Eastern Culture of Positive Psychology

1. Examine the history, intentions and scope of positive psychology. (Program Competency #1, 4)
2. Analyze, synthesize, critically examine and evaluate positive psychology literature. (Program Competency #2, 4)
3. Investigate, guided by the literature, what kinds of experiences fulfill people, what human characteristics lead to personal effectiveness and what social conditions appear to elicit these qualities and experiences. (Program Competency # 1, 2, 3, 4)
4. Assess and evaluate one’s own well-being, strengths and limitations. (Program Competency # 3, 6, 8)
5. Apply positive psychology to important domains in one’s life and in the lives of others. (Program Competency #1, 4, 7)
6. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of APA style. (Program Competency #1, 4, 7)
In order to “meet expectations” for the grading rubric the length of the paper needs to be at least 10 pages of text with at least 10 references that support the Areas of Focus listed below. Each Area of Focus needs to have at least 1 empirical reference that supports your observations, is discussed critically, and relates to that particular Area of Focus.
In order to “exceed expectations” the paper needs to be 12+ pages of text (this does not include the title page and abstract) with at least 12+ references that support the Areas of Focus listed below. Each Area of Focus needs to have at least 2 empirical references that support your observations, are discussed critically, and relate to that particular Area of Focus.
References need to be from empirical research journals. Textbooks, websites books and magazines are not to be used.
Format of Paper: Paper needs to be organized using the Areas of Focus as section headings so the information can be easily identified.
Areas of Focus:
1. What major principles/concepts have you learned from the Positive Psychology course and according to the research why do you think these principles are important?
2. What changes do you notice in your emotional states, processes and experiences and according to the research why are these changes important?
3. What changes do you notice in your cognitive states and processes and according to the research why are these changes important?
4. Describe examples of how you are currently applying the information and what changes have you observed?
5. Describe your goals and plans for applying the information from the course in the future. (Include in your discussion how these goals and plans will build strengths in a multicultural environment.
6. How will you apply this information to prosocial behavior in your current workplace or future career to create a positive environment? What research supports these behaviors to be important?
7. Within the concepts and terminology of Positive Psychology list and describe your challenges and obstacles.
8. Within the framework of Positive Psychology what are your unanswered questions or areas where you question the validity of the information?
A good starting point is to examine the area(s) in your Positive Psychology textbook for references and researchers associated with the concepts that you are particularly interested in. The references in the back of the book are examples of APA citation. Use this format for the references you use in your paper.
The paper needs to be written in the APA style, e.g., title page, abstract, 1 inch margins, running heads, DS, proper reference format, etc. See the following websites for more information:http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ or http://www.psychbytes.com/APA.htm
PS 341 Positive Psychology
CORE ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
Learning Rubric
Competency Exceeds Expectation (3) Meets Expectation
(2) Does Not Meet Expectation (1) No Evidence
(0)
Analysis & Evaluation
Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Areas of Focus 1, 2, 3, 7, 8. Each Area of Focus includes positive psychology concepts, support from at least two different empirical research sources that are critically examined, and the discussion reflects a depth of understanding of the research and how it relates to that particular Area of Focus. Each Area of Focus includes positive psychology concepts, support from 1 empirical research source that is critically examined, and the discussion reflects a depth of understanding of the research and how it relates to that particular Area of Focus. Each Area of Focus includes positive psychology concepts, support from empirical research sources, but the information is reported and not critically examined and does not reflect an understanding of the research and how it relates to that particular Area of Focus.
Application
Outcomes 2, 3, 5
Areas of Focus 4, 5, 6 Each Area of Focus is supported with personal observations, positive psychology concepts with an application of at leasttwo different empirical research articles. Each Area of Focus is supported with personal observations and positive psychology concepts with an application of one empirical research article. Areas of Focus lack substantial support from personal observations and positive psychology concepts. Empirical research is minimally applied or not applied to all Areas of Focus.
Whole Artifact:
Outcome 6 Artifact displays professional writing and utilizes correct APA format. More than 10 empirical sources in the paper. Professional writing displayed and APA format is generally followed (1 error: cover page, abstract, running head, internal citations, headings, references, etc). 10 empirical sources. Professional writing problems (e.g., excessive quoting, lack of proofreading, informal language, lack of organization) and/or 2 or more APA errors: cover page, abstract, running head, internal citations, headings, references, etc.) or less than 10 empirical sources.

Detailed Grading Rubric that will be used for grading the Core Assessment–please reference for details on the grading.
PS 341 Positive Psychology Core Assessment Grading Rubric
Name_______________________________ Score_______/200_____________
Please note: In order to receive the full points possible for each Area of Focus at least 2 different empirical research references are needed. To receive the full points possible for the “10 empirical research articles” section more than 10 empirical research articles are needed (12+). To receive the full points possible for “10 pages of text” section more that 10 pages of text are needed (12+). See Learning Rubric at the end of the Core Assessment in the class for information on “Meets Expectations” and “Exceeds Expectations”.
1. Major principles/concepts you have learned from the PP course and why you think these principles are important.
Empirical research? (2 different articles required for full points) /25
2. What changes do you notice in your emotional state, processes and experiences and according to the research why are these changes important?
Empirical research? (2 different articles required for full points) /15
3. What changes do you notice in your cognitive states and processes and according to the research why are these changes important? Empirical research? (2 different articles required for full points) /15
4. Describe examples of how you are currently applying the information and what changes you have observed?
Empirical research? (2 different articles required for full points) /20
5. Describe your goals and plans for applying the information from the course in the future. (Include in your discussion how theses goals and plans will build strengths in a multicultural environment). Empirical research? (2 different articles required for full points) /15
6. How will you apply this information to prosocial behavior in your current workplace or future career to create a positive environment? What research supports these behaviors to be important? Empirical research? (2 different articles required for full points) /20
7. Within the concepts and terminology of Positive Psychology list and describe your challenges and obstacles.
Empirical research? (2 different articles required for full points) /20
8. Within the framework of Positive Psychology what are your unanswered questions? Empirical research? (2 different articles required for full points) /10
APA format—Title page (5 pts)____; Abstract (5 pts)____; 1-inch margins (2 pts)____; Running heads(2 pts)____; DS (1 pts)____. /15
APA documentation in body of paper? /5
Reference page—APA format? /5
All references listed on Reference Page used in paper? /5
10 empirical research articles? (full points will not be received unless 12+ references are listed on reference page) /10
Proofreading? /5
Organization of document and support for statements? /5
10 pages of text? (10 pages of text –meets expectations, but does not exceed; 12+ pages are needed for full points) /10

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