General Psychology (PSY1010)

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General Psychology (PSY1010) 

COURSE OUTCOMES AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Based on the Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Explain major psychological concepts, theories, and perspectives.

a. For the individuals listed, describe the person’s contribution to psychology and the theory he proposed. Describe and explain any key concepts of the individual’s theory and any stages or levels in the theory including ages if relevant: Freud, Piaget, Erickson, Maslow, Skinner, Watson, Pavlov, Selye, Milgram, Zimbardo. 

b. Describe how the major perspectives of psychology explain behavior. The perspectives are: psychoanalytic, behavioral, humanistic, cognitive, evolutionary, biological, sociocultural, and biopsychosocial.

c. Define and be able to explain the following terms or concepts:

1. Neurotransmitters

2. Short term/working memory and long term memory, reconstructionist model of memory 

3. Nature/nurture issue and the current views on this issue. 

4. Classical and operant conditioning including their components (USC, UCR, CS, CR, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, negative punishment, extinction, schedules of reinforcement, discrimination, and generalization) 

5. Cognition vs. thinking

6. Functional fixedness vs. mental set

7. Cultural biases in IQ testing

8. Types of IQ tests and their limitations

9. General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) and stress

10. Stages of sleep, REM and NREM sleep

11. Prejudice vs. discrimination 

12. Social roles/power of the situation

13. DSM 5, criteria for abnormal behavior (cultural relativism) 

14. Phobias, PTSD, major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia 

15. Forms of therapy and their techniques (family, group, psychoanalysis/psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, behavioral, biomedical, and eclectic). 

16. Describe research methods and tools used by psychologists to understand and explain behavior. 

a. Explain the types of research studies used in psychology: case study, survey, naturalistic

observation, correlational method, and experiment.

b. Differentiate between correlational and experimental designs in determining causation.

c. Given an experiment, identify and describe the major components of it, including the

  independent variable, dependent variable, control group, and experimental group.

d. Explain random sample and random assignment.

e. Identify an operational definition.

f. Explain the placebo effect.

g. Explain how to calculate a simple mean, median, and mode.

h. Differentiate between descriptive and inferential statistics.

i. Explain what statistical significance means.

1. Describe the ethical principles inherent in research, teaching, and practice in the field of psychology.

a. Explain the ethical principles of psychological research including: respecting human 

dignity, informed consent, confidentiality, and debriefing.

1. Apply psychological concepts to personal, social, and organizational issues.

a. Describe the models of classical and operant conditioning. Given a scenario, be able to label the example as classical or operant conditioning and analyze the components (UCS, UCR, CS, CR, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, negative punishment, extinction, schedules of reinforcement, discrimination, and generalization). 

b. Describe the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) and its stages, and be able to apply these stages given examples of stressful situations.

c. Describe Milgram’s studies on obedience and Zimbardo’s Stanford prison study on social roles. Identify other more recent examples in our society of the behaviors studied by Milgram and Zimbardo.

d. Distinguish between prejudice and discrimination.

e. Identify the major criteria used to determine if behavior is abnormal, including cultural relativism.

f. Explain how various therapies use different theoretical models, so that the therapy experience can vary depending on the theoretical orientation of the therapist.

1. Explain how culture influences behavior and mental processes.

a. Explain the role of culture, such as cultures which are individualist or collectivist, in understanding psychological theories and behavior. 

1. Use appropriate technology to obtain scholarly information for the purpose of writing or

making presentations on relevant psychological topics.

a. Select and write about a peer-reviewed (referred) journal article.

b. Apply APA style to a peer-reviewed journal article citation

c. Identify sections of a journal article.

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 In ethical issues dealing with student , what good and bad characteristics are displayed by each of the options?  Try very hard to identify (and name) specific character traits. 

 

A General Moral Principle (GMP) is the leading, guiding standard (or criterion) a theory, an individual, or a group uses in determining whether an action, practice, or idea is (a) morally right or, (b) morally wrong, or © neither right nor wrong in itself.

