social work Order Description The Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work provides social work education through its Baccalaureate Social Work (BSW) Program, Master of Social Work (MSW) Program, Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program, and continuing education programs. The School’s mission is to provide social work education programs which prepare students with competence to develop and deliver services that strengthen and/or empower individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. The School and its program emphasize the values of social justice, social responsibility and respect for human rights, dignity and diversity. The School is especially committed to address the strengths and challenges for an ethnically and culturally diverse client population in an evolving global community. The focus at the BSW level is on the preparation of all students for a generalist approach to the first level of professional practice. Beginning level practitioners with a generalist perspective and knowledge of social systems recognize that the target for change may not only be the individual, but may be one or more of the social systems that comprise the individual’s environment. - Dr. Rowena Wilson biography https://www.nsu.edu/social-work/index
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Students will watch the documentary Consuming Kids. They will address the following issues: Do you think that the marketing to children is a social problem? Why? What must be done about it, if anything? Use examples and a detailed argument. Order Description 1) The Film “Consuming Kids” must be used. It is viewable online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY9LaCbrWXM 2) The course text must be used as a source. You may use any number of chapters you would like. 3) AT LEAST two peer-reviewed, academic journal articles must be used as a source (from UOIT library website). To find this, go to http://www.uoit.ca/sites/library/, click on the “Articles” tab, search, download the article/articles that best suit your paper. 4) You MAY use government websites, news, or magazine articles only if the information used is not already available in peer-reviewed journals. 5) Style using third person 6) Page Numbering: All pages must be numbered EXCEPT the title page – the page with your intro paragraph will be page #1. (in Word, start page numbering at 0 and suppress page numbers on the title page to do this). Numbers may appear anywhere on pages as students desires. 7) Intro Paragraph: Must have an introductory paragraph which contains the following elements, in ANY ODER that you feel comfortable with: a. The sell: A sentence or two that convinces the reader that the paper is addressing and important topic (i.e. make the reader care about your paper). Example: “poverty rates, as baker (2011) has shown, are rising dramatically in Canada, it is important, then, to explore the causes of poverty in this country.” b. Topic Statement: A statement about WHAT your paper will explore: Example: “This paper will explore the causes of poverty in Canada”. c. Theses Statement: A strong stance that you will be arguing with regards to the topic – often contains the word “THAT.” Example: “I will ague THAT poverty in Canada is caused by a lack of opportunity available to those with lower incomes” (Yes, you will be giving away the ending of your paper here). d. An Outline: A very brief (one or two sentence) explanation of the form that your argument will take in the paper. Example: “In the first part of the paper, current thinking about [the topic] will be explained; this will be followed by a critical reflection on the issue”. e. IMPORTANT: Be concise. A good introductory paragraph should be between ½ and ¾ of a double-spaced page and must NEVER exceed one page in length. 8) Body Paragraphs: A paper this size should contain 4-8 body paragraphs that are approximately ½ to ¾ of a page in length. If you are writing a paragraph that exceeds one page, you should break it down into two separate paragraphs. 9) Topic Sentences: Each body paragraph should have a clear topic sentence (usually the first sentence) that relates directly to every other sentence in the paragraph. It is like either a thesis or topic statement for just that paragraph. It may not have to be cited if it is just your indication of the content of the paragraph to follow 10) 7) APA In-Text Citation: Cite properly, according to APA guidelines ALL INFORMATION YOU WERE NOT BORN KNOWING. You must cite information whether is in your own words, or is a direct quotation. Examples of APA in-text Citation are here: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch09_s1-0001.html Everything must be cited except: a. Your topic sentence: Since this is just a statement of what you want to explore. You also may not need to cite topic sentences of each paragraph if they are just your indication of the content of the paragraph to follow (you will have to use your common sense to decide when a topic sentence needs a citation and when it doesn’t).. b. Your thesis sentence: Since this is by definition YOUR FINDING after critically considering all information.. c. Your Conclusion: The conclusion paragraph should be a summary of your entire paper and especially your findings. NO NEW INFORMATION should appear. Therefore there should be no need to cite anything. It is your own very concise summation of the issue. 11) Conclusion: All papers should have a short concluding/summary paragraph in which you (in any order you like): a. Re-state your thesis b. Summarize the main arguments c. This should be little more than a summary of information and findings that you have already presented. Somebody should be able to read it without reading the rest of the paper, and know the main points you made. d. Keep it very short – including only the most important information. 12) List of References: All papers must contain a proper APA-format list of References. Examples of a proper APA reference list are Here: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch09_s1-0002.html 13) Overall Outline: Given the information above, the paper should roughly follow this outline (the number of paragraphs for the body sections are up to the discretion of the student): a. Title page b. Introductory paragraph c. 4-8 body paragraphs d. Concluding/summary paragraph e. Proper APA Reference Page.
