Peer discussion Case Assignment

Peer discussion Case Assignment

Peer discussion Case Assignment

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Peer discussion

Sociology is the study of how humans interact in society (Newman, 2017). The purpose of this discussion is to describe the importance of sociological imagination and define the three main theoretical perspectives.

The sociological imagination allows individuals to see the bigger picture of the forces that cause people to act the way they do (Newman, 2017). For example, divorce has become a big issue in recent times. For some people, divorce can seem almost normal because society has made it that way. In the nursing profession, the sociological imagination is important because it allows nurses to be aware of the historical and cultural aspects that affect a person’s situation and behavior.

There are three main perspectives on social order: structural functionalism, conflict perspective, and symbolic interactionism. Structural functionalists view society as a large system that is made up of many smaller parts (Newman, 2017). Structural functionalism relies on institutions such as educational facilities to train people to become useful members of society so that society can continue to thrive (Newman, 2017). Conflict perspective focuses on the struggles of society (Newman, 2017). Conflict sociologist believe that elements of society do not collectively make things run smoothly (Newman, 2017). Lastly, symbolic interactionism understands society by examining the interactions between people (Newman, 2017).

In nursing, symbolic interactionism is relevant. A big part of nursing involves communicating with patients, especially when it comes to gathering a health history and performing a physical assessment. By having face to face interactions with patients, nurses find out crucial information that can guide a patient’s plan of care. Using the symbolic interactionism perspective also allows nurses to be aware of a patient’s life experiences and how their experiences affected their health.

In conclusion, sociology is important to describe the events that occur in society. Sociological perspectives can easily be applied to nursing. The three main perspectives describe how society works from different viewpoints Overall, symbolic interactionalism can be applied to nursing because of a nurse’s emphasis on communication.

References

Newman, D. M

Your assignment is to prepare a report for Dr. Nicholas Wagner, Director of Institutional Research at Saginaw Valley State University. The purpose of the report is to provide Dr. Wagner some recommendations on how to improve the likelihood of student success for the freshman class at SVSU.To help with your analysis, the following file contains a real dataset collected from SVSU’s freshman students in the first two weeks after they enter the university.
Your report should contain the following sections:

Student readiness analysisThe dataset contains 10 measurements of student readiness for college in columns B-K. The description of each one of them is available in the file.
In order to analyze this data, you need to create additional columns and recode the data, making low a 1, moderate, a 2, and High a 3 (you can use an IF function to do this). In this format, the highest the number, the more prepared the student is.
Once the data is recoded, prepare a table in ascending order of the average for each of these 10 measurements.
A correlation analysis.Pick the 10 measurements of students readiness and create a correlation matrix (you need to use the data analysis tools from Excel to do this, you may need to install it).
Assume that a correlation greater than 0.45 is significant and use Conditional Formatting to highlight those correlations greater than 0.45.
Provide a potential logical explanation why those correlations are significant.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

• Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
• Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
• One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
• I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

• Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
• In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
• Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
• Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

• Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
• Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
• I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

• I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
• As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
• It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

 

LopesWrite Policy

• For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
• Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
• Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
• Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

• The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
• Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
• If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
• I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
• As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

• Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: 
  • Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
  • Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.