The GMP of Virtue Ethics may be stated as follows:

“An action or practice is right if it does or would tend to lead to good (i.e., praiseworthy) character; an action or practice is wrong if it does or would tend to lead to bad (i.e., vicious & blameworthy) character” (Mundia, 2015).

The decision makers in your case study are required to choose one of the two options facing them. 

Here are the questions you need to answer for DP7b:  

[In answering these questions, try to mention the specific character traits.  This is what virtue ethicists are always doing. Here are examples of character traits:  honesty, deceitful, kindness, cruelty, discipline, indiscipline, law abiding, lawlessness, fairness, unfairness, modesty, greed, exploitation, hardworking, lazy, principled, unprincipled, strict, considerate. In class tomorrow, we will help each other brainstorm and identify what characteristics are displayed in your case studies. ]

A. 1. If the decision maker(s) choose option (a) would they be showing good or bad character? Why?  Explain yourself fully. (3 to 5 sentences).  

     2.  In their claims and desires, do the beneficiaries of option (a) showing good or bad character?  Explain yourself fully. (3 to 5 sentences)

B.  1. If the decision maker(s) choose option (b) would they be showing good or bad character? Why?  Explain yourself fully. (3 to 5 sentences)

     2.  In their claims and desires, do the beneficiaries of option (a) showing good or bad character?  Explain yourself fully. (3 to 5 sentences).

Your answer must be at least 150 words and at most 200 words.

Post your answer in the link names DP7b   

At the top, left-hand corner of your answer sheet, you must state your:

Name,

Class & Class Section,

Assignment Name and # (i.e., DP7b: Duty Ethics on ________ (your

assigned case study).

Date of Submission.

Your document must be in Microsoft Word.  No other programs, including Google Docs, will be accepted. The body of your paper must be double-spaced.

Can someone do my Week 2 Assignment and Journal for Organizational Development?

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 Week 2 Assignment Instuctions

Prior to beginning this assignment, read Chapter 3 in the course textbook. You may want to review Chapters 1 and 2 in your course textbook for assistance, too.

Review the guidelines found in Table 1.1 (OD realities and misconceptions) to establish the reasoning for OD interaction. In addition, pay special attention to the criteria for determining the validity of an OD problem. Understanding the process is crucial to becoming a successful OD consultant. Watch the following videos, What Should Consultants Do? (Links to an external site.) and Handling a Complainer, to gain perspective on responsible consulting.

There are many ethical responsibilities within the field of the OD consultant. Suppose that you are just beginning your practice as an external OD consultant and an organization approaches you to help them address an issue or change within their company. Before accepting the job, it is important for you to determine whether the problem is an actual OD issue or an internal matter that is better addressed within.

Explain the process for evaluating an organizational condition to determine if the action required is OD-related. Define the specific criteria for determining the core of the problem and the potential solution.

After assessing the request, there are times that you will find the problem is not an OD concern. Prepare a response to the organization stating why the problem is not OD, why you are not the right person for the job, and what options they might have to remedy their problem.

Once your research is complete, begin preparing your paper. The paper must be four to five pages of content (excluding the cover and reference pages). You must include a minimum of three scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources that provide qualified information related to the role of the OD practitioner. In addition, include the course textbook as a scholarly resource to support theory and concepts related to OD strategy. Remember that Wikipedia is not a qualified resource. Use the Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) document for additional guidance. During the construction of the paper, be specific and refrain from making assumptions. Describe all aspects of the search components listed below.

In your paper,

  • Explain the process to determine the validity of the problem.
  • Define specific criteria for OD consulting.
  • Prepare an appropriate response to the organization regarding their issue.

The Responsible Consulting paper

Week 2 Journal Instructions

 

Prior to preparing your journal entry, review the Careers in Organizational Development Panel (Links to an external site.) video for an outside look at the role of the OD consultant.

During Week 1, you had a preliminary look at the OD consultant and the responsibilities they have during a change process. Your journal entry briefly reviewed your early understanding of the required skill set, and where your skills fit within that schematic.

