To what extent is the syrian civil war an extension of religious wars?
Describe the Current Event. Second, you will need to provide a brief summary of the current event. This should include details such as location, timing ( is this an ongoing event, does it appear to be a one time event, is this an example of an event that happens frequently), people involved, and any analysis offered by the report(er). Analyzing the Current Event. The final step in the process is conducting an analysis of the current event using knowledge you have gained from the course to-date. The most important thing here is that the analysis should not just be your opinion about the current event, but grounded in sociological theory and prior research.
A. Describe a place that made a real impact on you. Explain what you learned about yourself or about life by contemplating that place or making a transformative journey. Think of White’s “Once More to the Lake” as your model. B. In “Dumpster Diving,” Lars Eighner is able to extrapolate a positive message about people who participate in a socially unacceptable activity. Think of an unusual or unpleasant activity, or an outcast group of people, and describe what positive values or lessons it/they can teach us. C. Think about how much more Barbara Ehrenreich appreciates the low-wage work of servers after her experiences doing their jobs. Describe a similar experience you had walking in someone elses shoes and what you learned from it. D. In Chimamanda N. Adichie’s “To My One Love,” she describes a person who made a big impact on her life. Describe a person who has made a big impact upon your life. What did you learn from this person and their story? E. In Serving in Florida, Barbara Ehrenreich describes the many ways in which low-wage restaurant work breaks people down. Describe your worst job, what made it so bad, what you learned from it, and how you dealt with it. F. Virginia Woolf observes the moth’s struggle and then derives a life lesson from it. Think of someone you have seen struggle. Describe the person’s struggle and what you learned from how he or she dealt with life’s challenges. Or, you may discuss a grueling struggle you have been through in your own life and what you learned from it
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Being a Social Work Advocate Advocacy and good social work practice are closely linked engaging with clients and client systems almost always involves some form of advocacy. The weekly summary topic is intended to enhance and expand your knowledge, understanding, and the application of advocacy in social work practice. Often, students focus on advocacy only in their work with individual clients, but social work advocacy is more complex than good direct practice social work. Instructions For the weekly summary, you will need to identify advocacy efforts relative to your agency, population, and/or field of practice at each of the following levels (one level of practice per summary, for example Week 1 may focus on family advocacy, while Week 3 concentrates on organizational advocacy): Individual Family Group Organizations Community Your summary should clearly identify which level of practice the advocacy involves, and the rationale for that choice. You may not necessarily be directly involved in the advocacy action, the purpose of the summary is for you to demonstrate an understanding of advocacy at all levels of practice. Your Field Instructor is a valuable resource in exploring advocacy efforts. Align your efforts with the 10 Competencies: Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior Engage diversity and difference in practice Advance human rights and social and economic justice Engage in practice-informed research and research informed practice Engage in policy practice Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities Evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities Develop as a social work leader You may find the NASW website helpful. Clinical Social Workers: Advocates for Social Justice by Anne Marie McLaughlin is an article attached that addresses social work advocacy from a clinical social work perspective that you might find useful.
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Course code and name: BUSM3115 Ethics and Governance Assessment name: Assignment 1 – Individual Research Essay Weight: 50% Assignment due date: End of week 7 Length: 2000 words maximum Feedback mode: Feedback will be provided by/using… Assessment Declaration: I declare that in submitting all work for this assessment I have read, understood and agree to the content and expectations of the Assessment declaration (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Learning Objectives Assessed: This assignment assesses Learning Objectives 1, 2, 3, and 6 Graduate Outcomes supported: This assessment supports the following Graduate Outcomes: ??????. Details: You are required to choose one (1) of the following three statements (Topics 1, 2 or 3) and argue either in the affirmative (for) or the negative (against) providing a critical argument with evidence to support your argument: Essays should be no longer than 2000 words, exclusive of appendices, references, etc. Students are required to undertake research to locate academic references using online databases ( EBSCO, Proquest, Emerald, Science Direct etc) and need to use at least twelve academic references. Literature pointers will be provided on the Ethics & Governance Canvas. The submission deadline will be at the end of week 6 or 7. Topic 1: Facebook has recently been embroiled in a data privacy scandal with controversial firm Cambridge-Analytica. Does a lack of moral awareness explain Facebook’s decision making in this case? Reading Pointers: Manohka (2018) Cambridge Analyticas closure is a pyrrhic victory for data privacy, (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Accessed 12 May 2018]. Butterfield, K. D., Trevin, L. K., & Weaver, G. R. (2000). Moral awareness in business organizations: Influences of issue-related and social context factors. Human relations, 53(7), 981-1018. Topic 2: Given scandals across a range of supply chains, how credible are claims by firms that they have an ethical supply chain? Draw on course concepts/readings and wider research and reading to critically discuss a specific case (Thai fishing, Rana Plaza or Fair trade coffee/chocolate). Reading Pointers: Cole R and Stevenson M (2018) ‘We analysed 101 companies statements on modern slavery heres what we found’, (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Accessed June 1 2018] Crane, A. (2013). Modern slavery as a management practice: Exploring the conditions and capabilities for human exploitation. Academy of Management Review, 38(1), 49-69. Hunt T (2015) ‘Drinking an ethical cup of coffee: how easy is it?’, (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Accessed 28 May 2018] Gale A (2016) ‘Is Apple’s supply chain unethical?’ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Accessed 28 May 2018] Lawrence F & Hodal K (2018) ‘Thailand accused of failing to stamp out murder and slavery in fishing industry’ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Accessed 28 May 2018] Nagaraj A (2018) ‘Five years after Rana Plaza disaster, many workers face ‘unacceptably dangerous’ conditions’ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.[Accessed 28 May 2018] Topic 3: Business franchising has gotten quite a bit of attention in Australia over the past few years and some terrible labour and franchisor to franchisee conditions have been exposed. Is franchising an ethical business model? Reading Pointers: Henderson J (2018) ‘Whats going wrong with Australias franchises?’ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.[Accessed 29 May 2018] Smee B (2018) ‘Franchisees say they don’t dare tell inquiry about problems’ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Accessed 29 May 2018] Assessment critria Key issues relating to the question have been developed – 30% Ideas and assertions substantiated through use of high quality reference material and key academic perspectives/views used to develop arguments – 20% Original and clear argument – 10% Logical and convincing discussion – 10% Appropriate Harvard style referencing (in text and list of references), Number and quality of references – 15% Clear and comprehensive written style (spelling, grammar, syntax etc.) – 15%
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