Complete the below:
Purpose of General Education
Address the following prompts:
•Provide at least three reasons why every student should be required to take general education courses. Explain your rationale.
•Describe what you have learned from at least two specific courses (e.g., philosophy, history, or psychology) that illustrated usefulness in your daily life. For instance, what did you learn in history classes beyond just names, dates, and places? In literature courses, what did you learn about life, the university, and everything beyond the literary work itself?
ASSIGNMENT:
Reflecting on Personal Identity and Global Citizenship
Review the Global Education and Global Citizenship video and read the article "A Model of Global Citizenship: Antecedents and Outcomes" by Stephen Reysen and Iva Katzarska-Miller. Please take some time to reflect on how the concept of global citizenship has shaped your identity and respond to the following prompts:
•Based on the video, explain the importance of educating others on global citizenship.
•Address each of the following outcomes of global citizenship as they pertain to the development of your own identity: intergroup empathy, valuing diversity, social justice, environmental sustainability, intergroup helping, and the level of responsibility to act for the betterment of this world (found in the article). Explain how your environment influences these outcomes.
•Provide at least two personal examples or events in your life that illustrate the development of global citizenship based on the outcomes.
•Analyze how your general education courses influenced you to become a global citizen.
•Demonstrate critical thinking by accurately interpreting the evidence (scholarly sources) provided.
Your paper
•Should be 750 - 1,000 words in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the
Ashford Writing Center.
•Should include a separate title page with the following:
?Title of paper
?Student's name
?Course name and number
?Instructor's name
?Date submitted
•Should cite at least the two sources used for this assignment.
Discussion1:
•Review the Final Research Project instructions in Week Five, and identify two potential research topics(Topics such as:healthcare reform, immigration reform, privacy rights, euthanasia, First Amendment Rights, stem cell research, capital punishment, corporate prisons, legalizing drugs, ageism, animal rights, cloning, prayer in schools, racial profiling, recycling/conservation, sexism, outsourcing jobs, workplace bullying, etc)
•Describe methods to use in identifying and narrowing your research paper topic.
•Examine and summarize information from at least two scholarly sources for one of the topics that may prove valuable as you seek to defend your claims regarding your chosen topic.
•Address why scholarly sources should be used to support your writing on the selected topic.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references.
Discussion 2:
Take a deeper look at your own life and determine which experiences have inspired ethical and moral reasoning. Were there any huge influences in this process?
•Explain what it means to be ethical as it relates to personal, academic, and professional growth.
•Provide at least one ethical dilemma you have encountered and describe how the issue was resolved.
•Describe how your general education courses influenced your ethical values.
•Explain why a college-educated person might have different duties to society than someone not as educated.
You should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references.
Assignment:
Knowing how to thoroughly research a topic is extremely important while achieving your education. You may be asked to support your information with peer-reviewed scholarly resources, but how can you find this type of resource? The Ashford University Library allows you to search through different avenues to find the requested types of resources. You can narrow your search by the author, year published, title, subject, and also by indicating what type of resource you are looking for. You even have access to a librarian if you need some guidance in finding more resources on your topic.
Create a two- to three-paragraph response
•Describe your experiences using resources, including concerns encountered when conducting academic research through the Ashford University Library. Areas of concern may include developing a research strategy, using the search function within a database, or evaluating sources.
•Explain how using the Ashford University Library has improved your experience in conducting research.
The response should be formatted according to APA style. Each paragraph should be at least five sentences
Philosophy of Education
DISCUSSION1:
Prepare: Read the articles "Philosophy as Translation: Democracy and Education from Dewey to Cavell" and "Philosophy as Education and Education as Philosophy: Democracy and Education from Dewey to Cavell" by Saitofrom the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library.
Reflect: As you take notes on the two articles, think about the importance of understanding the philosophy behind taking general education courses and how your courses have taught you academic integrity, global citizenship, and cultural sensitivity.