Digging a bit deeper, Chapter 3 in the course text explains the details behind the practice. In addition, you researched and analyzed OD consultant job descriptions for an enhanced knowledge of the role.

Using this new knowledge,

  • Develop a profile and description of your technical, interpersonal, and consulting competencies (current or desired).
  • Include a paragraph explaining the role and style you will use for consulting.
  • Prioritize the technical, interpersonal, and consulting competencies you might need to learn to be a confident and skilled practitioner.

The journal entry must be a minimum of one full page of content and provide pertinent and logical dialog related to the role of the OD consultant.

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Research Paper Assignment
Instructions

Overview

In developing your expertise in transnational
organized crime (TOC) you will be writing a series of research papers. All
together the writing contained in all these papers combined would be quite
significant project! You will find that in some modules, the research papers
mimic our readings with respect to subject matter and some modules, the
research papers do not mimic the reading. Again, the goal of these research
papers is to stretch the depth and breadth of your knowledge. You should feel
well prepared to teach a course in TOCs after completing this course. The
research papers and PowerPoints you create could serve as the basis for such
class. Additionally, you will find that this course and the course CJUS701
Comparative Criminal Justice Systems complement each other very well.

Instructions

·       
Each
research paper should be a minimum of 6 to 8 pages.

·       
The
vast difference in page count is because some countries and/or crime/topics are
quite easy to study and some countries and/or crime/topics have very limited
information.

·       
In
some instances, there will be a plethora of information and you must use
skilled writing to maintain proper page count. 

·       
Please
keep in mind that this is doctoral level analysis and writing – you are to take
the hard-earned road – the road less travelled – the scholarly road in forming
your paper.

·       
The
paper must use current APA style, and the page count does not include the title
page, abstract, reference section, or any extra material.

·       
The
minimum elements of the paper are listed below.

·       
You
must use a minimum of 8 recent (some
countries/crimes/topics may have more recent research articles than others),
relevant, and academic (peer review journals preferred and professional
journals allowed if used judiciously) sources, at least 2 sources being the
Holy Bible, and one recent (some countries/crime/topics have more recent than
others) news article.  Books may be used
but are considered “additional: sources beyond the stated minimums. You may use
.gov sources as your recent, relevant, and academic sources if the writing is
academic in nature (authored works). You may also use United Nations and
Whitehouse.gov documents as academic documents.

·       
Again,
this paper must reflect graduate level research and writing style.  If you need to go over the maximum page count
you must obtain professor permission in advance! Please reference the Research
Paper Rubric when creating your research paper.

These are minimum guidelines – you may expand the
topics covered in your papers.

1)    
Begin
your paper with a brief analysis of the following elements:

a.     
Country
analysis

                                                                
i.     
Introduction
to the country

                                                              
ii.     
People
and society of the country

                                                            
iii.     
What
is the basic government structure?

2)    
Analyze
the nature of organized crime in the assigned area (you may narrow the scope of
your analysis through your introduction or thesis statement if needed)

3)    
Analyze
the impact of organized crime in the assigned area on the government.

4)    
Briefly
propose policies that may be helpful in mitigating organized crime in the
assigned area.

5)    
A
Holy Bible comparison/analysis of the nature of the organized crime system, the
impact on the country, or your proposed policy to mitigate the system.     

The following is an outline of the minimum points to
be covered in your paper – Crime Typology Topics:

These are minimum guidelines – you may expand the
topics covered in your papers… 

1)    
Analyze
the nature of assigned crime/issue with respect to (at a minimum):

a.     
Scope
of the crime/issue

b.     
Financial
impact – if possible

c.     
Human
impact – if possible

d.     
Analysis
of various countries laws dealing with the crime/issue.

2)    
Briefly
propose policies that may be helpful in mitigating the crime/topic on a
specific country or transnational scale.

3)    
A
Holy Bible comparison/analysis of the crime/topic        

 

HA415M3 Roles of Policymakers in Health Care

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This Competency Assessment assesses the following outcome(s): 

HA415M3-3: Distinguishing the role of the local, state and national policy makers. 

