) Incident Commander

13) An individual assuming the role of the Deputy Incident Commander must:

(A) Be a representative of the jurisdiction at the incident
(B) Have served as a Branch Director within the current organization
(C) Have prior experience predicting workloads and potential staffing needs
(D) Be equally capable of assuming the Incident Commander role

14) Who is responsible for determining the appropriate tactics for an incident?

(A) The Safety Officer
(B) The Operations Section
(C) The Planning Section
(D) The Deputy Incident Commander

15) Select the TRUE statement:

(A) Informal communication is prohibited within the Incident Command System
(B) Formal communication requires the use of written reports to document all interactions
(C) Formal communication is used in reporting progress of assigned tasks
(D) Informal communication is the preferred method for communicating resource needs

16) The Medical Unit is responsible for the development of the Medical Plan, obtaining medical aid, and:

(A) Transportation for injured and ill incident personnel
(B) Coordination with public health service to determine where critical resources are deployed
(C) Provision of emergency services to injured victims at the accident scene
(D) Authorization prior to purchases of any medical supplies and services

17) Representatives from Assisting or Cooperating Agencies and Organizations coordinate through:

(A) Liaison Officer
(B) Operations Section Chief
(C) Public Information Officer
(D) Logistics Section Chief

18) Typing resources allows managers to make better resource ordering decisions by:

(A) Describing the size, capability, and staffing qualifications of a specific resource
(B) Indicating how the resource can be used when deployed at the incident site
(C) Linking resources needed to execute typical response and recovery activities
(D) Providing detailed information about the best sources for procuring a needed resource

19) A delegation of authority:

(A) May be needed when the incident scope is complex or beyond existing authorities
(B) Relieves the granting authority of the ultimate responsibility for the incident
(C) Is required even if the Incident Commander is acting within his or her existing authorities
(D) Specifies the Incident Action Plan to be implemented by the Incident Commander

20) The Operational Period Briefing:

(A) Helps keep the public and media informed about the incident status and operational accomplishments
(B) Presents the Incident Action Plan (IAP) for the upcoming period to supervisory personnel
(C) Provides an orientation to individual resources at the beginning of their assignments
(D) Sets forth the specific tasks, reporting relationships, and expectations for support staff

21) Which is the top priority within the ICS common leadership responsibilities?

(A) Establishing agency policies for future incidents
(B) Encouraging creativity and risk taking
(C) Enhancing partnerships with Agency Representatives
(D) Ensuring safe work practices

22) The information and intelligence function may be organized in one of the following ways:
* Within the Command Staff
* As a Unit Within the Planning Section
* As a Branch Within the Operations Section
* ____________________________________

(A) At a separate Incident Command Post
(B) Under the Communications Unit within Logistics
(C) As a separate General Staff Section
(D) Outside the command structure for security reasons

23) Select the TRUE statement:

(A) Span of control may be extended beyond 1:10 in order to ensure that more resources can be deployed on complex, large incidents
(B) Span of control is accomplished by organizing resources into Teams, Divisions, Groups, Branches, or Sections
(C) Span of control should be established without consideration of factors such as the type of incident, nature of the task, hazards, and safety factors
(D) Span of control is less of a factor of concern for incidents that are resolved within the initial operational period

Essay art gallery ABOUT DESCRIBE  island

  

Introduction to Humanities Personal Response Paper Guidelines

Also known as this is NOT a Research paper

(100 points total)

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is for you to have a face to face experience with an artistic work and then write about your response to it. This means that you must witness something live, i.e., in bodily form rather than in virtual form (a movie, book, internet site would not work). You must attend this experience this semester. Possible experiences you could pursue:

 Art museum or established art gallery exhibit, including the Collin Arts Gallery

  Dance concert at college level or professional 

  Theater performance at college level or professional

Requirements:

Use good judgment in choosing an art experience. Your little niece’s ballet recital is not going to give you an experience that relates to the content of this course.   A natural history museum, science museum, or historical exhibit is not appropriate. Do not write about work by a person who you know personally. Do not write about works on campus, which are not in the Arts Gallery. You must visit an art museum, art gallery, or theater or dance performance space!!!!

Format:

Your paper must be typed! You must turn in a paper copy to me and submit a copy to turnitin via Canvas.  I will not grade a paper unless I have a paper copy and a turnitin submission.   The recommended number of words is 850 words minimum.  Grammar and spelling count and are worth 20 points of the paper. Use double spacing in your paper!

***NOTE: The final page of your personal response paper must include a photograph of you inside the gallery or museum. Do not include a photograph of the work or works you wrote about. Attendees of a theater or dance performance must include a program.*** 

Content:

Act as if you are writing for an audience who hasn’t seen or experienced the artwork(s) or performance. Your reader (me) is only able to experience the work(s) through your words.  It is your responsibility to look at the work(s) as objectively as possible and articulate these findings to me. Your reader depends on YOU to make the appropriate word choices, to consider what the artist may or may not be doing. You should avoid reading anything about the work other than: the title, the artist’s name, and the material used. The whole purpose of this assignment is to help you to learn how to trust your own abilities to observe, using your own senses, and make conclusions.

You must tell your reader where you saw the work(s), who created it, and the title. If it is a performance, you must give the name of the theater or dance company, the place where you saw it, and the director/choreographer. 

