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You will complete this assignment in two stages over a two-week period. This week will involve writing a full draft of the Unit 5 Assignment and then submitting your paper to the __________. You will submit this draft to the Writing Center and your instructor by the end of Unit 4.

Next week in Unit 5 you will revise your paper based on Writing Center’s feedback. You will submit your revised assignment, along with the feedback from the Writing Center, to the Unit 5 Assignment Dropbox.

Preview the 

Unit 5 Assignment.

For the Unit 4 Assignment, you will write your first full draft of the Unit 5 Assignment and submit it to the _____________ for feedback to use in Unit 5. You will be assessed on whether you submit the full draft to the Writing Center as well as this week’s dropbox.

Writing Requirements and Assignment Guidelines

Your Assignment should be a 4-6 page essay, not including the Title and Reference pages, and should include the following elements:

· Title page: Provide your name, title of Assignment, course and unit number, and date

· Body: Answer the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs

· The assignment must be written in Standard English and demonstrate superior organization, including a highly developed viewpoint and purpose. The communication of your thoughts must be highly ordered, logical, and unified, displaying exceptional content, organization, style, and mechanics (including the use of correct grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure).

· Reference Page: Sources in APA format

· Use Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced

· Use 6th Edition APA Formatting and Citation style

· If you need assistance with APA style, please visit the 

Writing Center

.

This week you will revise your paper based on the Academic Center’s feedback. You will submit your revised assignment, along with the feedback from the Academic Center, to the Unit 5 Assignment Dropbox.

Review Guidelines, Rubric, and Resources

Before starting the assignment, be sure to review the assignment guidelines entirely, as well as the following resources:

· Read pages 190 – 195 of the “Learning to Think Things Through: A Guide to Critical Thinking across the Curriculum” text. Note that you are required to read the full text during Unit 4.

· Review the Unit 5 Assignment Grading Rubric (under Course Resources).

· Watch the video at 

http://ed.ted.com/on/cDhYHA9B#watch

 to understand what a peer reviewed research article entails.

· Review “Critical Writing: Using the Core Process to Write a Paper (p. 190-195) from your textbook “Learning to Think Things Through: A Guide to Critical Thinking across the Curriculum”

Identify and Appropriate Peer-Reviewed Research Article

After reviewing the guidelines and resources, you should identify and download an appropriate research article to analyze. Visit the Purdue Global Library and use the library databases to find an article. Search for journal articles using keywords associated with a topic in your chosen specialization and future profession. Limit your search to articles published within the last five years and that are peer-reviewed. The article must review a specific, original research study (i.e., with a specific research hypothesis; do not use an article which is a review of the literature). The PG librarians are available to assist you in finding an article. Once you identify an appropriate article, download and read your article.

Follow the Six Step Process to Critical Writing

For this week’s Assignment you will work through the six-step process by analyzing the article you chose from the library and writing a critical review of the article. Additionally, be sure to incorporate the following into your Unit 5 Assignment when analyzing the journal article:

· Circle of Elements (Chapter 2)

· SEE-I method (Chapter 1)

· Standards Check (Chapter 4)

As described in the six-step process, you should create an outline of your paper during the pre-writing phase. Use your completed outline to write a 4-6-page critical review of your library article using the

Unit 5 Template

as a guide.

Include the following in your critical review:

· Summary of the Article

· Analysis of the article

· Reflection

· Conclusion

Writing Requirements and Assignment Guidelines

Your Assignment should be a 4-6-page essay, not including the Title and Reference pages, and should include the following elements:

· Title page: Provide your name, title of Assignment, course and unit number, and date

· Body: Answer the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs

· The assignment must be written in Standard English and demonstrate superior organization, including a highly developed viewpoint and purpose. The communication of your thoughts must be highly ordered, logical, and unified, displaying exceptional content, organization, style, and mechanics (including the use of correct grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure).

· Reference Page: Sources in APA format

· Use Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced

· Use 6th Edition APA Formatting and Citation style

· If you need assistance with APA style, please visit the 

Academic Center

.

Submitting your Assignment

Create your essay in a word document. Save it in a location you will remember and with the following format: Lastname_FirstnameUnit5Assignment. When you are ready to submit it, click on the Assignment Dropbox and submit.

Runninghead: SHORT TITLE OF PAPER (50 CHARACTERS OR LESS) 1

SHORT TITLE OF PAPER (50 CHARACTERS OR LESS) 6

Please delete all red type prior to submission and fill in with your original information.

This Assignment should be written adhering to the guidelines of Standard American English. This means that your thoughts should be well-organized, logical, and unified as well as original with the viewpoint and purpose clearly established and sustained. Standard American English guidelines also include the use of correct grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. All writing should be in in APA 6th Edition Formatting and Citation style.

