DECSION MAKING FOR HAWTHORNE UNIVERSITY
You are an Administrative Manager at the Hawthorne University, which is one month away from
issuing final examinations to students in November. Once this has been completed, which usually
takes a total of two weeks, marking is done by Lecturers and students are advised of their grades
one month after, before the end of December. This time frame allows for them to know if they can
proceed to register for their scheduled courses in January, or if they need to re-sit a failed exam.
As the University is in the process of finalising their typical face to face examinations, the world
has been hit by a communicable disease, which limits close physical interactions such as previous
exam settings. As part of the management team, you are now responsible for making a decision as
it pertains to moving forward with the final assessment for students.
The alternatives are listed below for your review to assist with your decision ma

Select a family member who was over the age of 65 when they died.

Contact people (preferably family members or long time family friends) from the following categories who knew them:
      2 older persons (over 65)
        2 middle age persons (45-64)
        1 of your peers

Ask the following questions of each of the five people:
What is your earliest memory of this person?
What do you remember the most about him or her?
Can you describe some times when you were with him or her? (What did you do together?  What did you talk about?)
When was the last time you saw him or her? (Where were you?  What did you say?)
How would you describe his or her defining qualities?
What was his or her significance to the family?  What do you miss the most about him or her?

I suggest that you email or snail mail a copy of these questions to each of the people you pla

10 page (excludes title and reference pages) written component using APA style of formatting. This part will allow the student to summarize information about SBIRT, evaluate their own use of the model, and then consider the impact of diverse backgrounds when using the model. Students will use research to summarize the SBIRT model, and explain its use in various settings with diverse clients. Then, students will evaluate use of the model during their role play (see above). This will be completed by summarizing feedback from others and results from use of the fidelity worksheet (provided in a previous journal assignment).  Finally, students will consider the impact of diversity when using the SBIRT model, and summarize recommendations related to its use in a variety of practice settings. A minimum of at least 5 professional journal articles and 2 other sources are required for this project.

Paper should be a substantive 4-6 page response to one of the following topics. For either topic, you will assess two distinct arguments and then draw your own conclusions based on the position that you hold. what will count in the grade for your final paper will be the clarity and organization of your writing, the clarity of the arguments that you are comparing and your providing of support for the arguments that you are exploring.

Topic B: automation
Q. is automation a good thing? or a bad thing? Inevitable? or preventable?
Discuss and assess these arguments

Integrative Case Study: Write a case study based on an actual case from your generalist field practicum.


The case study must reflect your ability to apply knowledge and skills from all major content areas in the MSW curriculum including Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Social Welfare Policy, Practice,  and Research. 

Organize the case study using the subheadings below. Include the bulleted information under each section below in a written narrative (i.e., essay in paragraph format).

Use American Psychological Association (APA) 6th edition format, including references when citing theorists and other sources. 

D. Overview of the Case

D1.  Describe the client system, including its composition (i.e., the client may be an individual, group, community, or organization). 

D2.  Give a succinct but comprehensive statement of the client system(s) presenting problem. This statement should be enough to est

Choose two current empirical research studies that address the problem within urban settings (e.g., health disparities, homeless).

Thoroughly compare the research methods and report the findings. Pay attention to statistics used and generalizability. (Articles must be dated 2005 and beyond).

What are the findings?

Are diversity issues, social, economic, and environmental issues addressed?

Any ethical dilemmas presented or implied?

Does the article support social work values and ethics? NASW SOCIAL WORK VALUES AND ETHICS ARE ATTACHED

Is a theoretical framework discussed, and if so, does it fit the client population served at your field internship? YES. FIELD INTERNSHIP IS AT THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND USA

Discuss the best practice model (implicit or explicit) in the articles, and whether you would assess and intervene with clients using it?

If a best model is not presented, based on your know

Write a self-reflection essay that describes and examines your learning experience in the course. Please paste three works (discussion posts and/or reflective writing) that you think highlight your best work in the discussion forums.



Title of DQ:

Response to DQ:

(Paste 3 works first)

Title: Self Reflection Essay

Write a 500- 750 words response to the following prompt: What did I learn in this course? How did I learn it? Why does it matter? In your essay explain why you chose these three as your best work and how can you apply these concepts and theoretical perspectives to your daily life (be specific).

Please note: The already graded works do not count towards the essay minimum word count requirement.

This case study applies Durkheim's social solidarity theory (as cited through the attached reading) to discussions within the linked podcast regarding COVID19.

Podcast: The Ezra Klein Show- What Social Solidarity Demands of us in a Pandemic
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5X0vP6mwyK9OZX6DKlud4o). 1 hour.

Research Question

What are the age groups that have the highest rate of depression?


1. Identify Research Question and Its Purpose (Exploratory, Explanatory, Descriptive)  (1 point)

2. Identify Inductive/Deductive Research and Quantitative/Qualitative/Mixed Methods Design (1 point)

3. Identify all primary constructs from research question.Then identify,  IV/DV (if applicable), Hypotheses (if applicable). If not applicable, state why. (1.5 points)

4. Identify study population and sampling approach (use appropriate terminology). This needs to be 3-4 sentences. (1.5 points)

5. Identify research design (use appropriate terminology) and a general plan data collection (address if cross-sectional/longitudinal) that also addresses instrumentation (how will you collect your data: interview guide, questionnaire with established or self-created measures). Justify your choices. This needs to be 4-5 sentences.  (2 points)

6. Ide

(5) page book report from the MacDonaldization of Society by George Ritzer.  In the book report you must do the following:  summarize each chapter, discuss the functions (good things) about MacDonaldization; the dysfunctions (not so good things) about McDonaldization,  and an analysis and conclusion (12 font).