It is important to understand the process of how ideas become regulations and rules and how rules and regulations become policy and laws for the nursing home industry. Imagine yourself as a public speaker trying to simply explain this path on the local, state, and national level to a bipartisan group of nursing home administrators. Your explanation should show the story of how healthcare policy is produced and how that policy impacts the nursing home industry.

Instructions

Create a visual depiction using any tool you wish (graphs, charts, figures, pictures or PowerPoint®) to explain the process of how ideas become regulations and rules and how rules and regulations become policy and laws on the local, state, and national levels for the nursing home industry. Research the path of how local, state, and national rules, regulations, and laws are created and include the knowledge you find from this research into the visual depiction you create. The depiction should be concise and easy to understand. For example, no more than five PowerPoint slides if PowerPoint is used or no more than 2 pages of graphs, charts, figures, or pictures if Word® is used. APA is not required except for the references section. You must include two (2) scholarly resources.

Requirements

Writer visually depicts a clear and easy to understand path of how ideas become healthcare policy on a local, state, and national level.

Writer visually depicts how individuals or groups can impact this process and their role in the process.

Writer visually depicts how the process impacts the nursing home industry.

Please be sure to review the various Academic Tools to assist you with meeting APA expectations for written Assignments. 

Minimum Submission Requirements 

  • This Assessment should be a Microsoft Word (max 2 pages) or PowerPoint® presentation (max 5 slides), in addition to the title and reference pages/slides.
  • Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your submission should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
  • Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.
  • Your submission should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
  • Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.
  • A separate page/slide at the end of your submission should contain a list of references, in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
  • Be sure to cite both in-text and reference list citations where appropriate and reference all sources. Your sources and content should follow proper APA citation style. Review the writing resources for APA formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.
  • Your submission should:
    • include a cover sheet;
    • be double-spaced;
    • be typed in Times New Roman, 12 -point font;
    • include correct citations
    • be written in Standard English with no spelling or punctuation errors; and
    • include correct references on the last slide. 

If work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned without being scored. 

