In this week’s journal entry, you will critically reflect on your own beliefs and biases about your.
In this week’s journal entry, you will critically reflect on your own beliefs and biases about your Final Research Paper topic by using the concept of self-reflexivity. To paraphrase Crapo (2013, sec. 1.3), self-reflexivity is the process of confronting one’s own preconceived notions and examining how these may influence how one understands (or misunderstands) others. Understanding biases and beliefs about other cultures helps researchers apply cultural relativism to their work.
For this journal, consider the sources that you summarized for Part I and Part II of your paper in your Week Three Assignment Worksheet.
What was your initial response to the sources you read for your paper? Include in-text citations using Ashford’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. guide and full reference entries in APA format to all sources you will be using for your Final Research Paper.
In the course of this class, you have learned about cultural diversity and how to apply cultural relativism to understand beliefs, practices, and behaviors within their cultural context. How has learning about different culturally practices helped you to better understand how narrowmindedness and prejudice constrict diversity?
Can you identify any biases that you might have about the cultural practices you will discuss in either Part I or Part II of your Final Research Paper?
Identify any problems you might be having in examining your own culture from an etic perspective or the other culture from an emic perspective. Review Miner’s article Body Ritual Among the Nacirema, (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.and explain how his discussion of Americans (also known as Nacirema) will help you take an outsider’s perspective on your own culture.
The journal entry should be at least 250 words in length. You should also include a title page and a references page.
Please review this assignment tutorial for help filling out this worksheet.

Assignment:The Concept of Self-reflexivity

Assignment:The Concept of Self-reflexivity

1) Select one aspect of culture from the list. Once you’ve made your selection, please delete all other options.

Healthcare

2) Selectand the article by Miner for this part of the paper, but for this worksheet, include the source you found through your own research. Review the tutorial on evaluating sources and enter your reference in the space below.

Reference entry in APA format:

Kabene, S. (2010). Healthcare and the Effect of Technology: Developments, Challenges, and Advancements: Developments, Challenges, and Advancements. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

3) Include the reference for Part II that corresponds to the topic you’ve chosen. Copy and paste the reference entry from the table (e.g., if you chose Education, you would use the article by Jonsson for Part II).

Giangiulio, L. (2016). Health Care in the United States: Developments and Considerations.

4) Summarize the main points from each of your sources. See this guide for help with summarizing your sources.

Summary of your sourcefor Part I (include one to two paragraphs, totaling at least 300 words). Enter your summary in the space below.

The Kabene starts by giving a brief history of the developments in the healthcare sector. Unlike in the past where the healthcare system mostly relied on simple strategies and plans, the modern system has intensively employed modern technology in almost every segment of the sector. The technology has been deployed in the patients’ data management through electronic Health Recording (EHR), it has also being used in carrying out medical researches as well as used in diagonalization and treatment of various illnesses. The writer has also given data showing the relationship of the rate at which death rates as a result of traditional illnesses that were hardly cured in the past and the present rate. Six decades ago, the death rate as a result of diabetes was 18% but currently, the rate has drastically declined to 7%. This improvement is as a result of technology employment in healthcare.

Assignment:The Concept of Self-reflexivity

Assignment:The Concept of Self-reflexivity

The writer has also clearly illustrated how technology has been well deployment in the healthcare sector. X-ray technology has been a very fundamental development in healthcare. This machine has made it easy for healthcare providers to get an inner overview of patients’ bodies by taking photo scan through the X-ray machines. Doctors can then take the most appropriate medical steps. The electronic health recording has also been a driving force towards the success of the healthcare sector. Patients’ data is now properly and efficiently recorded in electronic means which makes it effective and more efficient for healthcare providers to carry out their duties.

Cancer which has been a very serious and deadly health condition has been fought against through the employment of modern technology. Cancer screening is the first step in realizing a healthy population. Machines are used to screen people to find out if they have any signs of cancer. Most of the patients who have been diagnosed with the condition in the early stages have been helped to full recovery. The writer is very categorical in concluding that the healthcare sector has realized countless developments as a result of technological advancements.

Summary of your source for Part II (include one to two paragraphs, totaling at least 300 words).Enter your summary in the space below.

The Giangiulio is started by giving an intensive analysis of healthcare in the United States of America. Healthcare is a very essential sector in the US and both the federal and state governments invest heavily on the health of their people. Each citizen is entitled to proper medication that is readily available and affordable. To ensure that the quality of healthcare services provided to its people is the best, the governments have heavily deployed modern technology across all departments of healthcare. First, modernized healthcare centers and hospitals have been built across every part of the country. These facilities are properly furnished with modern technology to make it easy for healthcare personnel to discharge their duties accordingly.Infact, all data of citizens of the United States are recorded in modern technological databases which enable the government to know the exact number of citizens and plan for healthcare services provision.

In fact, the healthcare sector in the United States is one of the best in the world. Obama Care is a very popular initiative that has drastically improved the quality of healthcare. This initiative is successful because of the deployment of modern technology in the whole process. According to the initiative, technology was the key factor that had to be considered. Hospitals were properly equipped while proper monitoring was done. Both the low-income earners as well as the high-income earners were provided with equal opportunities to receive medications. Technological systems to manage the healthcare were well managed which ensured that the health of all citizens was properly managed. The writer indicates that medical researchers were and are still done in a proper manner in various healthcare facilities in the US by the use of modern technology.Medical personnel have also gotten trained in various ways to use modern technology in healthcare services provision. The writer has clearly shown that modern technology is properly employed me healthcare, it can be a very helpful factor to improve healthcare quality.

5) Write a working thesis statement based on your sources. See this example.

Working Thesis Statement:

Healthcare sector has realized countless developments as a result of proper use of modern technology.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

 

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.