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**## DimensionsofGroupActivity.docx**
Dimensions of Group Activity
[WLOs: 4, 5] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
· Review Chapters 1 through 10 from the textbook
_Communicating in Groups: Applications and Skills_ (11th ed.).
· Review the
[_HUM6100 List of Final Paper Topics/Topic Categories_](https://uagc.instructure.com/courses/146538/files/23269922?wrap=1) [Download HUM6100 List of Final Paper Topics/Topic Categories](https://uagc.instructure.com/courses/146538/files/23269922/download?download_frd=1) for potential topics that may serve as a starting point for your topic selection.
· Review the
[_Dimensions of Group Activity Final Paper Additional Reading Resources_](https://uagc.instructure.com/courses/146538/files/23269912?wrap=1) [Download Dimensions of Group Activity Final Paper Additional Reading Resources](https://uagc.instructure.com/courses/146538/files/23269912/download?download_frd=1) for further guidance.
For the summative assignment in this course, you will write a final paper on a topic related to a dimension of group activity relevant to human services. The assignment guidelines allow flexibility, enabling you to define your topic broadly or narrowly. These are as follows:
· Identify a topic or topic area that defines management group activity relevant to human services.
· This identification will be part of the Week 4 Annotated Bibliography and Final Paper Topic Choice assignment.
· You must identify and annotate no fewer than eight scholarly resources to support your work.
In your final paper,
· Summarize what is known and what has been researched in the field surrounding your topic of choice.
· Discuss references to two or three of the most current and important issues, questions, or debates influencing practice and research.
· Select one of the issues, questions, or debates identified in the previous bullet.
· Provide a focused analysis of this subtopic.
· Evaluate its significance and argue the leading positions.
· Support all analysis and argumentation with relevant theory, argumentation, evidence, and research provided in the course and outside sources.
The Dimensions of Group Activity final paper
· must be 6 to 8 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to
[_APA Style_ Links to an external site.](https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/apa-style) as outlined in the Writing Center’s
[_APA Formatting for Microsoft Word_ Links to an external site.](https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/apa-formatting-microsoft-word) resource.
· must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
· title of paper in bold font
· Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
· student’s name
· name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
· course name and number
· instructor’s name
· due date
· must utilize academic voice.
· Review the
[_Academic Voice_ Links to an external site.](https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/academic-voice) resource for additional guidance.
· must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
· Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
· For assistance in writing
[_Introductions & Conclusions_ Links to an external site.](https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/introductions-conclusions) and
[_Writing a Thesis Statement_ Links to an external site.](https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/writing-a-thesis), refer to the Writing Center resources.
· must use at least 8 scholarly sources (in addition to the course text) that were published within the past six years. No more than 2 sources published more than six years in the past may be cited and integrated if they are recognized as seminal works (classics in the field).
· The
[_Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources_ Links to an external site.](https://content.bridgepointeducation.com/curriculum/file/e5359309-7d3c-4a21-a410-44d59303ccef/1/Scholarly%20Peer-Reviewed%20and%20Other%20Credible%20Sources.pdf) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
· To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this
[_Quick and Easy Library Research_ Links to an external site.](https://ashford.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Ashford+University+Library+Quick+%27n%27+Dirty/0_bcsbcjee) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
· You may also refer to the
[_How to Use Library OneSearch_ Links to an external site.](https://ashford.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/How+to+Use+Library+OneSearch/0_sijzep60) tutorial, which explains keyword searching process in the library to find scholarly articles, or the
[_Advanced Internet Search Techniques_ Links to an external site.](https://content.bridgepointeducation.com/curriculum/file/a3575b8c-04d9-4192-a01e-5a6e0b97355b/1/Advanced%20Internet%20Search%20Techniques.pdf) tip sheet, which provides some tips and strategies to make finding credible online research in a search engine such as Google easier and more efficient.
· must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s
[_APA: Citing Within Your Paper_ Links to an external site.](https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/apa-citing-within-your-paper) guide.
· must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
· Refer to the
[_APA: Formatting Your References List_ Links to an external site.](https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/format-your-reference-list) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the
[Grading RubricLinks to an external site.](http://au.waypointoutcomes.com/assessment/39286/preview) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your final paper.
