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Discuss why it is essential for a level 4 studentto develop critical thinkingskills, team working skills, and oral presentationskills? You must discusseach skill mentioned separately.2

Report Content and Structure:Your(single)reportshouldbeafour-partdocumentinwhichyouareexpectedtoinclude the following:

1.Reflections on your experience (20 Marks – maximumof 600words):

Outline and discuss the reasons why you were unableto attain the PPR modulepass mark the first time round.

Which aspects of themodule did you findchallenging? On reflection, what could you have done differently to make sure thatyou achieved the module learning outcomes?

a.Your reflective discussion should fully demonstratehow the PPR learningexperience has been applied to your own understandingand learning.

b.You need to document what lessons have been learntas a result of yourengagement and personal reflection.

c.You are expected to specifically address all aspectsof the module learningoutcomes, including the coursework assessments.

d.How do you intend to use the summative feedback givento you in the nextsemester?e.To help you develop and write your reflection, usethe Gibb’s reflectivemodel (1988 – http://bit.ly/3pbSXEG):

●Description: what happened?

●Feelings: what were you thinking and feeling?

●Evaluation: what was good and bad about the experience?What went welland what difficulties did you encounter?

●Analysis: what sense did you make of the challengingsituations you faced?

●Conclusion: what else could you have done?

●Action plan: how would you apply this learning infuture study oremployment?

2.Critical evaluation a debatable statement (15 Marks-maximum of 450 words):Choose oneof the following statements and criticallyevaluate it.

Use relevantsources to build and justify your arguments. You mustcite your references.

1.Critically discuss the benefits ofmastering the artof literature review which includes: critiquing, debating, paraphrasing, reflecting,citation, andreferencing at higher education level.

2.Discuss why it is essential for a level 4 studentto develop critical thinking skills, team working skills, and oral presentation skills? You must discusseach skill mentioned separately.2

3.Do you agree that“a large number of students failtheir modules (or courses)because they lack study and learning skills? More often than not, they don’teven realise it.” – argue for or against this statement.

3.Produce a written research essay paper (50 Marks -maximum of 1000 words):

You are to research and evaluate thebenefitsanddrawbacksof learning and collaborating with peers online at higher education.Your essay paper must not exceed 1000 words. You mustsupply at leastfivecredible sourceswhere you got your information from.Students who onlyreference web blogs will score a low mark. Therefore,it is in your interest to findgood journal articles and critically review and discussthem in your report.

Yourreport must be written in your own words.Start by using the LSBU Library Search engine to lookfor academic/useful articles.Guidance on how to use Library resources can be foundwhen you click on this weblink: -https://vle.lsbu.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=21369).

4.Review of team working and project tools (15 Marks-maximum of 450 words):

This section focuses mainlyon the coursework 1 teamwork. You are expected tocritically review the success of working withprojecttools and techniques.1.Compare and contrast project planning tools with productdevelopment tools

.2.Discuss the value of creating and maintaining a personale-study logbookthroughout your undergraduate programme.

3.Describe how the LSBU library services could supportstudents workingtogether on a group project._ _ _ _ _

Remember:Your submission ischecked via Turnitinso do not copy and pastematerial from the internet. Search for good journalarticles, critique them, cite themin the text, and properly reference them in your referencesection. Failure to do thismay result in your work being subject to Academic Misconduct Investigation (AMI).

Note:5 marks will be deducted from your overall markif youDO NOT name yourfile submission correctly like this: -studentID_retake.pdfReferencing:Harvard Referencing should be used, see yourLibrarySubject Guidefor guides and tips onreferencing:https://libguides.lsbu.ac.uk/ld.php?content_id=324870693

What community stakeholders do you work with. and how do you identify these people and groups? What do they contribute to your efforts?

The Art of the Interview

Tell me a little bit about the history of your organization.

