Tag: Article Analysis

The purpose of the paper is to provide the reader with a synopsis of the policy’s or program’s history, purpose, goals, target population, and activities or elements; thus, you must include the following information in your paper:

a description or definition of the program or policy, including a brief discussion of the scope of the problem (e.g., statistics) that the policy or program is trying to address;
a discussion of the history of the program or policy, including why, where, and when it was created;
a discussion of the purpose(s) or goal(s) of the program or policy (i.e., what it is designed to accomplish, who or what it is targeting); and
a discussion of the elements of the program, including activities or actions designed to accomplish the program’s goals.
In addition, you should summarize empirical studies that have evaluated how effective the program or policy has been in achieving its goals. For each study, you may, but are not required to, include the following information:

a summary of the research question examined,
a summary of the population examined,
a summary of how the data were obtained (i.e., the type of information collected),
a summary of the findings as they relate to the thesis statement (e.g., evidence the author[s] found that supports it), and a brief discussion of any significant limitations to the findings.
All information contained in the paper must come from academic sources unless your instructor tells you otherwise. In addition, you should not rely on your own knowledge about the topic. Moreover, you must use a minimum of 10 academic sources when writing your paper. Your paper must be written in APA format and must include citations written in APA format. Failure to include citations constitutes plagiarism. Your paper must include a title page as well as a reference page. Points will be deducted from papers that do not meet the page requirement or that do not incorporate eight academic sources.

Structural Elements of the Capstone Research Report
Policy reports directly reflect the different roles that the policy analyst commonly plays, i.e. from researcher to advocate. The type of report that you are writing is one from the more action-oriented, advocacy end of the continuum (but that is nevertheless based purely on evidence and not your opinion). Although there is much variation even at this end of the scale, the most common elements of the policy brief are as follows:

Title of the Policy Report
Executive Summary
Context and Importance of the Problem (also called the ‘Introduction’)
Pre-existing Policies, Policy Options, and Research
Conclusion
Policy Recommendations
Reference Page