**## DimensionsofGroupActivity.docx**
Dimensions of Group Activity
[WLOs: 4, 5] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
· Review Chapters 1 through 10 from the textbook
_Communicating in Groups: Applications and Skills_ (11th ed.).
· Review the
[_HUM6100 List of Final Paper Topics/Topic Categories_](https://uagc.instructure.com/courses/146538/files/23269922?wrap=1) [Download HUM6100 List of Final Paper Topics/Topic Categories](https://uagc.instructure.com/courses/146538/files/23269922/download?download_frd=1) for potential topics that may serve as a starting point for your topic selection.
· Review the
[_Dimensions of Group Activity Final Paper Additional Reading Resources_](https://uagc.instructure.com/courses/146538/files/23269912?wrap=1) [Download Dimensions of Group Activity Final Paper Additional Reading Resources](https://uagc.instructure.com/courses/146538/files/23269912/download?download_frd=1) for further guidance.
For the summative assignment in this course, you will write a final paper on a topic related to a dimension of group activity relevant to human services. The assignment guidelines allow flexibility, enabling you to define your topic broadly or narrowly. These are as follows:
· Identify a topic or topic area that defines management group activity relevant to human services.
· This identification will be part of the Week 4 Annotated Bibliography and Final Paper Topic Choice assignment.
· You must identify and annotate no fewer than eight scholarly resources to support your work.
In your final paper,
· Summarize what is known and what has been researched in the field surrounding your topic of choice.
· Discuss references to two or three of the most current and important issues, questions, or debates influencing practice and research.
· Select one of the issues, questions, or debates identified in the previous bullet.
· Provide a focused analysis of this subtopic.
· Evaluate its significance and argue the leading positions.
· Support all analysis and argumentation with relevant theory, argumentation, evidence, and research provided in the course and outside sources.
The Dimensions of Group Activity final paper
· must be 6 to 8 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to
[_APA Style_ Links to an external site.](https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/apa-style) as outlined in the Writing Center’s
[_APA Formatting for Microsoft Word_ Links to an external site.](https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/apa-formatting-microsoft-word) resource.
· must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
· title of paper in bold font
· Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
· student’s name
· name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
· course name and number
· instructor’s name
· due date
· must utilize academic voice.
· Review the
[_Academic Voice_ Links to an external site.](https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/academic-voice) resource for additional guidance.
· must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
· Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
· For assistance in writing
[_Introductions & Conclusions_ Links to an external site.](https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/introductions-conclusions) and
[_Writing a Thesis Statement_ Links to an external site.](https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/writing-a-thesis), refer to the Writing Center resources.
· must use at least 8 scholarly sources (in addition to the course text) that were published within the past six years. No more than 2 sources published more than six years in the past may be cited and integrated if they are recognized as seminal works (classics in the field).
· The
[_Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources_ Links to an external site.](https://content.bridgepointeducation.com/curriculum/file/e5359309-7d3c-4a21-a410-44d59303ccef/1/Scholarly%20Peer-Reviewed%20and%20Other%20Credible%20Sources.pdf) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
· To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this
[_Quick and Easy Library Research_ Links to an external site.](https://ashford.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Ashford+University+Library+Quick+%27n%27+Dirty/0_bcsbcjee) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
· You may also refer to the
[_How to Use Library OneSearch_ Links to an external site.](https://ashford.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/How+to+Use+Library+OneSearch/0_sijzep60) tutorial, which explains keyword searching process in the library to find scholarly articles, or the
[_Advanced Internet Search Techniques_ Links to an external site.](https://content.bridgepointeducation.com/curriculum/file/a3575b8c-04d9-4192-a01e-5a6e0b97355b/1/Advanced%20Internet%20Search%20Techniques.pdf) tip sheet, which provides some tips and strategies to make finding credible online research in a search engine such as Google easier and more efficient.
· must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s
[_APA: Citing Within Your Paper_ Links to an external site.](https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/apa-citing-within-your-paper) guide.
· must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
· Refer to the
[_APA: Formatting Your References List_ Links to an external site.](https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/format-your-reference-list) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the
[Grading RubricLinks to an external site.](http://au.waypointoutcomes.com/assessment/39286/preview) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your final paper.