Women Air Force Service Pilots
Women Air Force Service Pilots Train or War Efforts
Pleasant Life: Design a beautiful day for yourself. Think about activities that you would find highly enjoyable and those that are important to you. Describe what you would do, how you would do it, and your individual positive traits and strengths you have to carry out your plan. Finally, explain why you think Martin Seligman believed that taking the time to lead a pleasant life can benefit our psychological well-being.
Good Life: Decide on some unpleasant or tedious task that you must do. Think about how you can accomplish it in a more invigorating way. Describe what you would do, how you would do it, and your individual positive traits and strengths you have to help you transform the unpleasant task into a pleasant one. Finally, explain why you think Martin Seligman believed that taking the time to lead a good life can benefit our psychological well-being.
Meaningful Life: Plan the “perfect” surprise for someone who needs it. Think about what is important to that person and how you can help them. Describe what you would do, how you would do it, and your individual positive traits and strengths you have to carry out your plan. Finally, explain why you think Martin Seligman believed that taking the time to lead a meaningful life can benefit our psychological well-being
Module 4
For each of the following life events, rate yourself on the following scale: Very Stressed; A Little Stressed; Not Stressed:
1. You just remembered that you have a big project / paper due tomorrow by 5:00.
2. You are driving to work or school and you are running a bit late. The car in front of you is driving 5 mph under the speed limit and you are having trouble getting around him.
3. You just found out that you are going to be a parent.
4. You accidently dropped your cell phone in the toilet, and it is out of commission for at least a day or two, maybe longer.
Now, get with 4 other people and have them participate in the same activity while you log the results.
In the Discussion, tell about your findings. Did you find that some people are stressed in a situation that others are not stressed in? Did you discover that some people are more stressed than others in general, or that some are stressed in some situations but not in others? What do you think the purpose of this activity is? How do your findings relate to what you learned about in this module? What is the most valuable lesson you learned in this module?
Module 5
For this Discussion, you are to create a want ad for a romantic relationship or an online dating service profile. Don’t worry, especially if you are currently in a relationship, this is for educational purposes only, and is not a true matchmaking activity. The idea is to think about what you learned in this module about the important traits people look for in romantic relationships. Creativity and appropriate humor are acceptable and encouraged, as long as you follow directions and address relevance to module concepts.
For your Discussion post / dating profile, you should start by describing your personal qualities, your interests, hobbies, likes and dislikes, then describe the qualities of those you would seek (if this were real.) After completing your profile, discuss the relevance of the concepts you learned about in this module such as proximity, familiarity, attractiveness, matching hypothesis, attitudinal similarity, exchange processes, and shared activities in relationships.
First of all, think about this question. Which is correct?
A. Girls
B. Gals
C. Ladies
D. Women
Now, watch the following NBC Learn Video: Women Air Force Service Pilots Train or War Efforts
What would your reaction be today if the evening news anchor referred to women in the Air Force as “girl pilots” and made the following comments? “The Air Force wants to get some muscles on those pretty little arms” and “The little blond on the right, with her hair bleached by the sun, you or I might judge by other standards….”
This video was produced in 1943. How have references to women changed over the years? How has society changed its views concerning gender roles? What examples can you think of where you or someone you know use the term “girls” when referring to grown females? How is that okay? Or is it not okay? What, if any other issues concerning gender issues come to mind?
module7
First of all, think about this question. Which is correct?
A. Girls
B. Gals
C. Ladies
D. Women
Now, watch the following NBC Learn Video: Women Air Force Service Pilots Train or War Efforts
What would your reaction be today if the evening news anchor referred to women in the Air Force as “girl pilots” and made the following comments? “The Air Force wants to get some muscles on those pretty little arms” and “The little blond on the right, with her hair bleached by the sun, you or I might judge by other standards….”
This video was produced in 1943. How have references to women changed over the years? How has society changed its views concerning gender roles? What examples can you think of where you or someone you know use the term “girls” when referring to grown females? How is that okay? Or is it not okay? What, if any other issues concerning gender issues come to mind?
module 8
First of all, think about this question. Which is correct?
A. Girls
B. Gals
C. Ladies
D. Women
Now, watch the following NBC Learn Video: Women Air Force Service Pilots Train or War Efforts
What would your reaction be today if the evening news anchor referred to women in the Air Force as “girl pilots” and made the following comments? “The Air Force wants to get some muscles on those pretty little arms” and “The little blond on the right, with her hair bleached by the sun, you or I might judge by other standards….”
This video was produced in 1943. How have references to women changed over the years? How has society changed its views concerning gender roles? What examples can you think of where you or someone you know use the term “girls” when referring to grown females? How is that okay? Or is it not okay? What, if any other issues concerning gender issues come to mind?
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.