2. What is the mission of your organization and how is this at the forefront of everything your group does7

3. What was the need in the community that existed when the group was founded and how has this changed or stayed the same over the years7

4. How is this problem unique to our region? Do you think it is worse here? Or symptomatic of our culture in some way? Part of a bigger picture7

5. When did you come to work for the organization and why7 What is your background?

6. What is a typical day for you at work for your organization7

7. How has your organization changed or improved individuals or the community7  share a specific example with me. 1-..

8. What are some of the challenges your organization faced at the onset and how have these challenges changed or remained the same over the years?

9. Funding is always an issue for most organizations, but what else is there that is a constant effort for your organization?

10. What are the immediate needs of your organization for it to survive and continue the mission7 What are some of the bigger-picture needs7

Composing Arguments in Genres PART 2

11. Do you think your organization struggles with awareness in the community. and if so. why and with what specific groups?

12. Who have been some of the big supporters of your organization and why do you think these people are so dedicated to your cause?

13. Many organizations go through three-year plans or five-year plans. What is on your horizon in the future?

14. What community stakeholders do you work with. and how do you identify these people and groups? What do they contribute to your efforts?

15. Are there any stakeholders you would like to become involved in your efforts and why these people/groups?

16. Talk about the annual events that your organization hosts and the purposes of these events. How successful have they been and are you looking to develop new ones7

17. Has your organization been involved in any political lobbying or advocacy efforts and can you talk about that?

18. Tell me about your volunteers and how important they are to your organization. Who are these volunteers and why do you think they are so committed?

19. What would you like your organization to achieve in the next six months? The next year7 The next five years?

20. What would the future look like where your organization no longer has to

Discuss what you learned and what you can apply. Are there common threads with these two talks?

 

Critique Assignment (2 videos/one page)

Each brief writing assignment requires you to watch and analyze the material discussed in the talk.

For this critique assignment, your writing should NOT exceed 1pg. Your work should be typed using .12 font size and double spaced.

Critiques are to be in paragraph format.

Critiques are to be grammatically correct.

Must include a work cited page.

You have broad discretion/freedom in your analysis of each lecture. It is vitally important that you cite/quote specific statements that the speaker makes when writing your critique.

Each lecture provides a “Transcript” underneath the video, thus allowing you to further analyze the talk. You may use personal examples and thus  in your critiques.

Talks may be viewed on most electronic devices by going to TED.com and searching by the talk title or speaker’s name.

1. TED TALK: “The Science of Stage Fright (and How to Overcome It)” Mikael Cho
2. TED TALK: “How beat stage fright” Joe Kowan

In no more than 1pg. discuss what you learned and what you can apply. Are there common threads with these two talks?

What can we learn about culture, experience, and capitalism when we look closely at these spaces or events?

Mass culture. cultural spaces: Hadrians wall.

Cultural products, rituals, and commodities don’t just come from shopping malls.

We experience culture in many different spaces and through different events. Sports stadiums, street festivals, museums, national holidays, and rites of passage like weddings, are all spaces where we experience and consume culture. examine how it is both a cultural and capitalist product.

What can we learn about culture, experience, and capitalism when we look closely at these spaces or events? To answer this question you need to consider how these spaces or events look, what they are for, and what people actually do there.

You might also want to think about who is included or excluded. You also need to consider how these places are affected by consumerism and capitalism.

These are spaces of community and culture but also business and industry. Remember you are being asked to use course material, so you also need to think about theories like atomization, folk culture versus mass culture, and industrialization.

These ideas  laid out above and the ones that are present in the files  posted to be applied to one specific cultural monument. examine how it is both a cultural and capitalist product.

The monument or cultural space is Hadrian’s wall. The emphasis should be to use the files  posted however use any other source that is relevant or helpful.

The discipline as other but keep me informed about the assigned writer’s expertise. Think sociology would be appropriate.

What did you learn that may change how you would delivery services to patients as a health care professional in the future?

Book Review- pick one book only

This report is worth 10 extra points (2%) towards your final grade, or the equivalent of two reading quizzes. Do not include any quotations from the book you read. The report must be all in your own words. It will be scanned by Turnitin to determine originality.