Unit 5 Assignment: Critical Thinking in Psychology

Student’s First/Last Name

Purdue University Global

Critical Thinking in Psychology

This paragraph should be the introduction. Include a thesis statement at the end of this paragraph.

Summary of the Article

Literature Review

Start the paragraph here, indenting all paragraphs. Do the same for the sections below, up to and including the Conclusion. In this section, summarize the literature review that appears in the research article (this typically appears in the first several pages of the research article). Summarize the theories the authors discuss (e.g. social learning theory, positive reinforcement, addiction recover models, etc…). Information about the amount of sources the authors cite, the degree to which their sources are current, and the depth and coverage of the literature review would strengthen this section of your paper. Summarize the hypothesis(es) of the study.

Methods Section

In this section, summarize the description of the research methods the authors present. For example, you should address the following questions. Who were the participants? How many participants were involved? What procedures did they use in this study? Did the researchers administer a survey or psychological test? If so, what was the name of the measure(s)?

Results Section

In this section, summarize the research results, indicating whether the researchers found support for the hypotheses.

Discussion Section

In this section, summarize the “Discussion” section of the research article. What strengths and limitations do the authors identify? What suggestions for future research do the authors provide?

Conclusion Section

In this section, summarize the “Conclusions” section of the research article. If the article selected does not have a conclusion section, please delete this section from your paper, DO NOT leave it blank.

Analysis of the Article

In the sections that follow, you should analyze the article using the critical thinking frameworks from the textbook. Apply the critical thinking frameworks, such as the Circle of Elements, when discussing the strengths and weaknesses.

Strengths

Describe strengths of the research article. Use the SEE-I method to support your main ideas. “State” or summarize the strength you identify, “Elaborate” on why you consider it a strength, provide an “Example” of the strength, and “Illustrate” your main point. This section should use resources and be written using an impersonal voice.

Weaknesses

Describe weaknesses of the research article. Use the SEE-I method to support your main ideas. “State” or summarize the weakness you identify, “Elaborate” on why you consider it a weakness, provide an “Example” of the weakness, and “Illustrate” your main point. This section should use resources and be written using an impersonal voice.

Reflections

Supported Opinions

Reflect on what you read, and then discuss your personal, yet supported, opinions regarding the research. This section should be supported with resources, using an impersonal voice. This may include, but is not limited to:

· how the research could be used or not used within their chosen profession and why;

· speculation about other populations or samples and potential outcomes;

· how the research could have been conducted differently and what the potential results might have been, etc.. 

Standards Check

Review the “The Standards Check” critical thinking framework and apply relevant standards to the research article. For example, evaluate the clarity, accuracy, and/or precision of the article and the arguments that the authors present. Incorporate a discussion of the standards and how the article meets the standards identified. This section should be supported with resources, using an impersonal voice.

Conclusion

Include a conclusion section to bring closure to your paper. Summarize your review of the article and your final thoughts.

References

Doe, J. (2013). This is a sample APA book citation. (2nd ed., Vol. 12, pp. 59–99). New York, NY: Purdue University Global.

Doe, J. (2013). This is a sample APA journal article. Sample APA Journal Articles Weekly, 52(1), 34–76.

Author, A. A. [Screen name]. (year, month day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from

http://xxxxx

Note: The following are two examples of citing videos in APA format:

Example:

Doe, J. [digitalscreen]. (2015, March 23). How to cite videos APA style [Video file]. Retrieved from

http://www.schooltube.com/watch?v=8kjkj89809

If the user’s real name is not available, include just the screen name and eliminate the brackets:

Screen name. (year, month day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from
http://xxxxx

Example:

Digitalscreen. (2015, March 23). How to cite videos APA style [Video file]. Retrieved from
http://www.schooltube.com/watch?v=8kjkj89809

Outline

Include a copy of the outline that you used during the pre-writing phase for this writing assignment.

Running head: CRITICAL THINKING IN PSYCHOLOGY
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CRITICAL THINKING IN PSYCHOLOGY
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Dear Brittany,

Thank you for sending your work to The Writing Center. I have provided written feedback in the margins of the paper to highlight some specific areas for you to address. I have also provided feedback and direction through a video that you can access by clicking on the link below:

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Please see the

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for details about scheduled paper review.

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Critical Thinking in Psychology

Brittany Salley

February 9, 2020

Critical Thinking in Psychology

Introduction

Introducing change in an organization more often than is met with confrontation, especially if such a change comprises of a redesign of the elementary work process and introduction of advanced technology
. The article
scrutinizes the introduction of intricate software systems to standard work processes within a business.