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Select a theme or image that occurs in two of Sheely's poems, in this case "Mont Black"(p.97) and "Ode to the West Wind" (p.298). The book HAS to be "Shelley's Poetry and Prose." Norton Critical Edition, 2nd ed., edited by Donald Reiman (W.W. Norton and Company; New York). Select a theme or image that recurs in two of Shelley's poems. Analyze both the continuities and discrepancies in how the theme or image functions in the different poems. As you develop your analysis, consider the ways in which the meaning of that theme or image is affected by the poem's particular concerns. 1. The paper should be 4-5 double-spaced pages in length, typed or word-processed, in 12-point font, with 1" margins. The paper should use correct spelling, grammar, and sentence structure. You are welcome to use "I" at times when writing (e.g. "I argue that..."). However, please use language appropriate for academic writing; poor grammar and use of "text-speak" (such as abbreviated words, or using numbers for words) will result in point deductions. 2. All papers should include the following (and these are the five criteria on which you will be graded): • A thesis statement: A thesis statement is an original, clear, focused, arguable claim. This should be in the opening paragraph, and should provide a clear and forceful focus for your paper in one or two sentences. It should narrow the field of your discussion from a broad topic to a specific aspect of that topic. It should provide the reader with a sense of where your paper will go, and should do so in the form of an argument. The thesis is arguably the most important aspect of your paper; without a strong thesis, the other parts of your paper will suffer. Remember: a thesis statement is not a question, a list, an opinion, or a fact; rather, the thesis answers the question, "So what?" Strive for originality in your thesis: rather than writing about something that is readily apparent when reading the text, try to delve beneath the surface and get creative with your argument. I strongly recommend turning in a thesis statement to me (via email or in person) before you start writing your paper so that I can offer you feedback. • Analysis: this is how you will prove your thesis statement — by analyzing the text that you are writing about. The easiest way to come up with a structure for your paper is to ask yourself, "How can I prove what I am arguing in my opening paragraph?" You should also avoid plot summary and focus solely on analysis; only cite plot events briefly when you need to make a point clear. You have five full pages for this paper, and I suggest you use that space to develop your argument at length. Often, I find that papers have good thesis statements, but the analyses do not do them justice because they are short and/or underdeveloped. Expand and explore your ideas in the space that you have. • Evidence: Make sure that each part of your argument - in each paragraph - has evidence (examples and quotes) from the text to support your claims. When choosing a quotation from a text, ensure that it is the best piece of evidence to support the point you are making. If it is not, or if you have to stretch to make it fit your argument, find another quotation. Also, a good rule of thumb in balancing analysis with evidence: when you use a quote, you should provide analysis that is af least twice as long as the quote itself. The citation on its own does not prove anything; you have to show how the citation supports your argument. There is no need to provide a works cited page, since you should not use any outside sources for this paper. When quoting fewer than four lines from a poem, use a backslash to indicated line breaks and provide the line number(s) in parentheses at the end of the quotation. When quoting four or more lines, separate the citation from your text, and keep the formatting of the lines, including the punctuation of the end of the final line. See the MLA Handbook for further specifications. When citing a secondary source in the book, provide the page number in parentheses. Ex. 1 Shelley plays with the harsh sound of the voiced dental plosive "d" first, as he shifts it from secondary emphasis in "olc/, mac/, blinc/" to primary emphasis in "c/espised and crying" and in "c/regs of their dull race" and, then, as he mires it mud: "An old, mad, blind, despised and dying King; / Princes, the dregs of their dull race, who flow / Through public scorn, mud from a muddy spring" (1-3). The shift and doubling of the "d" at the end of "mucf to the middle of "muc/c/y" emphasizes ... • Organization: Your paper should have a logical flow to it, complete with smooth transitions. Your opening paragraph should set up your paper in a clear and specific manner. For example, you can do this by foreshadowing the structure of the paper- i.e. specifying what parts of the text you will look at, and by briefly setting up the one or two main points of your thesis. Your thesis statement should be at the end of your opening paragraph. After that, the topic sentence (i.e. the first sentence) of each body paragraph should be a mini- or sub-thesis that links directly back to your thesis statement. It therefore defines the stakes of the paragraph itself and identifies the significance of the paragraph in relation to your thesis statement. You should use the conclusion to re-state your thesis (in slightly different terms, so as not to be repetitive) and, ideally, to move beyond your initial claims a bit to convey a larger point about the significance or meaning of your argument. • Style: This refers to your use of language: grammar, mechanics, spelling, and diction all contribute to the style of your paper. 4. Please review the plagiarism policy on the course syllabus. If I find that you have plagiarized (through direct quotation or paraphrasing) any part of this paper, you will receive a zero on the assignment, with no possibility of making it up.
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