An end of semester Term Paper focused on comparative theory and age-related developmental concepts will be accompanied by a literature review and an application to a case study.
1. Choose a stage of development that interests you the most. Explain your reasons for choosing this particular stage of development?
2. Describe the developmental tasks that apply to this stage of development including an explanation of Erik Erikson’s biopsychosocial crisis as applied to what specific age range.
3. Compare two other theories that can be applied to explain the central themes of this particular chosen stage of development.
4. What may be the strengths that achievement of this particular stage of development may bring?
5. What are possible risks/hazards (biopsychosocial) that individuals may be confronted with such that may lead to an unresolved resolution of this stage of development.
6. Formulate a case study example (imagined or real but anonymous – e.g. yourself, a family member, a friend) and apply the age-related tasks and an examination of the life course theory to this client’s circumstances during the chosen developmental stage.
7. Conclusions regarding the student’s thoughts on the most effective types of interventions that could be applied to help their client to resolve the psychosocial crisis and move forward to the next specified stage of development. Additionally, a discussion related to the student’s own learning and recommendations from this assignment.
8. This is a 8 to 10 page (excluding cover page and bibliography) paper in double-spaced, size 12 type, essay paragraph paper. Students will be required to integrate in-text citations from the text and from at least 6 supplemental posted syllabus articles and links. The content of the paper will follow the assignment format with use of headings. A bibliography will be attached to the end of paper. APA in-text cited content is to be used: if paraphrasing (author’s last name, year of publication) and if using briefly quoted content (author’s last name, year of publication, page number). This paper will be evaluated according to how well your ideas have been presented in-depth, and on the organization and written quality of the paper in respect to grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation. No late papers will be accepted.

                    Understanding other cultures can be made more interesting if we apply all our senses to the task.  Up until the Corona Virus curtailed many of our usual activities we used the sense of taste with this assignment.  Now, we will have to get a bit more creative.  You will still need to choose a food, beverage or a spice (in a food or beverage) that you will present a slide show on during a Zoom presentation to share with the class.  You will need to research and examine your chosen gastronomic delight and prepare a report as to their use and/or history to give us insight of what a culture is like.
Make sure you cover the five ‘W’s of who, what, why, when and where.  Don’t forget to throw in the how.  Specify who usually eats or uses it, what it is that you’ve chosen to report on, why you’ve chosen this or why that culture uses or eats it, when it is used and where or what country or culture uses it and how it is used/prepared.  Have fun with this assignment.  Throw in some unusual facts or why you chose this food, beverage or spice to report on.  And, give us lots of details; a full report.  To juzessh it up give us pictures of your chosen food, beverage or spice, someone, even yourself eating it and a setting of the country where this food, beverage or spice came from.  You will need to turn in a copy of the slides, a copy of your notes and present your chosen food stuff via Zoom to get any credit.  In addition to this, it is always fun to include a recipe.  This assignment is worth 40 pts., dependent upon how thoroughly you have researched and presented your food, beverage or spice.
NOTE:  Plz do not use overly common food/beverage items such as Sweet Tea, Pizza or Hamburgers.
Examples of the five ‘W’s:
The following is an extremely brief example to just give you an idea of what I expect in much more detail
What – ‘Mate’ is an herbal tea-like beverage.
Who – It is used by people in several South American countries.
Why – It is used as a form of socialization, passing the mate from person to person in their immediate group of family and/or friends.
Why – I chose this beverage to report on because I saw it utilized in Argentina and saw interesting paraphernalia that accompanied its use.
When – Mate originated in approximately the late 16th century and is still used today.
Where – Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile and Bolivia
How – It is steeped using a couple different methods.
Thorough example:
Pasta
Ahhhh, pasta.  Everybody loves pasta.  And, when we think of pasta, we usually think of it coming from Italy.  After all, they organized a World Pasta Conference in 1995 in Italy and have commemorated pasta every year in October since 1998.  Perfect timing for our Multicultural Potluck.  In Italy, it is a staple food of their traditional cuisine.  Now, it is savored in one form or another on five continents throughout the world.  Talk about diffusion of the yummiest kind.
Theories abound as to whether or not pasta originated in Italy.  Some think Marco Polo brought it to Italy when he returned from China in approximately 1295.  Yet, an inventory list from the estate of a Genoese soldier in 1279, included a basket of dried pasta.  The Greeks lay claim to the creation of pasta due to the depictions carved into stucco reliefs in Etruscan tombs of a knife, board, flour sack and an iron pin thought to have been used to make hollow pasta.  The first mention of cooking pasta was recorded in the 5th century AD found in Arabic references.  Thus, it could have been introduced during the Arab conquests of Sicily.  During the 14th and 15th centuries, it was so popular, it was believed to have been included in the supplies of food stuffs being carried on ships bound for exploration of the New World.
Pasta can be found in more than 600 different shapes.  In Italy, it is usually made from Durum wheat that is milled into semolina and mixed with water.  Now other flours are used as well.  Pasta in its many forms is so enjoyed because of its affordability, versatility, availability, storage ability and last but certainly not least, adaptability.  Thomas Jefferson is credited with introducing pasta here in the U.S. in 1789 when he brought it back from a trip to France.  Thank you, Thomas Jefferson.  Today, I can’t even begin to list all the different types of pastas we enjoy here in the states.  Probably the two latest additions to that list are couscous and gnocchi.
The toppings used on pasta are almost as varied as the types of pasta, depending on what country and culture is doing the topping.  The Spanish are given the credit though of starting the use of tomato based toppings dating back to the 16th century.  One of my personal favorite toppings is cheese.  Come to find out, it was ‘all the rage’ in the Middle Ages.  The cheese topping known as Alfredo Sauce was believed to have been created in 1914 by Alfredo Di Lelio, a Roman restaurateur .  His pregnant wife had lost her appetite.  So, in order to entice her into eating, he whipped together a yummy mix of egg noodles, butter and cheese.  Later, along with a family friend, they opened up a chain of Alfredo restaurants in America.  When Hollywood stars ate there, it spread the popularity at a rapid rate and is still popular today.  Diffusion at work again.  Yumm, enough details, let’s eat.

Assignment Scenario: You are the web analytics professional for a Fortune 500 company and your company has a Facebook Business Page. You just received the KPI summary for the Facebook account activity. What are these numbers telling you, is the Facebook account working for your company? Please answer the following:
Review the Facebook Management Report located in the KPI Sample-Report.pdf (page 8) to answer this assignment.
Analyze the data from the Facebook Management Report.
Explain the metrics is your company doing well or not and why?
Should your company maintain the Facebook account and should anything be changed to boost Fan Posts?
Please submit a Word Doc with your answers, in 500 words or more, and use references in support of your answers.