Systems Analysis and Design

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 inefficiencies in business processes, procedures and work practices using data and process modelling techniques.
b) Formulate, validate and document business requirements for a medium-scale information system development project and effectively communicate these requirements to the stakeholders.
c) Demonstrate the ability to effectively analyse, design and develop information systems using Unified Modelling Language (UML) models.
Submission Due by 11:55pm AEST Sunday end of Module 3.1
Weighting 30%
Total Marks marks
Task Summary
In response to the case study provided, identify the functional and the non-functional requirement for the required information system and then build a Use Case Diagram and document set of use cases.
Context
System analysis methods and skills are of fundamental importance for a Business Analyst. This assessment allows you to enhance your system analysis skills by capturing the business and then functional and non-functional requirement of a system. It helps you in identifying “what” the proposed system will do and “how”?.
Instructions
1. Please read the attached MIS605_ Assessment 1_Case Study. Note that every piece of information provided in the following case serves a purpose.
2. Once you have completed reading the case study. Please answer the following questions:
Question 1 (10 mark).
Identify all the human and non-human actors within the system. Provide brief description against every actor.
Question 2 (30 marks).
Using the information provided in the case study, build a Use Case Diagram using any diagramming software.
Note: Please make assumptions where needed.
Question 3 (60 marks).
Document all use cases (use case methods). All use cases identified in the Use Case Diagram in Question 2 must be elaborated in detail. Please document each use case using the following template:
Use Case Number
Use Case Type Base/Abstract (Extends or Includes)
Use Case Name
Priority
Actor Involved
Associated Data Sources
Associated User Interfaces
Pre-Condition(s)
Post Condition(s)
Detailed
Description
Normal Course of Events Using a
Flow Chart
Diagram
Alternate
Course(s)
Word Count and Layout
• The total word count for the written assessment should be no more than 2000 words.
• Please provide all your answers in a MS word document.
• Please note that you are NOT required to copy the questions over to the MS Word document.
Use the question number to indicate which question your answer relates to. • The recommended font size is 12 with 1.5 spacing.
Referencing
It is essential that you use appropriate APA style for citing and referencing if needed. Please see more information on referencing here http://library.laureate.net.au/research_skills/referencing
Submission Instructions
Please submit the written assessment via the Assessment link within Assessment 1. The Learning Facilitator will provide feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal. Feedback can be viewed in My Grades.
Marking Criteria F P C D HD
Question 1: Identify all the human and non-human actors within the system. Provide brief description against every actor.
10% Actors identified are largely incorrect. Actors identified are partially incorrect. Actors identified are correct but sufficient detail is not provided. Actors identified are correct and sufficient detail is provided. Actors identified are correct and sufficient detail is provided. The student has clear understanding of human and nonhuman actors.
Question 2: Using the information provided in the case study, build a Use Case Diagram using any diagramming software.
30% UCD does not include major use cases, many actors in the UCD are missing, association of base and abstract actors is not given with the use cases, extends and includes are not identified where required and not linked to base use case. The use case diagram does not sync in well with the requirements laid down in the case study. UCD misses some important use cases, some actors in the UCD are missing, some associations of base and abstract actors are not given with the use cases, extends and includes are partially identified (where required). Extends and includes and not appropriately linked to the base use cases. The use case diagram does not fully sync with the requirements laid down in the case study. UCD has all the use cases and actors, some associations of base and abstract actors are not given with the use cases, extends and includes are partially identified (where required). Extends and includes are not appropriately linked to the base use cases. The use case diagram largely syncs with the requirements laid down in the case study. UCD has all the use cases and actors, associations of base and abstract actors are given with the use cases, extends and includes are identified (where required). Extends and includes and not appropriately linked to the base use cases. The use case diagram syncs in completely with the requirements laid down in the case study. https://assignmenthelp4u.com/wp-admin/edit.php?category_name=uncategorized UCD has all the use cases and actors, associations of base and abstract actors are given with the use cases, extends and includes are identified (where required). Extends and includes and appropriately linked to the base use cases. The use case diagram syncs in completely with the requirements laid down in the case study.
MIS605_Assessment 1_Brief_written Assessment Page 4 of 5
Marking Criteria F P C D HD
Question 3: Document all use cases (use case methods).
60% Use case descriptions are incomplete and do not sync in with the given case study. Use case descriptions are partially incomplete and do not fully sync in with the given case study. Use case descriptions are complete but do not fully sync in with the given case study. Use case descriptions are complete and are in sync in with the given case study. Use case descriptions are complete, detailed and are in sync in with the given case study.
MIS605_Assessment 1_Brief_written Assessment Page 5 of 5 

Assignment 1: Debating the Issue of Organized Crime and the Role of Terrorism

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Assignment 1: Debating the Issue of Organized Crime and the Role of Terrorism

Organized crime has been problematic for law enforcement agencies for decades. The very structure and activities of organized crime makes eliminating the problem an ongoing challenge. The purpose of this assignment is to show just how difficult it is for law enforcement to stop organized crime. Strategies to eliminate organized crime have included increased surveillance and various policy changes, but they have failed.

You are running for mayor of Centervale. It is a tight contest, and you expect to have a rather heated debate at the town hall meeting coming up. Your campaign manager tells you that at the debate, your opponent intends to present a plan for eliminating all organized criminal enterprises from Centervale. However, from your knowledge of the history and theory of organized crime, you know that complete elimination of organized crime is impossible, although a reasonable plan for reducing criminal activity can be developed and implemented at the local, state, and federal levels.

Submission Details:

By the due date assigned, in a minimum of 250 words, post to the Discussion Area your responses to the following:

  • Use your knowledge of organized crime to create a counterargument against your opponent. Your counterargument should:
    • Focus on the future of organized crime and consider its impact on the threat to public safety.
    • Educate the public on why terrorism is a valid area of concern in the organized crime debate.
  • Provide a rationale for highlighting key areas that pose a specific threat to public safety.