Summary of the Article

Literature review.

Organizational retooling calls for cautious planning and communication to achieve effective execution. Risk acceptance at some level may provide an advantage to a business. Flexibility in an organization can be amplified when the management is enthusiastic to integrate lesson learned as part of the transformation management process. The majority of the participants lack a high level of technical knowledge (Long, S., 2010
). The designers of social technology more often overlook the social knowledge fundamentals of change and fail to contemplate the degree of stockholder learning related to complete coziness with the technology. The degree of learning mandatory for effective application of technology can serve as a transformation management guide. Advance technological motivated transformation management and transformational restructuring necessitate equivalent changes in learning and organizational culture. Operative technology practice must be well-thought-out as a slice of sequences of social, cooperative relationships dubbed a technology support net (Long, S., 2010).

TSN empowers the usage of the technology appropriately by creating an intertwined informational, physical, and socioeconomic relations. Disruptions of advanced technology result in resistance to change. Distinct points of view regarding the meaning of technology may well be determined through the impacts of the system redisposition on stakeholders’ daily plans or influence level. A business process cannot go on disjointed or secluded from the transformation process (Long, S., 2010). It is critical to transforming TSN to embrace innovative outlines of work, the organization’s structure, as well as cross-functionality for expertise inventiveness to fully flourish. McCarter et al. endorse the necessity for training and organizational education for any genuine transformation in an organization’s culture. Incorporation of supply chain structures is impossible when there is no establishment of suitable cultural alleyways to manage individuals (Long, S., 2010).

Methods

The researcher employed a case study Methodology, narrative interviews
. The author conducted a succession of twenty-four in-depth description interviews with integral participants to determine the efficacy in project development at the societal interfaces of the socio-economic structures. A quality approach was employed

Results

There is a high likelihood of a communication breakdown between system developers and participants. This communication breakdown must be addressed. Additional training will help lessen the interruption vertically and horizontally. Lastly, decision making encounters rest with expressively approaching the participants
.

Discussion

According to the results, all the participants admitted that change was necessary and all approved that the change could only be accomplished with considerable planning and communication. However, several attempts to implement change management have had limited success, as several stakeholders complain of levels of forced participation among other threats from the state.

Conclusion.

People are highly resistant to change which the change involves loss of control over long-standing work patters or exposing weakness from lack of understanding of the proposed change. Stakeholders should be engaged through meaningful talks for a better understanding of what the change entails.

Article analysis

Stakeholder perception (Nardi, P., 2017)
. Incongruent observations of the system will offer a robust risk valuation than would perhaps form a lineup of stakeholders with a similar familiarity. Initiating team building can help grow confidence and identity questions that will promise considerate, honest responses to learning setting and probable system delinquent
.

Weakness

Brittleness of the technology employed (Nardi, P., 2017). From the study, it is evident that the majority of engineers hardly ever put into consideration the fragility of the technology compared to those who lack technical expertise. As such due diligence is called for when scheming their servility against the success of the project. The study comprised methodological weaknesses characteristic in qualitative research. The research design is wedged by investigator predispositions regardless of efforts to abate the bias
.

Reflection

Advance technology implementation in current organizations is key to efficiency a
nd effectiveness. However, without stakeholder’s engagement meaningfully can only inspire resistance to change (Andriof, J., & Waddock, S., 2017). Training and team building are among the key were of getting an in-depth and truthful response and deep and proper analysis of the risks of a given project. The researcher would have narrowed down to a specific representative number, and detailed interview other than generalizing (Bryman, A., 2016).  Focusing on departmental needs and perception other projects would have yielded more explicitly answers regarding their needs.

Standard check.

The study employed a typical issue-based sweeping approach for analysis of the narrative interviews. A generalized reporting scheme was used to add layers of confidentiality necessary to preserve the anonymity of interviewees (Bryman, A., 2016). Responses stayed coded by categorizing broadly the subjects that survey levels of proficiency, teamwork, and headship among others.

Conclusion

Critical thinking refers to the analysis of truths to deduce judgment. Analysis of the article revealed that change management is one big challenge for every organization. People are enemies of change. Yet, proper involvement can yield a much-desired result
.

References

Andriof, J., & Waddock, S. (2017). Unfolding stakeholder engagement. In Unfolding stakeholder thinking (pp. 19-42). Routledge.

Bryman, A. (2016). Social research methods. Oxford university press.

Long, S. (2010). The strategic implications of non-technical stakeholder acceptance in high technology system design and implementation. Human Systems Management, 29(4), 205-215.

Nardi, P. (2017). Critical Thinking: Tools for Evaluating Research. Univ of California Press.

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