Term Paper

The library paper is the final paper. It will deal with a subject chosen by the instructor and posted on

Desire2Learn at least 10 days before it is due. The library paper should be double space and at least 10

pages long. Students are expected to use at least a total of 10 academic references (reference journal

articles or books) in their papers.

The paper will be graded based on 5 criteria: content, language/clarity,

references, organization and completeness

Question:

” After considering the history of the Muslim world in the period between the eleventh and sixteenth centuries, which particular events, processes, and/or encounters would you deem overall the most enduring and most defining? “

Assignment 3: Using a Sociological Approach

(Student name)

(Professor’s name)

Introduction to Sociology

(Date)

Learn (Write a paragraph of at least 5 to 7 sentences answering the following questions.)

• What were the key findings from the research? Be sure that you are answering in your own words.

Theory (Write 2 paragraphs of at least 5 to 7 sentences each answering the following questions.)

• Choose one of the four major sociological theories—Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, or Rational Choice Theory.
• In your own words, define the theory that you chose.
• Discuss how this theory relates to the research findings in the article.

(Review the Assignment 3 Cheat Sheet in the Help tab in Blackboard and Sections 1.8 – 1.12 in your Webtext for more information.)

Evaluate (Write at least 2 paragraphs of at least 5 to 7 sentences each answering the following questions.)

• What research method was used in the article?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of using this research method? (Your response should be a paragraph of at least 5-7 sentences.)
• What additional research should be conducted to learn more about the problem examined in the article? (Your response should be a paragraph of at least 5-7 sentences.)

See section 2.9 and table 2.1 of the Webtext to review the advantages and disadvantages of the different research methods.

Assignment Final Project

Your Financial Situation and Plans

Reflect on all that you have learned in this course. Summarize your financial situation and plans. Be sure to include plans for budgeting, saving, debt and credit, taxes and insurance, investing, retirement and estate planning. Additionally, describe your future career goals and what steps you need to take reach those goals, including plans to pursue a degree in higher education.

This assignment should demonstrate your comprehensive understanding of the course. Avoid copying and pasting sections from past assignments throughout this course to compile the final project.

Criteria:

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write a minimum of 400 words (approximately 2 pages) using Microsoft Word.
• Attempt APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 60% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 40% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least two references from outside the course material, preferably from EBSCOhost.
• Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the two reference requirement.
• Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must be identified in the paper and listed on a reference page.
• Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, online newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc.
• Sources such as Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, etc. are not acceptable.

A detailed explanation of how to cite a source using APA can be found here (link).

Download an example of a paper using APA formatting here

Instructions: Enter or paste your written work and/or click “Attachments” to upload your files.

Grading Criteria Assignments	Maximum Points
Meets or exceeds established assignment criteria	40
Demonstrates an understanding of lesson concepts	20
Clearly present well-reasoned ideas and concepts	30
Mechanics, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling that affects clarity, and citation of sources as needed	10
Total	100

Pay for Performance in Public Schools Remains Controversial

“Pay for Performance” has made inroads in business, but has remained a hard sell in public school systems. There are some successful examples where teacher pay has been linked to student test scores. In Minnesota some districts have stopped giving automatic raises for seniority and base 60% of all pay increases on performance. In Denver, unions and school districts designed an incentive program where teachers receive bonuses for student achievement and for earning national teaching certificates. However, some plans have not worked. For example, Cincinnati teachers voted against a merit pay proposal and Philadelphia teachers gave their bonus checks to charity rather than cashing them. It appears that having teachers involved in planning the incentive system is one key factor to success. The same can be said for all incentive plans – if employees don’t buy into them, they will not work.

Questions to Research:
1. How could an organization measure the effectiveness of their pay-for-performance plans?

2. From an employee’s perspective, what are the disadvantages of using a pay-for-performance plan?

3. From an employer’s perspective, what are the disadvantages of using a pay-for-performance plan?

Research Paper Instructions:
a minimum of 3 FULL pages of written content, and a reference section. Double space all work and cite all listed references properly in text in accordance with the 6th edition of the APA manual, chapters 6 & 7.