Implementation of Global Strategies

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length 7-10 pages

Your work on your strategic global marketing plan is complete. You  now have a plan that will implement, manage, and support a global  strategy, but it is far from organized. You e-mail Deborah to inform her  that you are almost ready and that the initial planning is complete. A  little while later, the phone rings and you see Deborah’s name on the  caller ID.

“Hi, Deborah. What’s up?” you ask.

“I’d like you to present to the advisory board next week,” Deborah  says. “They are very curious about your findings and would like to know  if globalization is a good opportunity for the company. The board wants  to finalize their strategic plan, and this may be a key part of it.”

After you hang up, you begin thinking through the different items that you will need to cover.

As you finalize the marketing plan, complete the following:

  • Is globalization a good move for the company?  
  • What is your rationale behind this decision?  
  • What geographic location should be a target for global expansion?  
  • What background information can you provide to support this decision?  
  • How will this decision support the overall goal of growth and expansion?  
  • How would you refute someone with the opposing perspective? 

History 2 Discussion 3

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The Republican victory in 1896 gave heart to proponents of prosperity through foreign trade.   McKinley sought neither war nor colonies, but many in his party wanted both. Called “jingos,” they included Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt; John Hay, the ambassador to London, and senators Albert Beveridge and Henry Cabot Lodge.  Britain, France, and Germany were seizing territory around the world, and jingos believed the United States needed to do the same for strategic, religious, and economic reasons. 

In order to prepare for this discussion forum::

  • Review and identify the relevant sections of Chapter 21 that support your discussion. 
  • Read the linked document, taken from an article by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MASS), in the 1895 issue of Forum magazine. What motives for imperialism are reflected in Lodge’s article?

After you have completed your readings post your response to only ONE of the following questions.

  1. Several reasons are proposed explaining why the United States decided to join the “Imperialist Club”.  Which argument was the strongest, and which argument was the weakest?  Explain your position.
  2. Is there any evidence to support Kristin Hoganosn’s argument regarding the role of gender and the Spanish-American War? (Suggestion:  students might want to review the previous chapter for a discussion on this topic).  Discuss if you agree or disagree with her argument.  Make sure to support your position.
  3. In your opinion, do Lodge’s arguments support the need for the United States to acquire an imperial empire?  Explain your position.

In order to earn the full 100 points (100%) for this assignment, you must:

  1. Directly and completely answer at least ONE question. Please make sure that you clearly indicate which question you have chosen to discuss. Clearly and accurately explain your answer based on factual information contained in the assigned readings. (80 points)
  2. Students must respond to at least one fellow student’s posting explaining the reason(s) for their agreement or disagreement, with the arguments that have been presented, in order to get full credit for the discussion. (20 points)
  3. When posting your response to a fellow student’s comment, please try whenever possible, to select the question that you did not address for your discussion.
  4. Make sure that all statements are supported with facts from the reading selections.

Reminder: Please make sure to comply with all Netiquette Guidelines listed in the Getting Started module.

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Developing a Body Paragraph

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For this discussion, you will develop one BODY paragraph of your research paper. Your paragraph will begin with one of the topic sentences from your sentence outline. (Feel free to revise the topic sentence if you think it would be beneficial.) It will then provide major and minor details to develop the idea in the topic sentence. Consider where evidence from your sources will help support your ideas, and make sure you comment on the evidence to show how it supports the topic sentence. Post your paragraph here.

Week 5, Discussion 2: Semi-Colons and Colons

Contains unread posts

In this discussion, we will consider ways to effectively use semi-colons and colons. 

Initial post (by Friday): 

Post a sentence from your own writing that uses a semi-colon or colon OR post a sentence from your own writing that you could revise to use a semi-colon or colon and make the revision.

Explain why the semi-colon or colon fits into your sentence and why you might choose to use it instead of alternative ways of constructing and punctuating the sentence.

Guided response (by Sunday):

Respond to one of your classmates, considering the following questions:

  • Is the semi-colon or colon used in accordance with this week’s Grammar Lab lessons?
  • Is the semi-colon or colon an effective choice in the writer’s sentence? Why or why not?
  • What alternatives would you suggest, if any?