Read one of the following books about individuals with severe communication deficits and how they overcame them through alternative means of communication.

Books:

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
or

Ghost Boy:

The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside his Own Body by Martin Pistorius

Assignment:

Read one of the books listed above and write a 500 word response that addresses the following questions:

What did you learn about neurological injury and how it might impact the lives of patients and their families?

What did you learn that may change how you would delivery services to patients as a health care professional in the future?

 Describe how you have already made an impact on your home (or adopted) country or the broader international or scientific community,

 

Describe how you have already made an impact on your home (or adopted) country or the broader international or scientific community,

(2) how you will continue to do so after your education is completed, and

(3) how your education will directly contribute to your ability to effect these goals.

Maximum characters: 2,500

Verify each of the factual statements. Are they accurate? How do you know?Are there inaccurate statements in the books? How do you know?(Tell me how you know.)

Critiques Experts urge early childhood educators

Nonfiction book Critiques Experts urge early childhood educators to use information packaged in a “story” as a major approach in all curricular areas. They propose that a basic characteristic of young children’s intellectual capacity is their delight and “sense-making” of stories, consequently, a prime learning and remembering mode. More and more teachers are attempting a literature-based program.Some teachers worry that nonfiction materials may be slighted and excluded even though many nonfiction books are offered in story form.Nonfiction books makefactual statementsabout animals, objects people, and so forth, and differ from narrative stories in a number of ways. Not all facts presented may be accurate or true so teachers must screen them carefully.Young children may list many nonfiction books among their favorites.

The exclusive use of stories might be a barrier to literacy.Locate two (2)nonfictionpicture books for young children.

(The books may not be books from any of the modules or books discussed in the text.)Respond to the following for EACH book:

1.Cite title, author, publisher, and publication date

2.List three factual statements found in each book

3.Verify each of the factual statements. Are they accurate? How do you know?

(Do not just say you know it is true. Research it. Tell me where you learned it is accurate. Cite the source.)

4.Are there inaccurate statements in the books? How do you know?(Tell me how you know.)

Identify two (2) insights you gained and discuss how helpful the model was in understanding organizational dynamics.

Leading Organizational Change course

Diagnose your organization or one with which you are familiar using one (1) of the following models:

Nadler and Tushman’s Congruence, Sterman’s Systems Dynamics, Quinn’s Competing Values, Greiner’s Organizational Growth, or Stacey’s Complexity.

After briefly describing and supporting your analysis with one or more examples, identify two (2) insights you gained and discuss how helpful the model was in understanding organizational dynamics.

This is for a Leading Organizational Change course.

Discuss two (2) insights into the process of leading change you gained from this analysis, and how you could apply them as a change agent.

Leading Organizational Change

Compare and contrast Lewin’s Theory of Change, Kotter’s 8-Step Model of Organizational Change, and the Change Path Model.

What are the similarities and differences?

Discuss two (2) insights into the process of leading change you gained from this analysis, and how you could apply them as a change agent.

This is for a Leading Organizational Change class.

What does that say about the two cultures in which the languages are spoken? Have yo uencountered words that seem to be “missing” in another language?

Verbal Communications Discussion

How language shapes the way we think Lera Boroditsky Duration
Watch Video Using Chapter 5 from the textbook as a basis, answer ONE of the following questions and use AT LEAST 2 TERMS FROM THE TEXTBOOK in your initial post.

Make sure to CITE the textbook as a source.
• The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis says that our language shapes our reality. Reflect on ONE of the following questions:

O There are indigenous languages in North and South America that lack possessive and perosnal pronouns

Based on the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, what does that tell us about the respective culture in which the language is spoken?

O If you speak more than one language, have you ever come across words that are difficult to translate into another language?

Have yo uencountered words that seem to be “missing” in another language?

What does that say about the two cultures in which the languages are spoken?

O In the English language, we have many more negative words to describe women than men, and many names for professions/jobs do not have a feminine form of the word at all.

Based on the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, what does that say about how English-speaking people think about women?