Paper Format:

It is your personal responsibility to do four things, which are each worth 20 points: 

1. Describe in detail the art works, dance pieces, or theater performance under consideration from an objective standpoint. Make the dance piece, art work, or theater performance come alive for your reader! Be sure to give the name of the place where you saw the work, the person(s) who made the work, the title of the work. The title should be in italics. If you are writing about the visual arts, include the material; if you are writing about a performance piece, include the names of the persons responsible (choreographer or director, for example, or performers). If you are writing about a performance, plot summary should be kept to a minimum. The plot of a play or dance, for example, is less important than how the plot is conveyed by the choices the director/choreographer, designers, and performers make.  If you are writing about visual arts, you should focus on one, two or three art works.  

If you write about a theatrical performance, you should choose one or two aspect of a performance piece (lighting, costuming, or acting). If you are writing about a dance concert, choose one, two or three pieces. 

Use descriptive words and significant details to create a mental picture for your reader. The more specific, objective, and clearer you are, the better. Avoid clichés (“beauty is in the eye of the beholder”) and sweeping generalizations.

2. Analyze and interpret the aspects of the work(s) you choose to describe. Interpreting means that you attempt to understand what the work is communicating, using the elements from the work to back up your points. Basically, you are acting like detective who uses the clues to figure out what it means. Remember to be careful to not assume something that isn’t there. The evidence (aspects of the work) tells you what you think it is conveying. There is no perfect interpretation; however, you must be careful that the work described fits with your analysis. Think about the choices the artist/performer made and why he/she did it that way. What may have been the point? To educate? To inspire? To make you feel a certain way? To get you to see better?  To make you uncomfortable?

3. Evaluate the work(s). Now, be subjective. Tell your reader how you felt about the work(s). If you like or dislike some aspect of it, do not simply state this, give reasons for why the performance or works of art affected you the way it did. In other words, think about how the artistic choices influenced your experience of the event. It is your job to convince the reader of your aesthetic judgment using evidence; mere statements of the experience being “bad” or “good” do not tell your reader why it is worth seeing or not. Remember, you are being responsible to your reader by considering that she does not have your same perspective, so you must consider that as well. This is an important aspect of the essay, so don’t forget to write about it!

4. Conclude by addressing the arts in general as agents of cultural change, as purveyors of ideas, or as communicators of values. In YOUR OWN WORDS, tell your reader how any artist’s choices and actions (the work itself being an active form of communication) influence the world around them. Discuss whether an artist should be aware of the consequences of his/her art work. Why or why not? Then consider the ways in which are we all responsible for what we say and do. At this point, you may refer to artists or thinkers from our course work and compare them to what you saw.

Citations

You should avoid reading or looking at anything about the work beyond the title, artist’s name, and the material(s) used. There is NO REASON to use research for this paper. It is supposed to be your personal response to the work(s) you witness.  For example, it is not an explanation on Ancient Egyptian sarcophagi or Japanese dying techniques. In other words, this last part is only important if you do ignore my advice on how to write this paper. 

If there are any program notes, wall texts in the museum/gallery space, exhibition texts, or other written material or verbal insights you gain from a museum worker that you refer to in writing your personal response, you must cite them. Exact words must have quotation marks around them. 

1. According to the Parsons Gallery wall text      accompanying the exhibit, Jeff Wright’s photography was “inspired by his      interest in post-war Americana and nostalgia for the 1950s.”  
2. “The work was painted in 1893 in Paris during      the era known as the Belle Époque.” (Dallas Museum of Art wall text) 
3. The wall text accompanying Stone’s painting Saint George Slaying the Dragon      states that he made it after he left the England for the U.S, which is why      he was interested in English historical works.
4. The galliard was “a renaissance dance done at      the royal courts.” (Bartel, 207).
5. The program for Congreve’s play Dog’s Body includes the historical      note that it was first performed in Lincoln Hall, Philadelphia.

You must also include a Works Cited page as a separate page at the end of the paper.

Ex:  Works Cited

Parson’s Gallery wall text on the exhibit Jeff Wright: Destination West

Dallas Museum of Art wall text on Eugene Courbin.

Kimbell Art Museum wall text on Theo Stone.

Bartel, Elissa. History of European Dance. New York: Hodgkins Press, 1978.

The Irving Theater Center’s program for Dog’s Body by Carolyn Congreve.

Be sure to cite any source you use, whether it is the playbill or Wikipedia. You must cite in the paper itself right when it is used and in a separate Works cited page. 

Even definitions must be cited!  Do not pass off someone else’s ideas as your own (refer to syllabus and the plagiarism policy).  You may not use an assignment that you have turned into another class. If you do use outside sources, you must both cite them in the paper right after they are used and in a separate, Works Cited page. You must also put words that are not your in own in quotations, and if you paraphrase, you must still cite the source. If you neglect to do any of this, your paper is considered to have been plagiarized, and will receive zero points. If your paper is suspected of plagiarism, it will be sent to the Dean of Student’s office. Ignorance is not an excuse.

Personal Response Grade Rubric

Student Name: _________________________________________________________

Turned in to Turnitin via Canvas  (if not, no grade)_____________________

Turned in a paper copy to me in person  (if not, no grade) ______________________

Included photo of self or program (if not, no grade) _______________________

Description (20 points):____________________

Analysis (20 points): _________________________

Evaluation (20 points): ______________________

Statement on artists’ responsibilities (20 point): ______________

Grammar and Coherence (20 points): _____________

Points off for citation issue:__________________

Points off for lateness (either of paper copy, turnitin.com copy, or both) :_______________

 Total Points (out of 100): ___________________

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