Psychology Bias in the Workplace

PSY 108 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric Getting Started—Problem

Overview: As the final project for this course, you will choose a problem from the provided list to which you can apply the concepts or theories learned in this class. You will then develop an action plan for how you will use psychological ideas and principles in addressing the problem. This assessment will help you recognize the value of psychology, the value of supporting your claims with established views and research, and how psychology can be applied to personal situations. Prompt: Choose a problem from the list below. You will write at least two paragraphs describing your chosen problem.

 Suicide by LGBT Youth: How can psychological research, theories, and perspectives be used to decrease suicide rates among LGBT youth?  Childhood Obesity: How can psychological research, theories, and perspectives be used to help parents improve childhood obesity rates?  Prescription Drug Abuse Among Rural Teens: How can psychological research, theories, and perspectives be used to reduce prescription drug abuse

among rural teens?  Veterans With PTSD and Stigma: How can psychological research, theories, and perspectives be used to decrease stigma for veterans with PTSD seeking

treatment?  Bias in the Workplace: How can psychological research, theories, and perspectives be used to reduce bias in workplace hiring and promotion?  Raising an Aggressive Child: How can psychological research, theories, and perspectives be used to help parents reduce aggression in young children?

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Getting Started: In this part of the assessment, you will explore the provided research to determine the credibility of the research and how it aligns with the ethical guidelines of psychology.

A. Describe the problem experienced by individuals, families, groups, or communities that your plan will be attempting to improve.

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: You will upload the polished version of the Word document you downloaded from Soomo to the appropriate Blackboard submission link for instructor grading and feedback. Please see the feedback provided by your instructor in Blackboard. Your submission for this milestone must be at least two paragraphs and will be graded “complete” or “incomplete.” Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions.

Critical Elements Complete (100%) Incomplete (0%) Value

Getting Started: Problem Describes a problem experienced by individuals, families, groups, or communities that the plan will attempt to improve

Does not describe a problem experienced by individuals, families groups, or communities that the plan will attempt to improve

70

Articulation of Response Submission is free of errors in organization and grammar

Submission contains errors of organization and grammar making the submission difficult to understand

30

Total 100%