•Describe the implications Stanley Cavell's ordinary language philosophy has on democracy and education. Provide an example of ordinary language philosophy.
•Examine the ideas of mutual reflection and mutual understanding as it relates to cultural differences.
•Share a learning experience of an ethical or moral lesson based on John Dewey's quote: "democracy should begin at home." Explain how that experience has influenced your level of integrity while receiving your education.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references.
Scholarly Sources & Bibliography Analysis
Prepare: In order to prepare for this assignment, you should review the following tutorials in the Ashford Writing Center:
•Annotated Bibliography
•APA Checklist
•Sample Annotated Bibliography
Also, review the following information from the Ashford University Library:
•Primary and Secondary Sources tutorial
•Primary Vs. Secondary Sources infographic
Takes notes by listing examples and differences between these types of resources.
Reflect: Compare your list of examples between primary and secondary resources. Good research is a combination of many types of sources. Prior to taking this course, did you understand the differences between these resources and the importance of finding one type of resource over another?
Write: Provide your initial post that addresses these prompts:
•Explain the differences between primary and secondary sources used in research.
•Identify a type of resource for your Final Research Project topic that would be considered a primary source and one that might be a secondary source, and explain why they fit in those categories.
•Explain the advantages of using primary source documents in your research on your Final Research Project topic.
•Review two peer-reviewed, scholarly resources from the Ashford University Library that you will use for your Final Research Project,
and explain why they were chosen.
•Provide full reference information of the two scholarly articles chosen in APA format at the end of your response.
•Download and attach the two articles that you found from the Ashford University Library to your answer using the "Attachments: Add/Remove" function located below your response.
Skills Acquired Through General Education
JOURNAL:
Based on what you have learned as a university student, including information and ideas gathered from the Week One and Week Three readings and discussions about general education, write a brief journal entry (350- 500 words) in which you will
•Explain newly-developed skills as well as other learning opportunities acquired through your university experience.
•Describe where and how you acquired the necessary skills that helped you excel through the progression of your education. Be sure
to include examples.
•Develop a plan illustrating how you plan to transfer those skills into everyday life.
•Demonstrate critical thinking skills by effectively communicating ideas or points clearly, thoroughly, and accurately.
The journal entry should meet APA standards and requirements
ASSIGNMENT:
Final Research Project Preparation - Annotated Bibliography
Review the Final Research Project instructions located in Week Five. To help with the preparation of the paper, complete the following items and submit them to your instructor as a single document.
•Introduction to Topic: Refer to the Final Research Project guidelines for your topic selection. For your introduction, you should write a 150-word paragraph which clearly explains the topic, the importance of further research, ethical implications, and how the topic relates to one's academic and professional pursuits. Make sure you effectively inform the reader of the rationale behind your topic.
•Thesis statement: Write a direct and concise thesis statement, which will become the point or perspective you will argue or prove in the Final Research Project. A thesis statement should be a single declarative sentence that makes one point in 25 words or less. The thesis statement should appear within the introduction paragraph.
•Annotated Bibliography: To help prepare for your Final Research Project, write an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read. The bibliography should include no less than five scholarly sources that will be used to support the major points of the Final Research Project. Critical thinking skills need to be demonstrated by accurately interpreting evidence used to support various positions of the topic. Please make sure to provide full reference information in accordance with APA style as outlined in the
Ashford Writing Center. Write a brief paragraph (around 150 words) summarizing the source and explaining how it is pertinent and relevant to the topic of the project and how each source will support your thesis statement. See the Sample Annotated Bibliography in the Ashford Writing Center for more detailed information. Keep in mind the academic research standards for all Ashford University papers.
The Final Research Project Preparation
•Should be 1,000 - 1,250 words in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
•Should include a separate title page with the following:
?Title of paper
?Student's name
?Course name and number
?Instructor's name
?Date submitted
•Should use at least five scholarly sources.
•Should document all sources in APA style as outlined