All submissions must be in MS PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Prezi format, and there must be a minimum of 7 slides. Of the 7, there will be one cover slide (at the beginning), and one reference slide (at the end).

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sachinjain/2020/12/16/top-10-healthcare-industry-predictions-for-the-year-2021/?sh=5e66e132d079

• Select one prediction (1-5 in the article’s list) to focus on for this assignment.
• Read chapter 2 of the course textbook (specifically pages 17 through 26 which focus on knowledge-based and scientific management)
• Select an aspect of knowledge-based OR scientific management related to the prediction.
• The mandatory slides to be included are: 1. cover, 2. a summary of the prediction, 3. a general explanation of knowledge-based and 4. a general explanation of scientific management, 5. explanation of how an aspect of knowledge-based OR scientific management relates to the selected prediction, 6. discuss how the prediction impacts your current or desired professional career, 7. References
• Be sure not to over-complicate this submission; follow the slide sequence provided.

Slide criteria: 

• Slides should contain some kind of design. Simple black text on a white background is not acceptable. 
• Each slide should contain a photo or graph so coincide with its text. 
• A grammar or spell check should be conducted prior to submission. 
• Text on the slides should be listed in a bulleted/list format not huge paragraph chunks. There should be a minimum of 5 bulleted items pers slide (but there can be more).

In our module this week we review articles from both VOGUE and BAZAAR highlighting the fashion brands that are no longer using fur in their collections. We recently learned that Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s are going fur free. Please read the article here  Link (Links to an external site.)   and share your thoughts as you answer the following questions:

1. The article tells us that Macy’s and Bloomingdale’ s will be the first major department stores to ban fur and will also be some of the first in the fashion industry to “bridge the fur-free movement from luxury fashion to retail.” Does this surprise you? Should retailers continue to offer fur for those  who want to buy/own it?    Please be detailed in your post.

2 ” While animal rights activists championed Macy’s move, some speculated that the company was simply seeking to wrap up a business model that was no longer commercially successful for them.” What do you think? Why is the retailer waiting  for 2021 to stop selling furs?  Profitability or ethics?

3. I rarely, if ever, read about designers or retailers removing leather apparel and accessories from collections/merchandise offered. Why is a leather jacket (made from a baby lamb) acceptable while a fur coat is not? What are your thoughts?

You can create the research paper building on the previous documents written and uploaded.

Final: Research Paper

An ASA Sample Paper

Instructions for this Assignment

Your  final exam for the course will be the submission of an essay that you  have worked on in pieces throughout the course. You selected a topic at  the beginning of the semester, then performed research of both internet  sources, and academic sources throughout the semester. You will include  your literature review (edit it based on feedback) examining the sources  you find, draw conclusions from the readings, construct a thesis, and  write an essay that argues for your thesis. 

Using Microsoft Word, write an essay with the required sections presented in the course

Grading Criteria

This assignment is worth 100 points. You will be assessed on:

• Following instructions
• Length: A minimum of 2000 words NOT INCLUDING the title page, abstract, references, or any appendices. But please do not write more than 3000 words.
• Proper ASA formatting of paper (margins, head of the paper, headings, pagination, font type and size, double-spacing)
• Including the required sections: 
  • ASA structured title page, 
  • abstract, 
  • introduction,
  • literature review, 
  • premises, 
  • conclusion, and 
  • references. 
• Proper grammar, syntax and sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, word usage, and using active voice.
• Using discipline-specific (SOCIOLOGICAL) sources and terminology
• Proper ASA in-text citations and reference construction
• Having an appropriate, narrow, sociological, and stated research question with two variables (Effect of X on Y)
• Accurately representing the sources used in the paper
• Including a minimum of 12 sources, 10 of which must be from peer-reviewed sociological journals, and the other 2 of which may be from the unit 3 assignment.

Purpose. The purpose of this assignment is to help students explore their own background and begin to examine how race, culture, and socioeconomic class may affect your practice skills with your clients, in a more advanced way than in previous classes, as well as to examine racial and class disparities that affect social, economic and environmental justice issues in the country. Other aspects of cultural identities including gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, educational level, or religion may be included. This paper should be about 8-10 pages double-spaced, with APA 6th ed. citations and should incorporate ideas from the required readings especially the Stevenson memoir on correctional justice.

You need to have an introductory paragraph that explains the intent of the paper to focus the paper for the reader. This is an analysis, not a description. An analysis answers the questions of why and how something has meaning or has occurred. Don’t forget to use a concluding paragraph that summarizes the main points. Each paper should include: 

1. Discussion of universal human rights and how they are relevant to the memoir. Examine racial and class disparities in relation to government and institutional policies as reflected in the Stevenson memoir. 
2. An understanding of how Stevenson developed his own identity and how that related to his lifelong commitment to human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice? How did he respond to oppression and social justice disparities?
3. What have you learned from this autobiographical assignment? Discuss how your identity memberships (e.g., race, class) will inform your social work practice and how you might respond to discrimination, oppression and social justice disparities on both micro and macro levels?

1. Read over each of the following directions, the required Reading Research Literature worksheet, and grading rubric.
2. Review the following video which contains a tutorial for your Week 6 Assignment. Tutorial may look slightly different session to session. Grading criteria and rubric will be the same. Access the transcript via this link: Week 6 Assignment Transcript (Links to an external site.).Week 6 Assignment Tutorial: https://lms.courselearn.net/lms/video/player.html?video=0_jhxsfia6
3. Download and complete the required Reading Research Literature (RRL) worksheet (Links to an external site.). This must be used. 
4. Your required article is available to you in an announcement: IMPORTANT: Assigned Article for Week 6 Assignment. Please go to your announcement to locate the required article assigned for this session.
5. This assignment contains:
   • Purpose of the Study:  Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize the purpose of the study.  Describe what the study is about. 
   • Research & Design:  Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize the description of the type of research and the design of the study.  Include how it supports the purpose (aim or intent) of the study.
   • Sample:  Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize the population (sample) for the study; include key characteristics, sample size, sampling technique.
   • Data Collection:  Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one data that was collected and how the data was collected from the study.
   • Data Analysis:  Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one of the data analysis/ tests performed or one method of data analysis from the study; include what you know/learned about the descriptive or statistical test or data analysis method.
   • Limitations:  Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one limitation reported in the study.
   • Findings/Discussion:  Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one of the authors’ findings/discussion reported in the study. Include one interesting detail you learned from reading the study.
   • Reading Research Literature:  Summarize why it is important for you to read and understand research literature.  Summarize what you learned from completing the reading research literature activity worksheet.
6. You are required to complete the worksheet using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the “.docx” format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading from the student portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external site.). Click on the envelope at the top of the page.
7. Submit the completed Reading Research Literature Worksheet to the Week 6 Assignment.