Applied Sciences Homework #5: Values Analysis
Homework #5 Advanced Instructions - Personal Values Paper
This homework is not due until Week 6. However, I wanted to provide you advanced instructions so you can start thinking about it.
Homework #5: Values Analysis
The purpose of this assignment is to critically analyze the personal values that are associated with your life. Specifically, you are to choose those values that when combined, account for the key values with which you guide your life.
Throughout this course we have examined and discussed not only how VALUES are "who we are," but how they can create bias which consequently can create errors in critical thinking. These values, when practiced over years of life can often become ingrained biases which "filter good critical thinking practices" away from our thinking and behavior. The values we posses often become like "blinders" on us that prevent us seeing other perspectives which are essential to creative and critical innovation and thinking.
Instructions: Your task in this paper is to identify FIVE of the your most endearing important personal values and identify how they both guide you and hinder you in your critical thinking. So as you can tell there are two parts to this assignment (each with it's own heading to clearly identify you have completed this assignment): 1) identify and define ( using a citation) five of your values, and then 2) identify how they both guide you and hinder you in your critical thinking.
If you merely tell me what your value is and why it is your value without analyzing why that value both guides you and hinders you then you will fail this assignment!
Please define each of your values using an appropriate source with citation for each value. Dictionaries, WIKIPEDIA, and other "high school-ish" type sources are not appropriate for this assignment. But other non-traditional sources (like the Bible, poems, works of literature that are of personal significance, etc.) can be used with this assignment.
Values can be anything like: family, politics, God/faith, spouse, patriotism, work, home/nesting, art, wealth, education, writing, children, freedom, travel, health, culture, music, animals, food, joy, thrill-seeking, peace, artifacts/objects, vacation/free time, books, personal appearance, prayer, nature, beauty, etc. The list can go on and on..
However, and this is important, the following values cannot be used in this paper since they can be almost universally agreed on as nearly everyone's values. In other words, you cannot use the following values in your paper:
· FAMILY/MARRIAGE/CHILDREN/ETC.
· GOD/JESUS/FAITH/RELIGION/RELIGIOUS BELIEFS/ETC.
· FRIENDS
· LOVE OF COUNTRY/PATRIOTISM/FREEDOM/USA/ETC.
Your values are your values, and will not (and should not) be judged by anyone. So the purpose of this paper is for YOU to critique yourself and whether you can identify how bias may creep into your thinking given your own self-identified values.
The textbook is a good place to identify critiques to your errors in thinking as much of the book is devoted to identifying such errors. When you write each value, make sure it has it's own section before moving onto the next. An appropriate heading which titles the value should state the section to help the reader understand your five values. While no research is necessary for this paper, your critique will be judged no only in expression of writing and identification of bias from what we learned in class, but also use of solid sources if appropriate and needed. But remember, these values are your personal values. They are neither correct nor incorrect. However, you must be able to critically analyze, and describe them in a project worthy to be judged as college level work. There is no page requirement for this assignment. Please see the assignment rubric that will be used for the grading of this paper.
Please think carefully about this assignment. Over the years students have reported to me that this assignment has helped them more than many other that they have completed in college. My hope is that you can refer to this assignment years from now to see how your thinking may or may not have changed and how you have become a better thinker as a result.
Please note: the instructor insists on and will behave consistently with the highest levels of confidentiality due to a work of this nature. This is your life and it will not be judged in any way other than an academic work associated the principles in the class entitled: Critical and Creative Thinking.
General Instructions
· This paper should be no fewer than 7 types pages not including title page and citation page.
· Use headings! Divide the paper into each of the appropriate areas, questions, etc. and label them with headings to show the professor you answered all the questions. Use subheadings if appropriate…help the professor understand your work through good formatting! And remember, every paper you write should have an introduction (that tells the reader what he/she is about to read) and a conclusion (that tells the reader what he/she just read).
· You will be allowed to use 1st person in this assignment, HOWEVER, it should not be overused. There should not be 2nd person used in this paper. If you do not know what this means please see your APA manual or look this up.
· It must be double spaced, 12 point font, and either Times New Roman or Ariel font. No gaps between paragraphs as it should all be double spaced. And remember, each paragraph should be indented.
· Use appropriate citations in APA format.
· The paper will be graded on content, organization, and format per the grading rubric.
If you have any questions about the assignment, please ask BEFORE submitting it for a grade. Once it is submitted it will be graded.
PLEASE NOTE: No late assignments will be accepted. Once the link expires past the due date/time, it will not be reopened and you will not be able to submit it for a grade. Assignments submitted via personal email to the instructor will not be accepte