Just to let you know, proposals and projects should be done separately and please title them like project and
proposal. Here are the instructions. I put the link on the text it blue and underlined. If it wont open I can email
you instructions on google doc! Thank you!
1.Proposal Instructions:
Read these three Wikipedia articles: the Matter of Britain, the Matter of France, and the Matter of Rome.
Pick a literary work listed under one of these “Matters” on the pages below that follow.
Read the Wikipedia article on the literary work.
Summarize the relevant “Matter” (Britain, France, or Rome) in 2 sentences.
Write a 2 sentence summary of the of main subject or contents of the work in your own words based on the
Wikipedia article.
Explain what interests you about the work.
The Matter of Britain
Choose one of the following works in the Matter of Britain:
The Lais of Marie de France (composed in Anglo-Norman French) See Wikipedia article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lais_of_Marie_de_France
Le Morte d’Arthur (“The Death of King Arthur”) by Thomas Malory, volume 1 or volume 2 (composed in Middle
English) See Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Morte_d%27Arthur
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (composed in Middle English) See Wikipedia article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight
Perceforest: The Prehistory of King Arthur’s Britain See Wikipedia article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceforest
The Matter of France
Choose a work from the Matter of Rome:
Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer (composed in Middle English) See Wikipedia article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troilus_and_Criseyde
The Romance of Octavian See Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavian_(romance)
The Matter of Rome
Choose a work from the Matter of Rome:
Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer (composed in Middle English) See Wikipedia article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troilus_and_Criseyde
The Romance of Octavian See Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavian_(romance)
Then: pick an episode/section and read it!
Choose an episode or section of the work (you may wish to consult with your professor) and read it. Links
below:
Le Morte d’Arthur (“The Death of King Arthur”) by Thomas Malory, volume 1 volume 2
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Perceforest: The Prehistory of King Arthur’s Britain
La Chanson de Roland
Valentine and Orson
Troilus and Criseyde
The Romance of Octavian
Project Instructions
2-page Essay + Bibliography + Appendices 1-3 (+ Appendix 4 )
20%: pick a passage or section of significant length (1-5 pages) from the episode/section and copy and paste
into the end of your document as Appendix 1
45%: Write 2 pages (typewritten, 500 words minimum, using Grammarly) on your selected passage. 1) Explain
how the passage represents an important moment in the work and why (20%). 2) Explain what the passage
reveals about the characters in the work, focusing on how the characters embody or challenge chivalric ideals
(20%). 3) Make appropriate reference throughout to the two Wikipedia articles (5%).
5%: Bibliography: list the two Wikipedia articles on your literary work; include them in your bibliography,
together with the version/translation of the primary text you consulted. (MLA FORMAT)
30%: find 1) an interesting image online that connects to the work or your passage and paste it in your
document (Appendix 2) (15%); AND 2) find a work of medieval art that reminds you of the work (explain how in
a caption) OR make your own illustration and paste it in the document (Appendix 3) (15%).
For Appendix 4 watch a relevant popular film you haven’t yet seen and provide a 1 paragraph discussion of its
approach to chivalry or how it deals with medieval romance or its subject matter. Include at the end of
document
Here are the film options!
A Knight’s Tale (2001): very amusing, has Chaucer! and chivalry but almost no other relevance to an actual
medieval text
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989): entertaining search for the Holy Grail; some chivalry and romance
but not much medieval
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973 or 1991) or Sword of the Valiant (1984): 3 versions of the Green Knight!
1984 is loosely based on the text and has synthesizer score; 1991 is faithful to the text; 1973 is playful but
doesn’t stick to the text
El Cid (1961): epic classic, a favorite of Martin Scorsese
Song of Roland (1978 or 2006): 1978 is in French w/subtitles; 2006–not much info
Troilus and Cressida (1966 or 1981): You’re watching Shakespeare’s play which is based on Chaucer—so a
Renaissance version of a medieval romance based on Greek myth
The Sword in the Stone (1963): Disney animation of the T.H. White novels on King Arthur
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975): a cult favorite comedy!
Camelot (1967): a comedy musical!
Excalibur (1981): visually compelling, great music (Richard Wagner), and closely based on Le Morte d’Arthur
Knights of the Round Table (1953): classic Hollywood extravaganza, based on Le Morte d’Arthur
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017): more action, less substance—little connection to a medieval text
King Arthur (2004): gritty and “realistic”: fiction based on Arthur as if he had been a real person
Kingdom of Heaven (2005): The siege of Christian Jerusalem by Muslim armies under Saladin in 1187

Locate a peer-reviewed qualitative research article from your field (degree area) that may be applied to your
area as a practitioner or change agent.
In your post, provide a brief description of the article.
How trustworthy do you find this article? What contributed to the trustworthiness of the article? Does this article
meet the standards outlined by Levitt, et al. Explain why/why not?
Considering the research-practice gap, why is it necessary for an evidence-based practitioner to critically
evaluate research first-hand? How might reporting standards for qualitative research aid the practitioner in
evaluating the research?
The article by Tkachenko, Hahn, and Peterson (2017) discusses the “research-practice gap.” Discuss how the
findings from this research be applied in your field as practitioners and/or agents of change as a way of
bridging the “the “research-practice gap.” Why must you consider the generalizability of this study?
When responding to your classmates’ post, identify strategies that might be used to narrow the researchpractice gap? Also, identify what ethical issues should be considered before applying research findings.
This assignment meets the following Course Learning Outcomes:
CLO1 – Identify and explain qualitative research methods and assess their appropriateness for different
research problems.
CLO5 – Identify, critically evaluate, and summarize published qualitative research studies.
CLO6 – Assess issues related to methodological rigor in qualitative research.
CLO7 – Examine how qualitative research findings can be used to inform practice.